AtreiyaN7 wrote...
sreaction wrote...
Goodness, BSN is becoming an increasingly unattractive place to frequent. The site conduct changes are draconian and unnecessary. Zero tolerance is over the top.
The site changes underscore an us v. them attitude. They only serve to increase the distance and relation between Bioware and their fanbase.
Now they've assigned themselves the ultimate trump card, conform or else. Doesnt a site ban equate to not being able to log into certain if not all EA games? Wow, another good reason to be AGAINST the idea of cloud gaming/Origin.
In the past the consumer controlled the software, who gives a damn what one says in a forum?Now, ban me from the forum and take away my gaming privilege? Screw that. EA/Bioware has the Midas touch of marginalizing their fans... I am pretty confident I will not be buying another EA/Bioware game or subjecting myself to the arbitrary rules of a bunch of self important...
Zero tolerance is not over the top when it comes to people who can't do anything besides scream verbal abuse at the top of their digital lungs and who claim that it's "voicing their opinions." Throwing expletive-filled tantrums is not/should not be acceptable, so you have a simple choice: be civil and post your complaints (or have debates on issues) in a civil manner...or leave. They're not censoring anyone's opinion at all - they're just asking people to grow up and act their age, and if you can't manage to behave like an adult in this place, that's really your problem, not theirs.
Also, BioWare's never marginalized their fans in my opinion - I remember being around the old BW forums, and they were one of the only devs that interacted with their fans to the degree that they did. Instead of being, you know, appreciative of that, people have just become increasingly vicious over the years and seem to feel that that existing relationship entitles them to some sort of special right to say anything they want (even if it's horribly abusive).
This didn't just happen magically because of DA2 or ME2. It was going on even with DA:O (the ostensible golden child on the fantasy RPG side of things). I remember plenty of acrimonious arguments and threads on every bloody topic, including the Dark Ritual, Loghain, etc. It's just gotten progressively worse every year until it seems like a lot of people here have lost all sense of decorum.
It's incredibly funny that you're calling them self-important for requiring that we all behave decently to each other. If anything sounds self-important, I think it's your post. Furthermore, it was stated that a site ban would NOT equate to a ban on your EA account.
Perhaps, I wasnt clear, but you misunderstand the jist of my post. Let me simplify my take on the situation:
The site policies disclaimer is the precursor to an upcoming purge of forum participants. Its the proverbial "I told you so". The justification.
You speak for everyone when you say Bioware has never marginalized fans? I d say your wrong. Bioware essentially turned its back on PC users with the release of DA 2, a console friendly game intended for the casual gamer.
Some moderators, in my opinion come off like self important jerks, when they prematurely and arbitrarilly lock threads and edit posts.
Essential yet controversial topics are locked. i.e. Origins threads.
Lately the tendency of the forum has been to silence any type of dissenting opinion even if it isnt vitriolic in nature.
So yes I feel marginalized, ive had my threads edited, ive seen dissenting threads that I identify with locked. It seems that non party line opinions are swept under the rug.
I am not defending the obnoxious jerk who is quick to insult those who dont agree with him/her. Of course rules for civil discourse, (dont get me going on that word because their is nothing civil about the civilized world plus its a remnant of the eurocentric idea of the Great Chain of Being... but I digress) are not outrageous, but the percieved intent is to ban a number of people for the slightest infraction or perhpaps to ban the dissenters.
Altogether, the general demeanor of Bioware Moderators and official statments/posts, in my opinion, does not, foster a sense of community.
Also, if the new disclaimer is just a restatment of already existing guidlines then really... whats the point?
Modifié par sreaction, 02 mars 2012 - 08:43 .
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