Guess only time will tell. Just be interesting from what people have mentioned, if you have an issue, how is it going to get picked up? If players are talking about BBQ's cars etc etc etc, how would my issue with lag be visible?
Your chances of concerns being seen are actually greater on DIscord than they are here as the game team are on Discord daily, whereas these forums rely on us moderators for the most part.
Begs the question why the game team are using a 3rd party solution over which they have no ultimate control rather than the forums which are managed/run in house? From Discord's privacy policy; "Be aware of the Discord spaces you choose to participate in
You can always choose what communities to participate in and what information you add to our services. You can choose what messages to send or post, who to engage with (e.g., one or more particular users or a potentially unlimited group of users), what information to include in your profile, whether to connect any third party services to your Discord account, and more. For example, if you share content in public spaces, it may be accessed by anyone. Public content may also be subject to fewer restrictions under your local laws."
After reading that I still think the forums were better for communication (even tho' the game team disagree and have forced this change on the remaining players).
lol, just clicked the link and it will not accept me . which reminded me i got banned from that server the first day it went live haha.must have been my dutch humour .
I used Discord for battlepirates a couple of years ago, it kinda worked but wasnt helpful. I have tried to login again and was rejected. Now 2 hours later after verifying multiple times I admit defeat. Maybe this game has changed (and charged) so much its just not worth my time any more. I wont be able to find out what is on and how to play. Its been a journey but its over now.
tried to get on discord, i cant even sign in to start invite thing is poor as wont let you pass verification when using correct details. an i am fairly tech savvy worked in ts support for telecoms for years.you need to have a 1 click answer or this will put most people off. im sure discord will work for some,but as a member of a large allie who are already starting to save coins in the world recession happening right now.its something that will put people off playing if not easier to get on an to get info they mat need etc. kix forums work ok for what most want now.overall your not helping buy insisting on the use of a new thing that is hard to use. make it easier
I will never use Discord. Spam, scams, malware, and hackers galore. I 'm not going anywhere other than the game site for information. I guess this is where the game and I part ways.
I signed up to Discord and I cant seem to find where to launch BP. I use this to play BP. Plus going over discord seems like a lot of work. I wont be using Discord either for the time being. Just tell me where to launch BP
You will still launch BP through Kixeye's website. Discord is a communication platform and doesn't host or launch games, and it is not controlled or owned or maintained by Kixeye. You don't have to go there to keep playing.
Guess only time will tell. Just be interesting from what people have mentioned, if you have an issue, how is it going to get picked up? If players are talking about BBQ's cars etc etc etc, how would my issue with lag be visible?
It's not an issue, anyone who says that is misunderstanding Discord. Even the live chat channels have their own topic areas so it isn't a bunch of multi-conversation vomit from 10 people being thrown in one section. The topics are also moderated so nobody is crapping up the proper areas for something like bug/performance issues with posts about their dog shedding. Not posting this in defense of the move to Discord, just don't people to form an opinion from one guy joining and telling us about his experience in the general/off-topic area when it isn't accurate to the reality of how things go.
All non-game related chat should be in off-topic, right?
At least the Mod concerned owned up to what I mentioned, I didn't want to NAME him haha
But shouldn't he be chatting about BBQs & Jeeps etc in off-topic?
going to be a lot more trolling and spamming and going off topic and that's just by the moderators and their friends, who's going to monitor that???
Been there, done that. Yes, there's LOTS of off-topic chat. People waffle on about their BBQs, or going off-roading in their Jeep (that's a Mod too)
Or their food they cook. Or how well they're doing in x event. Woohoo.
@MillionDlrBil Not everyone wants to be on Discord, that's their choice. Migrating the Forum to that platform sounds like a money-saver. Some people might not wish to drain their phone battery by beig constantly connected to Discord, & for sure, I know my own laptop doesn't like loading up Discord, & it's annoying with all the notifications when you're wanting to kick back watching something on Neon or whatever. Additionally, as another pirate mentioned, elder pirates won't be that tech savvy, & again, may not want to even be there.
You might like it. Great. But to have this literally shoved down our throats by Kix is a trash move. Heck, I see Forums only give notifications of people liking/disliking comments made now, not notifications of other people making comments. I guess that should've been a sign.
If people aren't being engaged with information here, but have to migrate elsewhere to be informed on things in the game, on a platform they do not wish to use for whatever reason, ask yourself (& pass up to whoever give a toss) how long with those pirates engage in the game?
I suggest you stay in the top section of discord thats like forums since actually chatting with others in a live chat is not what interest you. BTW, I'm the Mod talking Jeeps and BBQ.
Quite frankly, it's a turn-off. Nice, however, that you're HONEST about the comments, owning them, full credit to you. The rest of my comment you may not appreciate, but it's an honest opnion, if you don't mind. As the diplomatic saying goes, we can agree to disagree civilly.
But it shows off how much of a fantastic life you have (if you worked for that, great, but not all are so lucky) lots of people DON'T have such fantastic lives. Sorry, but I have to call you out on this one. "I've got a pool, a BBQ that I cook very nice cuts of meat on in exotic ways, a gas-guzzling vehicle that gets even worse mileage when going off-road"
You really think everyone wants to hear about that stuff? Maybe some people are stuck in a hospital or something.
I'm going to leave it at that. Said my piece.
Peter: You're missing a couple of points: Not everyone wants Discord on their systems for whatever reason. Not everyone is tech-savvy. Just ignore those points, why don't you.? Doesn't fit the company narrative, I get it.
I recommend checking out the Forum section of Discord for yourself, you will find it is quite simple to use in your browser, and no more difficult than using the existing forums, just with additional features.
I want to reiterate that we recognise Forums and Discussion rooms are different things, and will continue to be usable independently. You are in no way obligated to engage in the discussion section of Discord if you choose not to, nor are you obligated to install the app to access them.
Simply click this link: https://discord.gg/2AphAzK Enter a username and confirm your account, then select the forum section on the left to begin browsing threads.
Say what you want, but the players here have spoken the reason why they won't go to discord. But yet again Kix has chosen not to listen to the people that put the money in their pockets. Makes no sense not to listen ?
I never understood why we had to go to an outside source for game info to start with, and now this just compounds that thought.
Might as well get rid of the full forums homepage here because there is absolutely no reason for it now.
I can get on the discord page with no issues and navigate it just fine. But I just don't get it.
Why is it so much better than getting the info right here on the games own site ?
Because I don't see it.
PLEASE.....explain it and make it make sense to me......if you can.
The vast majority of Discord’s features are available for free for up to 5,000 users. So whether you’re a small business or your team’s budget isn’t quite big enough for a chat app, you can use Discord to keep everyone in the loop.
Sensing the sarcasm there, Derpy. It may go well, but I won't be there. Tried Discord and didn't like it, especially the long loading/update every time. Forums going the way of Huggy's....easier on Kixeye perhaps, but time will tell about the actual players. Will be looking for a "step up" in videos from you, TSM, etc.
so for knowing what prizes are in raid or pillage in the future,we need to go to discord?
There will be posts similar to what you've seen in the closed threads from Kixeye in the passed, but they will be hosted on the Zendesk platform instead of pushed into these Forums. If you look in here now you will see a pinned post that takes you to their Zendesk platform with the recent events notes already.
lol, just clicked the link and it will not accept me . which reminded me i got banned from that server the first day it went live haha.must have been my dutch humour .
If you're keen to join and plan to behave and the reasons for your ban aren't for anything too malicious, perhaps we could discuss your options of return. Feel free to PM me with your Discord ID/name and I will look into it.
I signed up to Discord and I cant seem to find where to launch BP. I use this to play BP. Plus going over discord seems like a lot of work. I wont be using Discord either for the time being. Just tell me where to launch BP
You will still launch BP through Kixeye's website. Discord is a communication platform and doesn't host or launch games, and it is not controlled or owned or maintained by Kixeye. You don't have to go there to keep playing.
Guess only time will tell. Just be interesting from what people have mentioned, if you have an issue, how is it going to get picked up? If players are talking about BBQ's cars etc etc etc, how would my issue with lag be visible?
It's not an issue, anyone who says that is misunderstanding Discord. Even the live chat channels have their own topic areas so it isn't a bunch of multi-conversation vomit from 10 people being thrown in one section. The topics are also moderated so nobody is crapping up the proper areas for something like bug/performance issues with posts about their dog shedding. Not posting this in defense of the move to Discord, just don't people to form an opinion from one guy joining and telling us about his experience in the general/off-topic area when it isn't accurate to the reality of how things go.
All non-game related chat should be in off-topic, right?
At least the Mod concerned owned up to what I mentioned, I didn't want to NAME him haha
But shouldn't he be chatting about BBQs & Jeeps etc in off-topic?
Off-topic is for intentionally off-topic conversation, General chat is ideally for general game related conversation. But we're not overly draconian on preventing a little banter in Gen chat as long as it's not impeding the flow of conversations regarding game related content. These are live chat channels and sometimes conversations involve many topics, we don't expect flowing conversations to switch channels just because the word bbq was used etc.
But now that there are Forum topics in the Discord, we will be ensuring just as we do here that each of those attempt to remain on topic. There are 2 distinct areas of Discord now, a Forum for Topic specific categorised conversation and an array of live chat channels labelled each with their intended purpose.
I never understood why we had to go to an outside source for game info to start with, and now this just compounds that thought.
Might as well get rid of the full forums homepage here because there is absolutely no reason for it now.
I can get on the discord page with no issues and navigate it just fine. But I just don't get it.
Why is it so much better than getting the info right here on the games own site ?
Because I don't see it.
PLEASE.....explain it and make it make sense to me......if you can.
These Forums are an outside source also, while they're game ran they're hosted by a third party and information is placed here for all to view. Discord is a similar tool, it's just structured differently.
This Forum is going, it won't be here any longer as there's no reason for it, they are doing that already.
It's better because the information is faster. There's more general conversation which allows more involvement on the fly. There's still the slow information in there and we work hard to keep the slow information open, but the live chat channels allow direct conversation much like a PM but in public.
Maybe all the attention can now be diverted to actually fixing and updating some of the long standing issues in the game. Or maybe that's just another forlorn hope. Crews would be a nice starting point, and maybe fixing the bug that kicks people out of bases they are attacking, or....pick your favorite issue.
I recommend checking out the Forum section of Discord for yourself, you will find it is quite simple to use in your browser, and no more difficult than using the existing forums, just with additional features.
I want to reiterate that we recognise Forums and Discussion rooms are different things, and will continue to be usable independently. You are in no way obligated to engage in the discussion section of Discord if you choose not to, nor are you obligated to install the app to access them.
Simply click this link: https://discord.gg/2AphAzK Enter a username and confirm your account, then select the forum section on the left to begin browsing threads.
tried says my email is already used how I only have one email.. How can Discord and Kix be not affiliated when neither can work as described?
Maybe all the attention can now be diverted to actually fixing and updating some of the long standing issues in the game. Or maybe that's just another forlorn hope. Crews would be a nice starting point, and maybe fixing the bug that kicks people out of bases they are attacking, or....pick your favorite issue.
This is true, as now Kix no longer have to worry about forum set up management etc etc, that extra time can be focussed on sorting out the issues within the game.
So we can all look forward to a lag free, first time accurate communication
I truly dislike discord. I signed up and tried it. I really dislike it and i wont be on there. I guess since ive spend a few dollars, Ill be sending tickets in like crazy. You're leaving me no choice here
For reference, here is a link to the support page: https://battlepirates.zendesk.com/hc/en-us This is still where you will submit tickets and where posts from Kixeye will be placed. Currently you navigate here when you click the "support" tab at the top of the forums. There is button on the home page that says "Release notes and briefings" and is where you will find all future posts from Kixeye.
Why do I have to create a new account? Why can't Kixeye roll existing forum accounts over to discord? Sounds like this is living up to the name and creating discord.
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I tried discord, it wont load and when it did it SUCKED. guess im done as well. Who ever thought it was a good idea need to check into a mental hospital.
The only thought that went into this idea is we can save money by not hosting our own servers lets do it. No regard for players having to create a second account for this game on a platform that is widely disliked. The wide reaching changes made by this company on a regular basis are foolish because you anger large groups of the player base. The competition for a gamers time is fierce so it is easy to find another game with a different company to spend our time and money on. At some point kixeye must begin to take what we players want into account before there are none of us left.
I never understood why we had to go to an outside source for game info to start with, and now this just compounds that thought.
Might as well get rid of the full forums homepage here because there is absolutely no reason for it now.
I can get on the discord page with no issues and navigate it just fine. But I just don't get it.
Why is it so much better than getting the info right here on the games own site ?
Because I don't see it.
PLEASE.....explain it and make it make sense to me......if you can.
These Forums are an outside source also, while they're game ran they're hosted by a third party and information is placed here for all to view. Discord is a similar tool, it's just structured differently.
This Forum is going, it won't be here any longer as there's no reason for it, they are doing that already.
It's better because the information is faster. There's more general conversation which allows more involvement on the fly. There's still the slow information in there and we work hard to keep the slow information open, but the live chat channels allow direct conversation much like a PM but in public.
Well.....you tried I guess....lol
Oh well, it is what it is, I can change my ways I suppose.
Why do I have to create a new account? Why can't Kixeye roll existing forum accounts over to discord? Sounds like this is living up to the name and creating discord.
Same reason that your Netflix account can't be transferred to Hulu. The forums and discord are owned and operated by two different companies and Kixeye is just using services provided by those two different companies.
Discord - no thanks,
From Discord's privacy policy;
"Be aware of the Discord spaces you choose to participate in
You can always choose what communities to participate in and what information you add to our services. You can choose what messages to send or post, who to engage with (e.g., one or more particular users or a potentially unlimited group of users), what information to include in your profile, whether to connect any third party services to your Discord account, and more. For example, if you share content in public spaces, it may be accessed by anyone. Public content may also be subject to fewer restrictions under your local laws."
After reading that I still think the forums were better for communication (even tho' the game team disagree and have forced this change on the remaining players).
At least the Mod concerned owned up to what I mentioned, I didn't want to NAME him haha
But shouldn't he be chatting about BBQs & Jeeps etc in off-topic?
But it shows off how much of a fantastic life you have (if you worked for that, great, but not all are so lucky) lots of people DON'T have such fantastic lives. Sorry, but I have to call you out on this one. "I've got a pool, a BBQ that I cook very nice cuts of meat on in exotic ways, a gas-guzzling vehicle that gets even worse mileage when going off-road"
You really think everyone wants to hear about that stuff? Maybe some people are stuck in a hospital or something.
I'm going to leave it at that. Said my piece.
Peter: You're missing a couple of points: Not everyone wants Discord on their systems for whatever reason. Not everyone is tech-savvy. Just ignore those points, why don't you.? Doesn't fit the company narrative, I get it.
Pretty sad, huh?
But yet again Kix has chosen not to listen to the people that put the money in their pockets.
Makes no sense not to listen ?
Might as well get rid of the full forums homepage here because there is absolutely no reason for it now.
I can get on the discord page with no issues and navigate it just fine. But I just don't get it.
Why is it so much better than getting the info right here on the games own site ?
Because I don't see it.
PLEASE.....explain it and make it make sense to me......if you can.
If you're keen to join and plan to behave and the reasons for your ban aren't for anything too malicious, perhaps we could discuss your options of return. Feel free to PM me with your Discord ID/name and I will look into it.
Off-topic is for intentionally off-topic conversation, General chat is ideally for general game related conversation. But we're not overly draconian on preventing a little banter in Gen chat as long as it's not impeding the flow of conversations regarding game related content.
These are live chat channels and sometimes conversations involve many topics, we don't expect flowing conversations to switch channels just because the word bbq was used etc.
But now that there are Forum topics in the Discord, we will be ensuring just as we do here that each of those attempt to remain on topic. There are 2 distinct areas of Discord now, a Forum for Topic specific categorised conversation and an array of live chat channels labelled each with their intended purpose.
These Forums are an outside source also, while they're game ran they're hosted by a third party and information is placed here for all to view. Discord is a similar tool, it's just structured differently.
This Forum is going, it won't be here any longer as there's no reason for it, they are doing that already.
It's better because the information is faster. There's more general conversation which allows more involvement on the fly. There's still the slow information in there and we work hard to keep the slow information open, but the live chat channels allow direct conversation much like a PM but in public.
Don't forget to join us on Discord. Click the link above for your invitation to the server where you can see the new forums and features.
So we can all look forward to a lag free, first time accurate communication
Yippee
This is still where you will submit tickets and where posts from Kixeye will be placed. Currently you navigate here when you click the "support" tab at the top of the forums. There is button on the home page that says "Release notes and briefings" and is where you will find all future posts from Kixeye.
This is a direct link to the section where the posts will be located:
https://battlepirates.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/11056128179091-Release-Notes-and-Briefings
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Oh well, it is what it is, I can change my ways I suppose.
Well done, Kix