Turned Reactions On [Similar to Reddit]

strumslinger · November 2016

I've turned on reactions on the forums, which means you can now Promote, Disagree, Agree, Like, and LOL at a thread or post. Please only use it respectfully so that it helps us all get a snapshot of how a post or thread is going. For example, Disagreeing on maintenance threads is not useful

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Tell me how you feel about this new system by reacting to this discussion post. Also, should it stay? Should it go? If it goes, will there be trouble? (points if you know the reference).

sigillmacfinn · November 2016

if it stays will it be double ?

dodgo · November 2016

2 x reactions weekend confirmed

dodgo · November 2016

strum pls let me know the devs are aware BIG Heroic encounters are broken in new zone?

imperiousshini · November 2016

Very well done, nice one Andy

imperiousshini · November 2016

What about dislike if we don't like the patch notes though since disagree is not an option
@strumslinger

urabask · November 2016

imperiousshini said:
What about dislike if we don't like the patch notes though since disagree is not an option

@strumslinger

I think they'll get the point if there are 100+ disagrees on the OP in a patch thread.

sockmunkey · November 2016

This is nice and all, but any chance we can get the forums fixed? Having the links to the various subtopics restored and last post information actually current would be a welcome return.

kreatyve · November 2016

sockmunkey said:
This is nice and all, but any chance we can get the forums fixed? Having the links to the various subtopics restored and last post information actually current would be a welcome return.

A lot of that is Vanilla's doing. They are working on it.

qexotic · November 2016

strumslinger said:
Tell me how you feel about this new system by reacting to this discussion post. Also, should it stay? Should it go? If it goes, will there be trouble? (points if you know the reference).

Wild guess, a slight reworking of the lyrics to The Clash single 'Should I stay or Should I go' from way back in 1982 ?

trivialrage · November 2016

Don't get used to this, they will nerf it shortly.

oldbaldyone · November 2016

*Hovers over the thread about dungeon keys*
*Hovers the dislike button*
*Internet breaks*

loboguild · November 2016

This feature will most certainly work as well as on the reddit...

kreatyve · November 2016

loboguild said:
This feature will most certainly work as well as on the reddit...

It's not really like Reddit, as it's not moving things up and down. It's more like Facebook.

rapo973 · November 2016

Good job.
Many times a one-click reaction is better than 1000 words.

ajlir · November 2016

Let it stay. I like this feature instead of being a keyboard warrior.

thefabricant · November 2016

I strongly disagree with the addition of this feature. The point of a forum is to discuss stuff, not to be a popularity contest and although the intention of this feature is not to be a popularity contest, that is how it will end up being used. I will not be using the agree/disagree/like/lol buttons as a result of this.

two30 · November 2016

A few thoughts:

The likes or disagrees are shown as a tiny number. A reader only notices them if he or she makes a conscious effort to check.
The only ranking system seems to be in the "Best Of..." link (http://forum.arcgames.com/neverwinter/bestof/everything). However, the bestof comments are shown out of context, so I doubt many people will bother using that aggregation.
Because the system isn't anonymous, I'll probably only use this to give a thumbs-up to good posts. I doubt that I'll use Disagree because even if a comment warrants it, I don't want the drama.
I wonder how long it will take before a troll goes through someone's post history and Disagrees every comment.
edit: The likes or disagrees are only shown for logged-in users.

beckylunatic · November 2016

While "agree" could replace any number of "+1" posts, it is less visible, so I'm not sure users will want to see feedback they consider important, but already expressed by someone else, relegated to a tally.

As for the reference, I'm an aging punk rocker. I think you'd have to take my card away or something if I didn't know it.

balufunke · November 2016

rapo973 said:
Good job.
Many times a one-click reaction is better than 1000 words.

I see it vice versa, a click can never replace a good argument, it is what I always try explain to my pupils: please give reasons why you like or dislike something, otherwise your feedback is useless.

two30 · November 2016

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loboguild · November 2016

kreatyve wrote: »

It's not really like Reddit, as it's not moving things up and down. It's more like Facebook.

Not what I meant. The feature will eventually be used to "downvote" and troll people, regardless of the stuff they post. Also negative comments about the state of the game will receive a lot of agreement. I personally would at least scratch the disagree button. It only supports negativity.

two30 · November 2016

More notes:

You can unlike a comment by clicking Like a second time.
Hovering over a reaction button shows the 10 most recent users who made that reaction (sorted with the most recent at the top).
Strumslinger can react to his own comments, but I can't react to my own. Administrator privilege I suppose.

kreatyve · November 2016

loboguild said:

Not what I meant. The feature will eventually be used to "downvote" and troll people, regardless of the stuff they post. Also negative comments about the state of the game will receive a lot of agreement. I personally would at least scratch the disagree button. It only supports negativity.

Duly noted. We (the moderation team) will be discussing this and other possible issues throughout the length of this experiment. In my opinion - due to the fact that it is extremely public as to who is disagreeing, it may help a little bit to deter the trolling.

two30 said:
More notes:
You can unlike a comment by clicking Like a second time.
Hovering over a reaction button shows the 10 most recent users who made that reaction (sorted with the most recent at the top).
Strumslinger can react to his own comments, but I can't react to my own. Administrator privilege I suppose.

You can also go to your own profile and see who gave you likes, agrees, disagrees, and LOLs.

I'm also able to react to my own stuff, so I'm guessing moderators have those privileges as well.

kuero21 · November 2016

reminds me of facebook and those weirdos that are liking their own posts and comments. Maybe I should try that and like everything I say, then I agree to myself and then I Lol at me for being a genius.

armadeonx · November 2016

I'd be fine with just the Like and Lol. I think Like and Agree are used interchangeably even though they have different inferences.

I don't think it's necessary to have a Disagree option. You never see someone saying " -1 ", this is where discussion is promoted by people 'vocalising' their differing opinion and if someone is going to disagree with something I'd prefer them to articulate it.

I also think lots of Disagrees can have a negative impact on users input. Previously a person would get maybe a couple of people disagree by posting, but someone getting a ton of Disagrees would probably intimidate them into silence.

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