I think its a great time to give:polycount them props for being community and "little guy" orientated. Way to go peeps new old & lurkers alike, we be strong it seems. Keep it up & now this is the reason why i wanted many to return & try to stir up more interaction like the challenge recently. A Reunion thing comes to mind…
Well it’s really up to you the members to post your stuff, share your tech questions & findings. There’s just no community without direct involvement. Sometimes I wonder if I should be doing more community-promoting things around here… recaps, contests, interviews, etc. Adam did a bunch of this back when he was running…
I came back after 10 years in concept art and returned to game 3D art. I've got to tell you: it's near impossible to learn from Discord. Barely any feedback. After a day, it's buried under other people's stuff. Maybe I'm old [and I am ;D], but I miss forum times.
Personally I still check out the forum from time to time, I owe it (you all) and its wiki a lot. It's sad to see it right now though, I think it represents the decaying state of the industry. I hope we get to see better days again, this place makes me appreciate having a sense of community around 3D art. Seeing this thread…
I am so happy that Polycount still exists and keeps the old-school raw interaction alive. After many years, I've canceled all my social media accounts (because of the noise of stupid people, AI slop, politics, Blender influencers, bots...) and found a place here. According to the current situation on the internet, I think…
These days most artists want to post their work in places that'll help them gain exposure (for their portfolio/game/etc.), but Polycount is only really focused on helping artists with critiques and technical questions. Artstation took over for showing portfolios (after CGHub died), and generic social media sites make more…
I was kept afloat last year by gigs that I got on this forum, so I am very grateful that it exist, ALSO reminds me of my youth, not many places like this anymore!
People keep mentioning Discord, but I’ve been using Reddit more. Information is easily searchable and there’s separate subreddits for things like ZBrush, Substance, Unreal, etc. The problem is, Reddit seems to attract a certain type of user. Something about the semi-informal moderation with community members policing…
All the people that gave me precious and very much appreciated advises through many years are still here. So it's not dying and I very much hope it wouldn't.