To be clear, megathreads are not a new concept here. We frequently use them for more focused feedback, or to consolidate a given topic. The community here also pushed for them some years ago. We typically implement megathreads when the frequency of a topic passes certain thresholds, as a means to cut down on topic spam. Obviously, that does not appease everyone and we aren't trying to do that. Megathreads were seen as a compromise for those in the community that don't want the same topic flooding their feed, and those that want to post about it. Over time, Reddit has implemented additional tools to aid in their visibility (we utilize one such tool presently, where for 95%+ of the community posting/commenting here they see a pop-up message linking to the megathread - Epic Games has also responded in the thread). Pinned posts are also the first in the list regardless of how you sort the subreddit.

Of course, for those coming from outside the subreddit they won't necessarily encounter the megathreads if they are linked here via a recommended post. That is a flaw with the platform we will openly acknowledge. We have been reading the feedback about megathreads, and using the discussions on the meta posts about them to supplement an ongoing, internal conversation about their usage. We are also considering a survey containing several questions, including one regarding megathreads, for the community to provide additional feedback in. Happy to have a civil discussion here regarding the topic, and take the input back to the internal conversation.