What motivates a fanboi?

[doggirl211]

I'd like to start by saying I'm not trying to start a flame war or disrespect anyone, the game, Trion or the Defiance franchise in general. I love this game and hope thousands more people pick it up when the problems get sorted out, so we can have a thriving community to enjoy for years to come. With that said, there's no way I could in good conscience, recommend anyone spend money on this product in its current state.

The purpose of my post however, is to find out how/why there is always a certain percentage of any gaming community that is steadfast (and in most cases, openly hostile and aggressive) in its defense/protection of said game, no matter the level, intensity or number of problems it actually has. Are they getting some sort of compensation for their attitudes/actions? Do they believe they will get some sort of benefit from their forum "bullying"? And don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about the general forum troll that just wants to make everyone else look bad so he can look better in his own eyes. I'm talking about the ones that are so rigid in their outlook of the game that it appears most times as though they're playing a totally different game than the rest of the community.

I'm just curious if anyone actually knows a fanboi in real life, or if one will reply to this thread and give me some insight into their mindset and reasoning. To me, it seems like their approach is actually detrimental to the game itself because denying the existence of problems is only going to make things worse in the long run. If the community as a whole isn't honest with the developers about the level of problems in, and their frustrations with the product, we can't ever expect it to be fixed. And isn't that what we all really want? For Defiance to be an experience we can immerse ourselves in for years to come and in the process, be a part of something that's never even been attempted? It really is a pretty unique opportunity for all of us. Thanks

[Kommissar Kaede]

I as a software developer, have a heart for game developers and feel they should be defended from the anger of their fans.

Also, devil's advocate in general. It is not good to have thoughts go uncontested. There should be a dissenting opinion presented.

[Daholic]

I as a software developer, have a heart for game developers and feel they should be defended from the anger of their fans.

Also, devil's advocate in general. It is not good to have thoughts go uncontested. There should be a dissenting opinion presented.

What would you have done different if you were the dev?

[Kommissar Kaede]

What would you have done different if you were the dev?

Besides hope and pray for a cleaner development cycle?

I mean, software has bugs, so thats just going to happen. As far as the patching/balancing goes, I've yet to see the full ramifications of their changes (heck I was still using sawed offs last night and wasn't suffering too badly). And I fully agree with the decision to pull episodic content on the basis of allowing for "deeper content" due to a sense of urgency.

Most likely though they allowed themselves to be pressured by SyFy to be done by the 15th, they should of tried earlier on for more time it would seem, but thats just a difficult sell.

[Hexi]

When you define what that is, we might get somewhere. It seems everyone who doesn't hate the game, the company and the developers with a passion is automatically a fanboy. Especially when they say something you can't refute, or they correct you're inaccurate whining.

[Jack Johnson]

What would you have done different if you were the dev?

Release the game with some sort of set of challenging content. I'm surprised as hell the game didn't launch with hardmode co-op instances. That's really my biggest gripe. The resetting pursuits is kind of annoying but that'll get worked out in time. Lack of content may or may not.

[Zewks]

I as a software developer, have a heart for game developers and feel they should be defended from the anger of their fans.

Also, devil's advocate in general. It is not good to have thoughts go uncontested. There should be a dissenting opinion presented.

You apparently arent a developer that sells your programs. If the devs cared about fans anger, they would be here defending their game, and not off counting their money.

They got paid, they dont care if a few people come to the forums to express anger. If they did care, they would be here defending their game, rather than you having to do it for them.

[Cutlass Jack]

When you define what that is, we might get somewhere. It seems everyone who doesn't hate the game, the company and the developers with a passion is automatically a fanboy.

Exactly. Actual 'Fanbois' are rare and far inbetween. Its a word people like to toss around to discredit someone and feel superior.

There are plenty of people, who are enjoying a game, see it has some issues, but those issues dont bother them to the same level as other people. Just because someone thinks your particular issue is barely worth complaining about, it doesnt make them a Fanboi. It may just mean they'd rather the developer's attention be placed somewhere else.

And lets face it there are some posters who act like every little issue is the end of the world as we know it.

[Kommissar Kaede]

You apparently arent a developer that sells your programs. If the devs cared about fans anger, they would be here defending their game, and not off counting their money.

They got paid, they dont care if a few people come to the forums to express anger. If they did care, they would be here defending their game, rather than you having to do it for them.

Or maybe we live in an age where a single careless comment online gets you fired, so its useless to try and talk to angry fans.

[Remag Div]

People invest a lot of money and time into something so they will defend to justify said things.