My thoughts and ideas on Dark Knight issues based on Endwalker media tour info

[TouchandFeel]

Seeing how this thread immediately devolved into tangential arguments which I want no part of, I have decided to simply shut it down. No need to argue, no need to whatever.

[ItMe]

I already posted this in the "Dark Knight Megathread", but honestly I feel that thread is somewhat ineffectual since it is overly dominated by quips, memes and rants that drown out the more detailed and thoughtful posts with so much noise.
So because of that, I am also posting my own thread on my thoughts and ideas regarding Dark Knight at this moment going into Endwalker.
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Filling up another Dark Knight focused thread with one-liner quips, insults and rage posts is a sure fire way to have it completely ignored by anyone of influence. If you fill a thread with trash, it will inevitably end up in the bin. Let's not let that happen here.

Taking insightful and thoughtful posts elsewhere is a good way to really make that thread ineffectual noise.
If the devs look at any DRK thread, it's gonna be that one... for better or worse. And especially since, if it is that bad, they'll look no further.
Regardless of how this thread shakes out for you OP, I encourage you to not give up on the mega thread.

That said, I agree OP. Angry DRK people please try and be more constructive with your feedback.
If you wanna make a space to go and vent have at it. That pain is real and you should be free to express and acknowledge it. But my god since even before 5.0 bitter DRK players have been invading and derailing other threads with empty lamentations that don't contribute to anything, and it's really no wonder DRK isn't changing with that watering down most discussions.

[WhyAmIHere]

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And a lot of what you're complaining about can be chalked up to two things. One is the cultural differences, for sure. The way the JP forums are interacted with is for sure going to be something the devs will be able to jive with, as it's used in their own experiences. They can more easily parse what's being said and what is liked, and what isn't liked and what should be addressed.

What I'd argue then is the second issue is not that the devs are completely blind to the EN forums, though the inference of that is kinda hard to ignore. I'd wager there's a lack of a person or team who can interpret what is posted here in a manner that the devs would be able to understand; to sus out what is just a meme or a shitpost, and what is meaningful feedback. Hell even memes have a way of conveying something meaningful. As myself and others have noticed it's funny that DRK has lost Dark Arts as an oGCD, only for other jobs (including sage) to be given a skill that functions near-identically to how Dark Arts would. (For example: Larryzaur's latest vid speaking on Reaper and Sage, he specifically addresses the similarities with Reaper and DRG's old Heavy Thrust, and Sage and DRK's old Dark Arts.)

As well as has already been said, the developers are not interested in parsing through several threads of small size and interaction, and would rather have everything be contained in a single thread; engagement within there can be determined via the "Like" system and how many people (this ties in to the EN culture of the forums) are responding to that person via a quote, whether it be supporting or a critical response.

"I already posted this in the "Dark Knight Megathread", but honestly I feel that thread is somewhat ineffectual since it is overly dominated by quips, memes and rants that drown out the more detailed and thoughtful posts with so much noise.
So because of that, I am also posting my own thread on my thoughts and ideas regarding Dark Knight at this moment going into Endwalker." -you

I get it. You want your voice to be heard, and to stand out from the crowd. But, you're guilty of this culture clash that you're lamenting by diverging from the crowd and striking out on your own path with this thread. If anyone in this section of the forums would be listened to it'd be ones who write out well thought out posts, that garner a lot of responses via quote responses and likes, and is actively involved in the flow of the conversations and adding their own insights that could then be relayed to the devs. Your seniority in the forums is not something that matters at the end of the day in my opinion, but your insights into how the forums have been interacted with should tell you as much.

[Lyth]

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A few things.

1) It's actually incredibly disruptive for discussion when the second post in any thread is an "unofficial moderator" stating: "Did you know, if you wanted to provide feedback for the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy Fourteen, you should make all your posts in our designated critically acclaimed thread." Why even create threads then? If there were actual moderators in the forums, this is the sort of thing that they very would quickly put a stop to. You're actively scuppering any attempts to have a meaningful discussion. Please stop.

2) The dev team should always be looking for feedback. You don't ignore feedback because it isn't formatted the way you want. You could start a twitter conversation about the game and they should still read it if it gets traction and responses.

3) People generally only react to the first and last page of a thread. I'm guilty of this as well, but it takes a lot of motivation for the average player to go back and wade through 500 pages of missed conversation when most of it is banter. I think it's fine to have a megathread to have a general conversation without a focused topic, but most of the changes that I've seen that have come from forum suggestions are from relatively focused threads with a central OP that everyone is responding to. The onslaught/NF threads for WAR didn't go in a 'WAR megathread'. Those were short, focused, but upvoted discussion threads.

[ItMe]

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Noted.
I have been going a bit overboard, haven't I.
I apologize, especially to TouchandFeel.

[Shin96]

"I already posted this in the "Dark Knight Megathread", but honestly I feel that thread is somewhat ineffectual since it is overly dominated by quips, memes and rants that drown out the more detailed and thoughtful posts with so much noise.
So because of that, I am also posting my own thread on my thoughts and ideas regarding Dark Knight at this moment going into Endwalker." -you

Let me preface and say that when I created that Megathread, it was done so in short-sightedness. I know that people have alot of different issues with the job, but LD and BW are the least of my worries. Are they an inconvenience? Absolutely so. More so however, the rework that took place within ShB, aka. 5.0 is my biggest issue. I dislike our current Dark Arts design as well as Delirium. This job has so much potential and it being wasted like this is just unfortunate.

Anyhow, people should be allowed to make different threads. I only took the liberty to do what no one else did and mobilize our efforts inside one giant thread. That said, I believe the developers are the most experienced when it comes to issues. People have great suggestions, I personally wish they would take us more seriously but we are at their mercy. Playing something else for the time being really might be a solution, not a definite one though.

Memes and jokes are part of the conversation. Our cultures are different from that of Japan. I think it's obvious people are trying to make light of the situation when 6.0 proved a disappointment for DRK. Take it lightly; we're all people and not bots with 0 emotions. So are the developers too. Anyway, what things end up being will largely be decided in the future. Until then, be patient and don't push yourself.