Forum: bigfarm-en
Board: [715] Discussion Corner for the official announcements
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CM Kara [Community Manager]
:: June 15, 2023, 2:12 p.m.
This is the place to discuss
Important Changes to Our Community Communication Channels
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Blue Denim (US1) [US1]
:: June 15, 2023, 2:55 p.m.
So basically those players who do not wish to go or who can't go to Discord for whatever reason, will no longer be able to communicate cause the Forums will no longer be here?, I do not think that is a nice thing to do to them, You are basically saying that they do not matter and I think that they do, Shutting player's out is not the answer in My opinion.
& to top it off, All these years of My work on the Forums will also be taken away again, I am not happy about that either, As there is no place in Discord for Me to add My Holiday's & Weather pages, but I guess I am the only one who cares bout My work anyway right!,
P.S. Also not happy that I will lose My Daily Spud Badge that I recently just got as well, & the fact that We as player's won't be able to use our Awesome beautiful Banner's no more, again not happy bout that.
I am also wondering Why this page and the one before it was put on here in the Forums 2 times each?
& to top it off, All these years of My work on the Forums will also be taken away again, I am not happy about that either, As there is no place in Discord for Me to add My Holiday's & Weather pages, but I guess I am the only one who cares bout My work anyway right!,
P.S. Also not happy that I will lose My Daily Spud Badge that I recently just got as well, & the fact that We as player's won't be able to use our Awesome beautiful Banner's no more, again not happy bout that.
I am also wondering Why this page and the one before it was put on here in the Forums 2 times each?
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RosyStarling [Moderator, ModGreen]
:: June 15, 2023, 3:26 p.m.
You will have access to the Community Hub if you do not join Discord.
Discord is to chat and get game related info.
Community Hub is only to get game related info.
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Blue Denim (US1) [US1]
:: June 15, 2023, 3:33 p.m.
Ya I will only be able to read what is there and not be able to add My own stuff like I can in the Forums, so basically the same not usable and taking away from player's, that is (Big) difference.RosyStarling said:You will have access to the Community Hub if you do not join Discord.Discord is to chat and get game related info.Community Hub is only to get game related info.
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artful (US1) [US1]
:: June 15, 2023, 10:55 p.m.
A couple of questions:
Will this be the same communications hub they launched a few years ago? It seemed to cause more problems than it solved, and many players found it to be clunky.
Since Crazy Big Farms no longer exists, the Forum was where we could go to read archived information and stats and how-tos. It's a great resource. Will we still be able to access that information?
I agree with Blue Denim. For many reasons, Discord doesn't work for a lot of players.
Will this be the same communications hub they launched a few years ago? It seemed to cause more problems than it solved, and many players found it to be clunky.
Since Crazy Big Farms no longer exists, the Forum was where we could go to read archived information and stats and how-tos. It's a great resource. Will we still be able to access that information?
I agree with Blue Denim. For many reasons, Discord doesn't work for a lot of players.
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artful (US1) [US1]
:: June 15, 2023, 11:06 p.m.
I clicked on the link provided, and got this
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Heather Norsk (US1) [US1]
:: June 16, 2023, 4:25 a.m.
Ever since they started BigFarm on discord, approx 2 yrs ago, I have been dreading the day of this announcement (secretly hoping it would never come). I'm sure I'll come up with a question or 2, or a comment, but for now - I am just sad. Very sad. Discord can not provide what forum has 
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RosyStarling [Moderator, ModGreen]
:: June 16, 2023, 6:51 a.m.
@artful (US1) We do have the GGSWiki.
Many of the FAQ's and tutorials are copied over there.
The Community Hub will also have FAQ's and Tutorials.
Which link did you use?
Many of the FAQ's and tutorials are copied over there.
The Community Hub will also have FAQ's and Tutorials.
Which link did you use?
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Mathias (US1) [US1]
:: June 16, 2023, 8:24 a.m.
So this is where we go for questions, discussions, suggestions, etc ?
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RosyStarling [Moderator, ModGreen]
:: June 16, 2023, 9:05 a.m.
Discord is for those things when/if this forum closes completely.
Discord already has announcements and discussions mirroring here.
Questions are answered there too.
Bugs can be reported there.
Suggestions can be made there.
Discord also has the social side where you CAN also just natter to BigFarmers around the world in the channel called Random if you wish.
Discord also has few games like the Male v Female here.
It also has a Music Night (CEST) on Friday.
You put requests in during the week.
The Community Hub will have the Announcements, News Bulletins and Knowledge base.
We cannot post there.
Discord already has announcements and discussions mirroring here.
Questions are answered there too.
Bugs can be reported there.
Suggestions can be made there.
Discord also has the social side where you CAN also just natter to BigFarmers around the world in the channel called Random if you wish.
Discord also has few games like the Male v Female here.
It also has a Music Night (CEST) on Friday.
You put requests in during the week.
The Community Hub will have the Announcements, News Bulletins and Knowledge base.
We cannot post there.
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Bennet Drake (US1) [US1]
:: June 16, 2023, 3:12 p.m.
Totally agree.Heather Norsk (US1) said:Ever since they started BigFarm on discord, approx 2 yrs ago, I have been dreading the day of this announcement (secretly hoping it would never come). I'm sure I'll come up with a question or 2, or a comment, but for now - I am just sad. Very sad. Discord can not provide what forum has
My "translation" of this new announcement is just: "We don't care about the players anyway. We don't care what they say, so we'll just take away this interaction and make it easier on ourselves. We do hope though, that they'll continue to spend money."
I'm wondering if GGS is just deliberately killing the game so they can change it over to pay-for-play only.
And what about the forum contests? Will there be contests in this "hub"?
Discord is NOT user friendly, and most of my co-op will not use it (including me).
So yes, very sad as well, but then, we don't get any say, so we'll just have to suck it up
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Blue Denim (US1) [US1]
:: June 16, 2023, 3:26 p.m.
In Discord you said that this phrase is (Key) > we will gradually (decrease our support) for the forums over the next several months.
Now does that Mean that the Forums will be staying for sure or not?
That is the real question that We players would like to know for sure I think.
And The Con's for taking away the Forums >
1. Can't Use our Banners
2. All our hard work on the Forums over the years will be gone.
3. I do not want to lose My Daily Spud Badge either.
I am sure I could think of other things, but right now My mind is too chaotic to think of anymore.
Now does that Mean that the Forums will be staying for sure or not?
That is the real question that We players would like to know for sure I think.
And The Con's for taking away the Forums >
1. Can't Use our Banners
2. All our hard work on the Forums over the years will be gone.
3. I do not want to lose My Daily Spud Badge either.
I am sure I could think of other things, but right now My mind is too chaotic to think of anymore.
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RosyStarling [Moderator, ModGreen]
:: June 16, 2023, 3:54 p.m.
@Bennet Drake (US1)
Forum contests are currently mirrored in Discord
Discord also has it's own contests
Contests will not be in the Hub only here and Discord.
Forum contests are currently mirrored in Discord
Discord also has it's own contests
Contests will not be in the Hub only here and Discord.
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Bennet Drake (US1) [US1]
:: June 16, 2023, 4:18 p.m.
Thanks for the reply. It is as I thought, then.RosyStarling said:@Bennet Drake (US1)
Forum contests are currently mirrored in Discord
Discord also has it's own contests
Contests will not be in the Hub only here and Discord.
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Heidi (INT1) [INT1]
:: June 16, 2023, 6:15 p.m.
I think this down & outright stinks!!!
This announcement reads, "This decision comes after careful consideration and reflects our commitment to creating more engaging, efficient and user-friendly communication platforms." I am sorry, but I think discord is definitely NOT more user-friendly, nor more efficient than this forum.
The 1st biggest issue is being able to access discord. How will we be able to???
I have not been able to access discord from the game for a long time now. I get the login screen, but discord doesn't recognize me that way .
By saying from the game, I mean by hitting the link next to the logout button.
There was another post recently that RosyStarling said to try the link in her signature. Thank you! That way, I can now get into discord. But what happens when Forum goes away and we can not access discord any other way?
I have heard other players complain they haven't been able to login to forum for a long time now due to some system issue with logins, but they can at least still view the announcements even if they can't comment on them. With discord being a completely different site, a different company, we can not even access to view the announcements if we can not login.
Also, we can click on the discord link from RosyStarling's signature without logging into forum.
I read back in forum to some old posts about discord for any other hints or tips, but what I found was a note saying if we have any trouble logging into discord, to contact discord support. This particular issue though, is obviously a BigFarm issue, not discord, since it only happens with that link on the farm.
The 2nd issue is being able to access other discussions when something new comes up, like I just mentioned I did for discord. As a newer player, when I have questions, I use search first and usually find that someone else had the same question before. This will not be possible in discord, since as the announcement reads, it is for real-time chat and is supposed to provide immediate interaction and support. But, that is ONLY if someone else is online. I have gone hours there without a response or seeing any other post (on the English channel). Then, I need to logoff and by the time I return the next day there has been more discussion that I can not even find my comment, much less to see if someone ever responded. Discord has been such a complete waste of time for me. Here on forum, I can usually find an immediate response a whole lot easier than I can on discord.
I even tried the counting game since it seemed more active, and there are several of them. Even on those, there was also not another post with a new number in over an hour. If no one is there, then we do not get, as you say, "immediate interaction and support".
3rd biggest issue (and last that I can think of at this moment) is all the bookmarks I have for forum where players have explained various parts of the game. The discussion and comments by multiple players IN ADDITION to the faqs and tutorials have been an invaluable resource for me. So much more is learned from reading all those past comments.
Losing this forum as part of this game, is just going to be absolutely devastating!!!
Goodness me that was long, and that's just my initial thoughts on this topic. I wonder what will come to mind once I really have time to process it.
Will we at least get a heads up, like a week or 2 notice before they shut down forum for good?
This announcement reads, "This decision comes after careful consideration and reflects our commitment to creating more engaging, efficient and user-friendly communication platforms." I am sorry, but I think discord is definitely NOT more user-friendly, nor more efficient than this forum.
The 1st biggest issue is being able to access discord. How will we be able to???
I have not been able to access discord from the game for a long time now. I get the login screen, but discord doesn't recognize me that way .
By saying from the game, I mean by hitting the link next to the logout button.
There was another post recently that RosyStarling said to try the link in her signature. Thank you! That way, I can now get into discord. But what happens when Forum goes away and we can not access discord any other way?
I have heard other players complain they haven't been able to login to forum for a long time now due to some system issue with logins, but they can at least still view the announcements even if they can't comment on them. With discord being a completely different site, a different company, we can not even access to view the announcements if we can not login.
Also, we can click on the discord link from RosyStarling's signature without logging into forum.
I read back in forum to some old posts about discord for any other hints or tips, but what I found was a note saying if we have any trouble logging into discord, to contact discord support. This particular issue though, is obviously a BigFarm issue, not discord, since it only happens with that link on the farm.
The 2nd issue is being able to access other discussions when something new comes up, like I just mentioned I did for discord. As a newer player, when I have questions, I use search first and usually find that someone else had the same question before. This will not be possible in discord, since as the announcement reads, it is for real-time chat and is supposed to provide immediate interaction and support. But, that is ONLY if someone else is online. I have gone hours there without a response or seeing any other post (on the English channel). Then, I need to logoff and by the time I return the next day there has been more discussion that I can not even find my comment, much less to see if someone ever responded. Discord has been such a complete waste of time for me. Here on forum, I can usually find an immediate response a whole lot easier than I can on discord.
I even tried the counting game since it seemed more active, and there are several of them. Even on those, there was also not another post with a new number in over an hour. If no one is there, then we do not get, as you say, "immediate interaction and support".
3rd biggest issue (and last that I can think of at this moment) is all the bookmarks I have for forum where players have explained various parts of the game. The discussion and comments by multiple players IN ADDITION to the faqs and tutorials have been an invaluable resource for me. So much more is learned from reading all those past comments.
Losing this forum as part of this game, is just going to be absolutely devastating!!!
Goodness me that was long, and that's just my initial thoughts on this topic. I wonder what will come to mind once I really have time to process it.
Will we at least get a heads up, like a week or 2 notice before they shut down forum for good?
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Uncle John (AU1) [AU1]
:: June 16, 2023, 11:41 p.m.
The announcement reads, "This decision comes after careful consideration and reflects our commitment to creating more engaging, efficient and user-friendly communication platforms."
What it should really read is "we have to pay for the forum whereas Discord is free! end of!!"
:¬((
What it should really read is "we have to pay for the forum whereas Discord is free! end of!!"
:¬((
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farmerjohn 22 (US1) [US1]
:: June 17, 2023, 12:05 a.m.
I've been posting and interacting with other players on this forum and the forum before that for 10 years now. To say I'm not happy about it's removal is an understatement. 😢
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jess_d (US1) [US1]
:: June 17, 2023, 4:59 a.m.
I understand how you feel. I quit playing for a while for various reasons but decided to come back. I haven't been nearly as active on the forum as I was before. I don't like Discord at all, it seems like a bunch of jumbled up spam to me so I don't even bother looking at it.farmerjohn 22 (US1) said:I've been posting and interacting with other players on this forum and the forum before that for 10 years now. To say I'm not happy about it's removal is an understatement. 😢
When we first started playing we were used to a certain forum then after a while that changed & us US players were separated from our international friends that we were used to interacting with so we had to fuss & fight to have the 2 forums merged back together. Now there will be more separation and confusion amongst players. I know GGS has made up their minds & could care less about what we think as usual but I still think its dumb.
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domino666 (INT1) [INT1]
:: June 17, 2023, 6:54 a.m.
Dumb, dumber, dumbest
Ditchcord is screamyyyyyyy, anoying, bot stuff
I hate it
After years playing silly game, my opinion is they take advantage of lonely people, take and give back nothing
Not to mention the awfull bloody rules on ditchcord
Time to ditch you i guess
Ditchcord is screamyyyyyyy, anoying, bot stuff
I hate it
After years playing silly game, my opinion is they take advantage of lonely people, take and give back nothing
Not to mention the awfull bloody rules on ditchcord
Time to ditch you i guess
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RosyStarling [Moderator, ModGreen]
:: June 17, 2023, 8:37 a.m.
I am passing on all this feedback.
@Heidi (INT1)
I will bring up again that many cannot access Discord through the game link
Many of the tips and tutorials from here are reposted there
You can search Discord for previously asked as you can here
You can bookmark post there too
@Heidi (INT1)
I will bring up again that many cannot access Discord through the game link
Many of the tips and tutorials from here are reposted there
You can search Discord for previously asked as you can here
You can bookmark post there too