@Cargs The Terrible yeah you have the right attitude to it. Use the ignore feature and move on. Means you can't see the feedback from these people and respond to it but honestly there is not point, they never add value to any discussion.
Here's a sample of the responses I've enjoyed:
- Better army management - no it's great having to reset the same armies over and over again. I mean it's only 8 swipes, click to unit type and drag, click to SAM to filter rogues and click all, and repeat. Why would you want to change that?
- Better quest management - no it's fine having to leave a GB you're putting fp on, click or swipe multiple times to reset the same quest and then go back into the GB to put more fp down. Also it would break the game because of UBQ (despite the fact that devs obviously intentionally put in UBQ + Surprise to support exactly this mechanic and it's only viable at low level where the good exchange means you're probably better off just going up ages). Why would you want to change that? (this one was actually forwarded despite protests right up until the last minute by one of these types).
- Refresh armies - fool this was suggested 3 years ago using completely different terms why didn't you find it in a search?
- Show sector names on the map - downvote I mean why wouldn't you want to click on multiple sectors to find the one you're searching for?
- + more
The moderators don't seem willing or able to do anything about this behaviour. A "forum ambassador" sometimes even likes the comments from these guys.
People who come here to post (1) enjoy the game (2) take the time and effort to share their ideas. They are met overwhelmingly with hostility and negative reactions, and it is standard practice to say 'said before' in a disparaging way and normally incorrectly because they don't both to even read and consider what is being said. Yes some people ask for rotate buildings over and over again and similar, but that doesn't justify the hostility. It is simple just to say "suggested before" and move on but these types aren't respectful at all (which breaches forum ToU incidentally and IMO should cause them to be banned). Instead, just about everyone I speak with hates coming here because of the reaction they receive. Which means that instead of fostering a helpful community people give up and you end up with forums filled with hate and spite. It's not healthy and I seriously don't understand why it is allowed to continue.
I enjoy this game but it has the worst UI/UX of any game I've played in recent years. It is in desperate need of some usability enhancements. I've had friends who have literally left the game because despite enjoying some of the mechanics have become sick and tired of the UX. But we can't get this message through to the developers because of the self defeating and loathsome attitude of some of the people who inhabit these forums.
EDIT: I had 3 specific people in mind when I wrote this; it wasn't my intent to disparage the other genuine contributors who brave coming here. Respect to the genuine contributors, and sincerely thank you for your continued efforts and service to the community. It is just unfortunate that your voices are drowned out by the others. This post is specifically aimed at the trolls who live here under the bridge. If you read any number of posts on this forum you know who I'm talking about. Also to add that I don't expect or even want people to agree with me all of the time as different view foster healthy discussion and improvement.. Taking the ship warning as an example; this is something that happened to me once and will not likely happen again. I just posted because it stuck in my mind after several weeks. At the time I thought 'gee that was dumb' and then 'why did the interface allow me to do something silly without a warning'? It's not a hill to die on, it was just an idea I shared. If you don't like it that's fine IDC.
I'm going to post another suggestion in a few minutes. It's a minor UI improvement that would be helpful to me. I've done my DD and searched for similar ideas and haven't found it. I know it will be met with negative response but you know, I'm going to post anyway, because I do think it would be helpful. I'm willing to take the time and effort to offer suggestions to improve the game. It helps that I've blocked the 3 users who in particular respond negatively to everything irrespective of merit. Because people avoid the forums there won't be much response I can see as a result, which is disappointing as it would be nice to have some back and forth with other players to try to enhance ideas and some up with something we can all get behind and put to the developers to *demand* improvement. But hey that's not how it works, so just ignore the usual suspects and keep plugging away. And who knows maybe something eventually will make it through the wall of petty hatred.
Respectfully,
Grok
@hawknz @Emberguard I would value your feedback on this, here or in pm.
