Firstly, as a new user, hello warlord world.
The technical aspects of web building and design elude me, but as a frequent visitor of other forums and social media, particularly in the video and tabletop gaming sphere, I do have a few suggestions or a wish list in no particular order.
1. User accessibility: the forums are relatively uncomplicated but accessing the subforum you want could be made easier, either with a true front page, larger and more distinct text or fonts, artistic pictures with backdrops for each subforum path or other, more aesthetic improvements. The current solution is obviously workable, but a little bland and, with everything in shades of whites and yellows aside from the ads toward the top and bottom, it all somewhat blends together. Color options, a dark mode, some flair or more distinct profiles could go a long way. Definitely not a priority though
2. Each subforum should have it’s own curated news. This is more of a content concern rather than a structure one. It’s always good to hear chatter from developers but having one big news thread with multiple titles usually leads to it getting ignored. Crossover between games is good but I’m not sure if news is where that should be. This could include future release dates, what’s in the pipeline, and other hype generating topics. Possible concept art and the like.
3. Game, Rules, List, Art: Each game should separate these catagories into different branches so one doesn’t have to spend ages scrolling or worse, page changing. This is a first world problem and only a mild gripe, but having each category dated helps ensure the more recent of each of these is toward the top as well. For example, if new rules for a particular unit were to suddenly drop, how would I access that information quickly? There might be recent discussion involving it, but it’s buried beneath list criticism and lovely paintjobs and the like, and while I could post a new thread, what if there’s an already identical one further down the line? Some people paint and model and could care less about the game, give them a space. Vice versa, many in my groups play with greys and want only the most competitive lits possible for tournament play. All of these players are vital, but having all of them waste their time scrolling through a single “general” forum is a disservice. Rather than forcing tags on people, I’d rather it just get posted in a correct forum in the first place.
Might respond with more later.
