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You should do a poll asking people if flame helps them just so you can at least get a general idea if the things youre saying are actually tied to any sort of truth.
Other people's opinions do not factor into my experiences. Additionally, if I'm speaking generally, the Boards is an awful place to attempt to confirm any truth.
Then again its a super small sample size and a bit skewed.
That's an understatement. I've been on this board for years, and I know the history of the Player Behavior boards. They downvote anyone that doesn't share their opinions, which results in some people getting discouraged to post if they have opposing views(thinks flame is fine for example). Secondly, the nature of the PB boards attracts people against toxicity.
But at least if its heavily one sided, you will know that the majority of people feel a certain way and then you can use that to predict reactions and assume that the majority of the time, flaming wouldn't help.
The boards represents barely a fraction of the playerbase, and including the factors I mentioned that leads to the poll being skewed; it simply isn't going to be accurate.
Then you can be better informed in your opinions. because it really seems like your answers are just coming from a personal ideal.
Some of them are.
They dont seem tied to reality.
The way flame impacts others depends on how they view flame, and what kind of mentality they have.
Some perceive flame to be banter/trash talk, some perceive flame to be insulting/toxicity. Some people have a certain mentality that they don't get offended/upset over flame i.e. thick skinned, and some will get offended/upset over it.
The people on this board have a narrow view of how flame affects others and impacts the game, they think it is a guarantee that people will react to flame negatively, which simply isn't true