To support the "read-only" forum point of view : I have been looking for a successor to an "Elite type"(SF and freedom) game for years. And what convinced me BCM could fit in was not the dev diary, nor the free BC 2.0, but the living community running around that game. I have been playing to Total Annihilation since 3 years now, so I believe I understand the value of a living community. When you have a living community for years, then there is an interesting game behind. I do not trust games reviews/preview, but when I did read posts in the forums I just told myself 'well, even if I've never seen such an ill tempered guy , what is done seems worth buying'. Period. (as would say SC) So I strongly support to find a technical way to have read only forums (general discussion, hints/tips, stories). If people have to register to write in it, so be it. But if the forum was closed, and I had only only access to general discussion, I am not sure I would have been interested to the point of preordering the game. Of course, it is a newbye advice, to take as such, but do someone think I am the only one choosing his games that way ? PS : SC wrote "I have ZERO interest in newbies. " but newbies may have interest in your games. I can only disagree as everybody in the community started as newbies. [ 10-15-2001: Message edited by: Unknown_Enemy ]
