It strikes me as a logical fallacy that developers who have a certain goal and dream for how they want their game to function, wish to make that game just so, should accept any input, except if their economical situation suggests they have the choice between that or closing the game.
Yes, all the arguments presented can be, and often are, logical fallacies, but they are also, sometimes true. Sometimes, both are true.
Example:
If I understand the idea behind ED right, for example, it was the original design idea, that fleeing combat was supposed to be an integral part of surviving the ED universe. AI pilots were however not up to the task for a very long time, so players got used to PvE victory being possible most of the time. When this was finally corrected, player response was predictable: Many suddenly think it is too hard, especially since many have reached high ranking without facing proper AI pilots and now find themselves facing a suddenly ramped up AI. Basically, people have been thrown into a much harder environment without the benefit of scaling up the difficulty through progression.
(One solution to this, btw, is asking FD to reset your combat ranking to Harmless, something they do. Then you can work your way up through the difficulties and actually catch up.. only a suggestion that is possible to try, not saying people Should do this.)
Anyway, this caused people complaining about the sudden increase in difficulty, of course. We all know the replies from various other players, from "git gud" to "entitlement". The truth is that FD basically shouldn't have put the rank system in, if they had plans to change combat difficulty, until they actually changed it. Had that been the case, people would now all be "Harmless" and leveling, nobody facing killer elites until they were ready. At least, that is one possible way to see it.
Another way to see it, is that people have been accustomed to what they had, are expecting to be as successful in AI combat as they were and are complaining to have the game changed, so it becomes Elite: Not quite Dangerous again. This could be said to show some feeling of Entitlement to play the game they feel they paid for and enjoyed, which they feel have now been taken away from them. This in itself does not make entitlement bad or even an accusation. It is just a description of a feeling among those that are now struggling and quitting.
So, you see, both are true.. from a certain point of view.
The video at the beginning of this post is in itself a type of logical fallacy, as it tells you never to accept some sorts of arguments because they are always logical fallacies, which in itself is not always true. It also instructs its viewers correctly in how some terms can be abused, but also makes it sound like the complainers are always right. I say, make it sound like, because that is not what the video is actually saying, but there certainly are a lot of people who will understand it that way. Basically, the narrative, while good, is not clear enough, at least in my own opinion, which I expect people to disagree with.
Yes, do question dev decisions, always. It just helps to do it in a respectful and constructive way. Try avoiding "GAH! RAGEQUIT!" type of posts and do avoid oversimplifying what you are saying, as it can be misunderstood.
"I feel that it takes way too long time to find materials, because I would like to do other stuff than driving around looking for Arsenic for a week." is way more constructive and likely to be listened to, than "They ruined the game! Stupid RNG drops!" While they both convey the same meaning, I'm quite sure one of them would elicit more nasty responses from the community, than the other.
Also, telling the devs that they should scrap entirely the system they have in place, in favor of something else.. as if that is ever likely to happen. Instead... "The current system for finding materials, especially the rare ones, take too long. Could we please have slightly better drop rates?"... I'd say have a way better chance of affecting the game.
Yeah, yeah... I'm telling everyone what to do and how to do it, being a superior wiseguy. Sorry... I just wanted to share my thoughts on the matter. And completely apart from what I make it look like, it is just my opinion and could be 100% wrong.
tl;dr.. not my problem
