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A 27-year-old tech forum with over 100,000 Warcraft 3 modding threads is closing its doors
The Helper, a 27-year-old tech forum dedicated to Warcraft 3 modding and other topics, is closing its doors. The admin cited a shift in personal priorities as the reason for archiving the site, which hosted over 100,000 threads and nearly 860,000 comments.
Hey, Daybreak actually rescued DC Universe Online’s forums instead of canning them
Daybreak Game Company has relaunched the community forums for DC Universe Online after a period of issues. The new forums preserve most user data, including post history and usernames, while introducing some fresh elements. This news coincides with the release of a new daily Trouble Alert event and a multiplayer cutscene skip feature in the game.
RPG Maker forums are closing, nearly 15 years of knowledge and online culture are at risk of being wiped
The official RPG Maker forums are set to close on December 11, with a new forum, RPG Maker Guild, launching as a replacement. However, there are no plans for an official archive of the existing forums, risking the loss of approximately 1.4 million posts containing valuable community knowledge, tutorials, and bug fixes. Internet Archive's Archive Team is reportedly working on a backup.
Almost 15 years of RPG history faces extinction: RPG Maker is shutting down forums loaded with tutorials with "no…
RPG Maker is shutting down its official online community forum on December 11th after 14 years of operation. The forum, which hosted countless tutorials, guides, and discussions for indie game developers, will be retired as part of a transition to a new platform operated by Gotcha Gotcha Games Inc. There are no plans for an official backup or archive of the existing forum content, leading to community concern over the loss of valuable historical information.
DC Universe Online prepares its spring event and Swamp Thing ally as its forum outage drags on
DC Universe Online has launched its Springtime Event, featuring new styles, base items, feats, and the new Swamp Thing ally, with Poison Ivy as the antagonist. The event runs from April 7th to May 4th for players level 20 and above. Meanwhile, the game's official forums have been inaccessible since March 17th due to login issues, with no estimated fix date from Daybreak Game Company.