To A Healthier Gaming Community!

[Cendres]

Forum rules and nettiquette is something that has been really lax in the past 5-7 years or so. It used to be a lot more strict when communities were smaller and there were more volunteer moderators. You would not start a new thread if there was already an old one on the same topic, but then later on they introduced the necro thread, so you could not post in a thread that was too old and you had to begin a new one.

These two opposing rules have been the cause of a lot of annoyance in forums where the mods don't stress what it is that they want done. In here it's okay but there could be more enforcement on duplicate threads especially if they are hours apart...... >.>

[Radacci]

No, people are dumb, and i want to punch them!
You shouldn't talk to dumb people, so they don't get no silly ideas that it's ok to be dumb. Or if you do talk to them, you should point out how dumb they are, so they can become less dumb. But if they could be made less dumb, they wouldn't have been so dumb to begin with? Look at Bush for example, you think he could be made less dumb? i think not.
Cookies for all non-dumb people, and a punch in the face for the rest

I am the dead opposite.. I am a kind, gentle, caring soul in RL..

On here I can be a royal arse.

As for repeat threads, I would much rather a page full of threads about completely different topics, over a page full of threads whinging about beta not being out.. That is the sort of level we are hitting at the moment.

haha same here.
i'm the nicest guy, but on the internet, i'm fuming with rage ^^
but that's just cause of the sheer mountainous wall of stupidity that some people show, and i don't understand how people can be so dense and stupid
but then again, sometimes i look back on old posts i made, and i cringe, and wonder what the fck i was thinking. so i guess i should try to think more in line, that those stupid people are just having a stupid moment, and i should be more forgiving
it's difficult to know peoples intentions on internet; if they are serious or just trolling. but sometimes i feel like punching first, and ask questions after ;D

[Pwnagraphic]

I thought this was going to be a post about healthy eating, exercise, and when to know enough is enough for one day of gaming.. Hm.

[Dzian]

I think often topics get repeated because no answers ever surface. or the devs seem quiet about what we the player base. (generally speaking) percieve as important issues. yet occassionally information about things that we the player base consider insignificant surface.

this is all generally speaking. but to various degrees it can be fairly visible if you scroll back through various threads such as the live letter questions. you get some questions that feel like they should be more relelvenat than others. and often see questions that seemingly have a hundred likes get ignored and qustions with 4 or 5 likes get answered. some i've asked myself admittedly but there a questions others ask that i would rather see the answer to than some of those of my own.

I kind of feel that a lot of people are trying to put faith in ARR sucess but on occassions the lack of information on "hot topics" sometimes doesn't help fill people with confidence. but i do feel is a big factor in the sometimes dozens of threads about the same subject. while i don't blame the devs for this. ultimately they can only publish information they're given i do think it would help a lot if we the player base felt a little more heard at times.

for example discussions such as the item binding topic are pretty hot topics with 3 or 4 fairly large threads circling but there has been no clarification or information on the specifics or attempts to reassure the player base.

other topics in the past have been regarding ARRs loot system, content difficulty, Relic quests, and the infamous RNG.

all of which you could consider fairly major topics and critical to the games success. if contents to easy then theres no satisfaction in clearing it. if drops are impossible to get drop rates then people will likely give up. yes people spammed the hell out of dungeons for darklight but i wonder how many of those people would have stuck around if it arr wasnt waiting for them...

in short i guess being a little more forthcoming with answers and information would help the community a lot.

[AdvancedWind]

If everyone starts acting like reasonable human beings, it would cut the fun factor of the forums by roughly 70%. Don't take away my fun.

[Forgo]

Oh you hest lol I agree though. If more ppl thought the same way then we can see alot less trolling around here and a lot less fighting.

[Shougun]

All the flowers and glitter talk, you must be a fairy!

^_^

(kidding, unless you like fairies - then not kidding.. your pick lol)

Nice post

[Hestern_Nestern]

I thought this was going to be a post about healthy eating, exercise, and when to know enough is enough for one day of gaming.. Hm.

I thought this was going to be about physical health, I was going to come and talk about my daily exercise lol

Oh dear, I hadn't realized the implications of my subject title! Hmm. "To A Friendlier Gaming Community!" would have been better. I wonder if I can change it... (goes to check) ... although I sense this thread is coming to a close. Some interesting thoughts and theories - oodles and oodles of reassurances - and - oh - who posted this? -

All the flowers and glitter talk, you must be a fairy!

^_^

(kidding, unless you like fairies - then not kidding.. your pick lol)

Nice post

Noooo! You've discovered my true identity! YES, IT IS I, LALAFERRY! Yes, my ultra-secret-identity is spelt differently than the traditional fairy's name (rest assured I am still very much a fairy) - but you have to understand, localization, toponymy, and all those jazzy etymology slices mixed together into a pan and then baked for a century or so really shakes things up, ya know?

It can be especially problematic at rivers, I'd have to say...people trying to ride my back...my aching back!

[Niqote]

It can be especially problematic at rivers, I'd have to say...people trying to ride my back...my aching back!

I believe there is an exception to every rule <3

[Hestern_Nestern]

I believe there is an exception to every rule <3

<3 you're right...there really is. Hop on board anytime!


(mutters to self) And now I have to try to fit both of your lovely images into my signature. Ha ha ha.

Edit: Aww, it won't let me. It says "exceeded limit/we hate you" durr. Sigh.