This is why i believe some players (including me) sometimes posted in this forum saying: " ehy guys perhaps this new system doesn t help much perhaps we should think to change it and so on....."; and from what i saw the people that generally post those things are constructive and good players, so why should one not listen to them?
Everyone who've been constructive about their posts have been well listened to. Even a lot who haven't been, have been listened to, their opinions weighted and addressed. What has led to some frustration is that some tend to restate the same arguments over and over, far beyond when they've been addressed in depth. And even after that, some of these people consistently claim to have been ignored.
In that extend, certain cases of what may have seemed as genuine attempts at constructive discussions could perhaps seem as being disregarded - but that has solely been when it's people just starting an ongoing discussion all over again in a new topic, rolling every argument back a step. It may have seemed off - which
is unfortunate - but you have to know the full context to understand to properly assess it.
Further, regarding the entire "love it or leave it" sentiment, allow me to attempt clearing out some misunderstandings there might be lingering regarding it and what it is. No one has simply put up a "love it or leave it" sign to anyone who've just put in question the validity of the changes implemented. But at some point, when all arguments have been presented and it turns out to be a matter of
fundamental disagreement on what works and what makes for a good experience, it will inevitably be a matter of either liking what we do and what we want this place to be about -
or not. Further arguments down the same line will just have us going in circles that'll lead us nowhere and just be a great waste energy for everyone. At times, when it has become evident that certain individuals simply do not like what we do, and spend every occasion they can voicing this same opinion in an acidic, bitter or derogatory way, we may then ask people to learn to accept it or move on. It may seem harsh, but if people persist without cease, I cannot see what else we can do. I would really appreciate hearing alternatives though (here or in PMs).
Please also keep in mind that we - as designers - have our inspirations and aspirations, our aims and ambitions.
That is what keeps us going, that is what made us build this place in the first place. At times, we may need to be told that something isn't working as we intend, that the reality just didn't absorb our ideas as we had imagined - in that sense, feedback is essential to us. But when it turns out to be a disagreement about what our work
should be about and what ideals we
should set, there is little room for compromise, because compromise on that account would dissolve our motivation, our very being. This notion is from where all the sentiments of "love it or leave it" at it's core stem.