The Neverwinter Subreddit seems sparsely used. Even if the community moved over it would hardly register in the overall reddit community, so while it has the potential to reach more users, in practice that seems unlikely. I don't think we need another forum at this point in time TBH, there's just not enough activity on the game to justify it.
A couple of points here:
1) Don't let the lack of current activity on that particular subreddit fool you. Yes, NWN (1 or 2) is sparsely discussed over there in the grand scheme of all games discussed. And, that particular subreddit about NWN hasn't had a lot of activity. However, the lead moderator chose that particular subreddit at the one for us to rally around (there are a few sub-forums about NWN) because he felt it was the best one that represented the entire franchise. It is intended for others to be closed and redirected to this one. So, please don't let the existing scarcity of discussions on that one particular board suggest that it is like that across Reddit or that it even reflects the current level of discussions about NWN. Small as it is, there are still people talking about it.
2) I'm certainly not advocating moving *any* discussion from here to there. I even said as much in my post. The point is that Reddit represents a leading destination that people likely to be interested in playing NWN are already engaged. We need to be there as a community if we want to reach and attract new players, entice old players back to the game, or help support the wider NWN audience. Those conversations are happening whether we're there or not.
3) There are millions of gamers actively participating and engaging about their games on Reddit. Of those millions of gamers, there are likely hundreds of thousands of gamers who like RPGs. Of those who like RPGs, many of them will have either:
A) Currently own NWN1 and/or NWN2 and have it installed
B ) Own the disks, but don't have it installed anymore
C) Be willing to try it if they don't because there's people talking about it.
How many of A/B/C have accounts or are active on these boards? Not many at all. Those who are here are probably the most interested, the most passionate. But the masses probably don't even know these boards exist. There are probably more casual NWN gamers on the GoG.com forum than there are here.
Having an active subreddit about the NWN franchise is part of maintaining a healthy community. Who's going to help ensure the longevity of this game? We are. To that end, ever heard of the adage, 'fish where the fish are'? The fish are on Reddit (among other places of course, but Reddit has a huuuuge visitor base). We can't expect them to come here. We have to go there.
4) Reddit is *not* a social networking site. It's more like a bulletin or discussion board. Somebody asks a question or makes a comment and other people respond. In fact, these Bioware boards are more about social networking than Reddit is.
Hope that helps.
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