I think you misunderstood my point. We don’t need to be in the loop, and Larian doesn’t need to keep us constantly engaged in this forum. If people are at each others’ throats and talking around each other in circles that is their problem, not Larian’s. I just find the very fundamental premise that Larian is responsible for managing people’s expectations and level of engagement in this way a bit ridiculous.
That is correct, they don't need to be active or engaging with us, or even moderating on the forums. But doing so wouldn't hurt them either and could even improve the discussions being held on the forums.
Originally Posted by Warlocke
I’ve visited a bunch of different game forums pre-launch over the years and the level of engagement I see here doesn’t strike at all as atypical.
This might be correct as well, but "not being atypical" doesn't mean that it's good.
Originally Posted by Warlocke
Why it is in any way incumbent upon them to tell us what they are doing in the interim is beyond me. I know they are working on the game. Why isn’t that enough for you?
Simple: people are different. What might be good enough for you, isn't automatically good enough for the rest of the world. And every person you meet in life might have different standards of how good or bad something is or has been, whether being it your boss about your job performance, your teacher about your grades, your parents about your freetime activities, or your partner about how little you talk to each other.
Originally Posted by Warlocke
If they did tell people what they were doing some would still melodramatically protest and bicker anyway, regardless of whatever they do, simply because it’s the internet.
Following this reasoning you could simply abandon any type or form of PR because your argument is so broad-brush it could be applied to literally anything. So no reason even talking to anybody in life because there will always be someone protesting or bickering about what you say.
I haven't been around when they were workin on DoS2, but what I do hear a lot is how much more active and engaging they were back then. And now that they have way more money and resources at their disposal I am actually surprised that people are suddenly holding them to a lower standard than what they were used to.
