the forums never really 'pop off' at quite the rate a large discord would, but id by no means qualify them as 'dead.' theyre about as active as theyve ever been, its just that a lot of the users are asleep right now, and forums are an inherently slower paced place for discussion than social media. (thats part of why i like them so much- the time to formulate my messages and space to articulate myself helps me a lot and the discussions i have on here feel a lot 'better' than the ones i engage in over discord, tumblr, youtube comments etc.) its a lot less hectic which is why im more active here than in the discord