Has posting in these forums ever changed anything ?

[MicahZerrshia]

They used to engage with the forums a lot more, the last time I remember it being done openly was a Q&A held a bit after Endwalker came out.

I really wish they engaged with us the same way they did between 1.0 and ARR. We were able to have a great dialog with SE, knew the community team by name, really felt like they gave 2 cents about how we felt about certain things and even though a lot of answers boiled down to "wait for 2.0!" and then very little was implemented it was still great to be heard. To be fair a lot, a whole lot, of what was promised was never delivered because they moved on immediately after launch instead of giving us more of what was promised, which upset a lot of us and is why I think Yoshi PR is so tight lipped now. But it really was like we were an ex that was being ghosted almost immediately after ARR launched.

Much like the time between 1.0 and ARR they really need to take a hard look at what Blizzard is doing again esp with their relationship with players, because while it isn't perfect, they really turned it around over there after the problematic dev purge.

[SKAshe]

I really wish they engaged with us the same way they did between 1.0 and ARR. We were able to have a great dialog with SE, knew the community team by name, really felt like they gave 2 cents about how we felt about certain things and even though a lot of answers boiled down to "wait for 2.0!" and then very little was implemented it was still great to be heard. To be fair a lot, a whole lot, of what was promised was never delivered because they moved on immediately after launch instead of giving us more of what was promised, which upset a lot of us and is why I think Yoshi PR is so tight lipped now. But it really was like we were an ex that was being ghosted almost immediately after ARR launched.

Much like the time between 1.0 and ARR they really need to take a hard look at what Blizzard is doing again esp with their relationship with players, because while it isn't perfect, they really turned it around over there after the problematic dev purge.

I really wish they'd interact with the community like this again. I can see why they'd be hesitant though considering that many of the criticisms on the forums, though very valid and I agree with almost all of them completely, I have to admit that much of what I've seen here could and should be worded in a way that doesn't come across as completely hostile. Speaking as a musician and an artist, a bit of politeness while delivering clear criticism goes a long way. People just won't give you the time of day, otherwise.

That said the game has a ton of problems and I hope that they start listening soon, for the sake of the game's future, and Square Enix's income (for the executives out there). The thing is they have got to start directly interacting with the community to understand the things that we are saying because I get the feeling that much of it is misunderstood or they are unaware of the magnitude of the game's problems.