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Below is a post I made in a thread I started that I started several weeks ago, about the time that a ruckus started over a future mode "that shall not be named". I decided to take a 2 week vacation from the forums to see how it affected my attitude towards the game (as it currently stands).

Just so the Mod who closed it is aware, I'm not doing this to annoy him, I just figured out that my last post was the significant one, that explained how I felt after a 2 week break from the forums, and I wanted to share it.

for the TL:DR crowd...............

"Taking a break from the forums can be a good thing".


Long-winded version;

Not sure how many will read this but after 2 weeks of no forum visits I'm back.

In those 2 weeks I probably played the game on more nights on a weekly basis than I did when I was reading the forums.

Did I learn anything by staying away from the forums? Didn't I miss out on lively discussion, thoughtful input, and updated game information?

Not one bit.

[color=#959595]I actually played the game and just plain enjoyed it for what it is. I didn't worry about imbalances, or group sizes, or lack of new content. I just played. Enjoyed the heck out of it as well.[/color]

I know that the game has many flaws, still needs work, and seems to be moving forward too slowly, but playing strictly as a "no forum visits or reading" pubber, I quite enjoyed it. All the doom and gloom on these forums is the product of a vocal 2-5% of the player base that 80% of the players never read/listen to. If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one around, does it make any noise?

So my vacation from these forums really only proved one thing to me and that is that the vast majority of players that play the game and do not visit the forums can find the game entertaining

I will say that they have set up the grind to be frustrating enough that it will tempt new players to spend some cash, as I saw it do to some of my buddies who haven't put any money into it, but that's the intent after all isn't it? Quite a few of them just toughed it out and have a couple of mechs of their own now without spending a dime.

I'm doing a couple of other betas as well and I have noticed the same phenomena there. The active forum users get all in a lather over every little detail or issue, while the casual players carry on oblivious to the clucking of the Chicken Littles in the forums.

My plan now is to carry on, visit the forums infrequently, thereby ignoring most of the negativism in the forums and just enjoy enjoy the game with my friends. If you find you are getting frustrated I highly recommend you try taking a break from the forums, not necessarily the game.


Cheers!