Gstring Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Do you folk think that these forums are pretty pointless and only serve for us to vent our frustrations on mostly with each other? I really do not think that these companies take any notice of what is complained about on forums, do you? Some parts of the forums are useful like the newcomers, pvp and realm but the general and suggestions and forums of this type where mostly whining goes on, are probably never even looked at. Are people wasting their time even posting stuff here? just like I am at the moment lol Edited March 16, 2012 by Gstring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jederix Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Forums are not pointless. Most forum posters, however, are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsillah Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Consider it another form of entertainment. That's what I do. There are some really useful threads, but I wouldn't look for them in the general forum. Crew skills forum is a good example. Some useful stuff there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadCuzBad Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Forums are very serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foofie Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 After applying my sifter;), I find some good info here in General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varnoc Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I have to agree, the General forums are a wasteland. For decent information you need to go to a different forum. Newcomers, Class, Ops/Flashpoint, and Dev Tracker are examples of worth while content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azaranth Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 You didn't capitalize any words in the title of this thread. I recommend you fix it now. "Are forums POINTLESS?!?!??! CMON BW!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mSum Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Forums are good, SWTOR forums are indeed pointless, as is this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadCuzBad Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 You didn't capitalize any words in the title of this thread. I recommend you fix it now. "Are forums POINTLESS?!?!??! CMON BW!" amazing observation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanduval Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Do you folk think that these forums are pretty pointless and only serve for us to vent our frustrations on mostly with each other? Yes they are pointless. BW rarely provides positive input to discussions. WTB community Managers who care and are knowledgable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tormeanted Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) The forums are full of hate. Why you ask? The answer is obvious. Bioware claims to have the same 1.7 million subs now they had near launch. Yet the servers are empty day and night. Why? Becasue a crap load of people quit playing the game (low server pop) even though their sub did not yet run out (Bioware's claim to have steady subs). So all those unhappy people are on the forums hoping that some mircale happens and they fix the game. Unfortunately, they are being ignored.... so the sub numers are going to take a dramatic hit. BTW, the way they count, these FREE subs count! So they'll still say 1.7 million next month by counting all the people with free trials accounts as accounts... Edited March 16, 2012 by tormeanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNEAKYSIX Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Forums are filled with threads that serve no purpose. Ive posted a few myself out of boredom. The forum should only be an information section and have only 1 part where consumers can reply to asking devs questions. The rest should close. How many topics go past 3 pages before it becomes a chinese whispers rant, OP point has been forgotten. For this purpose the community would be healthier if the forums were closed. Let the haters create their own forums. Let them vent to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tormeanted Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Forums are filled with threads that serve no purpose. Ive posted a few myself out of boredom. The forum should only be an information section and have only 1 part where consumers can reply to asking devs questions. The rest should close. How many topics go past 3 pages before it becomes a chinese whispers rant, OP point has been forgotten. For this purpose the community would be healthier if the forums were closed. Let the haters create their own forums. Let them vent to each other. How can you be bored if your game is so awesome? Why not play it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobinator Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Are the forums pointless? General Discussion is. General Discussion is basically doomsayers and fanboys smacking e-peens together. I hope they make you know...server specific forums...OH WAIT THEY ALREADY DID! Yea we got bioware'd on the server forums...ask for something get something half assed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNEAKYSIX Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 cuz i post on here when i cant play. at work lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOURDallas Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 General forums are meant to filter out most ofthe trash. Use the more specific forums to get information. General forums are to be compared to world pvp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstring Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Everyday I see the general forums full of people complaining and people asking for things and I think to myself they are just wasting their time. These companies will never take any notice of what's written here, so what is the point? Don't get me wrong I have also posted. I agree the other forums you can get some good information. What I would really like is to see a Q & A from devs with the ordinary public asking whatever they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightnyng Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Interesting.. So why is this topic still going, when the one I created got shut down? Because I didn't complain the right way... Good to know. Edited March 16, 2012 by Lightnyng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayfax Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 It gives EA a low cost, 24 hour a day, never ending focus group in an environment they completely control. So, not pointless for them. For the players ... Yeah, somebody already said it: There's good discussions & info in a lot of the sub forums. You just have to dig a little harder for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstring Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 95% of all the posts in general are similar just worded differently. Someone will come along and post something cheerful, half interesting and slightly off topic and it will get deleted lol ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageH Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Forums are where angry people go to spew hate usually. If you look really closely and don't mind sifting through piles of garbage you might find a gem buried in here somewhere, but the piles of crap generally put me off before I find that one great post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom_BiC Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Forums are not pointless. Most forum posters, however, are. Agree. Forums, for me, are more about a way to reach out to the community-- to find people who I want to be a part of my guild family, and for people to learn about my guild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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