Is this just a bug report / suggestions forum now?

[Dalwin]

This is something I have noticed and it is what makes me think that suggestions / bug reports in this forum are more of a social activity than an actual report filed for the devs.

Suggestion threads get read by people inside the company. I guarantee it. Threads in the open discussion area often do not.

Bug reports get read and are often addressed, but even after fixing it or dismissing it for some reason, it is not common practice for them to respond to the thread.

I am not saying that the above practices are good PR. I am merely commenting on what actually happens. They are not ignored.

 

[SirAlexius]

I am not saying that the above practices are good PR. I am merely commenting on what actually happens. They are not ignored.

I have filed some bug reports in the proper forum and that has been my assumption about how they are resolved as well. I don't think the developers need to give a personalized reply to every bug report and every suggestion.

My observation is that when people post that in the general game forum they are looking more for attention and validation from the community than an actual fix to the problem.

 

[Cat_Fuzz]

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.

In addition to the above, content has a greater impact on responses. A thread title that clearly states the subject and goes on to clearly define the problem, I imagine it goes further than a thread titled '10 reasons why YOU broke MY game' followed by hastily typed bullet points where 3 or 4 are actually the same issue rephrased, probably go no further than the thread itself (but will recieve more community attention because of debate and / or general outrage)

 

[ArmChairAttila]

BTW I know for a fact the P-DOX checks the bug forum. They have cataloged 2 of my post in there fix-it database and those 2 particular issues were addressed in the next patch. My favorite one was for HOI 3, they added control groups to the armies but those control groups did not save to your save file. So everytime you started up a new game you had to reset all the control groups. I reported the problem then got a private response from a mod thanking me for the help and my observation was cataloged. I read the up coming patch notes a few weeks later and there the fix is, in plain text.

 

[Had a dad]

sigh... closed