Posting on the game's official forums

Wisdom said:
Communication is far less about what you MEAN to deliver and far more about how it was perceived on reception.
Click to expand...

Communication is about communicating, no more no less.

You had nothing to communicate other than an attempt to wind me up. Whatever I replied you could write whatever you wanted, because you're speaking from a purely negative stance.

Someone is complaining about being 'punished', therefore they must have done wrong. Once a wrong has been admitted, well, who can trust a wrong-doer?

Wow, it's so easy isn't it...

How do you even know if the opening post is true or not?

Assuming again...
 
Joined
Feb 10, 2014
Messages
372
DArtagnan said:
It's pretty obvious that MR is well-intentioned - and that his hostility has more to do with a lack of communication skills than ill will.

It smacks of autism, though it's hard to be sure through the screen.

As unfortunate as it may be, that means you either agree with him or you face an impossible battle of words, because there's no desire or ability to see things from more than a single perspective.

It's not about understanding - it's about pushing an agenda, nothing more.
Click to expand...

Oooo... autism now...

I'm a veritable punchbag!
 
Joined
Feb 10, 2014
Messages
372
Wisdom said:
Three pages later I think I understand your first post a lot better. Regardless of how logical your posts seem to be in your head, your method of delivery is hostile.
Click to expand...

I see what you're saying but when you are a developer you need a thick skin. If you think that gamers are hostile, try users for 'real' software who are usually upset they have to use your product at all.

Like I said it's not some marketing tool. If there's lots of people who want you to go some totally different direction maybe you should listen. I think RPGs would have gotten much more shelf-life if they catered to old schoolers more, just look how well the kickstarters are going.

Their argument is usually a populist one but bethesda and bioware forums have to moderate with an iron fist so obviously that doesn't hold up.

Some people are trolling when they talk about their preference but it's only a tiny minority.
 
Joined
Apr 10, 2011
Messages
777
DArtagnan said:
As unfortunate as it may be, that means you either agree with him or you face an impossible battle of words, because there's no desire or ability to see things from more than a single perspective.

It's not about understanding - it's about pushing an agenda, nothing more.
Click to expand...

Did you just write this about yourself?

I really have lost track of the people who finish conversations with you saying exactly that.

Really quite amazing... troll factor HARDCORE
 
Joined
Feb 10, 2014
Messages
372
MinorityReport said:
Did you just write this about yourself?

I really have lost track of the people who finish conversations with you saying exactly that.

Really quite amazing… troll factor HARDCORE
Click to expand...

I agree, the result with me could very well be the same - but the reasons very different ;)
 
MinorityReport said:
Oooo… autism now…

I'm a veritable punchbag!
Click to expand...

To me, we're all equal - so it wasn't a punch.

Autism is common enough - and hardly something to blame people for. There's simply a reality about what it means in terms of communicating that's hard to deny.

But making a diagnosis through the screen is not exactly a sure thing.

It would be my first guess, though - based on the posts I've seen from you so far.

I could easily be wrong, though!
 
Right, apparently I have a 'hostile' posting style… well let's have a look shall we. Here I am having some 'conversations' with people (Dartanion aside, but everyone knows about him…)

And then suddenly this guy comes in and 'blurts' this at me:

Wisdom said:
Its a free game from a tiny company that delivered what they promised and attempted to manage some pretty huge expectations from what they did not promise.

I enjoyed it for what it was, moved on when I was done with it.
I look oddly at anyone that stays on a forum long after they've stopped using the product. So many new things out there to experience, why cling to an imaginative idea in your head of what you wish a company would change into?
Click to expand...

What am I supposed to do?

Guilt trip followed by aggression followed by insult followed by character assassination.

I mean, where did you 'want' me to start? What were you 'hoping' I would respond with? What CAN I respond with?

1st sentence - Yes, we know they're a small company. My local fruit and veg stall is a small company, but if there's a turd in my lettuce I 'bitch' about it… I mean, what are you talking about? Free rides for the small guys?

2nd sentence - so are we all supposed to do what you do? Are you putting forward instructions or something that's 'debateable'?

3rd sentence - Why do you look upon *anyone* oddly? Don't you at least try to find out some kind of reasoning behind their decisions before you self-brand them? Again, what is there in this sentence I'm supposed to respond to?

4th sentence - Who said anything about companies changing into anything? We're not talking about Walmart converting to a porn shop are we? I mean, in order to 'converse', don't you need some kind of 'base' from which a point comes from? Are we talking about a character having one annoying phrase and that a lot of threads about this is 'imaginary heads changing into' or are we talking about converting an RPG into a My Little Pony franchise as the 'imaginary heads changing into'.

You see what I mean… you tend to get what you put out there really.

Were you 'expecting' a non-hostile response? If so, why did all the non-hostile responses 'feel' hostile? Could it be that you were 'expecting' hostility, because you wrote with that intention in mind, and therefore 'read' hostility when there was none, because that's what you had 'prepared yourself for'…
 
Joined
Feb 10, 2014
Messages
372
DArtagnan said:
To me, we're all equal - so it wasn't a punch.

Autism is common enough - and hardly something to blame people for. There's simply a reality about what it means in terms of communicating that's hard to deny.

But making a diagnosis through the screen is not exactly a sure thing.

It would be my first guess, though - based on the posts I've seen from you so far.

I could easily be wrong, though!
Click to expand...

Apparently autism means a lack of passion, so I guess you and Wisdom (lol) will have to have a long 'conversation' about that...
 
Joined
Feb 10, 2014
Messages
372
You could try not overreacting? That post was, at worst, a modest jab at people who can't stop obsessing over a lost cause.

You turned it into some kind of insult-fest and character assassination piece.

That's swell, but you have to understand you're the only one capable of perceiving it as such.

If this isn't Asperger or whatever - then just breathe and trust that the day will go on even if we don't all see things as you do.
 
Do you ever post anything that doesn't attempt some form of belittlement?
 
Joined
Feb 10, 2014
Messages
372
MinorityReport said:
Apparently autism means a lack of passion, so I guess you and Wisdom (lol) will have to have a long 'conversation' about that…
Click to expand...

It most certainly does not - quite the opposite.

The kind of autism I'm talking about is Asperger - which is a somewhat mild kind of autism.

The primary trait is a lack of immediate empathy during social interactions, which makes you incapable of perceiving how other people feel or react to what you're saying.

But one of the most common symptoms of Asperger is the inability to stop obsessing over trivial details and tunnel-vision.

This is where you seem to fit that profile exceedingly well.
 
MinorityReport said:
Cough Cough
Click to expand...

There's a difference between being incapable and then ignoring it. Being honest is more important to me than being kind. One might help, the other most certainly won't.

I don't fret about being liked by you, if you haven't figured that out.
 
and on the last day there was finally silence.........................................................
 
Joined
Oct 18, 2006
Messages
1,397
Location
USA-Michigan
Lol, could well be true there!

But, no, wait... posts don't make any sound at all anyway! And besides, isn't no activity on a forum generally considered... I dunno... bad...?
 
Joined
Feb 10, 2014
Messages
372
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom