SDC Operation spicy-bois featured on kotaku and eurogamer

[Karunamon]

... and now it's coming really interesting ...

... guess what is this below:

Chances of something happening: Nil.

Pilots will come here, admit to willfully combat logging, and not even receive a slap on the wrist. Meanwhile, strings of random symbols get your posts edited for filter evasion.

Suffice to say, the priorities around here suck.

 

[LeoBartlet]

Chances of something happening: Nil.

Pilots will come here, admit to willfully combat logging, and not even receive a slap on the wrist. Meanwhile, strings of random symbols get your posts edited for filter evasion.

Suffice to say, the priorities around here suck.

I combat log

 

[Becks]

I combat log

Why not just play Solo?

Saves you the trouble of actually logging out/pulling the plug?

 

[LeoBartlet]

Why not just play Solo?

Saves you the trouble of actually logging out/pulling the plug?

Oh I do play solo 100% of the time on both the pc version and the xbox.

 

[Galactic Midden]

Chances of something happening: Nil.

Pilots will come here, admit to willfully combat logging, and not even receive a slap on the wrist. Meanwhile, strings of random symbols get your posts edited for filter evasion.

Suffice to say, the priorities around here suck.

Forums and game are separate

I combat log

Here all I can do is

Of course this exit was probably done gracefully

 

[Becks]

Oh I do play solo 100% of the time on both the pc version and the xbox.

That's not combatlogging lol.
Assuming you don't log against NPCs.

 

[Yaffle]

I can smell the mod team a mile away.

For that I very much blame Tj.

 

[LeoBartlet]

That's not combatlogging lol.
Assuming you don't log against NPCs.

Nope I can sometimes be found logging against npc's.

In particular when interdiction spam was a thing.

 

[GluttonyFang]

For that I very much blame Tj.

I'm sure the stench is from certain intolerance and ignorance. #Don'tBlameTj

*Chuckles in the background*

 

[KuroNyra]

Both were great articles and I said it on Reddit and will say it here

Thank you SDC!! You did a great service for the community

They would do a better service to the community by leaving the game.

 

[GluttonyFang]

They would do a better service to the community by leaving the game.

Just no .-.

 

[Becks]

Nope I can sometimes be found logging against npc's.

In particular when interdiction spam was a thing.

Well that's poor.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

They would do a better service to the community by leaving the game.

Just being proper villains will do.

 

[GluttonyFang]

Just being proper villains will do.

I support this notion.

 

[LeoBartlet]

Well that's poor.

What they gonna do report me?

 

[Brett C]

The SDC go crying to the Mods if it doesn't go their way.
I have an infraction for reposting post No.124
Who's bad?

That's an advisory, not an infraction.

And for the record, there's a lot of salt being churned in the Reported Posts section from both sides of the fence - just not one side mass reporting people.

 

[Brett C]

What they gonna do report me?

The NPC's will have a sad for a short time while they recoup their losses.

 

[Martian Successor]

Two news sites that primarily generate their views/clicks with gaming controversies decided to finally write an article about a controversal group of ED gamers involving a controversial meta.

It's shocking I tell you. Shocking!

Spoiler

 

[Martian Successor]

Can confirm this statement is true.

Is it a special thing to not have anyone on your ignore list or something? If so can I also chuckle somewhere in the background of Fang's background?

 

[Martian Successor]

Someone made a comment on the kotaku Article that I would like to repeat here:



This unfortunately is very true. All the times when the community bands together and gets some awesome stuff going? Nothing. Major Saltmining - here you go, let's write an Article.....

Of course someone posted that the community is toxic - I can't get behind that I am afraid.

I was watching for a long time before becoming active on the forums and yes - there are very passionate discussions and people getting riled up because they believe that their own - and only their own - opinion is right.
However, in the same vein I have seen countless posts where the community shines. Example: one guy posted he was getting frustrated with his gameplay due to various reasons, he posted a very well written post, didn't rage, simply pointed out the things that frustrated him. The guys that answered his posts were really helpful, giving him tips, offering advice and even offering to wing up with him to make it more enjoyable.

But what always sticks with us are the posts where someone rage posts and everyone goes a bit snarky or aggressive when answering.

Point being is why are all the bad examples remembered while all the times when things work good they sink into the depths and are never seen again?

P.S. For my part I find the general community great and not toxic, there are just a few who always try to stir things up but hey, I guess that's life.

Salt minning, controversies, psuedo-controversies, all of these generate clicks/views. In the absence of good journalism this stuff is the bread and butter of the lowest common denominators of the media unfortunately. Nothing gets the comments sections riled up quite like a good old fashioned controversial topic.

The day when one of these news outlets writes a positive article about the many achievements of the Buckyball racers, the Fuel Rats, Obsidian Ant, and the plethora of the positive community in ED; that's when I'll truly be surprised.