Conflict is part of the human interaction.Â
I'm sorry to say it, but it's true. I'm glad to see that all of the debates have become civil recently, and many people (myself included) simply answer the server question by presenting the servers and the pros and cons of both. That's a positive thing. Recently, I've seen a lot of "make a character on both servers and see which one you like better" advice as well, which is really really nice. I think the debates have become less of debates and, now at least, more of an informative thing. There are things here and there, but nothing that'd cause an even bigger schism than is already there.Â
I think locking the threads might be a little bit of an extreme thing to do. That might be just me, though. Besides that, it'd be quite a pain for someone to constantly monitor to catch the server question threads before the debate already begins, if it begins. I'm currently not doing anything, as it's summer and I'm unemployed, so I have the time to sit here and refresh the forum page every minute or so. Not everyone does. And I suspect that the staff are quite busy people who have other things that they need to do.Â
Do I think the "clearly the better choice" talk needs to stop, yes. Yes, please, in fact. Stating that Balmung/Gilgamesh is "clearly the better choice" helps no one. Its a statement of opinion. We do need to stress that Legacy, essentially, means nothing within a few months of release, though. But hey, I'm pretty new here so I might be wrong or my opinion means little. So, I've rambled for quite long enough, so I'll wrap it up in a nice TL;DR.
TL;DR: Basically, I think locking the threads is extreme and tedious. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd while answering the server question, I think we should stick to statements of fact as opposed to statements of opinion.
I'm sorry to say it, but it's true. I'm glad to see that all of the debates have become civil recently, and many people (myself included) simply answer the server question by presenting the servers and the pros and cons of both. That's a positive thing. Recently, I've seen a lot of "make a character on both servers and see which one you like better" advice as well, which is really really nice. I think the debates have become less of debates and, now at least, more of an informative thing. There are things here and there, but nothing that'd cause an even bigger schism than is already there.Â
I think locking the threads might be a little bit of an extreme thing to do. That might be just me, though. Besides that, it'd be quite a pain for someone to constantly monitor to catch the server question threads before the debate already begins, if it begins. I'm currently not doing anything, as it's summer and I'm unemployed, so I have the time to sit here and refresh the forum page every minute or so. Not everyone does. And I suspect that the staff are quite busy people who have other things that they need to do.Â
Do I think the "clearly the better choice" talk needs to stop, yes. Yes, please, in fact. Stating that Balmung/Gilgamesh is "clearly the better choice" helps no one. Its a statement of opinion. We do need to stress that Legacy, essentially, means nothing within a few months of release, though. But hey, I'm pretty new here so I might be wrong or my opinion means little. So, I've rambled for quite long enough, so I'll wrap it up in a nice TL;DR.
TL;DR: Basically, I think locking the threads is extreme and tedious. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd while answering the server question, I think we should stick to statements of fact as opposed to statements of opinion.
