(01-01-2016, 08:37 PM)Graeham Wrote:(01-01-2016, 08:29 PM)Oli! Wrote:(01-01-2016, 08:27 PM)Graeham Wrote: I imagine that the developers are more likely to listen to feedback if it's presented in a civil and responsible manner. I also suspect that quite a few of the more frustrated posters in this thread are simply tired of the genre as a whole rather than simply being weary of FFXIV.Â
I'm not sure this is accurate, considering that many people on these boards are excited for the likes of Blade and Soul and Black Desert.
Not to mention that, again, it's possible to like some portions of a game and not other portions. Liking something in its totality is not at all necessary, and only liking portions of something is a common and expected way to approach many facets of life.
Well, take this with a pinch of salt for obvious reasons but...in my experience quite a lot of people on sites such as this gush over whatever is the 'next big thing' and find themselves eager to invest in new MMO's. Then they realise that for whatever reason those games become stagnant in their eyes, too, and either go back to their previous MMO of choice or once again set their sights on the next big MMO.
As for liking some portions of the game and not others? Yeah, I'm the same way. I figured that went without saying though. Yet there's some posters who seem to be consistently negative about the game as a whole and rarely have anything pleasant to say...which ties in with my earlier point about negativity.
I imagine quite a few players - myself included - are eagerly awaiting the arrival of some meaty new content. Yet it's much, much more useful if feedback is presented in a civil and constructive manner through the appropriate resources. I'm sure if somebody wrote a well written feedback thread and shared it on this site or tumblr then it'd gain quite a bit of attention from other players.
I think it has less to do with behavior and more to do with money.