Well, the right-wing mod up and quit, so there's that. I don't bother with the P&R forum because you really cannot have an actual discussion with either side anymore. Want proof, go look at the whole crap about that vr guy. There's people on Ars Technica calling all white people horrible fascist racists bigots, regardless of who they are or what they've done, or even who they support. Which just proves the whole problem with the political situation in America today, and probably everywhere else as well. Both sides are filled to the brim with idiots who can't stand the thought of anyone having a differing view, and are terrified by the thought that they may actually be wrong.
As far as games go, IMO we're in a good time for the genre, with PoE, Tyranny, D:OS, Bard's Tale, etc... plus indies out the wahzoo. But, for the time being, we're in somewhat of a lull, with a lot of strong releases over the last couple years and a bunch of strong releases coming, but everything is in development so for the moment it looks dead.
I can still find enjoyment in many of the old games, so I'm doing just that. I finished Gateway to the Savage Frontier earlier this morning, and installed and ported over to Treasures of the Savage Frontier this afternoon. Then my save got corrupted and I had to start over, which frustrated me to no end.
But Treasures is much better IMO than Gateway, even if it's a bit dated. My dream game actually is basically an updated Gold Box engine, with a bit more modern things like a usable automap, and the text kept in-game since we're not developing for 320k floppy disks anymore. And every class having something to do other than hitting 'a' then 'c' followed by whichever dominant spell is.
I think too that the Watch, outside of the P&R forum, generally keeps a bit quieter crowd around it. A lot of the people here generally only post something that they think is worthwhile, and not just trying to get the post count up.
What is it worth? Who can say? IMO, as long as some enjoyment or use gets made out of a site, it's worth visiting. Given how much time I've invested in DDO, that wouldn't have happened without the Watch, it was worth it for that alone. I've relied on this site for other things as well, even if I may not post every time I find something (I tend to search things out first, and only post about a problem if I can't find anything on it).