I like this thread! I can’t really give a tier list having used only three of these. I was very surprised though that D3 really does deserve to be at the bottom of that list. The in game community of D3 is so amazingly friendly and helpful, but the forum is the direct opposite.
I have to agree with you Whitesnow, the HOTS forum belongs at the top of list. It’s very much earned its spot considering it receives almost no attention from blues, is a game in maintenance mode, lacks a community manager or forum MVP (maybe a good thing!) even D3 has those.
The collection of people who happened to stumble here and form a community are very… Unique. In a very good way. The atmosphere is almost always welcoming and relaxed, and there are both casuals & very highly ranked people participating in the discussion.
I’ve used dozens of forums in my life and haven’t found one like this yet.
Sure there’s the occassional troll, or a new poster who just comes here to insult the company then disappears, but I just treat them as mischievous gremlins that hide in the corners of the internet everywhere, so that’s not a feature that is characteristic of this place only.
All in all, I rate this forum a full 10/10, the WoW forum a 8-9, the rest I don’t read enough to form an opinion. I did read the D3 forum back when Reaper of Souls was new and I was into the expansion, and I generally met pretty unfriendly people.
There are also fun side-features like the comics created by certain users. I always enjoy those.
There are so many very creative people on these forums and they share their art just out of generosity. The only pity is there used to be a lot more of them who have either quit the game, or quit the forums. There still are some wonderfully talented people here though.
