Time to check reddit

"Phu_Zzy;506807" wrote:

"NCNER8R;506783" wrote:
That's another issue to be honest. I will not be buying any other EA games where forums are a thing. This is by far the most restrictive atmosphere as far as complaints are concerned. I have participated in forums for numerous games and I guess I am just not used to some of the oddest things being restricted....

Rather than have a constructive dialog on here, keeping people in the loop, and continually working WITH the player base, people are forced to go elsewhere to discuss the matter. Over time, this type of iron fist censoring breeds distrust.

I understand that the moderators are just doing their jobs. I wouldn't get angry at the pizza delivery guy for a poorly cooked pizza, but come on now.

If anything comes out of this, a more open forum would be nice. Also, all actions taken and to which accounts would be nice as well. Gives us more trust in the matter. Other games actually do list accounts that were disciplined and provide information regarding the actions taken.

Clarity and openness certainly can ease tensions....

I've never encountered a forum like this in any arena. I'm a moderator on two forums (one a niche car place with maybe 800 users, the other a football one with over 50,000 registered users) and neither of them have anything like the volume of rules associated with them, despite both being intrinsically linked with large commercial entities.

Yeah. That is my experience with this as well. I was moderated yesterday for mentioning the word "petition" in my discussion post. Nevermind the fact that the petition was to generate excitement for upcoming content or that it was general excitement wishing for future content to be added....

So yeah. Immediately moderated.

I will say. Given the insane restrictions, these moderators are ridiculously good at censoring the vast amount of things they have been told to censor.