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I see no posts being deleted ….
I don’t know if I should laugh or cry.
As far as I know I’ve only seen closed threads, not deleted ones. If I am wrong, my apologies. If there are threads which I have missed (because I never read them, or were deleted before I had a chance to) then I only hope it was those threads that inspired hatred towards anyone or the game, and were doing more harm than positive feedback, and not ones that provided anything more than “put-downs.”
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You have my support.
I don’t think the OP is against critic posts, rather than against the general put-down posts that have the sole purpose to make the game look bad. I personally ignore these as everyone is entitled to their opinion, but also agree that a newcomer will be influenced by this and get ‘swept’ away by the negativity.
Someone in the beginning was saying that the OP should simply get out of the forum but doesn’t someone who appreciates the game have more rights to be in the forum then someone who hates it??
Exactly.
I suppose you will be as equally considerate of my wishes when I selfishly ask you to let those who share an opposing point of view than yours to have their voices heard without censorship. Not so much because of any game’s or forum concern, but because I believe that people have the right to voice their opinion when they feel they have been wronged so long as they do so in a respectful manner.
By and large, all of these post are meeting that standard of courtesy and professionalism. You should find comfort in the fact that those that are not are being met with deletions and infractions. If not for the heavy-handed moderation on these boards that you are evidently imploring, these forums would be a lot messier than now and you would be even more depressed that you appear to be now.
I do not mean to offend you. I am not asking for censorship of anyone, including myself, but simply that our posts should not entice hostility from the gamers, and should not offend the developers.
Also, I do acknowledge and am grateful for the freedom we have on these boards. I see no posts being deleted like on other games, which is awesome. And you’re right, the complaint posts here are not at the level of other game’s forums. I am just being cautious, and trying to promote more positive constructive threads.
I agree. Thank you!
I made thread very similar to this. There is no point in souring a gaming forum, despite well reasoned concerns or well-thought out suggestions. Thanks OP for posting this, although I would add that saying that WE, the gamers are the worst thing that has happened here is a detriment to both of our arguments, and a clear example of that which we are trying to avoid.
I agree! I told my guildies this as well, the Asura animations are awesome! I love jumping with my Asura, lol. Good job!
Thank you ravinboy, for understanding the gist of this topic. Let’s help each other out, not bash each other in.
An issue I have with this is not that people are expressing their disappointment, but the feeling that they are choosing to do so in a way that could be considered to involve souring the community by their actions – actions that they may feel are warranted. Those who are strongly against recent changes have exhibited dismissive and occasionally mocking attitudes towards those who don’t share their opinions when they should – by all rights – be taking a higher moral ground. The forums aren’t just for feedback – they should be about building and maintaining a positive community as well, not simply to be used as a podium for people to voice their upset. I’m fine with that upset in itself, I just question the use of moderation and sensitivity towards those who would rather not see dozens of repetitions every day of the same topics by the same posters.
(One) problem is people thinking that their opinions and experiences should overwhelm those of others and that those whose opinions differ are, as a result, less valuable to discussion when in fact discussion and debate relies on them to be constructive and not pointless echo chambers.
This is what I am trying to say. I am not so spineless as to have people’s opinions of something COMPLETELY ruin something for me. As I said, D3 was incredibly hard to play well and still get satisfying rewards from. Guess what I did, I switched to another ARPG, one about a thousand times more rewarding, and less than half the price. I stopped playing that game because I started playing GW2. I’m still going to play GW2, but as Proxy said, the forums shouldn’t be a place of hostility, no matter how well reasoned. They should still promote positive and constructive feedback, but not threads that basically say “If you still like this game and aren’t outraged by sudden changes then you aren’t very aware of how badly you were scammed..” etc.
My post is selfish yes. I am selfishly asking people to tone down the harshness of their posts when it comes to expressing their concern. I am selfishly asking people that if they want to change the game for the better, for everyone, then to do so without bashing other players, the developers or the gaming community. I come here because I care about the game, and the Guild Wars gaming community, and I’ll say this as well: If I was a developer, the first thing I would do is read the forums for feedback, and I am positive ANET does this.
I also believe that if you do not receive a response from the developers, as quickly as you would like, it’s probably because they are still evaluating feedback and/or coming up with solutions! Not because they are ignoring you.
ANET is in touch with their gamer community. The fact they had an AMA on Reddit and will have another one! (after such a ‘horrid’ content release) means they have the courage to listen to you in REAL TIME expressing your concerns. I applaud them. I am looking forward to that discussion as well.
Happy Thanksgiving to all in the land of Tyria and beyond!
Dear Gamers,
Lately I’ve been coming on here and noticing many new topics on why you all do not like this game anymore. You are disheartened by this or that, and GW2 is not like this or that game, including its predecessor.
As someone who played another game recently, which I will not name, but I’m sure you all know which one I’m talking about, the third part of a very popular dungeon-crawling action RPG series.., ahem..I am seeing the same sort of topics on this forum as on that other game’s forum. Guess what, I no longer play that game.
What I want to say is, I no longer play that game for two reasons. One: it was in fact a difficult game with little to almost no reward for playing the game, and incredibly hard to even find ONE piece of legendary and USEFUL gear. This game does not have that problem. This game is extremely rewarding, and it’s fun to play. Despite it’s flaws, because I won’t argue that it’s not perfect, IT IS STILL FUN TO PLAY! The second reason why I slowly stopped playing that game, and my main point of this post, is that the community told me not to like it!
That’s right!
All of the people who spent so much time coming up with long, argumentative, well thought out posts about the game mechanics, loot rates, skill sets, etc, and with plenty of good points to prove or support their arguments, took the fun out of the game for me!
Now, I know what you’re all thinking: “Well then don’t read the posts!”
It’s hard NOT to read the posts when they flood the forum because all it takes are few people to get this ball of hate rolling. Frankly, leave my game alone. Let me finish getting my exotic gear, my legendary weapons, and let me finish exploring the rest of Tyria. I do not want to come here and see so many posts about why this game sucks or how much you are all disappointed.
Now, we may be going through some rough times here, new patches, it is a brand new game still in its baby stages, but I believe this game will have more content as time goes on, and will become more challenging and also more rewarding. Lost Shores seems like a good example of this.
So please, I beg the gamer community, do NOT ruin my experience of this game by trying to make everyone believe that this game sucks, or is flawed, hopeless, or whatever! If you don’t like it, like someone else said, go that way ->
Leave this community pure, and without so much hatred, anger, or whatever disappointment you may feel. It’s a game, a free one at that aside from the initial purchase price. Let me enjoy my game, and have a nice day.