wow how quiet is sota forum now

Yeah I just took it as a post stating that the mindset of the high level backers, and port's emphasis on stressing the need for people to upgrade now before it is too late, would just turn off even more people to the game in the long-term.

I think he was making the point that the game has an image problem with the average gamer because of these crazy price tags, and that the 10% bonus and recent emphasis that more rewards were going away struck him as more pressure to tighten the screws on those who have already backed at amounts that are higher than is normal for most games (and reinforces the mentality among the backers that those who come after them deserve to be paupers compared to them).

I guess that's fair that they phase out certain pledge rewards and add-on items, considering how it was sold during KS and emphasized rares, but I took Nemo's post to just be a call out to any sane people left that Port is never going to back away from this style of funding (and will keep targeting whales), ensuring the typical person will never want a damn thing to do with this game. He just seemed upset because he probably has friends that he wishes would consider playing, but they can see through their love of RG/Ultima/UO, so his frustration boiled over when yet again, Port pushes to draw a little more blood from the few turnips who haven't ran for the hills.

I also copy and pasted responses to him because I knew the "community" was going to savage him. Kudos for Caliya for saying mostly what I thought on the matter (echoing Nemo's sentiments that this game is never going to appeal to your typical gamer considering its price point and the snobby community members who trash anybody who doesn't accept it unconditionally).

For fear of writing to much, I'll leave it at this. Not planning on writing very much more here or following this shitty game anymore. I've said my piece about it a few times and it just gets repetitive and I feel like I even ignore my own posts after awhile.... I will keep an eye on the Steam boards and reviews and have my own little celebration when it finally dips into the "mixed" ranged.

And with that, I'll leave you all to it, with many warm wishes that you find a suitable home in one of the new games on the horizon (e.g., Albion Online, No Man's Sky, Shards Online, etc.).

I tried to tell Nemo it was a foregone conclusion after the RF fiasco, they should've shut things down then. He only just now is "getting it."

It should be shut down, should've been. But he had a lot of points in the successive post that really weren't about the rewards but the direction of the game.

And yes, predictably I became cannon fodder. I always know it's going to happen. I walk into it with open eyes. It's not to troll or piss them off intentionally, though that is a fun benefit after their behavior, they deserve it. I just like to say, "I told you so." Hell, I've been singing the same tune since more than a year ago. Some of those guys are too busy counting their future imaginary money to notice they've been scammed.

If I was still in the forum as IM I would be right by your side, most of the time Someone should speak out for and with you, but the issue is that usually results in ban because when people are moderated they get upset.

Oh but I'm just full of shit, I'm just an angry little penis prick man mad at the world right? Cos see this here quote from Starr:

And you know, sometimes we, you know... I'm not denying there are times in online community management where moderation isn't done as perfectly as it could be, um, but moderation is absolutely necessary, you know, and is NOT censorship, and it's NOT the squashing of dissenting opinion, and it's NOT eliminating critique. That is NEVER the goal of moderation.

I often think you're over the top, IM, so I've tried avoiding your forum because I know THEY read it. hehe

No, I guess I can't take as many dicks as you can, but in your favor IM likes sloppy seconds... Just bring a rag.

Poor Christopher, Y so mad? lololololol

It's obvious i don't speak like an old fart... Trying to put some "shat" in my mouth isn't gonna work.

I refuse to register my name on such a "shatty" forum

Accept your ownage old man...

Shit... You got me Sn0tub... I surrender

а-аre you a female?............

See Caliya, this is the real face of the SotA community. All you have to do is piss them off and all those precious virtues fly right out the window.

Membrane_on_Vacation This little interchange between Caliya and fucktard might make a great blog post.

а-аre you a female?............