hmm...
I see much in the way of harsh feelings and accusations and counter-accusations and only a little light for all the heat. Threads like this one are the reason many people give me for why they don't like to use the Forums (which is a shame because then they miss out on Events and other fun stuff).
Part of the problem I see is that Daomei is thinking scientifically. [digression] Proof of an hypothesis or theory involves imagining and executing experiments which can demonstrate that it is false. In the abstract sense no theory based on observations can be proven "true", only "not disproven." On the other hand if it is "not disproven" after multiple clever attempts to do so, the likelihood that it is false becomes infinitesimal and such theories are widely regarded as "proven." [/digression]
That's in the scientific world. Sociology and social interaction are not a science. However, it does seem to me that if someone is saying that the devs should create a "solution to a problem," then it is up to them to show that a "problem" exists. It further seems to me that a few comments in a Forum poll are not the way to do it. (See above for the reason people avoid the Forums.) Even the idea of discussing it in the Faction meetings is better, though not perfect since not all people are in Factions (and the national Assemblies are miniscule).
I said a "few" comments: a few more than 50 people have voted. That's not a lot, and since this is in the EN section of the Forums, it's self selected for a minority of the players of Ryzom. As for better things to do with their time, more Events, fixing the still broken apartment issues, etc. seem to me to be of far higher priority than attempting to stop something that cannot be stopped. (If the materials are desirable enough, then people will figure out effective ways to get them.)
-- Bittty
I see much in the way of harsh feelings and accusations and counter-accusations and only a little light for all the heat. Threads like this one are the reason many people give me for why they don't like to use the Forums (which is a shame because then they miss out on Events and other fun stuff).
Part of the problem I see is that Daomei is thinking scientifically. [digression] Proof of an hypothesis or theory involves imagining and executing experiments which can demonstrate that it is false. In the abstract sense no theory based on observations can be proven "true", only "not disproven." On the other hand if it is "not disproven" after multiple clever attempts to do so, the likelihood that it is false becomes infinitesimal and such theories are widely regarded as "proven." [/digression]
That's in the scientific world. Sociology and social interaction are not a science. However, it does seem to me that if someone is saying that the devs should create a "solution to a problem," then it is up to them to show that a "problem" exists. It further seems to me that a few comments in a Forum poll are not the way to do it. (See above for the reason people avoid the Forums.) Even the idea of discussing it in the Faction meetings is better, though not perfect since not all people are in Factions (and the national Assemblies are miniscule).
I said a "few" comments: a few more than 50 people have voted. That's not a lot, and since this is in the EN section of the Forums, it's self selected for a minority of the players of Ryzom. As for better things to do with their time, more Events, fixing the still broken apartment issues, etc. seem to me to be of far higher priority than attempting to stop something that cannot be stopped. (If the materials are desirable enough, then people will figure out effective ways to get them.)
-- Bittty
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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