MAturity of forum users

[AInc_Stalker]

Good Morning all.

My name is Graham , 36 years old with a professional background in high risk security team management. I have run player groups for online games ranging from Arma 3 to the total war series that have included people with a wide array of backgrounds and demographics.

I registered on this forum after many many hours ( Ok like 50 but dam this game is addictive pmsl ) of playing and just recently read a forum post about a currently disabled feature and the potential for suicide and rape.

Now i am not weighing in on the artistic cons and pros of having these experiences in the game.

What i am weighing in on is the sheer maturity of the discussion that i saw on the topic. And for such a direct and thought provoking topic with a history of strong emotional reactions from people when discussed , i am very impressed by the rational discussion and respect shown by the users of this forum on the matter. Especially considering the opposing views.

Positions were well thought out , evidence for a position provided and reasoning explained.

From the " Then 70 deer killed all my colony and wiped out my turrets " to the seriousness of this particular thread ... my respect to you gentlemen and ladies of this forum.

* This is the reason i registered instead of just enjoying the story section of how your colonies all died to rabbits and deer pmsl *

[stu89pid]

Good Morning all.

My name is Graham , 36 years old with a professional background in high risk security team management. I have run player groups for online games ranging from Arma 3 to the total war series that have included people with a wide array of backgrounds and demographics.

I registered on this forum after many many hours ( Ok like 50 but dam this game is addictive pmsl ) of playing and just recently read a forum post about a currently disabled feature and the potential for suicide and rape.

Now i am not weighing in on the artistic cons and pros of having these experiences in the game.

What i am weighing in on is the sheer maturity of the discussion that i saw on the topic. And for such a direct and thought provoking topic with a history of strong emotional reactions from people when discussed , i am very impressed by the rational discussion and respect shown by the users of this forum on the matter. Especially considering the opposing views.

Positions were well thought out , evidence for a position provided and reasoning explained.

From the " Then 70 deer killed all my colony and wiped out my turrets " to the seriousness of this particular thread ... my respect to you gentlemen and ladies of this forum.

* This is the reason i registered instead of just enjoying the story section of how your colonies all died to rabbits and deer pmsl *

Welcome!
I have seen one or two people who come across as a petulant child posting around here, but 99%+ of the forum users are highly intelligent, helpful, engaging, and polite people and able to discuss complex issues with many different takes with civility.

And even in the handful of threads that were posted by one of the "petulant child" people I described above, the community response is always civil and polite and doesn't stoop to the level of the OP. I have posted several times how impressed I was at the polite and helpful responses posted in threads where people are doing nothing more than whining. This is remarkable to me, in 2016, online, to see this civilized level of discourse. I think it shows that the playerbase for this game is absolutely more mature than most AAA FPS games or most online competitive games.

And kudos to Tynan for bringing this tight knit community together with his great game.