@Josh post #15... I did begin to think that, hence the final "question". Nice. (o0 Liked post #15 and agree.
Me, I'd dream of an HCS thread, call it "issues" or whatever.
Something along the lines of the "what does FSH have that you would like to see implemented in the game?" No idea where that thread is now.
I'd also like to see it advertised on the home page.
That is definitely not without its "complications".
I really think that HCS would need to make the post extremely clear. Ie, what's your gripe? Please state you top three major issues. Please do NOT respond to other posts.
I do NOT think that would discourage the typical arguments. But, if HCS was mature enough to ignore those arguments, they might get a good read on what players care about.
It's hard for these things to not get derailed. A lot of us care passionately about the game and few of us agree on what is best for it.
I don't mean to call out BP specifically and will elaborate by saying that all of the players that talk here so much have some base programming logged into their head.
I believe it makes it very difficult for all of us to get outside our normal box. I use BP as an example because there is a huge difference between her #2 post and her #13 post.
I full on feel where the #2 is coming from.
But just like my response to yours was: I read it one way, but thought about it and began to understand that my initial reaction was NOT what you were saying.
Reading "text" leaves a lot to be desired.
In short (since it's already typically E-long), what I would emphasize in all of this is that "we" are a small handful of peeps that often speak our mind here.
Whether we actually represent the game or not is more than questionable.
We can hope to influence how we think it will be better for the game or not, but rather than listening to my own diatribe over and over again, I'd much rather see an HCS sponsored thread that asks for my opinion.
Something that I don't have to argue about, but just give. And then, far more importantly, something that can ask for opinions from the wider range of players.
I think any of us regular talkers here are most likely well aware that there is a huge number of players who purposely avoid talking here in the Forum because of the reactions they get.
I'd love to see HCS ask for opinions and those opinions not to be critiqued.
I "think" this was an attempt at that. And to go back to BP's #2 post... I think it also fits in the category. I too get annoyed about the whining and complaining.
The only difference in my response is that I try and focus more on something that HCS could do something about. There's no way they could do anything to get rid of the whining and complaining, lol.