12-16-2007, 03:01 AM
So apparently people aren't happy with many aspects of IN:X, and this has been treated as an overarching feeling towards the entire shard. The only suggestion i have is to remove general forums completely. I currently have 8 threads open from the general form that have all been posted in since the last 12 hours, and they're all about dissatisfaction or somebody leaving. If people feel that way, fine, but i honestly believe that part of the reason they do, is because they enjoy complaining.
I've heard of other communities doing this, and it sounds tempting. Maybe an example would help? Ideally IN:X should be looked at as a community, where everyone does what they can to further the success of the shard - this benefits everyone else, and it benefits their self because they have a more rich, developed (complete) place to play. This can be likened to a business situation, where employers and employees seek to further the success of the company, and in so doing fulfill their own desires. In a business situation, it isn't acceptable for everyone to make suggestions, repeat suggestions, and criticize others' suggestions without order. It is not an open forum (no pun intended) for everybody's ideas equally. People talk at scheduled meetings, for a limited amount of time, and are moderated by an administrator's evaluation of what is and what isn't valuable to the company.
Even if you were to look at IN:X as a customer/service provider relationship (though, we aren't paying for anything), no business in their right mind allows for everyone to suggest and criticize whenever and however they want. No company has the human resources to deal with that kind of feedback, nor would they want to, because only so much criticism is constructive. Ultimately, even though some people are thoroughly unhappy with the little moderation that has been going on, that's what's been happening.
Furthermore, the staff already know what needs to be fixed. Everything that has been suggested has been suggested and heard 10 times over. Any more discussion about the same stuff exhausts and discourages the staff, and exhausts the players because they feel their requests (which are too often complaints) aren't being received. Players bash other players for whining, or for expressing their idea in a way another player doesn't like, then they get bashed back.
What has been useful to the development of the shard has been well stated suggestions and ideas. Maybe those could continue to be posted under the appropriate forum heading, under strict moderation.
What is there to lose? Questions can be asked, and answered. People can make a community and chat around things other than developmental decisions and progress in the off topic section. Suggestions can be made. Guilds can communicate. Announcements will be made and responded to. Role players can do their thing. Traders can trade, etc.
Sorry if i got long-winded. I wanted to make it easy to read. It's an out there idea, but i would be interested to know what other players, and even what other staff think.
I've heard of other communities doing this, and it sounds tempting. Maybe an example would help? Ideally IN:X should be looked at as a community, where everyone does what they can to further the success of the shard - this benefits everyone else, and it benefits their self because they have a more rich, developed (complete) place to play. This can be likened to a business situation, where employers and employees seek to further the success of the company, and in so doing fulfill their own desires. In a business situation, it isn't acceptable for everyone to make suggestions, repeat suggestions, and criticize others' suggestions without order. It is not an open forum (no pun intended) for everybody's ideas equally. People talk at scheduled meetings, for a limited amount of time, and are moderated by an administrator's evaluation of what is and what isn't valuable to the company.
Even if you were to look at IN:X as a customer/service provider relationship (though, we aren't paying for anything), no business in their right mind allows for everyone to suggest and criticize whenever and however they want. No company has the human resources to deal with that kind of feedback, nor would they want to, because only so much criticism is constructive. Ultimately, even though some people are thoroughly unhappy with the little moderation that has been going on, that's what's been happening.
Furthermore, the staff already know what needs to be fixed. Everything that has been suggested has been suggested and heard 10 times over. Any more discussion about the same stuff exhausts and discourages the staff, and exhausts the players because they feel their requests (which are too often complaints) aren't being received. Players bash other players for whining, or for expressing their idea in a way another player doesn't like, then they get bashed back.
What has been useful to the development of the shard has been well stated suggestions and ideas. Maybe those could continue to be posted under the appropriate forum heading, under strict moderation.
What is there to lose? Questions can be asked, and answered. People can make a community and chat around things other than developmental decisions and progress in the off topic section. Suggestions can be made. Guilds can communicate. Announcements will be made and responded to. Role players can do their thing. Traders can trade, etc.
Sorry if i got long-winded. I wanted to make it easy to read. It's an out there idea, but i would be interested to know what other players, and even what other staff think.
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