Quote Originally Posted by Striker44 View Post
1.) Complaints are only one small, small portion of why this forum is supposed to exist. If it was the sole reason, it would be called the Complaints forum, or even Complaints sub-forum. This forum exists for a wide variety of purposes, in the case of "General Discussion," to discuss anything and everything about the game.

2.) "if square has such hard and fast data on the fact that these complaints don’t represent the general playerbase why do they never engage with us on here" I feel like this sentence answers itself. They don't engage with us here because they know this forum isn't representative of anything useful. I'm guessing they also realize the psychological value of giving people a place to vent, anyway. They are a business, after all, and people who get the chance to vent and/or feel like they're making a connection with other forum posters are more likely to stick around longer. Just my thoughts on the matter...

(General Point - I can't recall anyone ever saying someone should assume everyone who isn't here is happy. All I've said is not to assume that everyone in the general playerbase mimics the forums in thought, and that the devs have far more information than we do on the subject. You seem to be setting up a straw man, which implies a lack of ability to validly counter the actual point being made.)
So your logic is we should know that square ignores us on here because it’s obvious that what we say isn’t indicative of the general playerbase so it’s pointless even engaging with it

I mean I can’t refute your point outright because I have no data but that seems awfully convenient for your line of thinking