mmorpg's review

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Simply said, my arguments were too compelling and solid for them to allow me to state them further. No one likes to have their lack of integrity exposed so evidently, and it takes further integrity to accept it

It could be a nice theme for an editorial, but honestly I'm too busy actually informing my readers to waste my time further exposing an amateurish website that can't even take some solid criticism (or implement readable graphics, but that's a different matter).

I'll just re-review the game myself when the time is right (probably after this round of patches), since my editors greenlighted a regular space for MMORPG re-reviews. Now it's EVE online's turn, then Age of Conan (since they both had very relevant updates that warrant a new review). Probably around the end of september it'll be FFXIV's turn.

Actually, if your website and your columns have a strong readership, I think it would be wise to post something about it. I honestly don't think it would be surprising in the least to most who read it, considering how pretty much everyone I know or have spoken to who visits mmorpg.com has the same opinion of it.

That they would issue you a temp ban over that statement tells me you struck a bit too close to home and so they felt they had to shut you up, as you stated. Though it is odd they didn't remove the post itself.

Just make sure to keep it to supportable or otherwise readily verifiable facts and try to avoid anything that could be interpreted as bashing or flaming, this way no one can dismiss it for just being an angry rant-fest.

I see it this way, they can "shut you up" on their forums. They can't "shut you up" on your own turf. Give 'em a taste of their own medicine, post your thoughts on the review and on their tactics, say all the things you've said on their site and more. Point out the factual errors in the review, call out the peculiar timing of the review, etc.

I don't think it would be a waste of time at all. They seem to have this air of feeling "untouchable" over there at MMORPG.com. I think they need a kick in the ass to knock them back into reality a bit.