Forum tone

[Hayward]

Not so, WoW forums are actually much nicer than this, good debates, and well thought out posts. Can't think of a better example for "other MMO". Here people just wave their opinion around as fact. OP makes a valid point, and I agree with him.

To quote Da Coach in his prime: "Who you crappin'?"

I put my share of opinions out here and stand by them until they're proven incorrect, but you're the last person who should level that argument I bolded for your convenience.

Zerich pretty much sums up the counterargument to this thread. We cannot, and should not, turn a blind eye to flaws in this game that can and should be addressed to the benefit of its players. Arguments against this defy basic logic.

[Dazusu]

I put my share of opinions out here and stand by them until they're proven incorrect, but you're the last person who should level that argument I bolded for your convenience.

Observation, not argument. Just because I disagree with the majority on some topics, doesn't mean I think my opinion is fact. By nature, opinions are neither 'correct' or 'incorrect'. I refer more to the people who cannot comprehend that differing opinions exist: "You don't share my opinion, so therefore, you are stupid", etc.

[SpankWustler]

I've never encountered a forum about Final Fantasy XI that did not have this tone.

I assume it's the one-two punch inflicted by so many game elements not doing what they say, or far more often, saying literally nothing about what they do. This gives people about a hundred extra things to argue about and also makes "doing it right!" far less obvious.

All video-game forums are basically globs of socially awkward people stuck to a dorky brick, though.