I come back and I can't even respond to the thread now.
1.5 isn't coming out this year. If it does, it will be more months--MONTHS. It's been 6 already.
Do something about the issue in the meantime or wait while everything turns to more shit. That's it. This has nothing to do with me personally. I'm making a suggestion for DR and those who moderate. If all hands really are tied, well then: it's fucked. More loyal, talented players will quit, more newbies will come and get hated on for trying to learn to play and probably get banned for breaking rules they didn't know existed, more cheaters will consume games, and that will be that.
- Stacked punishments do not make sense. Especially for those who've been sitting on KV and ban for way longer than necessary.
- In-game moderation isn't possible. Far too many games going on. And if you get kicked from one game for cheating in front of a mod, big deal, rejoin.
- Mods: you are Nazis. I just accumulated two infractions from Raptorblaze for reasons I don't even know and one of my replies get deleted which didn't even contain a curse word (much less the word: "penis"... how ridiculous are we?) as he was trying to cover his ass--I forwarded it to DR anyway. But, of course, I know you're immune to punishment, because you're "highly productive" with reports... reports that do nothing now and will continue to do nothing for quite some time.
- Worst "crime" is NOT 'skyping' or 'gamethrowing' or 'grieving' or 'points hacking' at this point. It's lagging the game to un-playability in its various methods to do so. Yet, nothing can be done about that despite it ruining a game far more than anything else can.
It sounds to me mods are more concerned with making a name for themselves that properly managing the game and the forums. People get punished before rules are even clarified. Players try to get involved in the community and get chastised and criticized immediately without even knowing what they just did. There's no clarity on anything. Every time I see a mod type about the "rules", I think about all the rules mods break and ignore for whatever selected-agenda reasons.
I just made a thread for the community to get involved in and it didn't even last a few hours. No one from the active gaming community on SC2 who wasn't a mod got to read and respond. Trolls infested, I was immediately "punished" with "infractions" for typing "penis" and "having an attitude" (which I don't even have, unless by this you mean I'm in a wonderful mood), and one of my replies was deleted by a mod being called out, and my thread was locked by that very mod.
Did that not make a perfect point about the apathy and "Nazi-like" mentality players complain about? This is why all the best players on SC2 don't even come here. They don't even use the forums. They play and bond and enjoy. They're not concerned with seeking attention or having the dominant ego.
But there I go, beside the point, responding as far as I'm willing to from my "closed thread", which in reality, I only had one point:
- 1.5 isn't coming out this year. $100 Paypal. Anyone willing to bet? I'm a man of my word if you bet me.
- Suggestion: revert to the previous format earlier this year to be able to manage kv and ban once again. I know for a fact this isn't impossible.
If anyone really wants to get personal, my name is Brandt.
I live in the Phoenix apts. @ 5555 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75206
Feel free to visit me anytime. I'll teach you how to play SC2 Mafia.
I'd leave my Facebook too, but I believe some of you have some very serious issues and I'd rather not get dragged into them.
And no, I'm not mad/angry/frustrated/sad/dumb/child/black/gay/ugly; I could care less what anyone types in a video game or on a web site regarding anything personal/insulting or attempt-to-be-personal/insulting. I'm stating a problem and suggesting work for it to be solved.
I just don't believe it when anyone says there's nothing that can be done. By the time 1.5 comes out, many will have quit and moved onto other things. Why let the community die off and such a popular and innovative game die down in the meantime?
I have literally nothing else to say. Feel free to "infract" and "warn" me and "close" this thread all you want. If I find this deleted later, I can see how vain it is trying to seek solutions to problems here.