What's with the forums?

[Kacho_Nacho]

I'll admit, I haven't been here that long, but why are the forums so... miserable? I get that people come here to give feedback, but it feels like some people see it as permission to be as toxic as possible. To be clear, I'm not talking about just any criticism. I mean people demanding staff members be fired over mild grievances, claiming there's some kind of conspiracy to ruin the game, portraying anyone who isn't as negative as them as idiotic, that type of thing. I guess what I'm trying to say is at some point, there's a line between criticism and entitlement. Have the forums always been this way? Even before I set up my forum profile I heard they have a reputation.

What you are seeing is due to the lack of moderation on the English language forums as opposed to the Japanese forums. When there are no consequences, people feel empowered to be awful.

If the ban hammer was used more often, a lot of the more toxic posters would either be gone or they'd start posting more respectfully.