Angry wrote on Jun 30
th, 2014 at 4:53pm:
Listen. Getting info on what players want is not the PC's job. We were selected to represent players of different player groups and style, and of course you hear ppl's opinions while playing the game, but the only opinion we really need to present on the PC forums is our own.
When the devs want wider info on what the players want, they post it on the public forums. If they want early feedback on ideas that are not yet finished, with minimum drama, they post it on the PC forums.
Hi Micki,
This response does not do you justice and comes across a little selfish. I am not sure you intended this to be so blunt?
I do agree that you are not elected representatives per se, so you have no direct "obligation" to the community.
However, as a focus group your role is to represent diverse views to ensure the devs get broader feedback than an internal team review.
You are the middle ground between in-house review and customer feedback. I would go so far as to say that Turdbine are notoriously bad at listening to the forums - so I don't think it is entirely fair to say
"When the devs want wider info on what the players want, they post it on the public forums".
I would proffer that if you take your PC role seriously, that it warrants some reading of the forums to at least understand the issues, so that you can provide
informed feedback - it is still yours, but you can weigh the pros and cons rather than just provide a one-sided perspective.
I have read some compelling posts that have changed my view on some matters, and on many other occasions learned things I had not even considered.
I try to avoid alot of the whinge/troll threads, but there are some gems amongst the big pile of poo.