The Official Forums is an EXTREMELY poor example of a "Good Community"

[GTK0HLK]

[Trying to keep short, but keeping short aint so easy for me.]

While you didnt ask for it. thanks for your great comments/funny responses.<whatever your intent was anyways. they do brighten and lighten the forum a bit.>

Me personally, i tend to come for the Understanding how some feel about the lack of support of etc, or why they want something.
Sadly this isnt like most forums, its not like we have separate areas for just tossing ideas without asking for implementation. no social category.
[World Categories are practically just FC adverts] so we are limited to the Threads where its expected to be a BnM about topics. Share Random in-game scenarios, images, etc.(though these are the minority of threads, which keep things barely balanced, despite the fact its more akin to a "Open Sharlayan Forum"/Poll)

My uses of the OF has been mostly just informing myself on how other players feel a need/want/feel for something that could be improved/implemented.
(Preferring to keep my responses to, Short as I can-honest-) Though what extends my word count is either trying to explain how I see it, offer a middle that the devs could implement-as likely that they would see it.., or not.- whilst on occasion that I do know something, let people know, to measure their expectations. or wait til something happens.<like the Unknown extent of the Graphics Update, or remind the fact CBUIII had worked on more than XIV recently>(the other occasion, is when there is too much, "it doesnt matter/waste of time" to small and large things. resulting to, we dont know what they plan. and if both dont matter, nothing does.) Occasionally avoiding topics after a comment or so. [which I guess, when it came to the thread you mentioned it felt like some players incorrectly came in with a social media mentality. assuming it was for idealistic reasons rather than game experience enhancing. when it was as simple as two plus two/and or make it so I dont have to spin the wheel anymore.]

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[GTK0HLK]

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In the end, just cause the forums is, by their choice or neglect. Ended up a Place that leads to some threads(be it due to society overall, or just individuals in general) to become something it isnt about.

It doesnt have to be that way.[just as I had seen some cooldown on their rush of certain things in-game. Relics of a different time in which instances changed quickly]

its almost like, in its current stage we have cooldown threads. I remember a bit back when a certain Rothgar we all know made a thread to give thanks for things they did do that we approve/enjoyed.
[if I wouldnt be accused of raising the dead, I know many would add the whole one click redeem/collect for the Island Sanctuary]

I Hope/Cope that the Forum does overall become a more easily habitable place.
[and by now with my many edits, Im sure someone meant the devs supporting.]

At the very least in game, is in a much more nice temperature.[though I wish I had many more people to pass the time with in-game. as well as pass extra minions to my alts. FC wont grow itself. sad that most of my friends are of a different region though.]