New World and Lost Ark players aren't happy as Amazon closes forums in favor of Discord
Remember when we asked everyone to please stop making Discord servers(opens in new tab) for things that shouldn't be Discord servers? Apparently Amazon wasn't listening, as it has revealed plans to shut down the forums for its New World and Lost Ark MMOs in favor of—you guessed it—Discord servers.
«With the launch of our official New World Discord along with the features, functionality, and accessibility for players we have made the decision to embrace Discord as our primary engagement platform for New World moving forward,» Amazon said(opens in new tab). «To help us add as much value as possible to our Discord server, we will be sunsetting the New World forums which will allow our staff to focus on providing quality engagement opportunities in a central, and easily accessible platform.»
Aside from swapping out the game name, the Lost Ark forum closure message(opens in new tab) is identical.
Forum posting will be disabled on May 1, although the forums themselves will remain up for an indeterminate time so users will have a chance to save what they want to keep. Amazon «will be cataloging all of the historical feedback that players have left, assuring that sentiment and feedback left is not lost.» Once that's done, the forum URL will be redirected to Discord servers (New World(opens in new tab), Lost Ark(opens in new tab)) and social media pages. Somewhat oddly, given that it's pulling the plug on its own forums, Amazon said it will also be increasing its presence on the New World and Lost Ark subreddits.
The response to the plan from forum users is not great. Some of the pushback is a bit overwrought (one thread on the decision to end the forums calls it «a horrendous, vile mistake,» which is pretty heavy) but plenty of
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