Stop Player Bashing

[Greatguardian]

I don't think any sort of moderator action is necessary for pretty much every post you quoted. There is blatant cursing and berating, and then there is "No. You're wrong. TP'ing in CHR gear is bad. Refusing to learn makes you bad." They are worlds apart. This game is rated for players age 13 and over, which means we are given cause to assume that no one posting here is still a child. There is no reason for an adult or young adult to equate being told "You are gearing incorrectly, you are wrong" with berating and abuse. Telling someone that the number 7 is larger than the number 3, even though they vehemently believe the number 3 is a significantly larger number, is not rude. It may be their "Opinion" that the number 3 is much larger than the number 7, but they are wrong.

There is a difference between stating a fact and rubbing it in someone's face, and I would greatly appreciate it if people did not demean the value of the words "Rude" and "Bashing" by applying it to anyone who posts with half an ounce of force. All it does is make it more difficult to identify legitimate complaints.

With that said, there is very little way to actually enforce the rules regarding the spread of misinformation. For the most part, players who post about "Haste being useless" generally actually believe it for some reason. It is difficult, from a moderation standpoint, to fault someone for something they actually do believe is true information. Secondly, the word "Opinion" is thrown around so much I don't even know where to start. There are legitimate opinions, such as "Some Corsairs prefer to Shoot for TP, while others prefer to Melee". Then there are lies or facts that people claim are "Opinions" in order to hide behind the word, such as "Sidewinder does more damage than Split Shot" or "STR is better to TP in on Drk than Haste." Someone could claim that "Sidewinder doing more damage than Split Shot is just your opinion". That would not make it true. It is still a fact. Someone could also claim that "STR is better than Haste for DRK to TP in is my opinion." That would not make it true. Haste is still better than STR for DRK to TP in.

No amount of varied opinions can make the number 3 greater than the number 7. Trying to calmly reason with people who utilize such nonsense is bound to fray anyone's nerves, and will just cause post quality to degrade.

If you want an ideal solution, require people to post some sort of proof of their claims before challenging the tried and true norms. You may like your Shinsoku more than a Masamune, but unless you can show in some empirically acceptable fashion that it's a better weapon, then it is a worse weapon and you will just have to accept that. I do not care if you run around in 0% Haste and a Heart Snatcher. But don't try to pass it off as good, it's not. Live with it, change it, or prove that it's better. There are no other options.

Edit: Harsher than intended maybe, but the point stands. It's incredibly difficult to hold a civil discussion in the presence of nonsense. A PM function would certainly help get rid of the clutter of 10 people and 5 trolls answering the same question at once.