Best place to discuss Stalker 2 with non-toxic community

[crpntrtom]

I just about had it with the Steam discussion forum, definitely not somewhere you want to be if you're a mature adult. Most of the busy topics here are trolls trying to get reactions from naive posters..

So, my point, is there a better forum (actually moderated) where normal decent adults gather to have respectful conversations? I want to engage in meaningful discussions that are on topic without having to deal with people who seriously lack basic social skills.

What other forums do you recommend? Thanks.

[juskom95]

Publicado originalmente por crpntrtom:

I just about had it with the Steam discussion forum, definitely not somewhere you want to be if you're a mature adult. Most of the busy topics here are trolls trying to get reactions from naive posters..

Steam forums are toxic, they have been for many, may years. If you want any real help, Steam discussions is NOT where you go.

Between the trolls, sock accounts and paid accounts (yes, they exist and there are companies who provide and use this service) is is just a cesspool of hate.

[A TIN OF JAR]

I agree, It just trolls, people talking utter tripe and complaining, very rarely is there anything positive said or real constructive criticism and I am not just talking about here on the Stalker 2 forum, its across the board with almost every game on Steam.

When people come here and complain about developers sticking to Discord or Reddit and never post or reply here it really makes me laugh, I honestly don't blame the dev's for not wanting to come here, I wouldn't come myself if I was a developer.

The best place to visit is usually the games official forums, official Discord or Reddit.

[juskom95]

Publicado originalmente por A TIN OF JAR:

I agree, It just trolls, people talking utter tripe and complaining, very rarely is there anything positive said or real constructive criticism and I am not just talking about here on the Stalker 2 forum, its across the board with almost every game on Steam.

When people come here and complain about developers sticking to Discord or Reddit and never post or reply here it really makes me laugh, I honestly don't blame the dev's for not wanting to come here, I wouldn't come myself if I was a developer.

The best place to visit is usually the games official forums, official Discord or Reddit.

Reddit is 10x worse than Steam, if you think that is a bastion of kind discussion, you are either VERY SHELTERED or you're the one ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on others.

[A TIN OF JAR]

Publicado originalmente por 0x41414141:

Yeah who knew screwing customers over would entice part of them (the thinking part) to complain

There is a difference between being straight up toxic and rude to giving real, honest constructive criticism.

[juskom95]

Publicado originalmente por A TIN OF JAR:

Publicado originalmente por 0x41414141:

Yeah who knew screwing customers over would entice part of them (the thinking part) to complain

There is a difference between being straight up toxic and rude to giving real, honest constructive criticism.

The issue is, when someone complains about a bug on here, you have a group of ardent trolls who attack them and harass the user. What is the point of trying to even work with Devs if their community is this toxic?

[A TIN OF JAR]

Publicado originalmente por juskom95:

Reddit is 10x worse than Steam

I have no idea what Reddit you have been reading but from my experience its not even close, over on Reddit I have seen game developers reply many, many times, here no so often and most games never. Most of the developers that reply here and from very small indie developers from my experience over the years.

[A TIN OF JAR]

Publicado originalmente por juskom95:

The issue is, when someone complains about a bug on here, you have a group of ardent trolls who attack them and harass the user. What is the point of trying to even work with Devs if their community is this toxic?

Oh I fully agree and again, as I said in my post, its one of the main reason developers never post here.

[juskom95]

Publicado originalmente por A TIN OF JAR:

Publicado originalmente por juskom95:

Reddit is 10x worse than Steam

I have no idea what Reddit you have been reading but from my experience its not even close, over on Reddit I have seen game developers reply many, many times, here no so often and most games never. Most of the developers that reply here and from very small indie developers from my experience over the years.

Then you are one of the trolls and harassers who gets people silenced.

[A TIN OF JAR]

Publicado originalmente por 0x41414141:

On the one side you have toxic and rude on the other you have braindead and hiveminded; pick your poison. Different people are trigerred by different things.

In my opinion they are all in the same bracket.

[A TIN OF JAR]

Publicado originalmente por 0x41414141:

Not surprising developers would prefer a platform where they control speech.

Rather that than a platform where they get straight up insulted.

[JVAHF]

Publicado originalmente por JonnyCigarettes:

Believe it or not, Reddit seems to be much more positive :)

+1 from me. Playing on pc game pass and visiting Reddit's forum. Lots of good stuff there regarding mods and how to deal with the eventual technical issues

[Dr.Kalashnikov]

Publicado originalmente por OGPG:

Publicado originalmente por Dr.Kalashnikov:

Well, somethings going to have to change - been seeing this in a few places now:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/valve-accused-of-allowing-the-proliferation-of-hate-as-report-finds-1-8m-instances-of-extremist-or-hateful-content-on-steam/ar-AA1u5BGj

I've found reddit to be most helpful and If you go to whichever game's discord itself, those seem to have better moderation.

The ADL is a bunch of extremist little hats that calls anyone that doesnt align with their agenda a "Schnurrbart wearing WW2 Baddie"

Ah ok, either way, steam forums have become the dark brown hole of the internet.

[Consolgamer]

Publicado originalmente por crpntrtom:

I just about had it with the Steam discussion forum, definitely not somewhere you want to be if you're a mature adult. Most of the busy topics here are trolls trying to get reactions from naive posters..

So, my point, is there a better forum (actually moderated) where normal decent adults gather to have respectful conversations? I want to engage in meaningful discussions that are on topic without having to deal with people who seriously lack basic social skills.

What other forums do you recommend? Thanks.

Trolls is just a sign of mental illness. Positive people are those who really matter, that's why I love this game.