As the name suggests - patient gamers.
Mostly it’s for discussing games that came out a while ago that you’re just now getting around to. You get the benefit of the bugs largely having been fixed and being able to get the game for a much lower price than what it released at.
It’s also quite liberating getting to explore some real gems without having your perception distorted by the hype-train.
Welcome.
Indeed - what you describe is why I’m really not worried about fragmentation. Federation means you’ll be able to see all of the relevant communities, and you can decide to subscribe to any or all of them.