Now that everyone has had a chance to get used to the new subforums, I'd thought I'd get input from the community on the best structure we could have for Dom2. It seems to me that Dom2 is somewhat different from other games in its multiplayer aspect especially. Opponents wanted makes sense for other games where you can post that you're looking to play, and someone can read your post and then arrange details of a match though a pm or an email. Organizing a Dom2 game is usually somewhat more involved, to say the least
Borrowing some ideas that have already been posted, here is what I think:
The main forum should be for questions about the game, and discussions of balance or mythology, or whatever. The main point is that someone new logging in can get their questions answered without being overwhelmed by discussions of what we might call advanced topics: things like modding.
Having one subforum for multiplayer makes sense to me. A place for people to go who want to find a game or advertise a game, and then, in true Dom2 fashion, talk about it endlessly while its going on
What I'm a bit unclear on here is whether it would be worth having a seperate subforum for AARs - games played usually single player as a chance to demonstrate how to play the game, or the chance for the writer to get into the role-playing aspect and tell us all a story. Games like Yarnspinners would be a bit of a gray area - even if we had a seperate AAR subforum, I'm not sure if a game like that would belong there or in the MP subforum. I lean slightly toward not needing a seperate AAR subforum, and either leaving the threads in the main forum if they're how-to-play AARs, or in the MP subforum if they're stories about MP games.
The modding subforum is, I think, a good idea. All the mod announcements and questions about modding in one place. What I want to know is if people think maps and map-making are distinct enough from modding that they would deserve a seperate subforum.
Thoughts?