Exponentially Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I've been keeping a casual eye on the forums, and things haven't been adding up regarding the hate going on here, so I'm going to give a recap. 1) The game goes live. We start to see complaints, but nothing too major. 2) People get banned for Ilum objective trading. People claim to have been banned for going to Ilum, but they all can't produce anything but a CSR email with Ilum spelled as "Illum". 3) More ban claims. They are all rebutted by CSRs, topics are closed...Then no one lies about this ever again. 4) Getdown bug is made public. People try to falsely claim that BW is banning people who dance out of designated dance zones. This is rebuked by BW, and the statement is proven fake. The player who reports this once again disappears. 5) Texture resolution complaints come into full force. A group of 3-4 people try to claim that the game is being "streamed" to our computers by remote servers, which is rebutted by Stephen Reid. The post is closed, and they are never heard from again. 6) Ilum patch comes out. It is hugely broken, resulting in people getting 10-20 valor levels in a day. People claim that turrets are giving valor and they gained 50-100 valor levels. Some Empire players troll, openly mocking Republic players and fanning the flames. 7) This morning: A group of 3-4 individuals are making the rounds, posting the stock projection article every time it falls off the main page. Does this seem a bit too convenient to everyone else? It seems like someone is fanning the flames every time a contentious issue comes up. Furthermore, most people in the game I talk to have no idea these things even exist. I'm not crazy enough to thing that Blizz is paying people to do this, but there is definitely something funny going on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruxe Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Welcome to the interwebz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qoojo Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I think the official WotD (Whine of the day) is no cancel button. Yesterday it was Illium. Day before it was no patch,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racsofp Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Does this seem a bit too convenient to everyone else? It seems like someone is fanning the flames every time a contentious issue comes up ... but there is definitely something funny going on here. I agree. Aliens and Sasquatch have teamed up to incite people to quit SWTOR. *adjusts tinfoil hat* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khryn Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 A good post. Here come the trolls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightlycampana Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I sense a disturbance in the force, as if all at once a million conspiracy theorists cried out in terror and were subsequently smothered by their tinfoil hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDiggy Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I only browse the forums at work during down time, but the one thing I've noticed is the same 10 names pop up in any thread with something positive to say so they can bash the game and the people who enjoy it. My impression is that there is a small group of disgruntled kids out there who made it their mission to troll these forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeseer Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I only browse the forums at work during down time, but the one thing I've noticed is the same 10 names pop up in any thread with something positive to say so they can bash the game and the people who enjoy it. My impression is that there is a small group of disgruntled kids out there who made it their mission to troll these forums. Yes, forum trolls are an odd sort. I have a hard time understanding why one would spend so much time on a web forum complaining about a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exponentially Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 I only browse the forums at work during down time, but the one thing I've noticed is the same 10 names pop up in any thread with something positive to say so they can bash the game and the people who enjoy it. My impression is that there is a small group of disgruntled kids out there who made it their mission to troll these forums. My opinion? It's 4chan. They want to see BW fail after DA2, and this is how they're trying to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuraBob_Fl Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Yeah, there are some posters here, you probably recognize them, who lurk for the sole purpose of bashing the game. Not to minimize people's legitimate issues, but a lot of the whining (no combat log) is simply ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belialle Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I agree. Aliens and Sasquatch have teamed up to incite people to quit SWTOR. *adjusts tinfoil hat* Yeah, but they're just pawns of the Illuminati. Honestly, though....I wouldn't be surprised to learn that there were anti-TOR shills running around on the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Averran Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Hello everyone, Threads in the general discussion forum should be focused on Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ gameplay and not the community itself. This thread is off-topic so we are going to close it, but please do feel free to to make threads or join in on discussions about specific game-related topics if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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