Jeffool @lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoRon Gilbert cancels RPG project due to lack of support and fundingwww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down16
arrow-up1153arrow-down1external-linkRon Gilbert cancels RPG project due to lack of support and fundingwww.gamesindustry.bizJeffool @lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·3 days agoThere are dozens of us reading rock paper shotgun! But yeah, the modern web sucks. It’s all soulless algorithms and profit/rent seeking. Even if someone tried to make forums again, they’d probably fill up with AI slop.
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoI mean, many forums are still live. The problem is engagement. Discord, YouTube, even Lemmy all ping you in your pocket and offer more “instant” dopamine hits than a forum or news site, hence they’ve sucked all the attention.
minus-squarecriss_cross@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoAnd even if you don’t a lot of your friends and community do. Forums aren’t fun when it’s just you there.
There are dozens of us reading rock paper shotgun!
But yeah, the modern web sucks. It’s all soulless algorithms and profit/rent seeking.
Even if someone tried to make forums again, they’d probably fill up with AI slop.
I mean, many forums are still live.
The problem is engagement. Discord, YouTube, even Lemmy all ping you in your pocket and offer more “instant” dopamine hits than a forum or news site, hence they’ve sucked all the attention.
And even if you don’t a lot of your friends and community do. Forums aren’t fun when it’s just you there.