tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post8756042119610314980..comments2022-04-11T20:34:56.519-07:00Comments on Gamer By Design: Developer Tales: Aggressively Moderating AggressionTalarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684944568000522986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-18711179622866379112018-02-22T08:48:39.512-08:002018-02-22T08:48:39.512-08:00You’re certainly correct in that most players aren...You’re certainly correct in that most players aren’t engaged in the community. The ever-vaunted silent majority is definitely real—but if they’re not engaged, the only feedback we can use from them is metrics.<br /><br />Metrics are totally important. Well-designed metrics let you answer questions in a data-driven way that’s more objective than subjective. But metrics don’t give you the why, and you as the developer have to know to ask the question in the first place.<br /><br />So raw feedback from your engaged users? It’s gold, generally regardless of the ultimate goal of said users (assuming they’re not just there to troll, anyhow).<br /><br />Also, “more powerful compared to other players” in an offline game isn’t really useful. Certainly, motivations are different depending on the context of the game. If I were to put my cynic hat on, more powerful in a meta sense where having the ear of the developer feels good, perhaps, but at the same time, as mentioned, there’s a symbiotic effect—both players and developers benefit.Talarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684944568000522986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-77259930389130958502018-02-22T05:23:57.761-08:002018-02-22T05:23:57.761-08:00I believe being biased towards longstanding commun...I believe being biased towards longstanding community members is the biggest fail a developer can do. "Longstanding community members" are rent-seeking, self-serving nerds who are often into some form of making money off the dev's work (RMT-ers, streamers ...). Their goal isn't to make the game better, it's to make themselves more powerful compared to other players. Their deep understanding of the game helps them figure out suggestions that are harmless looking enough to be implemented, but create huge power gain for them and a huge damage to the other players. Most players are not engaged with the community, just want to play. They have no voice and their interests aren't represented in forum talk. But they are paying 90% of the dev's income.Gevlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072766785893313616noreply@blogger.com