Is this just a bug report / suggestions forum now?
That seems to be the primary point of this forum now for better or worse....
That seems to be the primary point of this forum now for better or worse....
Is this just a bug report / suggestions forum now?
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Seems mainly to have become a whinefest. Then again over the years that has often been the case for the first few weeks after a major update to any PDX game. It doesn't matter how good the update may have been overall, the whiners will still go into a frenzy after release.
Some of this whining is justified; the developer can’t just leave a “TODO: add actually working code” note in code files dealing with a rather important game mechanics (crisis purges) on release and not expect a backlash.
I mostly enjoyed the game I’m now writing an AAR about, though, that’s part of the reason why I’m not as hostile (plus I have few compulsions about using mods that fix some stuff).
I mostly enjoyed the game I’m now writing an AAR about, though, that’s part of the reason why I’m not as hostile (plus I have few compulsions about using mods that fix some stuff).
It would help if they created a bug report thread, i've been looking for one but i dont see any
Cycle of Paradox releases:
1. People are hyped about the update.
2. The update releases. People have fun playing.
3. After few days the "paradox is bad and they lie and steal and use child labour"-threads start. Toxicity levels reach their peak about two weeks after the update. During this time visiting paradox forums or reddit can cause a salt poisoning.
4. About month after the release people are tired of whining and forum becomes normal.
5. Dev diaries give the first reases about the next update. The cycle begins again.
1. People are hyped about the update.
2. The update releases. People have fun playing.
3. After few days the "paradox is bad and they lie and steal and use child labour"-threads start. Toxicity levels reach their peak about two weeks after the update. During this time visiting paradox forums or reddit can cause a salt poisoning.
4. About month after the release people are tired of whining and forum becomes normal.
5. Dev diaries give the first reases about the next update. The cycle begins again.
Believe me if I could post in suggestion/bug instead of general subforum I would.
But unfortunately due to situation that are beyond my control I can't (on probation blocking you from going to any subforum so if I have a complicated technical issue I am completely out of luck on the forum itself).
But unfortunately due to situation that are beyond my control I can't (on probation blocking you from going to any subforum so if I have a complicated technical issue I am completely out of luck on the forum itself).
Haha, I would not say "situation beyond my control." I have been banned, silenced and put on probation more times than I can remember. Every time was within my control but I just lost control
Haha, I would not say "situation beyond my control." I have been banned, silenced and put on probation more times than I can remember. Every time was within my control but I just lost control
Without getting into detail or de-railing. I have been put on probation for 2 years (yes two) despite the he/she said situation.
Talk to the mods tell them your sorry and offer a 3 month probationary period. The are good guys and I'm sure you can work something out.
Isn't that the case for every developer? Nobody has the cool to actually play the game and wait for when the strategies are truly figured out.
My intuition is that at least 80% of the players never even go on the forums, and probably a significant percent of players who go on the forums just read and post about the game casually.
Likely true. Unfortunately in the case of some games, the loud whining has been heard by the devs to the detriment of all.
Strategy and some anecdotes.
We've got strategy threads running. But bug and complaint threads are more individual, so there tend to be more of them.
They can post what they like, but BS threads like "conquer a few planets and your economy crashes, 2.2 in a nutshell" are melodramatic drivel with no leg to stand on. The vast majority of us by our second game in 2.2 (if not the first) figured out how to do things without crashing the economy.
Yes there are some big problems that need fixing and they will be, things like population growth when multiple species are involved. There is some definite wonkiness around the whole migration business too.
Fixing both the market and terraforming to gaia are unfinished works in progress.
One of the devs already said they were working on a more friendly interface for managing planets.
I don't think any of us minds complaints so much as a constant stream of threads blaming every little thing that some player dislikes for the fall of civilization as we know it.
Write a suggestion in correct sub forum and people read it but not one comments. Not Even the devs. Write a suggestion in general and people atleast comment.
This is something I have noticed and it is what makes me think that suggestions / bug reports in the general forum are more of a social activity than an actual report filed for the devs.
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