Elitist Jerks - View Single Post - Information for the Masses (or, How to Keep the Players Informed)

Krollin · 08/31/07, 11:28 AM

You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink.

An old adage but applicable here.

The responsibility to inform lies with Blizzard and they already do this through News, Blue Posts and Patch Notes.

I don't think anyone here would disagree that the information made public by Blizzard is not always what we want to see. Even the accuracy of this information is sometimes doubtful.

At the end of the day though the responsibility to remain informed lies firmly with the player.

You can provide all the information and discussion forums you like, if someone cannot be bothered to keep themselves upto date that is, to be blunt, their own stupid fault.
You can see what happens when people don't do this, the Official Forums are full of the brainless braying and whining produced by the uninformed there.

Blizzard are fulfilling their obligations strictly to the letter. They have an active Official Website which is regularly updated and is tolerably accurate. The forums we all know about.
Rare is the informative Thread which hasn't been trolled and "lol, first"ed to death.

As to what Blizzard tell us?
I wish they would be more accurate with their Patch notes and have less stealth changes in patches. I want to be informed.
I don't want them to give us everything though,

With certain knowledge of how the game works in every detail there would be less incentive for forums like this one and other to even exist.

A very clever move by Blizzard in fact, they have learnt that they only need to do enough and leave enough carrots dangling to activate the community. The rest is done by people like the active contributors to EJ and other forums and those who read them but don't contribute that much.

At the end of the day though you can only advertise your presence, you cannot force people to come to you and get involved.

Blizzard have learnt this a long time ago.

Do they do enough?
I think so, apart from my wish for more complete Patch notes I am glad they don't actually do any more.
If they had have done, where would EJ and other noteworthy community "hubs" be today?

08/31/07, 11:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
Krollin Von Kaiser Krollin Night Elf Rogue <AG Praetorian Guard> Turalyon (EU)	You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink. An old adage but applicable here. The responsibility to inform lies with Blizzard and they already do this through News, Blue Posts and Patch Notes. I don't think anyone here would disagree that the information made public by Blizzard is not always what we want to see. Even the accuracy of this information is sometimes doubtful. At the end of the day though the responsibility to remain informed lies firmly with the player. You can provide all the information and discussion forums you like, if someone cannot be bothered to keep themselves upto date that is, to be blunt, their own stupid fault. You can see what happens when people don't do this, the Official Forums are full of the brainless braying and whining produced by the uninformed there. Blizzard are fulfilling their obligations strictly to the letter. They have an active Official Website which is regularly updated and is tolerably accurate. The forums we all know about. Rare is the informative Thread which hasn't been trolled and "lol, first"ed to death. As to what Blizzard tell us? I wish they would be more accurate with their Patch notes and have less stealth changes in patches. I want to be informed. I don't want them to give us everything though, With certain knowledge of how the game works in every detail there would be less incentive for forums like this one and other to even exist. A very clever move by Blizzard in fact, they have learnt that they only need to do enough and leave enough carrots dangling to activate the community. The rest is done by people like the active contributors to EJ and other forums and those who read them but don't contribute that much. At the end of the day though you can only advertise your presence, you cannot force people to come to you and get involved. Blizzard have learnt this a long time ago. Do they do enough? I think so, apart from my wish for more complete Patch notes I am glad they don't actually do any more. If they had have done, where would EJ and other noteworthy community "hubs" be today? Last edited by Krollin : 08/31/07 at 11:29 AM. Reason: Bah, a horse, a horse, my Kingdom for a camel