New appreciation for COH

Diablo III is the game if I'm not mistaken in question(hope this is ok saying who). Ya lets make a super popular game that everyone loved that's not even an MMO and make it so you can only play online(internet connection required) Such a massive fail from blizzard.

I had to bring up this Psychoti post about his banning in another game.

Authenticators are hella cheap and worth every penny.

I know how the OP feels. I was playing a game recently that had this series of updates happen over the span of 3 years or so:

#1: Public: "X in PVP is a problem and should be fixed!"
Devs: "We're working on it."

#2: An unpopular PVP update is put into the game.

#3: Public: "X in PVP is still a problem and should be fixed!"
Devs: "Alright, we got this." and then they fixed the problem.

#4: Unpopular PVP update is reversed several years later, reversing all subsequent changes after that update. Was implemented with a "vote" that was largely a publicity stunt.

#5: Public: "X in PVP is back again and is a problem! Fix it!"
Devs: "No! This is what YOU voted for, what YOU wanted, and we gave it to you. YOU said that this isn't a problem back when YOU voted!"


And hence, my frustration with that MMO. There is a large level of discontent for their player base from these developers, and it shows up quite frequently. They'll go back on their word, reverse updates, refuse to fix problems, make more problems with their attempted fixes to other issues, implement changes with an explanation that makes no sense on any level, and all the while their response to the players is a giant inflatable middle finger hidden behind generic corporate lingo. It is just annoying when there is a legitimate problem, and it won't be fixed because of some petty office politics and immaturity from the developers.


Everything in CoH seems so chill compared to some of the other games I have played. The few annoying things the devs do are only mildly annoying, and their reasoning for doing these things is fairly logical. If I screw up in the games or on the forums (since I am ought to, what with my familiarity with 18+ stuff and my off-beat sense of humor), I'll get generic'd or a stern warning before I get perma-banned forcing me to purchase the game all over again.

The community in this game is good enough that problems won't suddenly arise from an immaturity crime wave. If I see a player anywhere in the game, I can safely assume that the player is doing absolutely nothing wrong, and hasn't done anything wrong in at least the past month. It isn't like some of these other games I have played, where the players will agree to the ToS then break every option while whining about their right to play the game as moderators drag them kicking and screaming out the game. No, the games moderators know things are good, so the community operates autonomously without need for constant intervention.

You never realize what a privilege it is to have good communication between you and the devs until it isn't there anymore.