Ok, so I don’t see a discussion related to why topics were being modified / moved / deleted about DDQ. So why was this topic locked? Just because you have the power doesn’t mean you need to bring the hammer down on everything. This has to do with how the mods are behaving, it has nothing to do with DDQ.
So I’m just going finish my discussion with IceIX below…
Hey IceIX, Thanks for respondoing.
I think the issue is that by doing this it is making the impression that the Mods are attempting to change the tone of the response to DDQ It appears like a “white washing” of the topic. It becomes incredible difficult to respond to a topic that has 5 different threads in it and is 11 pages long. The end result is that no one continues reading it / things get lost.
That’s why people are upset. They might have a genuine concern or point of view, but they get mashed into another thread and ignored.
With respect, this is just another way of saying you want to compartmentalize negative reactions to changes D3 makes that sizable portions of the player base dislike to avoid having to deal with, or acknowledge them.
If we’re honest, that’s the only time when you have “25 threads that are all fragments of the one thread.” If players liked the changes, you wouldn’t see forum rage.
The easiest way to keep the forums clean is to not implement changes that significant portions of your player base straight up hate. If your front page is blowing up with negative reactions when it doesn’t normally, that should be a sign to pay attention, not shove all your customers’/players’ reactions into a box that you can stick in a closet where you can pretend it’s not there.
The devs rarely pay attention to the forums. But they do pay attention to the reviews on Google play/ the Apple Store. And they can’t silence people there.
We have 4 threads that all tackle things from a different angle at the moment:
Reactions/feedback
Strategy
How many/what type of people beat the mission
Upcoming matches
If there is a topic of conversation that does not fit into one of those, it could be a new thread. However, given the threads that we keep seeing pop up and merging? They universally fit into category 1, sometimes 2. Post in the place other people are posting, please.