Dislike Button for MOD and Dev Posts Only

[Tsukino_Kaji]

You have to keep in mind that a dev only dislike button doesn't need translation, that even someone like the director can see a dev post on the english forum. The non-english speakers will then wonder what's up with that post and why it is so hated. This will lead to a need to know what's going on and help spead the information. This goes both ways too, plenty of people wander around the JP forums to see what's up, We too would be able to see a dev post over there that's been inundated with dislikes and wonder what's up.

[Meyi]

Making any type of negative comments towards any member of SE is calls for ban/deletion of postings. Also they reserve the rights to ban/delete whatever they deem to. You agreed to this when you signed up for the forum.

We do it all the time anyway.

If not on these forums then on all the fan-based forums where they can't touch us.

There's a reason the playerbase is so displeased with the development team and the producer, and it is that we don't like their bizarre updates and skewed idea of what is a challenge, and what the playerbase really wants to do. We've been angry for years now and the unwanted updates still haven't ceased.

All we want to do is visually demonstrate displeasure to the development team and producer. That's not being negative, that's being informative. And since Square Enix took the time and energy to create these forums (and continue to pay to keep them hosted) I'd like to believe they're sincere when they say they want to know what the playerbase thinks. And one way to effectively show our thoughts is a Like/Dislike count.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Who is the head of the forums and/or website management?

[Alhanelem]

disliking is usually accompanied by a reason, so posting your displeasure is a lot more effective than a dislike button.

[Demon6324236]

Except SE ignores player posts and likes, because in honesty they don't care. This is seeming to change lately but don't know how far that goes yet.

[Alhanelem]

Except SE ignores player posts and likes, because in honesty they don't care. This is seeming to change lately but don't know how far that goes yet.

if you feel that's the case (it isn't), then what makes you think they'd pay any attention to the dislikes either?

There isnt some sort of system where if a post has X number of likes, SE is like "ok, 100 likes, we must do what this person says now." that doesn't mean they ignore popular suggestions and criticisms.

a bunch of people poasting FUUUU IZ BROKEN FIX NOW ought to be a lot more efffective than giving a post X number of thumbs down.

[Demon6324236]

They wouldn't listen, numbers of people agreeing should be a sign a massive amount of people would like to see it happen, in cases like the one with the storage slip for AF2+2 gear we had around 130 likes I think in that thread, yet were turned down with a stupid excuse that could not have any real 'reason' to it. Neither are effective, SE simply doesn't listen to anything either way, adding this does nothing to either side of the problem. Look at RDM's new SP, they asked what we wanted specifically, we told them, they ignored it and went with something entirely different. There are signs of them not caring what we say all over these forums, asking us to give detailed feedback was a waste as they treat it no different than a simple reply. Unless that changes this will never matter, if they start listening to us then they could learn how many people hate their ideas on a basic level. The same argument your making about how people should post saying they dislike it and heres why, could be said the same for likes, but the problem is, alot more people also just browse the forums as well, never actually speaking up either. In the end the likes don't matter.

[Alhanelem]

They wouldn't listen, numbers of people agreeing should be a sign a massive amount of people would like to see it happen, in cases like the one with the storage slip for AF2+2 gear we had around 130 likes I think in that thread, yet were turned down with a stupid excuse that could not have any real 'reason' to it. Neither are effective, SE simply doesn't listen to anything either way, adding this does nothing to either side of the problem. Look at RDM's new SP, they asked what we wanted specifically, we told them, they ignored it and went with something entirely different. There are signs of them not caring what we say all over these forums, asking us to give detailed feedback was a waste as they treat it no different than a simple reply. Unless that changes this will never matter, if they start listening to us then they could learn how many people hate their ideas on a basic level. The same argument your making about how people should post saying they dislike it and heres why, could be said the same for likes, but the problem is, alot more people also just browse the forums as well, never actually speaking up either. In the end the likes don't matter.

Quite the disgruntled (and cynical) fan arent we?

Dislikes aren't going to matter any more than likes. Do you really think a number next to a thumbs down icon is going to persuade them more than a 200 post thread full of angry responses?

[Demon6324236]

Well yes I am, also while writing that I was in a bad mood but my point is that adding it or not I doubt our feedback will mean any more or less to them. I'm ok with or without them adding a dislike button, but if they did I would probably use it on about every post relating to RDM, because I feel as though my RDM is given the shaft on a weekly basis. But my point was just that, to say its pointless either way, however at the same time I find the most commonly thing said, similar to what could be said of the Like button, if you want to say you dislike it, type a reply saying why, and really the same could be said in many cases about Likes. The one place a Dislike should be added though if anywhere, is announcement made that are auto-locked in the Updates and General sections, because we are completely unable to give any feedback on anything there directly without making an entire new thread for it. And god this post turned out longer than planed! ><;

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Don't forget that we still need that dislike button for those dev/mod posts only.