This topic is about the trend of developers locking topics. I've seen topics locked for two primary reasons: the first because of vitriol and arguing, the second because the topic is about something that the developers are not actively considering changing. This post is about the second of these two types of thread locks.
An example can be seen here: [http://forums.hunted...showtopic=65767]. The thread was made by a new player to ask a question about EP and to provide their opinion about it. Others also provided their opinions in a straightforward and respectful manner.
I implore the developers to not lock topics about desired changes - even ones which might be unpopular, either with players or with the developers. First, by locking the topic we are unable to see how many people are in agreement with the topic. Previously unthought of fixes for common problems might arise due to the topic being around. Second, people may feel as though they don't have a voice when these topics are locked. I understand that certain topics get repeated ad nauseam, but that's bound to happen - especially when we're all discussing the direction that we'd like to see the game go. That's kind of the beauty of playing a game from a small studio instead of from a giant corporation.
tl;dr: HCS, please don't lock topics just because you don't currently desire to make changes that are being discussed inside that thread. Open discussion is good for the community, and ultimately, the game.
PS: Please don't lock this topic.



