irc + forums are something to do while waiting in line in mp.
Also being a replay maker for a while, it's the only place I was able to post my stuff where it would be seen :V
edit for clarity: I think a lot of people are big on forums here because this game seems to be very heavy on interaction between people. It isnt like tf2 or something where you can jump in and play a few games then leave never talking to anyone. You could play a lot of fps games and such and never get involved with the community, but on toribash, because items, news, replays, art etc revolves around forums, more people become active here.
Compared to like an mmo where absolutely everything you need for the game (news, community interaction, gameplay, market etc) is inside the client, the client of tb is basically only the game itself. So people turn to the forums for community interaction.
Last edited by Mosier; Jun 3, 2010 at 04:14 AM.