03-11-2011, 02:46 AM
IF that's true, then that's total bullshit.
Hell, it's still bullshit even if it's just 72 hours.
Regardless, it makes me wonder what's going to happen if TOR fails to live up to its expectations. Are they just going to ban anyone that talks shit about it?
Forums are generally full of whiners, yes, but it's still your game's community, and it does raise valid concerns amongst some of its horseshit.
A 'no negativity' rule is pretty bad. I can't think of any online game that's strong-armed its community into obsequiousness that hasn't gone down in flames. It's like if someone on the Titanic was trying to point out that you're heading for an ice berg, and the captain had him thrown overboard for being a party pooper. Then everyone congratulates each other on what a fine job they did as the ship sinks.
But a forum ban leading to you losing access to your BioWare games? That's even more severe. Who's going to speak out about a game's flaws, even if it's well intentioned, if they risk a ban like that? No one. And it creates a toxic community.
Now, I'm willing to bet that this is just the work of an overloaded, exasperated mod that took shit one step too far. I would expect his shit to get restored, or for a banning to only happen in extreme cases ("you guys are fucking faggots you ruined this game you pieces of shit im gonna kill your kids"), not reasonable feedback ("Play experiences seems flawed, because of reasons x y and z, here are the causes behind them and some solutions").
Still. What the Hell.
Hell, it's still bullshit even if it's just 72 hours.
Regardless, it makes me wonder what's going to happen if TOR fails to live up to its expectations. Are they just going to ban anyone that talks shit about it?
Forums are generally full of whiners, yes, but it's still your game's community, and it does raise valid concerns amongst some of its horseshit.
A 'no negativity' rule is pretty bad. I can't think of any online game that's strong-armed its community into obsequiousness that hasn't gone down in flames. It's like if someone on the Titanic was trying to point out that you're heading for an ice berg, and the captain had him thrown overboard for being a party pooper. Then everyone congratulates each other on what a fine job they did as the ship sinks.
But a forum ban leading to you losing access to your BioWare games? That's even more severe. Who's going to speak out about a game's flaws, even if it's well intentioned, if they risk a ban like that? No one. And it creates a toxic community.
Now, I'm willing to bet that this is just the work of an overloaded, exasperated mod that took shit one step too far. I would expect his shit to get restored, or for a banning to only happen in extreme cases ("you guys are fucking faggots you ruined this game you pieces of shit im gonna kill your kids"), not reasonable feedback ("Play experiences seems flawed, because of reasons x y and z, here are the causes behind them and some solutions").
Still. What the Hell.
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