Is it the beginning of the end of ourWorld? 

Some may have noticed the absence of the ourWorld Forums. Here is the message from an ourWorld representative.

Over the past few weeks our sites have been dealing with an individual(s) and their relentless efforts to disrupt, impair and ultimately compromise players as well as the staff watching over ourWorld. The JForum that once hosted oW’s collective player-forum has proven unsafe and if left alone could cause far more harm than it does good. While we understand the removal of this forum will upset many of you, as it does us, for the sake of the game itself and all of your safety we have been left with little other choice and have since shut it off. Whether this change is temporary or permanent we do not yet know. Ideally, we would love to rebuild the forum on a new platform. Realistically, doing so may not be possible for us right now, or any time soon.

The ourWorld forum was an exceptional place and it will be missed. This decision was not made lightly and we are deeply sorry that this is the result. Everyone here, even those of us who no longer work on the oW project, love and appreciate all the feedback and content players have posted throughout the forum over the years. Over 10 years and some of you are still here! Players like you are what keep us going– players that genuinely appreciate and enjoy the game we’ve worked so hard to make, want to work towards making it better, want to produce beautiful art of our avatars and items. While busy and unable to respond to every message, our art team especially enjoyed looking over everybody’s thoughts and ideas about the game.

As I’m sure you might have noticed, this particular message is a macro written to address anyone who asks about the state of the forum or why it’s no longer available. Due to the massive amount of tickets regarding this change it is difficult for us to personalize every response, so I do apologize if this comes off as insensitive. If you’d like a broader explanation or have any additional questions, feel free to respond/re-open this ticket with them and you’ll be written back as quickly as our admin is able.

As the former Admin of oWs forum and a representative for ourWorld here at Flowplay, again, I am so very sorry. We all appreciate your understanding.

Zoe Zoe K. – oW Representative
Flowplay Customer Service

I for one really hope for the Forums to come back. It’s a wonderful community and a really helpful resource for players, volunteers and the staff.

Those who are worried about their lost topics, stories, artwork and more – do not fear! The ourWorld Team are working on a way to have the old Forums viewable so nothing is lost.

To those who are Playtesters, gems will be automatically added to your account and any bugs should be reported through the helpdesk. 

Do you miss the Forums? What was your favourite thing about the Forums? Did you even know the Forums existed in the first place? What do you think the future hold for the ourWorld Forums?

Let me know!

~ Nereida