Post by Fabell on Dec 2, 2019 3:55:13 GMT
I recently had a slight altercation on Reddit and had (or felt I needed) to remove/delete two posts. I say slight altercation not because there was any physical or even intellectual violence, but there was a lot of stress (at least on my part) about supposed antagonism towards some help I tried to offer the Reddit community. Regardless of the veracity of the criticisms of my posts (many were valid), I was more or less stunned by the attitudes of people who responded in the comments, for such a fresh and new game. It seems we are out of our honeymoon stage.
I won't go into details about the kind of help I offered (that's not the point of this soapbox), other than to say I linked to this forum's friend request section, as well as offered some additional information about the SoM banner. On the whole while I may have some gripes about how the community is dispersing information about the game (so much of the information we get is from JP and needs to be translated currently) the information offered through both Reddit and Discord have been very helpful in making these early game decisions about where to invest and how much.
That being said, I think it's pertinent for all members of our small community (whether that be on Reddit, Discord, Facebook, or wherever they find themselves) to treat each other with respect and appreciation. Having the capacity to behave both positively and negatively towards each other in a constructive fashion is going to determine the longevity and health of our playerbase. Aidis clearly screwed up majorly when they set up a barrier between whales and non-whales (which is the only way you can really understand it, as the price of crystals is so high and the deals are very much geared towards people with high disposable incomes and not teenagers on an allowance or working people who budget their gaming hobbies carefully).
Something I've noticed over the years is that games that are predominately PvE (player versus environment) have healthier communities than games that are predominately PvP (player versus player): this is to be expected. Also, trying to inject positivity into a community that is currently angry (such as LC's community during the initial stages of the SoM banner) also tends to be resisted heavily, as those who are normally silent about their frustrations feel more open to share and those who normally are quite positive tend to be quiet during these times. There is a fine line between White Knighting (when you bully others into supporting the company) and being tactfully honest. Equally so, there seems to be a fine line between critically shredding the company without remorse and carefully adjusting your opinion for harsh realities of what it takes to a game in this day and age.
I won't go into details about the kind of help I offered (that's not the point of this soapbox), other than to say I linked to this forum's friend request section, as well as offered some additional information about the SoM banner. On the whole while I may have some gripes about how the community is dispersing information about the game (so much of the information we get is from JP and needs to be translated currently) the information offered through both Reddit and Discord have been very helpful in making these early game decisions about where to invest and how much.
That being said, I think it's pertinent for all members of our small community (whether that be on Reddit, Discord, Facebook, or wherever they find themselves) to treat each other with respect and appreciation. Having the capacity to behave both positively and negatively towards each other in a constructive fashion is going to determine the longevity and health of our playerbase. Aidis clearly screwed up majorly when they set up a barrier between whales and non-whales (which is the only way you can really understand it, as the price of crystals is so high and the deals are very much geared towards people with high disposable incomes and not teenagers on an allowance or working people who budget their gaming hobbies carefully).
Something I've noticed over the years is that games that are predominately PvE (player versus environment) have healthier communities than games that are predominately PvP (player versus player): this is to be expected. Also, trying to inject positivity into a community that is currently angry (such as LC's community during the initial stages of the SoM banner) also tends to be resisted heavily, as those who are normally silent about their frustrations feel more open to share and those who normally are quite positive tend to be quiet during these times. There is a fine line between White Knighting (when you bully others into supporting the company) and being tactfully honest. Equally so, there seems to be a fine line between critically shredding the company without remorse and carefully adjusting your opinion for harsh realities of what it takes to a game in this day and age.
It's a challenge to find that sweet spot, where comments can be both constructive and critical, while also being supportive of people in our community (as well as offering them a helping hand when they fail). Here's hoping the community continues to grow, and grow well!
I'm not sure about other communities, but the Reddit community gained more than 500 new members due to the SoM banner. That's good news.