Why are these forums full of complaints and negativity?

[Garnatian]

People who enjoy the game are playing the game and those who don't and looking for somewhere to vent.

[GinTama]

I cannot go into a thread or read a thread title without someone nagging or complaining about the game and talking about how "horrible" it is.
I usually like frequenting the forums of the game I'm currently playing but everyone here just cannot enjoy the game and all they do is whine and it puts me off.

why can't everyone just be happy and enjoy playing this game for now, there are obviously some things that still need to be worked on, but it'll smooth out eventually.

Easy, everyone that has a complain or cant play comes in here to post. Everyone happy is playing the game.

[Spoolx]

People only come here to complain, the happy players are just playing the game.

[Arriverderci]

Because people mistake feedback for complaining.
There are some glaring problems in this game y'know.
Legitimate concerns SE needs to look into.
Now, the posts like, "Read up dungeons and qq people in Duty Finder noops horror stories."
Are just silly lol.
People who are generally alright with the game are playing though.
Also this:

"Why are these forums full of complaints?"

There are lots of things to complain about...

[BlazeChronic]

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Incredible reply. In-depth look into the way forums work. If English isn't your native tongue, like you claim, whoever taught you English deserves a medal. Would read again, and I'll make sure to read any of your other posts, should I come across them another time.

Good job.

[Pandastirfry]

Because people mistake feedback for complaining.
There are some glaring problems in this game y'know.
Legitimate concerns SE needs to look into.
Now, the posts like, "Read up dungeons and qq people in Duty Finder noops horror stories."
Are just silly lol.
People who are generally alright with the game are playing though.
Also this:

just to throw this out there... An equal number of people mistake complaining for feedback...

[Conkers]

everyone that has a complain or cant play comes in here to post. Everyone happy is playing...

People only come here to complain, the happy players are just playing...

Not really, the majority of players in MMOs do not post on the forums, whether they are blissfully happy with the game or unhappy with aspects of it, hence why for every "I quit" post on a forum there are thousands of players that quit without saying a word, the notion that anyone not posting on the forum and playing the game, is blissfully happy with it, is both ignorant and illogical.

People "complaining" on forums is useful as it highlights issues for the devs, if the devs are any good they will be able to assess what problems are actually a real issue and what aren't.

Incidentally the level of complaining (actual game issues aside) usually correlates to the level of communication from the devs (or lack thereof, as is the case with this game).

[HiirNoivl]

I cannot go into a thread or read a thread title without someone nagging or complaining about the game and talking about how "horrible" it is.
I usually like frequenting the forums of the game I'm currently playing but everyone here just cannot enjoy the game and all they do is whine and it puts me off.

why can't everyone just be happy and enjoy playing this game for now, there are obviously some things that still need to be worked on, but it'll smooth out eventually.

Because people are bored.

[Ryukit]

Because most of the posters do not know how to post constructive criticism.
Because most of the posters have an over large feeling of entitlement.
because most of the posters think they are better than they are.

[SIXTYONESIX]

the notion that anyone not posting on the forum and playing the game, is blissfully happy with it, is both ignorant and illogical.

You know this isn't what they were saying, right? They didn't say that everyone playing the game is happy, just that the happy ones are playing and not coming here to whine, explaining the huge difference in whine threads and praise threads.

"Happy players are playing right now" is not the same as "People playing right now are happy."