Why are these forums akin to a soap opera?

[Ardbob]

I've seen 3, maybe 4 posters that sounds like normal, reasonable people. The rest are either: 1. People acting like server issues and errors are the end of their lives and if they don't get to play this goddamn second, they're going to murder Yoshida's entire family... or 2. People who respond with "QQ MORE".

Can't you guys be a normal community? Look at the Japanese forums. Their technical support and bug subforums have threads about bugs. You know what you find in our support and bug subforums: "This is unacceptable, I'm getting a refund!" That's not a bug. That's not a technical problem. That's you thinking anybody cares how you spend your money or you're simply trolling. If you have a bug, post it, but even better first use the search feature to see if anyone else has posted it. We don't need 90,000 threads about error 90000.

How to be a normal, healthy community:
1. If you have an error, go to the bug reports, search to make sure it hasn't already been reported, then report it if not.

[Ardbob]

2. If you are angry enough to want a refund, then try to get a refund. We don't need to hear about it. We don't care. If you're trying to get SE's attention, it's not working. They are too busy working on their gaming and fixing problems to read a thread about someone who has already given up on the game just because they're having a few server issues.
3. If you are merely upset by lack of support or want to discuss game elements, join General Discussion and start a friendly discussion about it. Throwing a fit and stomping your fit (metaphorically) are not going to make people care. It's just going to make people think you obviously have anger issues.
4. If someone makes a stupid post ignore it. By responding at all, you're simply pushing it back to the top of the list where countless more people will keep it there with other responses. Ignore it and within 20 minutes it will be deep into the depths of the forums where no one will ever find it.

Adding onto this: Even if this is a person's first MMO launch it boggles my mind that they wouldn't think, "Well I suppose it makes sense they'd have issues the first month or so considering the sudden massive influx of players." Instead they immediately jump to, "This game is going to fail, I want a refund!" What made me laugh though are the people saying, "Server issues!? This is why 1.0 failed SE!" Obviously those people didn't play 1.0, because otherwise they'd realize it failed for completely different reasons.

Edit, Extra Note: I'm not saying people have to post bugs in the bug reports. I'm saying don't post other shit in that subforum. It's not where it belongs and people are making it hard for the developers to see the actual issues.

[Alemana]

I dont read or speak japanese, why would I even go into that part of the internet

[Kaedan94]

Well, most of the posters whining about server problems here are either:

A) First time MMO players who don't realize that the first week of an MMO launch always has full servers and stability issues and that it's your own fault if you choose a high pop server and can't get in. That's the risk you take joining a high pop server.

B) People who have experienced the above for every single MMO launch in history, but for some reason have selective memory issues and just love to whine.

[Aen]

Well, most of the posters whining about server problems here are either:

A) First time MMO players who don't realize that the first week of an MMO launch always has full servers and stability issues and that it's your own fault if you choose a high pop server and can't get in. That's the risk you take joining a high pop server.

B) People who have experienced the above for every single MMO launch in history, but for some reason have selective memory issues and just love to whine.

Then you have the whiners that whine about whiners.

[Dantewolfwood]

Because we dumb.

[Ardbob]

A) First time MMO players who don't realize that the first week of an MMO launch always has full servers and stability issues

Even if this is a person's first MMO launch it boggles my mind that they wouldn't think, "Well I suppose it makes sense they'd have issues the first month or so considering the sudden massive influx of players." Instead they immediately jump to, "This game is going to fail, I want a refund!" What made me laugh though are the people saying, "Server issues!? This is why 1.0 failed SE!" Obviously those people didn't play 1.0, because otherwise they'd realize it failed for completely different reasons.

[Kuzak]

Great, the delusional defense force chimes in.

SE can handle their own PR, thanks.

[Ardbob]

Great, the delusional defense force chimes in.

SE can handle their own PR, thanks.

Did you even read the post? I didn't defend SE at all. I simply criticized how the community is handing the situation.

[Kuzak]

Did you even read the post? I didn't defend SE at all. I simply criticized how the community is handing the situation.

You're white-knighting. I can see it a mile away. You, and that one idiot. Just stop. People have a right to voice their concerns and vent their frustration. SE needs to step it up and calm the seas, not you.