Vargras Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Negative criticism that is still constructive in nature and does not resort to name-calling is okay. Negative criticism that is little more than dev-bashing is pretty much never allowed on any forum for any game and is almost always deleted. Stop acting so surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent_of_Change Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Praise Cthulhu Frame someone understands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-HAKUNA-YOUR-TATAS- Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 OMG it's true!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grulos Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 A lot of times it is calling out problems. Some deletes feel like censorship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Traitor_Executioner Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 It doesn't matter if you're right or wrong, you know - negative criticism still makes the devs look bad, so they'll still delete it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abenoki Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 A lot of times it is calling out problems. Some deletes feel like censorship. Ive yet to see DE delete constructive criticism that wasnt worded like a 5yr old who just learned to swear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdmiralAvalanche Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 if these were any other devs, and im talking about small scales who cater to their audience, then we would never see these changes, we just need to give an ounce of gratitude to see them on the work they arguably do for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathMavrik Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 nice to see that some people understand the difference, instead of me having to repeat 1000 times to people who don't understand the difference, it would be nice to see that everyone understands this simple concept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) Protip: Reading the protips may actually get you killed... Wonder if anyone will recognize this from somewhere. Edited April 2, 2014 by Naith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grulos Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) Ive yet to see DE delete constructive criticism that wasnt worded like a 5yr old who just learned to swear. My threads and replies got deleted concerning the Prime Trading and Legendary core ****up. Can't recall the exact replies anymore, but they were constructive. Edited April 2, 2014 by Grulos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vargras Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 A lot of times it is calling out problems. Some deletes feel like censorship. It doesn't matter if you're right or wrong, you know - negative criticism still makes the devs look bad, so they'll still delete it. Posts that weren't straight up dev-bashing all got merged into the megathread. Cut down on the bile a bit and maybe your post will make it next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abenoki Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Posts that weren't straight up dev-bashing all got merged into the megathread. Cut down on the bile a bit and maybe your post will make it next time. its the internet...unlikely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Traitor_Executioner Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Posts that weren't straight up dev-bashing all got merged into the megathread. Cut down on the bile a bit and maybe your post will make it next time. If they can't withstand the bile, they shouldn't be on the internet. Simple as that. Also, my post wasn't straight up dev-bashing. It was still deleted and it was not merged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morec0 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 If they can't withstand the bile, they shouldn't be on the internet. Simple as that. Also, my post wasn't straight up dev-bashing. It was still deleted and it was not merged. It's also got a lot to do with keep the forums clear so other people's posts can be seen. If a post is just "DE SUXORZ!!! YOU #*($%%@ UP DE!!!! YOU #*($%%@UP!!! MY WAY IS BETTER!" then it stands to reason that they should be deleted to make way for the post that reads: "DE, you made am mistake, here's how and what I think should have been done instead..." I don't know your full story, though, so I can't say with absolute security this is the case, but I've got a hunch that (at least for others) this IS what is being done - as well as the merges and deletes of repeat posts created AFTER those merges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vargras Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 If they can't withstand the bile, they shouldn't be on the internet. Simple as that. Do you know why it's rare for devs for other game companies to ever post on their own forums? The sheer toxicity of the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morec0 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Do you know why it's rare for devs for other game companies to ever post on their own forums? The sheer toxicity of the community. As a League of Legends Lore fan, I can attest to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Traitor_Executioner Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 It's also got a lot to do with keep the forums clear so other people's posts can be seen. If a post is just "DE SUXORZ!!! YOU #*($%%@ UP DE!!!! YOU #*($%%@UP!!! MY WAY IS BETTER!" then it stands to reason that they should be deleted to make way for the post that reads: "DE, you made am mistake, here's how and what I think should have been done instead..." I don't know your full story, though, so I can't say with absolute security this is the case, but I've got a hunch that (at least for others) this IS what is being done - as well as the merges and deletes of repeat posts created AFTER those merges. My post was stating how DE screwed the pooch by not putting the counter down at the start so that this never would have happened in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Traitor_Executioner Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) Do you know why it's rare for devs for other game companies to ever post on their own forums? The sheer toxicity of the community. To paraphrase a great man, "(DE) are big boys now. They don't need defending. Small-time internet curmudgeons like me are not going to reduce anyone who works there to tears - and they care even less about you." Edited April 2, 2014 by DergyDergon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morec0 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 My post was stating how DE screwed the pooch by not putting the counter down at the start so that this never would have happened in the first place. Meaning? You know, it's ENTIRELY possible that this problem arose at the last moment, like they said: they didn't plan on the counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vargras Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 To paraphrase a great man, "(DE) is a big boy now, he doesn't need defending. Small-time curmudgeons like me are not going to reduce anyone who works there to tears, and they care even less about you." The fact that it's a company doesn't justify baseless name-calling and bashing, and neither does "it's the internet and if they can't take it they need to leave". This is not 4chan, please stop acting like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)Pengu_Imperialus Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I suggested a dance contest and I got merged into the megathread. We are megathread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vargras Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 I suggested a dance contest and I got merged into the megathread. We are megathread! Constructive criticism at its finest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letter13 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 While these forums do exist on the internet, "It's the internet" is not a valid excuse when violating the Community Rules and Guidelines. Basically if you can't cut profanity, disrespectful words, phrases or mannerisms out of your post, then it isn't constructive. The best feedback is feedback given with in a clear and concise manner without vitriol. Bringing anger into the feedback will only result in an overly aggressive and potentially disrespectful way of writing, which is not conducive towards getting things changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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