Posted by Benis on 4/20/2017 10:49:00 AM (view original):
Benis- King of the Hyperbole. I kind of like the sound of that.
I guess you're not looking at Phelan or Tark where there are 80ish coaches in both D2 and D3.
If you don't care if people do or don't like the game then why spend so much time on here arguing with people like me or Poncho or Rogelio?
But overall, I think there are many aspects with 3.0 that are improved and I really like it too. However, one of the things that hasn't improved is one that I perceive to be the most important - new user retention.
I don't play D2 or D3 in tarkanian or Phelan.
I mostly stayed the hell off forums until beta. Then I started posting, because the negativity was prejudicing people against it before they even tried it. People like "0nly" were constantly poisoning the well. Forums should be a place where people who play the game come to discuss strategies, where new players can get help to understand certain aspects, etc. And yeah, discuss potential improvements. But to have those constructive discussions on potential improvements, you had to wade through dozens and dozens of meaningless garbage rants splattered with personal attacks.
I argue with you and rogelio because it's fun to argue with smart people who disagree. It is usually done mostly respectfully. On the other hand, I have a low tolerance for whiners (not you or Rogelio) whose purpose on the forums does not extend beyond spreading toxicity.
When I say I don't care whether others like it or not, it's in context of this tactic of using overall population snapshots to determine whether it improves the game or not. That's not how I determine whether I like the game, or not. Obviously I'd like others to enjoy the game. In some anecdotal cases, it has just been some simple perception shifts that has moved the needle from this sucks to tolerable, or tolerable to this is fun. That's why I continue to crawl out of my hole to participate in the forums now.