Sunshine and Roses at reddit
I have noticed this as well. There was a ranger thread with numerous complaints but as a whole, the entire subreddit seems pretty cheery versus all the doom and gloom threads I am reading here-which doesn’t make sense to me.
It’s a subreddit for fans of the game and most negative posts get downvoted into oblivion.
Not sure if my BS meter is off.. but Reddit is about 50/50 with regard to what is happening with the game. There are a lot more thoughtful posts on it about the game then there are here. But, there is a lot of policing of threads here and merging and general confusion about what you are really looking at/for.
Reddit has a nice community in general because people goes there to look for info and that kind of things.
People that comes here is just for the sake of complaining, so it seems like everybody is quiting when it is just a VERY vocal minority.
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Don’t see it as being sunshine and rainbows over there, but it does show how each forum has shifted when it comes to the view on the game. Here there are more vocal in the negative direction because this is the closest one can get to talking to ArenaNet directly. Reddit on the other hand is third party. There is no direct line to ArenaNet so it comes down to if you are frustrated you would not post there as you won’t get heard.
Which is the true view of the game? I have not figured that out because even in game I see a different side of things then here or reddit. I believe it is more coming down to which forum/place you are in that is shaping your view of the game. When in game and I forget about the forums here I actually have fun. I come here and I start thinking of the aspects that need changing that can be frustrating in the game. I go to reddit and I feel a little more level headed. Capable of analyzing the negative for what it is and still see how I can still have fun.
Anyways that is how I see it currently. Who knows what it will be like in a week or two.
I’m getting very upset with this a well. There are huge issues atm in this game. About half the community has a love hate relationship with the game. About 4 of the 8 classes function correctly. And I don’t think anyone can honestly say that there is meaningful communication as to the issues. Yet every media site is touting the game as the second coming. I really don’t want to give up but right now I feel very unheard.