yea, that's exactly why i stopped posting in any forums moderated by cdpr (witcher, cyberpunk, etc), and no, there's no recourse, dev appointed mods can "moderate" however they want

You take it up with the devs. They appoint their mods. Valve let's devs moderate their hub as they see fit and will not step in.

Originally posted by d3str0y3r:

You take it up with the devs. They appoint their mods. Valve let's devs moderate their hub as they see fit and will not step in.

you get banned if you do.

If it's a game forum, you purchased the game, and you were arguing a valid point related to the game, then there are always reviews. Otherwise you have no ground to stand on anyway.

Originally posted by space:

yea, that's exactly why i stopped posting in any forums moderated by cdpr (witcher, cyberpunk, etc), and no, there's no recourse, dev appointed mods can "moderate" however they want

I also found their forums unusable, most of their moderators seem like political activists now which is hilarious considering how far the companies quality levels fell between witcher 3 and cyberwoke. The blood of dawnwalker looks really good though.

Originally posted by Janthis:

Is there a way to appeal / get someone else to look at this? Or do mods simply have absolute power in their respective forums to do as they please?

If it was a hub moderator, contact the developer. If it was Steam Moderator, contact support (there should be a link in the ban message). If it was game developer or Steam Support, you pray to the god (the authority above them).

Valve has given the game developers right to moderate their own game hubs as they see fit and will not interfere unless it's totally unhinged case like Domina. Even then it took months for Valve to act for the first time.

If you have problem how a forum is moderated, it's much easier to just stop using that forum or hub entirely rather than trying to fight it.