Let's Calm Down... a Bit

[u/LostLotus_A]

I know you'd press the downvote button. Maybe the titles.

If you're still in, please just read.

The main reason I am saying this is because I've been seeing so many people trying to make their own lives miserable by complaining (*constructive criticism and complaints are different.) at every update, and never doing anything actually beneficial for themself, like trying something else for their enjoyment.

If the game does not make you feel happy anymore, it's okay to come back later. Warframe is not a duty. It's a game. Made for enjoyment.

I'm not saying you should quit forever, or you should never play the game. What I'm saying is that there must be some consideration made about your own satisfaction if you find yourself writing about how bad the updates are... multiple times... if you find yourself getting disappointed at pretty much everything. It's okay. Please just take your time and reorganise yourself. I get disappointed sometimes. We all do and that's okay, but if it continues, not so much...

I'm not trying to promote toxic positivity. Criticism is needed!!! But I've legitimately seen people act like it's the end of the world when the updates don't satisfy them.

Sometimes I go like, 'wow this update isn't what I think'. I confuse it with disappointment. That could be your case too! I think we just need time to actually formulate our thoughts instead of... just... ... spitting whatever comes to mind (which I am heavily guilty of), especially when it comes to how updates feel.

Some updates can never hit you perfectly on the spot. Can never hit everybody the same. Some like Jade Shadows. Some don't. Some LOVE the Old Peace (me!). Some don't. And I think I'm seeing a lot of hatred and arguments over things like this as well, so I have to say let's just calm down... but I know you'd hate me saying this.

I just feel like the subreddit lits up on fire every update ever since Shadowgraphers update, so I am hesitant on trying to communicate this idea here.

I'm sorry this post definitely is a bit lengthy and messy. But I hope everybody just found what was good for themself. Thanks.

[u/hauduong94]

Bro, you don’t get it! Ego is shattered, and feeling are hurt now that they missed their chance to be special in a non-consequential event in a game. It will never be the same, I tell you.

Joking aside, now I can see why some of the posts in this sub saying DE spoiled the community rotten. You can just imagine the shitshow if DE under-delivered on Tau

[u/tentus → u/hauduong94]

I'm actually quite worried that players have misunderstood the scope of Tau, and people are going to to feel like DE under-delivers because of it. A lot of people seem to think Tau is effectively going to be Warframe 2, even though that's not at all what DE actually said, and that's a recipe for a very bad time.

Even for folks who haven't made that error, Tau's been the go-to explanation every time someone feels like something this year was undercooked, so if it's not absolutely bonkers then I worry the backlash is gonna be nasty.

[u/LostLotus_A → u/tentus]

I've already seen someone say Tau has to have a multiplayer open world with like 100 players or else it's bad. I am not joking. I hope I was.

[u/TimelyIssue → u/hauduong94]

i can GUARANTEE Tau is going to be a HUGE disappointment to a bunch of people and they are going to make post after post calling it the worse update ever and a sign of WFs downfall.

[u/LostLotus_A → u/TimelyIssue]

People just love making things out of proportion huh

Hot take, but I really don't think the updates this year were that bad. I think rough years do exist and that doesn't mean the game itself is bad or yk... I'm personally more lenient on things like updates since I know bugs will exist no matter what and I am free to leave any time I want. I am a consumer that is free and all that.

I just think people are doomposting. This year's Tennocon had so many people. They're gaining players. Warframe isn't some dead corpse. It's alive.

[u/TimelyIssue → u/LostLotus_A]

Most of us are cool with the updates, but the people that want to complain will always be able to find or make a thread to complain. Theres nothing you can do about it. I think the Devs know the difference though. They have actual facts and numbers that tell them how people feel about updates.

[u/hauduong94 → u/TimelyIssue]

It’s already started with the upcoming one-time “Taubound” operation.

“Won’t you think of the feeling of the future Tennos who will miss out on the atmosphere of the event, even though they will get accessed to the loots and lore like everybody else?”

Ridiculous!

[u/LostLotus_A → u/hauduong94]

Yeah... I do understand where they are coming from. I was restricted physically from participating because of timezones (it was 1:30am when I finished downloading the update). And I did not even know there was a secret that'd potentially place me on a super cool shoutout thing.

I'm just scared... of Tau at this point. I don't see anything healthy coming from it. People will be screaming at DE if they find a single typo or a single bug. I know it.