SBESTER'S PROFILE

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I thought this was about comments and discussion, not view count. But yeah.

Prolly, I wasn't paying 100% attention, but they are directly related.

I suppose finding the RTP is the most befuddling thing of all?
Seriously a bad reason for losing marks.

I'm probably the only person in the world who didn't like Chrono Trigger, but I hafta say, this looks amazingly good. I'll definitely give it a play through!

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I think the main problem we have with criticism is that much of it is posed in a very direct way...

When posting criticism, the goal should not JUST be to provide feedback in a constructive way, but to also not sound like an all-knowing douche when you do it. If there's no mix of "I like this, AND I like that", many people are bound to construe the comment as "this sucks and I can do better, here's a tip from a pro".

I cannot possibly disagree more strongly. If people aren't able to take direct criticism, they should go back to preschool until they are. The goal of language is to communicate information, and I should not have to couch my language with things I don't mean or that aren't related to my point just to get you to listen. If someone gets offended by someone else, there's roughly a 99.9% chance that the person who feels offended is in the wrong.

My point here is to be conscious of who you're talking to. If it's a member I've never heard of, who only has one project, I'm not going to tell them "this is horrible, do this, this, and this". Otherwise, we'll have to agree to disagree on this one, because I stand pretty firmly on the issue. It's easy to intimidate newer people, and I think a lot of the self proclaimed "vets" don't realize this (or care).

I think the main problem we have with criticism is that much of it is posed in a very direct way, which is different than other RM sites because there is a tighter group here who feel more comfortable with expressing their real gripes with one another in a constructive manner. Newbies to this place take it as being hostile, and seriously, it's no wonder since they aren't used to that kind of atmosphere. I certainly saw it this way before joining, and seeing as how I'm still not even close to being a veteran of the community, some of the comments still astound me with how direct they are.

When posting criticism, the goal should not JUST be to provide feedback in a constructive way, but to also not sound like an all-knowing douche when you do it. If there's no mix of "I like this, AND I like that", many people are bound to construe the comment as "this sucks and I can do better, here's a tip from a pro". There are some people in the community that take their games WAY too seriously, and they assume everyone else has the same mindset.

The game pages are a godsend, we should treat each and every post with respect and be mindful of what it is we are actually trying to say. Miscommunication is a tragic thing.



Anyway, in terms of Soli's review I thought it was fair, and the drama that followed was better than going to the movies. The only thing that breaks my heart is to see comments like "I was gonna play this, thanks for preventing me from wasting my valuable time". I see those everywhere, and I don't particularly perceive these people as having very strong individualistic minds. We shouldn't just be critical of a work, but we should be critical of the opinions of others as well.

If your hard drive space and 10 mins of your time to find out if you'd like the game are so goddamn valuable to you, then by all means, choose your favorite reviewer and believe every word they say blindly. By announcing that to everyone you're only making yourself look bad. (Yay, my first rant in months!)