Devs and Forum Private Messaging
Posted: 21 Dec 2008, 04:49
I recommend that Developers familiarize themselves with the forum's private messaging system.
Comments like Crush's that challenged my feedback on the game might be better relayed through private messaging so that details on why I gave certain feedback could be questioned outside a medium where people aren't prone to pick sides. It would also help developers avoid polluting the feedback section with flamers and sycophants responding to developer comments.
I also feel that the developers would be less defensive if this was a common protocol as they could avoid flame wars and communicate with players in a more honest way where people aren't looking to win or lose points on each other.
Another thing the devs might benefit from is a "dev talk" section that is only viewable by developers where they can discuss feedback internally instead of responding to players on feedback threads.
Comments like Crush's that challenged my feedback on the game might be better relayed through private messaging so that details on why I gave certain feedback could be questioned outside a medium where people aren't prone to pick sides. It would also help developers avoid polluting the feedback section with flamers and sycophants responding to developer comments.
I also feel that the developers would be less defensive if this was a common protocol as they could avoid flame wars and communicate with players in a more honest way where people aren't looking to win or lose points on each other.
Another thing the devs might benefit from is a "dev talk" section that is only viewable by developers where they can discuss feedback internally instead of responding to players on feedback threads.