I’ve been on these forums for years now. I’ve seen Funcom cave into some really WTF-worthy demands from people that are literally unhinged, and I don’t use that word lightly. There’s probably someone else around here, beside me, who remembers the dude who screamed for Nemedian to be nerfed and then accused detractors of being “the kind of people who encourage others to run stop signs and run over children” (paraphrasing, because it was much less coherent than that). And guess what? Funcom announced they were going to nerf the Nemedian, and sane people had to scream louder to make them rethink it.
So yeah, that’s why I sometimes jump on the Nerf Brigade threads.
Yes, I know. I’ve often said that myself on these forums. However, everyone has their breaking point. I’ve pretty much reached mine.
Sure, it’s ultimately Funcom’s fault if they nerf something with a sledgehammer, but that’s cold comfort. In the end, telling people “hey, how about we DON’T nerf something just because you didn’t like it” provides better outcomes than shrugging and saying “yeah, it’ll be fine”.
Oh, trust me, every single member of the Nerf Brigade is deeply convinced they care about the health of the mode, and the game in general. Didn’t you hear that PVP is dead? And that Conan Exiles is dying?
It’s not about “honor”, it’s about an entitled knee-jerk reaction.
Been chasing that target for years. Go on, guess how that’s been working out. I’ve lost count the number of times someone from Funcom went on a dev stream and said something along the lines “Yeah, you guys are right, we really should use a scalpel instead of a sledgehammer when changing things.” The only change those words have brought are the changes in the lineup: the next time you hear it, the face and the name that say it will be different, but the tune will be the same.
Same goes for “we promise to improve our communication”.
Eventually, you get tired of chasing a target you can’t catch, and you realize that you just have to be louder than the loud people.