Quote Originally Posted by Avoidy View Post
These forums block you from posting if you quit the game. It's arguably never been a space for genuine criticism. Just an echo chamber full of people happy enough to continue paying. It's remarkable there's this much negative feedback in general, really. People on these forums do seem mad about the state of things, but they're not mad enough to actually walk away. And the actual players in the game continue to jump at every cash grab available, even as the player count tumbles off a cliff and there's nothing to do and no one to do it with. Anyone who's frustrated enough to unsub doesn't even get an exit survey, and if they wait long enough to come here and voice their concerns, they'll find that they're softlocked out of commenting because they haven't logged on in 14 days. Hell, in the past I was banned for 10 days just for criticizing a cash shop outfit. It was my first offense, too.

So yeah, don't be surprised when they go all mask-off and start just deleting posts. They've always been like this. Now they're just louder about it.
The white knights will report anyone who criticizes the game and get them banned. There's a reason why people like Theodric are gone now even if they have literally never engaged in any personal attacks. Criticize the game too much, and you're gone!