An update on the EA forums.

GlacierSnow I hope so too. I love this Forum and have no thoughts of leaving it 😊

However, I still think there is a need for an official forum that has more to offer than the volatile topics on Discord and X/Twitter.

GlacierSnow MonaSolstraale I have no intention of closing this forum.

luciusstorm ooh another familiar name, welcome. Glad to hear you like it here.

MonaSolstraale , I found that update a few days ago as well (after spending half a hour searching that forum, to then notice the post was made several days earlier), and I didn't find it very encouraging either.
At this point I start to think that the chosen platform doesn't allow for enough customization to accomodate all the users' requests. The "no pages" "nested replies" structure seems quite central, at this point I think it's unlikely for them to bring pages back (and I remain of the idea that pages would make a ton of difference).

Also, it's just me or that forum is now filled with game bugs reports? The old good funny threads are almost buried at this point, for sure the atmosphere on the official forum changed a lot :/

On the bright side, this is just another good reason to hang around this forum instead!

First of all I would like to say thank you very much for making this forum   snuffybucket . And also MonaSolstraale for being a mod. It's not an easy job. About the update on EA forums. Yes I still go on them. I don't really think it's ever going to be user friendly. It feels to me like it's just for bug reporting. Also I have a feeling that AHQ might close down and everything will move over to the EA Forums. I could be wrong though.. I hope I am

pacer1965 MonaSolstraale I'm concerned about AHQ as well. It's one of the reasons I decided to archive my comics on a non EA platform.

Unfortunately, it sounds like the AHQ forum will also eventually be migrated over to the new forum some time in the future as well.

This reply by "puzzlezaddict" suggests it may be in the works:


Even though this "puzzlezaddict" is only a 'hero', maybe they're privy to some behind the scenes knowledge that others aren't?

Link to that thread: Why are Answers HQ members forced to start over?

I guess it makes sense that they'll eventually move any and all EA related forums/boards to one place, under one umbrella.... it's just too bad they chose such a horrible forum/board design and layout to use as their 'EA games catch-all hub'. I'm sure they'll iron out the wrinkles (site glitches) slowly over time, but let's be perfectly honest here.... you can't fix bad design, you can only scrap it completely and start again from scratch. The endless scrolling (instead of pagination) and nested replies (instead of chronological order posts) are embedded in the original basic design of the site, so those two main problems for most of us will always be a permanent fixture and thus, will never be changed (unless they scrap the entire design layout and start with a different one).

And so, here we all are lost on the big sea, known as the internet, trying to find a new home where we can all reconnect with our fellow simmers once again.



Oh and by the way....

Hi everyone! Glad to find this place! *waves to all the lost denizens of our beloved old forum*

Perhaps a thread could be created in the Forum Announcements section where newcomers can introduce themselves? Maybe call it "Introduce Yourself Here" or something similar? Just a thought....