HozzM Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 How come the Steam discussion forums for POE are so riddled with butt hurt trolls? I can't say that Steam discussion forums are my message board of choice but I generally hit them up at one point or another for any game I play that I have more than a passing interest in, which is a lot of games, and I honestly can not recall a game forum that had a worse signal to noise ratio. Literally every other thread is someone bitching. About the price or SP only or no romances or the dev studio or the combat system or the fact that it is/is not a BG/IE successor etc. etc. What is going on there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarack21 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Meh, the Shadowrun Returns forum was every bit as bad leading up to release and for a few days after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueMenace Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Rule #1: Stay away from any and all Steam Community Forums Rule #2: See Rule #1 Rule #3: Learn a valuable lesson in maneuvering the Internet gaming forum cyberspace (Steam's Community Forums harvest THE WORST kind of forum trolls from the darkest depths of the cyberspace, avoid at all cost). Stick to Obsidian Forums, NeoGaf, The Codex, Reddit, or other RESPECTABLE forums because Steam Community Forums FOR ALL GAMES are a cesspool of trolls. Edit: Another forum that is also terrible is GameFaqs. Avoid that site like the plague as well. Edited March 23, 2015 by TrueMenace 4 Calibrating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Hieronymous Alloy Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Steam forums are always floooooded with trolls, especially around the game's initial release. My favorite are the price point trolls. "This game sucks! And it's way too expensive!" Literally every game at every price point, including free, gets people complaining about the price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshock Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 It's the age of the trolls. And the steam forums have always been infested by them. My YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueMenace Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Steam forums are always floooooded with trolls, especially around the game's initial release. My favorite are the price point trolls. "This game sucks! And it's way too expensive!" Literally every game at every price point, including free, gets people complaining about the price. The sad point is people wasting their time trying to argue with these trolls. I've seen Shevek from these forums over there a lot. He needs to be saved. Help him. (lol) 1 Calibrating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassat Hunter Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Yeah, I venture on some Steam forums I "have to", but I generally suggest avoiding them like the plague. And the mentioned threads (like cost) appear on every single EA forum... The concept of EA is hard. People wanting game 'NOW' doesn't help either, and that they then complain it's unfinished/lacking/etc. What do you expect of an unfinished game? Or expect serious discounts for going into EA (seriously, what? Why would you get 90% off for buying it earlier. I hate pre-orders as much as the next guy but I can see that makes no economical sense) tl;dr see TrueMenace's post. ^ I agree that that is such a stupid idiotic pathetic garbage hateful retarded scumbag evil satanic nazi like term ever created. At least top 5. TSLRCM Official Forum || TSLRCM Moddb || My other KOTOR2 mods || TSLRCM (English version) on Steam || [M4-78EP on Steam Formerly known as BattleWookiee/BattleCookiee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerwyn Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I don't even use Steam unless it's strictly necessary, and in those cases I seriously consider if I should buy the game at all. The forums are just one of ten million reasons to avoid the whole thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Hieronymous Alloy Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Also, the rare times there's a decent steam forum, it's when the game devs actually post there so good posters go there. Here the game devs are either here or on SA (behind a paywall) so there's basically no reason for any intelligent poster to wade into the steam forum. It's just a cesspool. Plus the game has enough hype to attract trolls, it's NOT the standard Skyrim-type RPG that's big these days, it doesn't even have any Dragon Age style AWESOME BUTTONS. I think a lot of younger gamers probably don't even know how to *process* this game. They see the hype, watch it for a bit, and just get confused. Why isn't the camera in first person? What are all those buttons? My console can only handle six buttons at once ! In other words, kids these days. Edited March 23, 2015 by Dr. Hieronymous Alloy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voss Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 They're steam forums. From what I've seen of them, most of the forum users can't manage to figure out release dates for games on steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarack21 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Six buttons? What you playing, the SNES? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uomoz Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Dudes, there are some pearls in there: The number one problem with this game right now (why you should not buy) Basically guys I want this game to be good, but it's been designed by a real LOONYThis guy Josh Sawyer who you may have heard of is OBSESSED with ballancing every little thing out in his game and basically making things feel as bland as possible. This better be a better game than baldurs gate or icewind... cause if it not i complain about price on forums. do not buy this game play the old republic instead, even tho its mmo, the story and writing is 100% better. theres at least 3 romance sub plot for every single class you can play for every single side you can choose. the guys who made pillars of eternity cant even write a single one in this game, says a lot about the skills of this studio and the amount of effort they putting in this game Weird - Witcher 3 almost the same price and 16 free dlcs this one - the graphic, the gameplay, what justifies such a high price? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerwyn Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 That's it guys, I'm playing the Old Republic instead. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leferd Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Reading about the Steam forums made me think about some of the other gaming communities. So I checked out the Bio forums again --since it's such a wellspring of RPG knowledge and discussion --to get a lay of the land and see what the weather-gauge was over there regarding Eternity's pending release. No one has posted on that thread in over 3 months. I mean, really?? Not even the slightest bit of interest Bio-Community? "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aethervagrant Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Just came over here instead per y'alls recommendations. Havent been excited enough about a game to check forums since New Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManifestedISO Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Something about Steam ... or, Bioware ... not sure ... all I see is six-speed turbo all-wheel drive when I read your posts now. 1 All Stop. On Screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBJam Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 yeah lots of trolls on Steam This forum is better The Unofficial Pillars of Eternity Wiki - Community/Fan Maintained! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmy Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I don't even use Steam unless it's strictly necessary, and in those cases I seriously consider if I should buy the game at all. The forums are just one of ten million reasons to avoid the whole thing. I pretty much only use Steam for all my PC gaming these days and I have never spent even a micro-second on their forums so they can be easily ignored. I guess that does not account for other 9,999,999 reasons you have though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmy Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 yeah lots of trolls on Steam This forum is better It certainly has been for the development of this game. It will be interesting to see what happens here when the game is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarack21 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 yeah lots of trolls on Steam This forum is better It certainly has been for the development of this game. It will be interesting to see what happens here when the game is released. If you listened to the Steam forums when Shadowrun came out, you'd think it was nothing but horrible mess of trash and bull**** with no redeeming value of any sort...and also, the least Shadowrun thing ever. Including the Xbox game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havelok Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Umoderated Hells such as the steam boards are not worth visiting. They are a hive of 11 year old scum and casual villainy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarack21 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Umoderated Hells such as the steam boards are not worth visiting. They are a hive of 11 year old scum and casual villainy. It's not quite 4chan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManifestedISO Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Only adults have mastered inanity to that degree. Young people 11-18 don't need hand-holding primer videos for this game, either, I'll wager. 1 All Stop. On Screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarack21 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Only adults have mastered inanity to that degree. Young people 11-18 don't need hand-holding primer videos for this game, either, I'll wager. Actually I'd bet those people would need such a thing more. This is a type of game that hasn't been made for 15 years, remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryy Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Umoderated Hells such as the steam boards are not worth visiting. They are a hive of 11 year old scum and casual villainy. Have you seen our Off-Topic section? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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