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“Do you ever visit the official forums?” I laughed at my guild mate’s naiveté .
“Why on earth would I visit the official forums?”
“Well there are a lot of good ideas on it.”
“And a bunch of whining babies…”
“Well, how else do you get Bioware to pay attention to you?”
Welcome back to another installment of war with their customers sowing seeds of distrust and discontent. So this week we’re going to go over ways gamers can work with developers to create a better product.
Step 1: Think before you post
Before you start with a forum post raging about how they nerfed your class, or a fight is to easy or difficult. You need to sit down and view your surroundings first. Are other people having the same issues? Have you researched strategies? Are the strategies feasible? If you post without making sure that your specific issue is an actual issue, all you’ve done is waste time and space.
Step 2: Remove the keyboard courage
Everyone is a hero behind a keyboard. A lot of people have no problem telling someone to, “go eat shit and die”. When attempting to communicate with a developer put your pride aside. Don’t start foaming at the mouth at the developer. Put your words in a calm and constructive manner. Never go in with hostility. Constructive criticism gets you a lot more respect.
Step 3: Use all avenues
Majority of the people who blog posts. Post links of facebook. Reddit is one of my personal favorites. Having a good and well thought out opinion is half the battle. The other half is making sure people hear your opinion and stand with you.
Step 4: Have patience
Many developers won’t respond to a well thought out post, but don’t get discouraged. Keep trying and your point will eventually be addressed.
