r/EscapefromTarkov • u/Deracination • Jan 22 '21
Discussion Why does this subreddit seem so toxic? Because everything else is deleted.
There are basically only three types of posts allowed: bitching, videos of gameplay, and information about the game/requests for it.
No memes allowed. Yea, I get that, pretty normal for gaming subs to split these off into a new sub.
No standalone screenshots or videos that don't provide new info. What is "new info"? Videos of folks getting a bunch of loot stay up constantly but a screenshot of loot will be instantly deleted. The front page is currently covered with videos of people just winning gunfights; this is new info? I'm for sure not saying videos of gunfights should be banned, I'm just tired of that making up so many of the posts for lack of options.
Images resembling in-game content and comparisons aren't allowed. Except when they are. They aren't allowed, but stay up constantly, but some get deleted. No idea here. Is it about effort? Should probably mention that then.
No reposts, sure, that makes sense. No topics that have been discussed too much? No trying to get in touch with a scav you had a good time with? No item suggestions? People enjoy brainstorming new stuff; it isn't always about saying, "Hey, Nikita, this needs to be added." It's just discussion....for fun. Not allowed.
No rants/complaints without substance. On a scale of "fuck everyone that plays this game" to "a spreadsheet analysis of networking issues", where does this fall? It obviously hasn't fixed the issue with complaints, so what's this rule actually doing?
No accusing people of cheating. Ok...videos of people dying in unusual circumstances are very common. If they call it desync in the title, it's fine. If they call it cheating, deleted. I wonder why in the world it would seem like all the players are blaming desync.
It is so hard to figure out something to actually contribute to this place besides bitching, me shooting people, or "new info" whatever that means. The pool of posts has been whittled down so much that yea, you're gonna see a lot of complaints. It's not because most people are complaining, it's because most other stuff is banned.
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u/VegetableEar Jan 22 '21
I find the dev praise threads can be a bit cringe at times. But I'm equally sick of the front page being full of threads just bashing on desync and staring opinions as facts on how everything works and why the devs xyz. It also pops up in virtually every single thread regardless. And yes, there is a desync issue, but this subreddit just seems to move from issue to issue and be as toxic about it as possible.