@grqk said in Creating an essay over PVE-only implementation, need help from the community:
Ok, I've scrapped the essay post idea. I'm sure many of you will be glad to hear that lol. However, I'm not abandoning my stance on PVE nor am I done fighting for it. I would still like to post each individual change or addition I believe would work for the game. Would y'all prefer that I do that so that we can nitpick each stupid little idea of mine until we somewhat agree whether it could or couldn't work? Maybe a cumulative essay could come from a collection of all of our agreed-upon ideas? Maybe Rare doesn't care at all and will neither read nor comment on any of these, so our labor is meaningless?
Anyways, would ya'll rather do that so y'all can tear me apart in a more organized, yet spread out manner?
Dude share your ideas. If you have them share them. No one is telling you not to do that. What we are suggesting is that you take time to think about your ideas. Are you suggesting your ideas to actually make the game better for "EVERYONE" or are you making an idea because your feelings got riled up??
Lets play out a scenario -
You post an idea with your emotions riled high.
You believe your idea to be completely awesome and awe inspiring.
You ready your speech to be accepted as a Rare developer as you wait for the thunderous applause you believe you are about to receive.
Except what you receive is the complete opposite of thunderous applause. What you are receiving is far worse. Criticism. LOTS OF IT.
Players more experienced and well versed in the game tell you that what happened to you was your fault. Learn from it, get better, and keep trying.
You now with egg on your face go on the attack. Obviously the ones who disagree with you know nothing about anything. They are bullies and evil evil players.
So now you lash out. In response, the community tired of this type of behavior waste no time tearing your argument apart.
Surprised by the fervor of the push back, you pigeon hole yourself. What do you do? Do you admit you were mistaken? NO you do the 'Murica approach - "Keep doing the wrong thing till its right!!"
Arguments devolve into "NUH UH" - "UH HUH". At this juncture because the situation has escalated, the mods hearing the noise above climb out from under their bridge and start throwing out warnings left and right. @Musicmee is getting carpal tunnel from all the warnings and ban hammers. He becomes a spokes person in an infomercial for a new wrist band that helps with carpal tunnel.
At this point 2 things happen -
Either another 3 threads with the same hurt feelings and the same idea will take over as the new king of the hill thread.
OR
The thread gets locked........AND still gets replaced by the 3 new threads of the same exact everything.
All this because of emotions.
Broski share your idea but take a moment to think about it.
- Is my idea actually good or am I just riled up?
- What are the short term ramifications?
- What are the long term ramifications?
- What will human nature do?
- What are the pro's and con's?
- Can it be exploited? Is the level of exploit acceptable?
- Use logic, not your feelings.
You'd be surprised how genuinely we want you to do better at the game. So when you receive negative feedback, before thinking we are being hostile towards you, read what we are saying and decide it if make sense. Do you have enough experience in THIS game to make a valid argument?
Look, post your idea.
I'm telling your right now though, if your idea was to create a PvE server where you have a bounty system to supplement the PvP you are going in a very bad direction. We already took that apart as well.
Bounty systems can't be implemented unfortunately. Well I shouldn't say CAN'T, more like there isn't a game world where its workable. Its too exploitable and does nothing.
Again we honestly want you to do well in this game.
Good luck with your idea.
SIDE NOTE When I say "Do you have enough experience in THIS game" I meant it as in don't compare this game with other games. Sea of Thieves is its own new game.