THAT'S IT GGG - YOU LOST 200K PLAYERS WITH THIS!
" Yeah, I completely agree. It’s becoming harder to get attention for well-written feedback when the forum is flooded with low-effort posts or repetitive topics. I’ve also noticed that there’s a lack of structure or tools to properly organize discussions. The ability to sort posts, track developments, and upvote or downvote feedback like in other forums, such as Black Desert's, would be a big improvement. A more effective moderation system could help eliminate toxic comments and duplicate threads, making it easier for everyone to focus on meaningful contributions. The Death Penalty discussions are a great example of this—there’s a ton of redundancy, and just merging or sticking one main post at the top would clear up so much clutter. Here are some suggestions I think would improve the Path of Exile forums and make them less toxic and more user-friendly: 1. Improved Moderation and Filtering Automatic Filters: Implement a system that auto-filters or flags posts with excessive negativity, personal insults, or toxic language. This could help ensure that only constructive posts get visibility. Stronger Action on Rule Violations: Expand moderation to remove toxic posts in their entirety, rather than just editing them for insults. Allow moderators to warn users and issue temporary bans for repeat offenders. Clear Guidelines: Publish clear, simple forum rules, including guidelines on tone, respect, and what counts as constructive feedback. Enforce these consistently. 2. Rework the Forum Structure Thread Sorting and Categorization: Implement tags or categories to help users find specific topics easily (e.g., “Feedback”, “Suggestions”, “Bug Reports”). This will help avoid users posting duplicate content in multiple threads. Sticky Posts for Repeated Issues: Create a sticky post at the top of the forum for commonly-discussed topics (e.g., “Death Penalty” or “Class Balance”). Users can read that post before creating new ones, helping reduce the frequency of redundant posts. Search and Filter Tools: Improve the search functionality to allow for better filtering by upvotes, keywords, or relevance. Users should be able to find what they’re looking for without scrolling through pages of unrelated posts. 3. Incentivize Positive Contributions Upvote/Downvote System: Add an upvote/downvote system so that the community can highlight quality posts and hide low-effort, repetitive, or toxic comments. This would help elevate the best feedback and push it to the forefront. Rewards for Constructive Feedback: Introduce a reputation or karma system that rewards users who consistently contribute valuable ideas. These users could earn special forum badges or recognition that highlight their contributions. "Best of the Week" Thread: Feature a weekly or monthly roundup of the best feedback posts, voted by the community. These posts would serve as a reference for GGG when considering changes or additions. 4. Create More Transparent Communication Progress Tracking for Suggestions: Provide a “status” tag for posts (e.g., “Under Review”, “Planned for Future”, “In Development”) so users can see whether their suggestions are being considered. This would improve transparency and reduce repetitive threads asking the same questions. Developer Responses: Encourage developers or community managers to engage directly with posts more often, providing feedback or clarifications. This would show the community that their input is valued. Q&A Sessions: Hold regular Q&A sessions or forums where developers answer community questions. This would allow for direct dialogue and keep the forum environment positive. 5. Enhanced User Experience Forum UI Overhaul: Give the forum a more modern design, making it easier to navigate and visually appealing. A cleaner interface with clearer thread organization would make it easier to engage in discussions. Mobile-Friendly: Ensure the forum is more mobile-responsive, allowing users to post and browse more easily from their phones or tablets. 6. Reduce Bots and Spam Advanced CAPTCHA Systems: Introduce more robust CAPTCHA systems to block bot-generated spam and low-effort content. Bot Detection: Use algorithms that can detect and flag bot-like activity based on patterns of repetitive, low-effort posts. Bots can be blocked or flagged for manual review. 7. Community Moderation User Flagging: Allow trusted community members to flag posts that violate forum guidelines. This can help alleviate some of the moderation burden and promote accountability among users. Peer Review: Allow users with a certain reputation or experience level to help review and validate ideas or suggestions before they are passed on to the development team |
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" Tbh turn this into its own post. and bump it every day |
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Moderation is simply wait too weak and leaves way too much space for malicious arguments. Go to any thread that discusses changes and you'll see the same forum dwellers arguing in bad faith.
It's funny how people always say how reddit is useless, but any type of conversation is a thousand times more civil there than here. Zuletzt bearbeitet von Z3RoNightMare#7140 um 12.02.2025, 11:18:38
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so censorship and vague guidelines
"delete toxic stuff". I am sure all the people abusing the "entitled" "toxic" "whiny" strategy to avoid being moderated will OFC be also deleted with your wonderful guidelines. Zuletzt bearbeitet von SerialF#4835 um 12.02.2025, 11:22:20
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" no thx. let the GGG community manager do the filtering. we dont need some self righteous people that scream at the slightless negativity due to some problem with the game censor anything that s feedback. and yes feedback is usually negative since people liking the game do play the game. would be much better to have a subforum called COMPLAINTS and at least those fragile beings would know to avoid it. |
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This is not limited to PoE. It is all games where people feel entitled to complain. Hyperbolic language is a norm now, largely because it's easier to shout at what you don't understand than it is to learn how it works.
To be fair, people are up against a lot of stresses in the world and video games are supposed to be relaxing. It's frustrating when the thing you're supposed to be doing to relieve the stress of the world adds more stress. To be fair fair, PoE2 is a half cooked game that isn't even close to full release yet and will change dramatically before that happens. Everyone needs to relax and just be patient. |
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" Absolutely agree with this. If the community can't act as grown-ups, then it needs more regulation. It's similiar to a Kindergarden: You wouldn't let the children do whatever they want too, because at some point it would go out of control. And we have a similiar effect here. People have alot of distance and anonymity. That gives them a feeling of security, which lets them act in inappropriate ways and they would normaly never do this in real life. Imagine these "toxic people" meeting someone from GGG live. Do you really think they would say "FUCK YOU GGG" or shout at them? Nah, they would probably be nice and MAYBE share their complain in a constructive manner. But never would they be so toxic. So yes, I'm all for these kind of regulations. Maybe we don't need everything from that list, but merging topics (like exp loss), an upvote/downvote system of threads and the deletion of entirely toxic posts would help. And if these toxic people leave out of frustration, because their posts get deleted, then it's definitely no loss for us, who can act like grownups. PS: I would suggest to make your own thread with these ideas. I'm not sure if GGG reads this thread, since it was a thread to make people aware of a certain problem. |
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" Someone else made a post about this already. I did a post several weeks about patch cycle and the website as whole. |
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