It's a nice gesture by Turbine but the evidence that this will be something that actually influences the game is pretty weak. Other MMO's have had this type of thing before and the actual impact members of *insert council name here* for their respective games has always been very minimal at best and let's be honest, Turbine isn't the most transparent and communicative company to stroll down the MMO sidewalk though this is a legit opportunity to at least alter those faults, or the perception of them.
I'd rather expect the "alter the faults" than the "alter the perception". The latter would show very soon and it then would quite quickly turn into a PR stunt-desaster. No-one would be *that* stupid methinks.
Originally Posted by TheMadCat
It'll be interesting to see where they go with this and at the very least it's nice to have an outside voice there even if it does end up being mostly for show, but ultimately Turbine has to respond to the investors pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into the company first and the community representatives second.
And that's even more a reason why I don't believe in the PR-stunt conspiracy theories. The same money would be spent much more effectively in plain, simple ads.
Might be that Turbine staff take the say-nothing rule more seriously than others. But not saying something does not mean that they don't have ears. Just give a little trust and let yourself be surprised. But I see that I may have an advantage over you: I already asked for a change and it happened. I was not alone with that of course so the weight of my voice was small. Still it happened also for me.
Originally Posted by TheMadCat
