mega thread What are you thinking?

[Iforgotmybrain 5,963]

Jerma only does prerecorded video streams now. All the videos uploaded to his YT channels are “best of” highlight videos. It’s so over. He’s never coming back.

[LetterTwister 165]

It's sad watching something you love deteriorate.

There's this game I've loved for 6 years now. Management did an incredible job of making it, and a lot of the community is incredibly generous to new and old players alike. It's only from this game that I got confident sharing my writing with other people, which was something I was terrified of doing before. I genuinely don't think I'd be so happy to talk to people on here about my stories without that game helping me break out of my shell first. It even helped me be more confident with talking to people! I've met super sweet people on there and made great memories.
That's why I'm a little anxious about the direction the game is going in.  A portion of the community is... less than ideal, and management is fumbling, too.
Long rant spoilered below. 

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A good portion of the community is very entitled and flips on a dime, and management listens to them because they're so loud and hostile instead of acknowledging the portion of the community that comments on these situations after cooling down.

I don't think management is perfect whatsoever; they've made some decisions with the game (many that they later reversed) that felt more like they dared each other to throw a dart at a board and implement whatever it landed on, but there are so many situations the community could've handled better.

At the same time, management feels incredibly wishy-washy. They stick to their guns on some things, but with a lot of other things, it genuinely feels like it's only a matter of a portion of the playerbase screaming at them until they get spooked into changing whatever that crowd doesn't like.

I've seen in real time how they reward the people who scream the loudest.

For one example, they suddenly changed the appearance of two cosmetic items several months into their existence. They asserted that the community was given a warning that it'd change... several months prior, in a small thread that had since been buried by everyone else posting about whatever. I was also on a hiatus when that warning was posted, so I never saw it. I didn't think to look, and with how many things in this game are released with "errors" that don't get fixed until months or literal years later, I admit that one is probably on me.

I had one of the two items and I'm disappointed to this day over how it was changed, but at the same time, what can you do? They wanted to change it so they did, and I'm just one person. I saw not a single thread about reverting the change for the item I had, so I figured nothing would be done.

On the other hand, the people who had the other more popular item were furious (not that I blame them for being upset). There were nonstop threads in multiple portions of the site calling attention to it, and so many people were angry for so long that management eventually reverted the item back to its original appearance and promised to do better with alerting the community of future changes in advance.

My item was never changed back to how it originally looked. Maybe 2 people max brought up that it was changed at all.

This could be a lesson about being less passive, but it's a struggle. I don't want to add to the management's stress. 

I don't think either side was wrong to be upset here and I fully support changing both items back to how they looked originally. One side was practically nonexistent due to that item being less popular, though, so it was left alone.

I can't blame management for assuming silence = acceptance. I'm just complaining here, really. Just like the people I'm complaining about.

The game doesn't allow discussion of its policies on the site itself, and with how hostile the playerbase can get, I get that decision. Thing is, from what I've seen, the community elsewhere is split between "management is awful on purpose and the game is dying" and "management is perfect all the time, everyone who's upset is just complaining for the sake of it".

Just like the community on the site itself.

I'm not even angry, just disappointed.

I hate doomposting. I don't think the site is going to collapse or anything. This has just been on my mind for a while. 

Edited May 26, 2024 by LetterTwister
Reworded a sentence.

[Crypty Scribbles 5,574]

  On 2024-05-25 at 11:46 PM, LetterTwister said:

It's sad watching something you love deteriorate.

There's this game I've loved for 6 years now. Management did an incredible job of making it, and a lot of the community is incredibly generous to new and old players alike. It's only from this game that I got confident sharing my writing with other people, which was something I was terrified of doing before. I genuinely don't think I'd be so happy to talk to people on here about my stories without that game helping me break out of my shell first. It even helped me be more confident with talking to people! I've met super sweet people on there and made great memories.
That's why I'm a little anxious about the direction the game is going in.  A portion of the community is... less than ideal, and management is fumbling, too.
Long rant spoilered below. 

  Reveal hidden contents

A good portion of the community is very entitled and flips on a dime, and management listens to them because they're so loud and hostile instead of acknowledging the portion of the community that comments on these situations after cooling down.

I don't think management is perfect whatsoever; they've made some decisions with the game (many that they later reversed) that felt more like they dared each other to throw a dart at a board and implement whatever it landed on, but there are so many situations the community could've handled better.

At the same time, management feels incredibly wishy-washy. They stick to their guns on some things, but with a lot of other things, it genuinely feels like it's only a matter of a portion of the playerbase screaming at them until they get spooked into changing whatever that crowd doesn't like.

I've seen in real time how they reward the people who scream the loudest.

For one example, they suddenly changed the appearance of two cosmetic items several months into their existence. They asserted that the community was given a warning that it'd change... several months prior, in a small thread that had since been buried by everyone else posting about whatever. I was also on a hiatus when that warning was posted, so I never saw it. I didn't think to look, and with how many things in this game are released with "errors" that don't get fixed until months or literal years later, I admit that one is probably on me.

I had one of the two items and I'm disappointed to this day over how it was changed, but at the same time, what can you do? They wanted to change it so they did, and I'm just one person. I saw not a single thread about reverting the change for the item I had, so I figured nothing would be done.

On the other hand, the people who had the other more popular item were furious (not that I blame them for being upset). There were nonstop threads in multiple portions of the site calling attention to it, and so many people were angry for so long that management eventually reverted the item back to its original appearance and promised to do better with alerting the community of future changes in advance.

My item was never changed back to how it originally looked. Maybe 2 people max brought up that it was changed at all.

This could be a lesson about being less passive, but it's a struggle. I don't want to add to the management's stress. 

I don't think either side was wrong to be upset here and I fully support changing both items back to how they looked originally. One side was practically nonexistent due to that item being less popular, though, so it was left alone.

I can't blame management for assuming silence = acceptance. I'm just complaining here, really. Just like the people I'm complaining about.

The game doesn't allow discussion of its policies on the site itself, and with how hostile the playerbase can get, I get that decision. Thing is, from what I've seen, the community elsewhere is split between "management is awful on purpose and the game is dying" and "management is perfect all the time, everyone who's upset is just complaining for the sake of it".

Just like the community on the site itself.

I'm not even angry, just disappointed.

I hate doomposting. I don't think the site is going to collapse or anything. This has just been on my mind for a while. 

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I do not recognize the game, but feel the same about Sea of Thieves. =/

[LetterTwister 165]

  On 2024-05-26 at 1:42 AM, Crypty Scribbles said:

I do not recognize the game, but feel the same about Sea of Thieves. =/

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Oh no! That sucks, I'm sorry.  I've never played Sea of Thieves, but it seems fun from the clips I've seen. This is the first time I'm hearing that there are any problems with it. I hope it gets better.

[Woohoo 34,700]

Will I finish watching The Ghost and Molly McGee before the month ends...

[Sparklefan1234 174,371]

  On 2024-05-26 at 10:51 PM, Woohoo said:

Will I finish watching The Ghost and Molly McGee before the month ends...

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I'm confident that you will finish watching this show before May is over. 

I think I'm already in the mood to watch The Ghost and Molly McGee again. 

[DubWolf 17,515]

This will somehow take another dam year. Last year was the year to finish, NOT this one, nor the one after or any of the following ones.

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Meanwhile all my peers and yet to be peers and below surpass me. Never to be able to catch up in anything. End post....

[Sparklefan1234 174,371]

"Cash Ins Toaster" I honestly don't know if I consider this is an upgrade or a downgrade for you, @Cash Ins Toaster. 

Cash registers hold the money to buy food but toasters help cook food. 

 

I just don't know. 

[Steve Piranha 29,451]

Watching Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai. I’m definitely a fan of Dragon Quest who has played all of its games. I’m definitely NOT watching that anime just because I can hear some horses 

[Sparklefan1234 174,371]

Current Thought:

Friendships on forums are tough because I don't want to bother anyone if they're busy etc. but I don't know if they are either. 

[Steve Piranha 29,451]

I hope Paper Mario series goes back to real Paper Mario with the release of the remake of it’s best entry 

[Ganondorf8 11,424]

I'm hoping that certain events in the future work out the way I expect them to.

[DubWolf 17,515]

Hmm.

Did I lose her... or did I lose myself?

[Crypty Scribbles 5,574]

Choosing plans for the weekend.

  On 2024-05-31 at 3:33 AM, DubWolf said:

Hmm.

Did I lose her... or did I lose myself?

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Oh man. I was asking this question for years.

[LetterTwister 165]

Modern medicine is a wonder. A year's worth of pain (mostly) solved by five days' worth of medicine. I owe that nurse my life. He's an angel among men.

I wish I could repay him, but, uh... how?

[Lawyer Slip 2,933]

  On 2024-05-31 at 2:48 PM, LetterTwister said:

Modern medicine is a wonder. A year's worth of pain (mostly) solved by five days' worth of medicine. I owe that nurse my life. He's an angel among men.

I wish I could repay him, but, uh... how?

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Get him Dinner or something. Idk, I only had to repay a life-debt once, and that was just done by gifting the person Paper Mario and The Origami King

[LetterTwister 165]

  On 2024-05-31 at 3:27 PM, Lawyer Slip said:

Get him Dinner or something. Idk, I only had to repay a life-debt once, and that was just done by gifting the person Paper Mario and The Origami King

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Sounds like a good gift! I hope they enjoyed it.

[ZiggWheelsManning 11,786]

It's bad I don't have a supply of Cajun ranch dressing.  

[Iforgotmybrain 5,963]

I should watch Smiling Friends sometime. Every clip I see of that show is hilarious, seems like a rare example of an adult animated show that's both funny and not an eyesore to look at.

[GodlyWolf Gusty 2,149]

Thinking that I'm not on here much and I need to change that lol. 

  On 2024-05-19 at 7:32 PM, Envy said:

Hm...? It's just a type of cereal. Kinda tastes like Fruit Loops but it's quite different. I love it!

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It looks nothing like fruit loops 

[ZiggWheelsManning 11,786]

With 1 in the morning, things are fully winding down.  

[TheRockARooster 52,751]

When will I get my sleep schedule on track again?

[RafaStaryStory 3,866]

  On 2024-06-01 at 1:34 PM, TheRockARooster said:

When will I get my sleep schedule on track again?

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you will my friend, if I did it, you will too 

[Steve Piranha 29,451]

I’m wondering where I’m driving in order to capitalize on my last free gas 

[TheRockARooster 52,751]

Why is it so freaking cold?