There is an Octane Render slack group now. octanerendergroup.slack.com I don't know if you guys use slack much, but it is probably worth checking out it you spend a lot of time in Octane. It's a little different than a forum, more of a conversation than a reference. The Foundry/MODO slack group is pretty active. Anyway, give it a shot - maybe we can gather some momentum.
-Greg