I'm probably too late to this thread, but I the "Community" forum needs to come back.

Get farmed #livestock

I guess there's some form of consistency here as many of the flame posts are either down voted to Oblivion somehow or just taken down. I see a lot of healthy "what do you think about XYZ?" posts. It's a big relief as people just suck at making a post and not sounding crazy/angry/miserable. I wish there was an algorithm that scanned your words and warned you to alter your verbiage to clear up a bit of the negativity. Going blam is [i]okay[/i] but when it's blaming blammed blam blam you'd think the guy should [b][i]just not post[/i][/b] or the post should be deleted and the thread owner should be told to take 10 minutes to breathe. That's too ideal. God forbid people take responsibility for being irate and talking.

I'm not sure if you are still taking feedback on here, but someone had what I consider an excellent idea to keep these forums more on track and relevant to the gameplay. You all should add a strategies section specifically for the purpose of helping people understand encounters, what to do, and how best to prepare for them. A game theory section would also be nice to discuss ideas with easter eggs and random puzzles in the game.

[i]What do you find most important to your browsing experience?[/i] The ability to keep track of discussions and threads. Which is sorely lacking from these forums (Outside notifications of replies via the Companion App) I don't generally like to make a post and then forget the thread ever existed. But would rather like to keep an eye on where the discussion has gone after I made my post. So some kind of visual cue for you having posted in a thread and that there are new posts in said thread since your last visit. Maybe even the ability to get notifications to my Forum profile? Not just the Companion App. [i]Do you find yourself frequently engaging with forums, or more often browsing associated media/group messaging apps for information/discussion? (Think Twitter, Discord, Youtube, etc)[/i] Uhhh... For information I use Google/YT... For discussion, definitely prefer Forums. But then again, I'm weird and like using dedicated forums instead of *Shudders* Social Media. [i] What changes would you like to see that would make the Bungie.net forums a more welcoming place for community engagement?[/i] More defined subforums would be nice. Instead of a big old mixing pot of everything... Have subforums for PvP discussion (Break it down to Gambit and Crucible if you want too), for PvE discussion, for Suggestions etc. Just to tidy things up, so if someone doesn't want to wade through 1000 threads of people crying about how broken PvP is, they don't need to. Or if someone wants to cry about how broken PvP is, they can find the ideal place to add their thoughts!

Fix you’re game first, then let’s talk about forums

So, I've been out of the loop for a long while and just started browsing here again. From my perspective, here are a few things I would consider doing to improve the site. First, I personally dislike the expanded Reddit-like format. With the format it feels really generic. While moving away from the white background was an improvement, removing a forum background makes the place feel boring. Second, avatars. Few things to note here. The first is that they are too small and feels like their limited size removes individuality in the forums. The old version of Bnet had avatars at a default size of 90 x 90. Returning to a size like this would be an improvement. The other thing to note, I personally would like to see a return of using destiny emblems as avatars, for both Destiny 1 and 2. It was saddening that support was removed for D1 and it was never implemented for D2. Considering we have been able to use Halo emblem avatars dating all the way back to Halo 2, it doesn't make sense that we cannot use Destiny emblems from both games. Third, I have noticed that people post things in the wrong spot a lot. A few reasons I feel attribute to this. All topics is the default when clicking on the community tab and going to forums. When I click on a thread and read it, to return to the forums I click on the forum banner, this however brings a person to the all topics section rather than the forum that the thread was posted on. These things I feel muddles the lines of where content is supposed to go. People are being referred to by default all content posted and are possibly posting while located in all topics rather than a forum category or subcategory. With clear and distinct forums with no all topics section, one can see what kind content is accepted in each group. I personally feel that all topics needs to go, forums need to be clearly divided, and more people should be placed on moderating the issue. Fourth, I feel Bungie.net no longer incentivizes good behavior or give reasons to be active members of their community. In Halo 3 we could receive a Septagon next to our name for joining the site, Reach expanded on this in a great way through the customization options provided for completing certain tasks. Reach also gave the incentive through a challenge to join the website every so often. These things fostered people wanting to join. Things like a bounty to join Bungie.net in game would invite more people to join. The other thing to note is the idea of bringing back title bars, which I see has been talked about by a few of the old members here still. Along with my support of this, I would also like to address something else. I personally feel that this site has not done a good job of inviting its oldest members to stay and be active here. When the site update happened that marked Bungie's change from Halo to Destiny, title bars were removed, members that were active for years had their recognition of that removed from plain site. This was at least remedied somewhat by legacy emblems being given in Destiny 1. This was also further improved by allowing members to use Destiny emblems on the website. People had a way to mark if they were mythic/legendary/heroic members; ways to mark a long amount of commitment to the site. However, going into the second game, there was no corresponding emblems anymore. No recognition if you were a heroic/legendary/mythic member, if you participated in the alpha lupi arg, had an account before a certain date. All forum related activities and the game were separated, no incentives for participating and being part of something for so long. Personally, I can't help but feel that you understand what I mean considering your avatar is a modified version of the shield of mythics with the old "'04 or bust" meme from the Septagon/Community forum.

I think the browsing format on the forums is alright, needs probbly faster loading when you run the app after closing it. But theres one thing that i think needs a lot more attention than the actual forums... And thats the guided game tab on the game. Right now its probably the most useless function on the game, and I think it can be easily fix. Not so long ago, you introduced the fireteam tab on bungie.net, and the way it works is pretty good imo, so i was thinking if theres a way you can fuse together guided games with the fireteam tab. not only will be faster to find teams willing to guide, but i think will help so people find groups faster on game.

Please make an ideas section. I've submitted some good ideas and some not so great ideas. I just want bungie to read them. I'm not looking to be attacked by every man-child keyboard warrior on the internet. Just leave a read or unread feedback on it please.

[b]Better community managers[/b].

They really need to make lfg better first before tackling the forums. That'll bring in more people on it's own. Bring back text bodies so players aren't as likely to get mismatched and eventually kicked. This makes the lfg experience for both parties quite abysmal.

Can we have a hint for wish 15 it’s a needle in a haystack.

I think the forums need a revision of policies - as in bring back the old players you guys banned if you want some actual feedback instead of just ego stroking