We have the right to deny it. Dalmont is far too busy so he will not be entering his application this time around. Skylord wasn't so inactive but I hear he is also not running.
Bit of an exageration. Many features making it into the game are expected to be there in the first place, and many people, players and devs alike tend to agree that X Y and Z need to be in the game. The vast majority of suggestions are minor things that cater to individuals needs.
Some are good ideas however. We collected 136 suggestions from the community with this current term. The developers have been given access to them and ranked some as being more important than others. I will be making sure the few that rank the highest make their way to the teams eyes as we work on areas of the game where the suggestion fits our roadmap.
With regards to the OP and other comments, no, obviously we do not consider 55 people on the forum the entire community. But this is where we setup shop. We have large French and Russian communities, which is why we are trying to properly translate the game for them. We would see more input from them if we had dedicated French or Russian team members, but we do not. There are also other groups that generally don't use the dock or know about it. Regardless, this is where we see the most suggestions, content, and discussion happening and so this is where we are paying the most of our attention to.
I'm a big fan of sociology, and what you have here is a sample group of your most interested players. These are probably the more dedicated players who put the most work into their thoughts. I think crowd-sourcing ideas is wonderful way to do things, because it allows you guys, the developers, to be more responsive to complaints and it can help shape the game to be more agreeable and fun for the general public. It creates a win/win situation, and I don't think it's fair for anyone to actually be complaining about this or criticizing it. To me, you guys demonstrate good judgement in what you take from these forums, and the fact that you actually take the time to listen to your community is really cool. We all know that we cannot hope to represent the whole world, and I think you guys already know that too, but that doesn't mean this kind of communication can't have value, right?
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You missed the point, and...
*looks at my join date*
*looks at your join date*
...noob... SMH
Also, are we defining "Community" to be 55 people? That's consensus on the "Dock" right?
Got it. 55 people is now the StarMade Community. Thanks
I suggest you take a step back for a moment. You're headed in a dangerous path here, jumping to conclusions and throwing accusations, and insulting other forum goers. You need to ask yourself, did you look into the reasoning for why voters are required to be paid subscribers, before you started this post?
The reasoning here is to help prevent cheating in the vote. By only allowing paid accounts to vote, it greatly reduces the likelihood of someone who has multiple accounts to get multiple votes. This was a conversation held by forum goers, who argued FOR this. Sure, there are pros and cons here. I have already had friends who could not vote for me. But if you had looked into the issue first, I think you'd have known that greed was not the motivator. I would even like to point out that that if the developers wanted to use the privilege of voting for the council as a way to boost sales, I STILL think that would not be greedy. The reason for this is that the developers do not have to be holding votes at all. They do not need to be listening to us either or even responding to your accusations here. I feel this shows courtesy to the community, and would you agree that perhaps you shouldn't have been so quick to judge?
Have a great day.
