Comments on: Playing the Boards http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/ Random Comments About Games and Tractors Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:39:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: thoushesy http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/comment-page-2/#comment-4745 thoushesy Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:13:40 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/#comment-4745 Hello my friends :) ;) Hello my friends :) ;)

]]> By: Jeff Freeman » Forums are Misunderstood http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/comment-page-2/#comment-4744 Jeff Freeman » Forums are Misunderstood Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:17:28 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/#comment-4744 [...] Example A: Lum pointed a mad finger my way: This is mildly interesting in an SOE-watcher sense (one wonders how much commitment post-Raph Koster SOE has to a vibrant forum community, especially given the unrelieved anger of disenfranchised pre-NGE players) but more interesting from a more general standpoint. Specifically: is Cao correct? Are MMO forums so high-volume and high-noise that they are useless as forms of usable feedback? [...] [...] Example A: Lum pointed a mad finger my way: This is mildly interesting in an SOE-watcher sense (one wonders how much commitment post-Raph Koster SOE has to a vibrant forum community, especially given the unrelieved anger of disenfranchised pre-NGE players) but more interesting from a more general standpoint. Specifically: is Cao correct? Are MMO forums so high-volume and high-noise that they are useless as forms of usable feedback? [...]

]]> By: Ian http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/comment-page-2/#comment-4743 Ian Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:07:09 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/#comment-4743 My bladder, sirs, IS ENORMOUS! My bladder, sirs, IS ENORMOUS!

]]> By: J. http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/comment-page-2/#comment-4742 J. Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:20:50 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/#comment-4742 Yeah, and the Eve goon alliance has pretty much been branded by damn near everyone as a bunch of twerps. Justice was served. :) Yeah, and the Eve goon alliance has pretty much been branded by damn near everyone as a bunch of twerps. Justice was served. :)

]]> By: BadMisterFrosty http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/comment-page-2/#comment-4741 BadMisterFrosty Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:39:55 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/#comment-4741 Its a wrong assumption that noise in forums is a mere developer problem. In fact, the interests of developers and of many players are not that different as it is implied.<br> <br> A forum which drowns in whining and flames must be rather (but not exactly) seen as broken as any part of the game itself. Its a wrong assumption that noise in forums is a mere developer problem. In fact, the interests of developers and of many players are not that different as it is implied.

A forum which drowns in whining and flames must be rather (but not exactly) seen as broken as any part of the game itself.

]]> By: Andrew Crystall http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/comment-page-2/#comment-4740 Andrew Crystall Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:35:42 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/#comment-4740 J, uh...<br> <br> I seem to remember the Eve branch of the Goons acting with much drama, calling out the biggest alliance in the game, making a banner which mocked a friend of many people in those alliances who died in a car alliance and then crying loudly when said alliance squashed their little empire.<br> <br> Behave, right. J, uh…

I seem to remember the Eve branch of the Goons acting with much drama, calling out the biggest alliance in the game, making a banner which mocked a friend of many people in those alliances who died in a car alliance and then crying loudly when said alliance squashed their little empire.

Behave, right.

]]> By: Moorgard.com » Blog Archive » Forums, Feedback, Fiascos (or, “Moorgard Defines Good Community Management”) http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/comment-page-2/#comment-4739 Moorgard.com » Blog Archive » Forums, Feedback, Fiascos (or, “Moorgard Defines Good Community Management”) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:41:18 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/#comment-4739 [...] A few comments from my friend Chris Cao have ignited a bit of controversy, with Lum and Raph chiming in, among others. Though I moved from community management to design a while ago, being involved in the goings-on of communities isn’t something you can ever really walk away from. Just ask the two guys to whom I linked. [...] [...] A few comments from my friend Chris Cao have ignited a bit of controversy, with Lum and Raph chiming in, among others. Though I moved from community management to design a while ago, being involved in the goings-on of communities isn’t something you can ever really walk away from. Just ask the two guys to whom I linked. [...]

]]> By: J. http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/comment-page-2/#comment-4738 J. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:18:07 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/#comment-4738 Kingdom of Loathing was founded and initially populated by SomethingAwful goons. SomethingAwful is remarkable because of its strong community ethic and stronger moderation. Goons behave, or they get banned. Kingdom of Loathing was founded and initially populated by SomethingAwful goons. SomethingAwful is remarkable because of its strong community ethic and stronger moderation. Goons behave, or they get banned.

]]> By: MMORPG Developers still haven’t figured out that crazy beast, the customer. at What Would Matt Do http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/comment-page-2/#comment-4737 MMORPG Developers still haven’t figured out that crazy beast, the customer. at What Would Matt Do Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:23:11 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/#comment-4737 [...] You might do as Lum suggests and treat it as necessary feedback: Necessary feedback? Probably. Filtering it may be more of an art than a science, but it’s something that a developer has to be aware of. If a good portion of their users feel disenfranchised, then that perception can become self-perpetuating, beyond any measure of reality. [...] [...] You might do as Lum suggests and treat it as necessary feedback: Necessary feedback? Probably. Filtering it may be more of an art than a science, but it’s something that a developer has to be aware of. If a good portion of their users feel disenfranchised, then that perception can become self-perpetuating, beyond any measure of reality. [...]

]]> By: Andrew Crystall http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/comment-page-2/#comment-4736 Andrew Crystall Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:37:07 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/2006/10/05/playing-the-boards/#comment-4736 Caya, I for one have a MUCH higher tolerance level when I'm not paying for something and it's generally good.<br> <br> Mistakes happen. But if I'm paying or it's one in a stream, I have a much lower tolerance level. Caya, I for one have a MUCH higher tolerance level when I’m not paying for something and it’s generally good.

Mistakes happen. But if I’m paying or it’s one in a stream, I have a much lower tolerance level.

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