Caveat 1: Whilst I am registered on the Canonn site etc, I am at best an associate. currently I don't sit in their comms, run in there gangs, have more that a few on my friends list. I am in no way a spokesperson for the Canonn
Caveat 2: This is going to come across as quite harsh. I don't want it to, so apologies in advance if it does. (I may come back and edit it after posting when I think it is too harsh...)
That said...
I try to keep up and stay active in this thread and mostly my theories are ignored. Im cool with that, most of them are bogus anyway haha. It just seems you guys are pretty set on what you believe and how you do things, and don't like ideas that conflict with your own. This way of thinking has you chasing your own tails and missing obvious in game and forum hints.
The whole mystery has gone from being a community driven event to a Canon driven event. The story has multiple paths it could potentially go down, but it is no longer in the hands of the community as a whole.
In every one of these threads someone says this, and they are wrong every time. In short: The Canonn has no more access to anything else then you or I. They are also independent people and players. If you don't like what they are doing either do it yourself, there is nothing stopping you, or do it from the inside.
You share only specific information...
This accusation gets levelled a lot. It is refuted time and again. But lets play devil's advocate: Where is it written that a group of independent players must share all there in game activities and finding with you or I? How many other groups are there out there, right now, who are also working on this and sharing nothing? You are not complaining about them as you don't know they exist. So you are complaining about the one that shares everything with you. They are under no obligation to do so.
...that which you find to be relevant. Try requesting details on a specific test and I am ignored or told to not bother pursuing that line of thought for no other reason than it is unlikely. Someone comes up with a theory or a test to try that hasnt been done and does not personally have the ability to do it themselves. You would think there would be someone here that would say "actually i am pretty sick of flying around staring down at dirt, maybe I will try that". Instead the person with the idea has to either try it themselves or forget about it, potentially missing a key piece of the puzzle in the process. With the most prolific group using these methods it sends a poor message to the rest of the community on what is important and what to do with specific items.
Same as above. It is there right to do whatever they like in game. They are not a service you are paying for.
We are missing out and going to miss out on really cool stuff because of a Neanderthal approach to science. We also have no chance of changing things now because the the people who promote this approach have gained too much publicity. This irritates me greatly, for I feel like a huge choice has been made for everyone, but not everyone gets a say in the final outcome. One of my favourite things about this game is the incredible amount of choices a player has, and I don't want someone else making them for me.
Same thing. If you can point to the FDEV post that says this stuff will only happen for registered Canonn players I will take all this back. No-one is making choices for you. They are making choices for themselves and sharing the results. If you want to make different choices, then make them. No-one is stopping you. But you can't just demand other players do what you want them to do.
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Now that all probably sounds a bit harsh, and I don't want it to be, as it is not meant to be. But put simply, the players who make up the Canonn are the ones that:
- Made a group
- Made a web site
- Made multiple public resources and spreadsheets
- Made TS and Discord chanels
- Organised in game searches and events and invited everyone to them
- Got together and shared contact details both in and out of game
- Made thread after thread with huge contents and indexes of everything they know so far
In summary the Canonn have become the de-facto group running all things UA/US/Barnacle related because they have put the massive amount of time and effort into doing so. You cannot complain about that. If you don't like it, make your own. If you don't have time, well sorry but that's life.
But now instead of ranting, let me try to help: Have you...
- Registered on their forums?
- Introduced yourself there?
- Registered on their Discord channel?
- Made friend requests in game, to all the key players?
- Get onto that discord channel when you are in game and asked to take part?
- Offered your suggestions in person and tried to influence the direction
as part of their group?
Bottom line: If like me, you just post here from time to time, you are sat on the side lines. You cannot sit on the side lines and complain about being sat on the side lines. Either actively get involved or, do it for yourself. Complaining that others are doing it for themselves is going nowhere.
