What was the Japanese reception to Nier crossover?

[ForteNightshade]

Reddit may be a wider net but a smaller pool if that makes sense. It draws in a specific crowd of folks, and even the kindest on there are pretty jaded and surly compared to elsewhere lol.

Actually, reddit likely has a far higher number of active participations than this forum does. It speaks volumes the devs have acknowledged on several occasions they read reddit because of its sheer activity. It helps reddit doesn't have the reputation this forum does for lax moderation.

Oh they have metrics they can measure with respect to participation. The fact of the matter is this forum and other are basically filled with people complaining about everything. It's not a metric that is representative of the general population for sure in my humble opinion.

What I've noticed with online discussion is if opinions are significantly one-sided, they often do reflect the general playerbase. We saw that with Eureka given not only did the devs make several changes (to Pagos, especially) but Bozja is essentially Eureka with much of that feedback accounted for. Another example may be Blue Mage, which was reviled at release and only barely started to shake off that stigma. If we don't see a second limited job for Endwalker, it's very telling.

When the overall opinion is more divisive or split, then it's less likely the online community represents a majority opinion either way.

[ReynTime]

Actually, reddit likely has a far higher number of active participations than this forum does. It speaks volumes the devs have acknowledged on several occasions they read reddit because of its sheer activity. It helps reddit doesn't have the reputation this forum does for lax moderation.

It doesn't have lax moderation but like any big sub-reddit there is a strong hivemind in it, and opinions get shot down or flamed if they don't fit their agenda.

[ForteNightshade]

It doesn't have lax moderation but like any big sub-reddit there is a strong hivemind in it, and opinions get shot down or flamed if they don't fit their agenda.

... you're joking right? We had a troll necro-ing threads for over six months and literally nothing was done. And that's one example of many.

[Theodric]

... you're joking right? We had a troll necro-ing threads for over six months and literally nothing was done. And that's one example of many.

That's just an annoyance, though. Actual death threats and explicit material are nuked and dealt with pretty swiftly.

The same cannot be said of Reddit, Twitter and many FFXIV related Discord communities who allow such filth to fester either by turning a blind eye to it or hiding it away in 'secret' channels.

The moderation on this site isn't perfect and I have my beef with it, but I stand firmly behind the idea that when people need to be protected from credible threats the moderators here do their job. It simply isn't the case with the other communities, sadly.