Why are some wards not allowing purchase?

[Deo14]

I'm not really about promoting positivity. I'm about promoting constructive discussion, which can be positive or negative. I'm about promoting realism in expectations about game design. I'm about promoting awareness of the power we all have as consumers.

Your passive aggressive signature suggests otherwise.

[Jojoya]

Your passive aggressive signature suggests otherwise.

You see my signature as promoting positivity? How bizarre.

[Deo14]

You see my signature as promoting positivity? How bizarre.

No, I'm talking about 2nd part, I don't see you promoting constructive criticism, because in the past you've disregarded my opinions because I'm too negative or whatever your problem was.

Here, I've put an extra effort just for you and found it:

But are they passionate about playing the game, or passionate about hating on it?

Someone passionate about playing the game is going to have both positives and negatives they share about it. No game is perfect. There are always things that can be improved but the player is also going to want to share what they enjoy or at the least does not see as a problem with the game. If they feel there are no positives or those positives are greatly overshadowed by the negatives, there's no reason to stay passionate about playing it.

When all someone posts is negative comments with nothing positive to say, it natural to doubt that they're actually passionate about playing the game. From there, it's a small step to assume they're only interested in hating on it (an assumption that may or may not be true).

While I have my issues with the individual who started this thread, I can agree that the game does tend to overdo certain themes mostly in the smaller subplots. But that player also has had nothing positive to say about the game and likes to attack posters who do say positive things. So are they here because they're passionate about playing the game, or are they here because they're passionate about hating on the game?

Do we need some to follow some regulations of minimal positive things we say, just so we feel like we're legitimate? I'm talking just for myself - I very rarely talk here about things I like. You can check all my 300+ posts, I bet there is not a single praise about this game's music, even though that's one of my most favorite things about the game. I have something positive to say, but I usually won't say it, I don't see a reason. You yourself described it as "at the least does not see as a problem with the game" - why would I start talking about something that I don't see as problem? What would I achieve by that? Would it spark some interesting discussion? Very unlikely. This is why I don't just throw random praises into the void, I don't see a reason. It doesn't mean I passionately hate the game as some seem to think, it's just different mindset and different personality traits.