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    I believe that in any game forum, when bitching, griping and general negativity reach a certain threshold, people who enjoy the game stop visiting and posting. The whining is too overbearing at that point. I know I feel that way.

    If I get a game and dislike it, I might visit a forum to say so, but I never return ad nauseum to flog the horse some more. Just as some folks embrace long personal grudges against others, some gamers enjoy regurgitating their disappointment angst. In the earliest months after Rome’s release we had someone complain here regularly who didn’t own the game. He vicariously came to dislike it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nelson View Post
    I believe that in any game forum, when bitching, griping and general negativity reach a certain threshold, people who enjoy the game stop visiting and posting. The whining is too overbearing at that point. I know I feel that way.
    This sums up the situation for me. I really like Rome II, so don't find any value in the vague, negative criticism.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wilbo View Post
    This sums up the situation for me. I really like Rome II, so don't find any value in the vague, negative criticism.
    Way to take a stand! I hate mean people too.

    It's just so brave, brought a tear to my eye reading this.

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    People are free to criticize if they can point out some concrete arguments. When people who like the game (myself included) are labelled "CA apologists" simply because we actually like its current state, is when I have a problem.

    Fortunately though, the .org hasn't had immature posters and no moderator actions have been required, apart from the occasional PM. We may be few, but we're a good bunch.
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    Not blowing anyone's horn here but I believe that comparing the moderation of the org to the twc's is ruthless to put it blandly. I do believe that we have a lot more mature people here on org than any other tw forums. Moderators aren't attacking and banning and deleting the posts of the members like they do in twc. Negative opinions are welcome here as long as they are not insulting or overly hateful. I am glad that I see the good standard that was set by tosa is kept alive by our current moderation. Yes I go to twc to get the news but I always come back here to talk about the game because it has few but sensible and mature members. I am also saddened to see the drop of activity and I do believe that the quality of Rome 2 has a big effect on it but I believe that as long as the core hangs around the org will prevail. My best of is EB 2. If anything can help org than it is that mod.

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    I think TWC moderation lost something when they launched this ''out of topic posts" hunt. Funny thing is that it happened around first of april and following some april fool joke all mods changed their avatar to look like some robots/cyborgs just like if they were unconsciouly feeeling that their new role was a totally deshumanized one. TWC's R2's forum has become a kindergarten*, no wonder the only entities able to control it should be inflexible, uncompromising cyber moderators !

    * arg I already spent to much time in germany


    EDIT : the thing about TWC is that its the place to find mods, ask about it and everytime you discuss about the game content there you have this very naive hope that one way or another it will get to CA's ears.
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    I'm surprised noone has mentioned a huge contributor to forum traffic.....Multi-player. In R2 it's a complete and total non-contributor. And, except for a brief spike with the release of Shogun II, the amount of posts generated has declined steadily since ME I:

    Threads/Posts

    Shogun I---138/3500
    ME I---1868/31326
    RTW I---610/13526
    ME II---420/7108
    ETW---160/1824
    NTW---60/375
    STW II---448/5723
    RTW II---9/45

    Nine topics and 45 posts in multi-player? Has multi-player support from CA sunk that low, or is the new breed of player just not interested?

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    Quote Originally Posted by easytarget View Post
    Way to take a stand! I hate mean people too.

    It's just so brave, brought a tear to my eye reading this.

    /golf clap
    You prefer everybody circle-jerk endlessly about how horrible the game is? That seems to be what the people who passionately hate the game want, both here and over on TWC: endless validation of their opinion. That'd certainly up the post count, but would it really be any more productive or engaging?

    At this point, those people have decided to hate the game, and voice their hatred and disappointment every chance they get (whether the topic warrants it or not). Their minds are not going to be changed. Every complaint has been lathered, rinsed, and repeated ad nauseum. Any attempt to engage them results in an ad hominem dismissal of "fanboy" or "apologist", and doesn't result in any new conversation. There is literally no more conversation to be had there.

    The people who enjoy the game, regardless of its faults, have no traction; why would they stay and "take a stand" over somebody's else's legitimate disagreement on a game forum, especially when they know there's no possible resolution...when they could be off playing the game instead?
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    The silence is deafening.........





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    Tell me about it... I check in here every day or so hoping for something to talk about
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    Quote Originally Posted by Symphony View Post
    You prefer everybody circle-jerk endlessly about how horrible the game is? That seems to be what the people who passionately hate the game want, both here and over on TWC: endless validation of their opinion. That'd certainly up the post count, but would it really be any more productive or engaging?

    At this point, those people have decided to hate the game, and voice their hatred and disappointment every chance they get (whether the topic warrants it or not). Their minds are not going to be changed. Every complaint has been lathered, rinsed, and repeated ad nauseum. Any attempt to engage them results in an ad hominem dismissal of "fanboy" or "apologist", and doesn't result in any new conversation. There is literally no more conversation to be had there.

    The people who enjoy the game, regardless of its faults, have no traction; why would they stay and "take a stand" over somebody's else's legitimate disagreement on a game forum, especially when they know there's no possible resolution...when they could be off playing the game instead?
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    Quote Originally Posted by easytarget View Post
    Insidious isn't it, you were drawn in anyway.
    Well, yeah, but I'm a known sucker.

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    We are just floating along on life support here at the moment. That's not a bad thing. I got the feeling that most of us played Rome II quite a bit and as a result we had something to say to each other.

    Now for what ever reason we don't have much to say to each other. That's either a result of us all just casually playing Rome II or having put it down for good.

    I will always come here for tips and advice until it's shut down.

    ....forgive me for asking ;-)

    But does anyone have any tips for winning Caesar in Gaul? I'm getting agent spammed to death and I have no counter.

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