We need better moderation on the forums.

[DamianFatale]

This place is becoming worse than ever. Every day there is a new troll post, and everyone falling for the bait.

Then there are toxic threads that just go on forever, and when you think they are finally off the top page, they get necro'd by bored people, who had no regard for the negativity that they bring.

Some things are fine to be negative about. Blue Mage, the gender gap of races, the hrothgar/viera hair crisis, broken jobs, ways to make the cycles of content more interesting beyond lore farming, criticisms of the relic steps, the housing crisis, and etc. can all be WONDERFUL places for criticism, because I do NOT want to see this community turn into a place where the devs do not listen to any form of feedback. We'd end up like WoW.. and as a player of that game in addition to this one, I do NOT want us to go in that direction..

But PLEASE we need some dang self control here, and some more moderation. This game has grown extremely big for its britches in the last two years, and the forums that I once found a lot more of a fun place to be, have absolutely exploded in negativity. It's starting to really change how I feel about this place, in a way that I am not used to.

I know some of you are probably going to remind me on this post about my past, and muck it up to hell with even more negativity. I expect that completely, but I plead with you to please try to have heart, and turn the other way. Make this community a space you want to be in. Spread more positivity. For every complaint you make, try to think of something GOOD to balance it. There is good in the world, and we can do better than be bitter.

I would also like to suggest that the moderation be improved in game too, because it feels like a lot of bad behavior is getting a bit out of hand, and players are struggling to deal with it all.