It could most likely affect my activity here. Looking at these changes, I don't approve of any of them really, but the main one I would like to talk about are unions.

Yes, unions. For 7 years I spent almost half of my time in them, and it's a shame that most won't make it to the new site. In fact, any union imported to the new site when a leader wants it to happen will stop being a union. That's right, any union that comes to the new site will be a regular forum in the main forums, and since they aren't unions anymore, leaders, officers, etc., will be gone and anything can happen to them, like increase in trolls. I'm also an officer in unions so this sucks.

Funny enough, I go to them to avoid trolls and have convos with the people there. And now they would have it due to not being unions anymore, a shame really. Unions were great for containing a community in private boards, and now that they're in a public forum along with losing union features, they aren't close to being the same.

Since they aren't unions anymore, I would just lost the urge to post as much in them due to what made them so unique from one another, not to mention against other forums. They're more "me too" now than "holy crap, this is pretty well thought of" like in the past when GS cared about unions.

I just wonder why can't we create our own forums. They're pretty much limiting us and removing features, being more like other sites than standing out. This is not improving the site, it's nerfing what made it so good. Gamespot just wants everyone in the main forums and be like other sites, come on, you're better than that GS.

Oh well, time will tell, but I certainly want to be on the site less. As for blogs, they'll still come, whenever I feel up to them of course.