This community is 'different'

The forum also filled up with people who disagreed with design decisions, development pace and non consensual pvp, just to name a few things. You guys really need to quit staking your claim to righteousness and laying blame on some demographic you personally don't like.

The bottom line is that the forum was friendlier because everyone was busy dreaming about the game they hoped they would get. And now we have reality to temper the discussion.

Have the rep, Jason. Have all of the reps!
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to jasonbarron again.

The way I see it is that everyone is entitled to their own opinion just as long as they know that I am always correct then everything will be fine. ;)
This sentence is only true when I say it.
 
The forum also filled up with people who disagreed with design decisions, development pace and non consensual pvp, just to name a few things. You guys really need to quit staking your claim to righteousness and laying blame on some demographic you personally don't like.

The bottom line is that the forum was friendlier because everyone was busy dreaming about the game they hoped they would get. And now we have reality to temper the discussion.

Nailed it. Most of the noise on this forum is one demographic using confirmatory bias to attack another.
 

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We used to have a great community. I've been around Frontiers forums since around 2008 and things were great back then. People talking about Elite, people speculating about what a new Elite game would be like. It was friendly and fun. Then ED came out and the forums quickly got filled up with refugees from Eve Online and it stopped being quite so fun and friendly anymore.
This right here is a mild form of white-knighting. Dump everyone who has a complaint about the game into one neat tidy box and label it "People who just want the game to be like Eve". Then with one dismissive statement, you can just tell the "whiners" to go away and play Eve.

It couldn't POSSIBLY be because the game went in a little different direction that what was being discussed before launch. It couldn't POSSIBLY be because of a large number of bugs that stick around for months or even up to a year, get fixed, and then get re-introduced back into the game a couple patches later. It couldn't POSSIBLY be because development is moving at a snails pace. It couldn't possibly be because they've spent 3 years trying to stack flimsy new systems on top of a shaky foundation.

No, it's definitely just that people just want this game to be like Eve and are too dumb and immature to realize this is a different game. If those guys want Eve so bad, why don't they just go play it, amirite? :rolleyes:

Here's a shocker. I HATE Eve with a burning passion. Hate everything about it. The absolute LAST thing I wanted was this game to be anything like Eve. But I didn't wan't it to be what it is right now either. What I wanted was all the cool things David talked about. What I wanted was alot of the well thought out ideas in the DDF. And I bought the game because we were led to believe that is the direction they were gonna go in. So stop pretending like we are asking for unreasonable things. I didn't walk in here and start demanding things to be different from what they said it was gonna be.

But no, DEFINITELY don't take the criticisms at face value. Deflect the criticisms away from the game so you can pretend that people are simply being unreasonable.
 
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The forum also filled up with people who disagreed with design decisions, development pace and non consensual pvp, just to name a few things. You guys really need to quit staking your claim to righteousness and laying blame on some demographic you personally don't like.

The bottom line is that the forum was friendlier because everyone was busy dreaming about the game they hoped they would get. And now we have reality to temper the discussion.

I mean, that would make sense, but...Star Citizen. :p
 
Who got banned. I didn't really see anything that bad when I last looked at this thread.

I don't think that this stuff should be discussed in the public, otherwise it would be the same as naming and shaming. People usually don't get permanently banned from the forum, but a few days timeout happens very often.
 
I'd like to know that, too. Babelfisch made it sound so dramatic.

I didn't intend to make it sound so dramatic, I just wanted to show that the forums aren't always as civil as they appear, because that's often after the mods did their job... Maybe that's why people don't understand where OP's frustration comes from. (this goes for both 'sides' BTW)
 
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The post wasn't that bad on it's own. It's the cumulative effect. I took a break from the game when 2.4 released. Frustrated with more bugs than I feel is acceptable, and I felt like the devs were trying to slap a pretty coat of paint on an old rusty car when the engine didn't even run right - priorities of what is being worked on first was all wrong IMO. And on top of that what DID get added wasn't even fully fleshed out. Multicrew added, but only combat roles - no science officer or anything. Wings added, but no wing missions and incentives to NOT wing up because bounties were split between wingmates (has since been changed). Planetary landings, but not enough to do down there. And now 2.4 with Thargoids in signal sources, only thing to do with them is shoot them, science limpets, drop them cargo, or ignore them. I was hoping for so much more. Maybe that's coming, maybe it isn't - all I have to go on is the past 2 years of what they've given us which does not inspire me with confidence.

So I've taken a break, was gonna patiently wait it out until Q4 2018 when exploration gets some love. Was hoping to engage with the devs, express my frustrations with how things have unfolded over the past 3 years, and what I'd like to see change. But if I can't speak my mind on the forums without getting called a whiner or a special snowflake constantly, then screw it, I'm out. The devs, the mods, and the people who are happy with the game as it is seem to all want us disgruntled folks to just go away and play something else. I guess after 2 years of getting told to go away, I'm finally gonna give in and do just that.

I will admit to be quite bummed out about it. I was a HUGE fan of Elite since 1984. David's vision for Dangerous inspired and excited me like no other game ever has, and I doubt ever will again. But we haven't gotten the game as he described it back then; at least not yet. And I'm not gonna stick around and get talked down to and insulted while I wait to see if the game ever starts to head in that direction. It's not worth it - too many other good games - not great like I was hoping this one would be, but good enough. Too many other things in life to occupy my time to engage with a community who doesn't want you around.

I have plenty of gripes with ED (some the same as yours) and I’ve been fully allowed to express them sometimes even got dev responses.

Yes, after reading NecroMachina's post it looks like I (and many others on this forum) have the same issues with the game. I would add the lack of NPC wings and crew though. ;)
So I can't understand how you come to the conclusion that criticism isn't allowed on this forum. As long as you don't insult someone... And keep in mind that the people disagreeing with you are allowed to have an opinion as well.
 
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Yes, after reading NecroMachina's post it looks like I (and many others on this forum) have the same issues with the game. I would add the lack of NPC wings and crew though. ;)
So I can't understand how you cone to the conclusion that criticism isn't allowed on this forum. As long as you don't insult someone... And keep in mind that the people disagreeing with you are allowed to have an opinion as well.
Wait, not sure how I fit into your response. Clearly I believe criticism is allowed on the forum. Anyway, yeah looks like we’re in agreement. The NPC thing drives me crazy. NPC crew guts me every time I think about how they’ve left it to rot. Interactivity with NPCs in general is extremely anemic.
 
Wait, not sure how I fit into your response. Clearly I believe criticism is allowed on the forum. Anyway, yeah looks like we’re in agreement. The NPC thing drives me crazy. NPC crew guts me every time I think about how they’ve left it to rot. Interactivity with NPCs in general is extremely anemic.

You fit in my post as 'I absolutely agree with you' ;)
 
You fit in my post as 'I absolutely agree with you' ;)
Cool.
Now back to the NPC sidetrack. I don’t think there is an element of the game that I would like more than my own crew on my ship. Wanna get me that engineer, the fighterjock, the science officer etc. my crew, with me for the life of the game to keep me company and get into adventures with.
Not the sad fodder we have now.
 
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I will admit to be quite bummed out about it. I was a HUGE fan of Elite since 1984. David's vision for Dangerous inspired and excited me like no other game ever has, and I doubt ever will again. But we haven't gotten the game as he described it back then; at least not yet. And I'm not gonna stick around and get talked down to and insulted while I wait to see if the game ever starts to head in that direction.
Wanted to rep your last post but I have to spread the love around a bit more but the game needs more voices like yours - it's quite telling that Planet Coaster is their money making game, ED wasn't even mentioned so all the white knighters are actually destroying this game by repeating that it's ok. Star Citizen shows there's a huge market for space flight games (or the promise of space legs / landings / dog fights etc) - Fdev need to tap into that market and they're not gonna do it if they think the present iteration is perfect.

I have plenty of gripes with ED (some the same as yours) and I’ve been fully allowed to express them sometimes even got dev responses.
The developers never respond to me, watch: Are we ever going to get an orrery? if not, at least an explanation of why not would be highly desirable.
 
The developers never respond to me, watch: Are we ever going to get an orrery? if not, at least an explanation of why not would be highly desirable.

They did answer this. It's still something they want to add, but can't guarantee it. It's also at the bottom of their to do list... No ETAs no guarantees ;)
 

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Yes, after reading NecroMachina's post it looks like I (and many others on this forum) have the same issues with the game. I would add the lack of NPC wings and crew though. ;)
So I can't understand how you come to the conclusion that criticism isn't allowed on this forum. As long as you don't insult someone... And keep in mind that the people disagreeing with you are allowed to have an opinion as well.
Here's a good example of what I mean. Here's a thread saying how someone wasn't impressed with what was said to be coming in 2018.
Here are some snippets of the replies.
if you dont like it make your own space game.
Maybe they should put you in charge OP? You're clearly full of ideas and an expert in game design and programming.
Well, judging from your post, you wouldn't even qualify as junior for anything, sorry. That was total gamer entitlement and lack of understanding and context.
Maybe it means your expectations are way off and unrealistic?
Of course, if that's not to your taste, there is always CoD. I hear they're planning to release another Cookie Cutter game soon.
Yawn. You asked a question, & the answer so far has been pretty clear. Few people-if any-agree with you, & you just come across sounding overly entitled.
If only the UK would pay tech jobs better...Then OP would create the single most awesome game of all time for us.
The next time there's a forum reorganisation can we please have a Whine Cellar subforum where these entitled, ugly threads can go?
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Another thread of "im disappointed blaablaablaa". So what else is new?
Turn your sound off. Problem solved. Doesn't take much effort to find a solution to your 'problem'.
..and the OP is, well just wrong. Sorry OP, but you have really over-stated the whole ED is broken thing.
"You aren't making the game I want!
WHY aren't you making the game I want!!! And I want it NOW!!!
Wah Wah Wah!!!"
Accurate summary of the OP :) A little mean, but I couldn't help myself.
So OP doesn't like the game. Got it.
TL;DR. The game's not broken, but it needs attention. FD know that. Give them time to show what they can do, and stop whining.
Beyond belief that another one of these threads has surfaced.
I've still to get over the other thousand similar threads since Saturday.

I'll stop there at about 1/3 of the way thru the thread.

Now, just to be clear, the original OP did go as far as implying the devs were incompetent, so I can understand why people would take offense. I really do. I also do think that for a dev team that constantly releases known serious bugs which were reported in the betas into the live game, it might be fair to start questioning competence in some respects. But I do also think he went a bit too far. I agreed with most of his criticisms, but I wouldn't have gone so far as to call for people to be fired.

The point I'm trying to make is, please don't try to pretend that criticisms aren't ever shot down on these forums. Don't act like people aren't told to stop whining and go play something else. It happens ALL THE TIME. And it's not only when someone goes a little too far with the rudeness, like with the OP in this case. It happens with polite posts, stating their criticisms and constructive feedback as to how it could be better. ALL THE TIME.
 
IOU 1 rep for effort.

It'd be really nice if more posts contained referenced citations & examples to back up formed opinions rather than just bullish confidence & mockery.

To be fair though, the point he's been trying to make is so perfectly obvious that it shouldn't require him to come up with a bunch of examples to prove.
 
This community is great. It is also the only online community i am or care to be a part of.

Yes there are those who defend the game/FD hard and attack anyone who criticizes or asks for changes with derogatory terms. I don't know how often i was called a minmaxer, meta gamer, or that i want easy mode or i win button, or am a care bear, just because i asked something i considered QOL making the game play less cumbersome or require less external tools info. These purists that claim to know how the game is intended to be played and that only this way is the right (not to say righteous) way - well, they are annoying. But there are very, very few such posters, and even those are sometime open to rational discussion.

Then there are those who cannot express their dissatisfaction without offending FD or other players who enjoy what they don't.

But the vast majority (in particular of veterans that visit this forum on a regular basis) are intelligent people able to express their thoughts and engage in any kind of discussion in a constructive way. They don't think to know everything of to represent the target audience. Everyone is here because they like the game and see something special in it. Many of those players are disappointed about many aspects of the game, but they are able to control their impulses. In other communities such players are a minority - go visit Steam forums.
 
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