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Mel 624
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I think the forums have more traffic than it's being given credit. What it still has in spite of all the factors working against it shows that it would do a lot better if Jagex ever bothered to listen to feedback on how to improve the experience here. A lot of what drove people off the forums was preventable. QoL issues with accessing them, issues with moderation, lack of engagement and promotion by Jagex. They kept omitting the forums when listing ways to contact them for feedback like when they were asking players about the cosmetic overrides.
I'd like to point out that sufficient outcry over this could still potentially save the forums. They removed Hero Pass and and made OSRS because players spoke up. If we can convince them to keep the forums, it could potentially be a turning point to finally get some improvements on how they communicate with players.
I think you are correct about the popularity of the RSOF being downplayed. You have made very good points, and I agree with you.
I suspect the true motivation behind this player-unfriendly and short-sighted decision is nothing more than an effort to supress negative feedback. Last year's heralded Hero Pass was overwhelmingly unpopular with the playerbase - so much so that Jagex cancelled plans for further Passes. It would not surprise me at all if pulling the plug on the forums is simply the company's childish reaction to this spectacular failure, and an attempt to spare themselves future embarrassment by removing our ability to give them honest feedback via their site, trying to instead force us all to go to these third-party social media echo chambers, where you will be banned if you deviate from the desired narrative.
I do not waste my time splashing around in these cesspools, and I do not understand why any serious poster bothers with them. They may get a lot of eyeballs, but is it helping to attract that many players who will stick around? I've been putting out fire with gasoline!
Kat's Diary
I think the forums have more traffic than it's being given credit. What it still has in spite of all the factors working against it shows that it would do a lot better if Jagex ever bothered to listen to feedback on how to improve the experience here. A lot of what drove people off the forums was preventable. QoL issues with accessing them, issues with moderation, lack of engagement and promotion by Jagex. They kept omitting the forums when listing ways to contact them for feedback like when they were asking players about the cosmetic overrides.
I'd like to point out that sufficient outcry over this could still potentially save the forums. They removed Hero Pass and and made OSRS because players spoke up. If we can convince them to keep the forums, it could potentially be a turning point to finally get some improvements on how they communicate with players.
I think you are correct about the popularity of the RSOF being downplayed. You have made very good points, and I agree with you.
I suspect the true motivation behind this player-unfriendly and short-sighted decision is nothing more than an effort to supress negative feedback. Last year's heralded Hero Pass was overwhelmingly unpopular with the playerbase - so much so that Jagex cancelled plans for further Passes. It would not surprise me at all if pulling the plug on the forums is simply the company's childish reaction to this spectacular failure, and an attempt to spare themselves future embarrassment by removing our ability to give them honest feedback via their site, trying to instead force us all to go to these third-party social media echo chambers, where you will be banned if you deviate from the desired narrative.
I do not waste my time splashing around in these cesspools, and I do not understand why any serious poster bothers with them. They may get a lot of eyeballs, but is it helping to attract that many players who will stick around? I've been putting out fire with gasoline!
Kat's Diary
16-Jan-2024 20:28:30
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