Here's a snippet:
After watching the Diablo III gameplay footage, I was really excited. The visuals were fantastic, a lot of small improvements had been added without seeming to get in the way of what makes the series great, and by the end of the video I found myself moving my mouse around the screen as if I was playing. That's sad, but what's even sadder is that I'm not a big-time game journalist so I can't come up with a term like "gamesturbation" to describe the lonely and desparate act while making myself cool and quotable.
Imagine my surprise when I discovered that my positive impressions were irrational and baseless, while most of the internet saw the game for what it truly was: A personal insult to them and a serious threat to all they hold dear. If you find that you've mistakenly become mildly optimistic about the game, read on to find out where I went wrong so you can adjust accordingly.
The article actually manages to delve pretty deeply into the subject that's been making headlines in the recent days. Yes, it's actually serious. Some of you may not agree with the article, but if anything you should check it out for some good laughs, even if it means having a good laugh at yourself.
Thanks for the tip, Vacorsis!
Are you talking about the article/blog posted or are you talking about what Sol posted?
And hows is it fair and open to differing opinions?
Thank you, I wasn't quite certain
Ah now I see. Yes, I guess it does give a little bit of warning of what the article is about.
But does a warning negate the fact that he has posted two front page threads that support his opinions without offering or summiting the opposite side?
Like you said, I can not know if his intentions were intentionally bias but they do denote some bias.
Also, I respect your very logical and mature responses :thumbsup:You bring up well thought out propositions.
"using power to influence others?" What's wrong with that? This is a completely subjective contention to begin with; you either like the art and think it should stay or don't. It's a matter of taste. How exactly does one "abuse his power and influence opinions" on the topic of whether one finds a certain artistic style tasteful or not? You're really defensive :/
No actually it is not sarcasm, but it is humorous. Unless you meant sarcasm in the sense that he is sarcastically poking fun at people who are petitioning about the grpahics then yes you are correct.
Do you honestly believe that there is nothing wrong with using power to influence?
I really don't feel like retyping things I have already mentioned in previous posts. But here.
"The problem is that Sol is using his power (as staff member) to force his predigest (on a site that is officially linked by blizzard) to convey what he believes with out supply the other side of the argument."
Are you suggesting that peoples' opinions can not be influenced by what they are exposed to most?
The game looks like so much fun already, and I can't wait to see where blizzard takes it. It's Diablo. We are all going to buy it, love it and play it until our wives, girlfriends, friends and families disown us.
There were some funny parts to the article, but I don't think we should be quick to throw aside our thoughts and concerns just because it's early in development.
Sadly, Blizzard won't be able to please everyone, but I think the game is going to be uber quality. Hopefully, when we get it into our hands and start playing it, we'll be so immersed that we'll forget a lot of the smaller criticisms we once had.
This is what I see as the problem.
"The problem is that Sol is using his power (as staff member) to force his predigest (on a site that is officially linked by blizzard) to convey what he believes without suppling the other side of the argument."
I agree, staff members should not be discouraged to post there opinions. That is not my objective. I just want to shed some light on Sols posts, that seem to be biased. Now if Sol started to post threads about the "counter side" on the front page I would have to eat my words. Maybe Sol will start to post like that. (If he does maybe I had an affect on him or not:))
Either way I believe what Sol has done may have unfair effects on an ongoing debate.
By that logic Blizzard would be abusing their power by making news updates on their site with interviews talking about why they are taking the direction they are, but not make news updates about why their art direction sucks. Being officially linked by blizzard has no bearing on the matter. In fact that's all the more reason WHY he should be posting this.
I personally agree with this article 100% and a majority of people do which is quite evident just by looking through this topic, I'm sorry you don't, but there are plenty of other sites out there that share your opinion.
How does my logic suggest that it would be an abuse of power for blizzard to post interviews?
I guess the site doesn't have it written anywhere(that I know of). No there is nothing wrong with getting more support, its the method in getting the support that matters.
If a Mod reads this, Is it the Diablofans goal to be neutral with ongoing debates and issues?
I would like to know. Thank you.
I'm suggesting that the only way to form an educated opinion is by being exposed to both elements of differing opinions, and I think anyone who spends any time browsing fansites or forums has had ample opportunity to hear your side of the argument. So yes, peoples' opinions can be influenced by what they are "exposed to most," but if you have any fear that a fansite poster expressing his opinion on the frontpage is unduly influential, I think you underestimate how annoyingly opinionated and vocal those who agree with YOUR side of the argument have been. Basically, this is enough of a public controversy that you're really naive if you honestly believe this guy has any more power to "influence" than the vast number of gaming community sites and shows that have been latching onto the "art style" debate.
first of all, this is a diablo fan site, it is not a diablo debate site, or a diablo anti-art site. if a staff member wants to post something in support of diablo 3 on the front page of a site that is dedicated to diablo 3 i see absolutely nothing wrong with that. if he took your advice shmeeleemaster i believe it would completely contradict what this site is about, it is about promoting diablo 3, not about being bias/non bias. in my oponion this entire site should be considered bias towards diablo 3.
as for this next post...
this guy has gone so wrong in so many directions it just makes me laugh... make a game from scratch using previous games? contradiction anyone? never played wow cause it "suxed" ummm, how do you know it sucked if you never played it? just as none of us have ever played diablo 3, how do any of us know what it will be like when it is finally released?
one more thing i want to point out to shmeeleemaster... the first few days after the gameplay trailer was released and the petition came up, the forums were flooded with anti art posts and sign the petition posts and this is whats wrong with diablo 3. it seems to me for the most part this outburst of rage has subsided and there are less and less of these posts. but you said, what people are subjected to the most influences them, while i do believe this is true, the two articles pro diablo 3 art style is nowhere near the hundreds of posts that were made about anti diablo 3 art on this site alone. based on this according to your theory, you would think most people would be in favor of your opinion, considering there is much more written on that subject.
there is a difference though between a well written article such as posted here and the many incoherent arguments that generally say the same thing such as in the forums about anti D3 art. one well written article has much more influence on people than hundreds of complaints about one thing.
by the way.. this was way but just my 2cents
Exactly it is your opinion. It is up to the creators and staff members to decide if they want to be neutral in debates about ongoing Diablo 3 fan debates.
What does this have to do with any of my points? None of those articles were posted on the first page by a staff member.
Again what does this have to do with my claim?
I am glad we agree.
I am not debating whether either side of the argument has gotten more publicity than the other.
I am mentioning the bias of what one staff member has done.
Read my earlier post, I have already conceded this but not because of your post but another's. He made a valid point.
I am done debating this subject.
My points still stand.