Public Discussion: Community Feedback - Is it being heard?

Just putting the question out here because we've gone through so many changes over the years, I'm not sure if we're being heard anymore. If you're going to say "Oh, but it must only apply to your group", then perhaps we should take this in a more serious context.

Has the Community Team been following our discussions and our requests on the Forums? Because it feels like they ignore half the things we ask for and implement stuff that's fluff or just a band-aid to a bigger problem, and I've seen the pattern over the years both with jobs and with content. I'm curious what the community's opinion is since these forums are supposed to be looked at every business day by the CMs for things that might be important or helpful in the development process, or if there's an issue that needs listening to.

Neither JP nor NA feel like they're being heard on the forums.

We've reached the point in the games lifespan where the developers "know better" than the players it seems

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Originally Posted by SwingLifeAway

We've reached the point in the games lifespan where the developers "know better" than the players it seems

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Big part of the reason why people are starting to feel worried that it's going the same way as WoW.

Blood lily was made damage neutral, so I'd say yes. But more seriously...


Feedback being Heard doesn't always mean they'll agree with it or implement everything the community asks for. Nor does them hearing you mean they have to do everything you say. Nor is it possible to actually adhere to every community whim when one group wants one thing and another wants the opposite.

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Originally Posted by Skiros

Neither JP nor NA feel like they're being heard on the forums.

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If true that’s wild to hear since it’s always be urban legend Esque that SE only listens to JP feedback

No it isn't. It's why I barely post anything of worth on here. My input truly does not matter.

Don't know about JP, but western feedback has always been ignored, it's nothing new/recent, it's a japenese game made by japenese devs afterall.

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Originally Posted by Elesh

Blood lily was made damage neutral, so I'd say yes. But more seriously...


Feedback being Heard doesn't always mean they'll agree with it or implement everything the community asks for. Nor does them hearing you mean they have to do everything you say. Nor is it possible to actually adhere to every community whim when one group wants one thing and another wants the opposite.

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This. I'd argue a lot of the issues right now aren't stemming from them not hearing us, but rather from them hearing us and a thousand other different opinions and then some.

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Originally Posted by MilkieTea

This. I'd argue a lot of the issues right now aren't stemming from them not hearing us, but rather from them hearing us and a thousand other different opinions and then some.

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There's quite a few unanimous voices, like the state of healers and the limited races, being outright ignored if not insulted. The devs indeed just "know better".