How FF14 can be saved

[Zebraoracle]

I'm pretty sure the only way to make the game better is to just delete the forums.

And receive only feedback from the cesspits that are reddit and twitter? No thanks. At least we know we're a cesspit.

[Midareyukki]

And receive only feedback from the cesspits that are reddit and twitter? No thanks. At least we know we're a cesspit.

There's feedback? All I see are those being echo chambers where any criticism gets downvoted to hell.

[PirateRyanG]

There's feedback? All I see are those being echo chambers where any criticism gets downvoted to hell.

Yeah. Reddit is a cesspit and an echo chamber.

Reddit has been designed to boost the 'good' opinions and hide the bad ones. Not just on the FF14 sub, but across the board.

Too many downvotes mean that you get shadowbanned from a sub, further hiding a view that is contrary to what the people in that sub believe. You try arguing an opinion with dozens of people piling onto you when you can respond just once every 10 minutes because the downvotes won't stop.

This means that people are always looking for upvotes. In order to get those upvotes, they often embellish things. Things then often get so embellished that the real truth becomes somewhat murky. This is because people are afraid to say the real truth because of said downvotes. It is especially prevalent on any gaming, news, or political subreddit. Don't you dare have a balanced viewpoint on any of those. Oh no. You're just asking for trouble.

Have a good view of things that people disagree with? Well, expect the following to happen:

- RUSSIAN BOT!

- CHINESE BOT!

- WELL I LOOKED AT YOUR POST HISTORY FROM...AND YOU SAID...

- SORRY. ALL ACCOUNTS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD ARE CLEARLY PAID SHILLS.

Sadly, the prevalence of Reddit has meant that this frame of mind has managed to creep into many other social media channels.

I don't mind Twitter as much. While it is a cesspit of opinions sometimes, the system has been designed to promote both good and bad ones. If you have an awful opinion, it tends to get promoted because it has so many interactions with it. Twitter has other issues.

[Zebraoracle]

Yeah. Reddit is a cesspit and an echo chamber.

Reddit has been designed to boost the 'good' opinions and hide the bad ones. Not just on the FF14 sub, but across the board.

Too many downvotes mean that you get shadowbanned from a sub, further hiding a view that is contrary to what the people in that sub believe. You try arguing an opinion with dozens of people piling onto you when you can respond just once every 10 minutes because the downvotes won't stop.

This means that people are always looking for upvotes. In order to get those upvotes, they often embellish things. Things then often get so embellished that the real truth becomes somewhat murky. This is because people are afraid to say the real truth because of said downvotes. It is especially prevalent on any gaming, news, or political subreddit. Don't you dare have a balanced viewpoint on any of those. Oh no. You're just asking for trouble.

Have a good view of things that people disagree with? Well, expect the following to happen:

- RUSSIAN BOT!

- CHINESE BOT!

- WELL I LOOKED AT YOUR POST HISTORY FROM...AND YOU SAID...

- SORRY. ALL ACCOUNTS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD ARE CLEARLY PAID SHILLS.

Sadly, the prevalence of Reddit has meant that this frame of mind has managed to creep into many other social media channels.

I don't mind Twitter as much. While it is a cesspit of opinions sometimes, the system has been designed to promote both good and bad ones. If you have an awful opinion, it tends to get promoted because it has so many interactions with it. Twitter has other issues.

Yeah I absolutely cannot stand reddit and only use it when I have to. It's just, ugh, I don't understand why people can't survive without echo chambers. It's mind boggling. Criticizing FF14 isn't akin to murdering your mother, and no criticism and saying everything is perfect and good just leads to stagnation. How do people not understand this?