Hi there,
I was thinking about many of the changes in the game and how the Forums are used for input on ideas. I do enjoy the opportunity to chime in when necessary, however I don't feel that it is fair to the Community.
Let me explain. Answering or chiming in on a forum while it's good for dialog can be somewhat challenging to either see something to talk about or with so many people talking and changing the subject hard to understand what the original idea was.
While I don't think the Forums should ever go away, I do feel that it would be beneficial to have an E-Mail sign up for certain ideas before they get implemented into the game through a sort of Poll E-Mail. They can easily be set up through outlook to be able to vote on something.
Many of the changes that have upset me in the past could have been avoided through a system like this. This way, all players have equal opportunity to vote in a YES or NO, and you're not relying on a handful of players that visit the forums daily. If you go on vacation for a week or two you don't have to worry about trying to find some obscure thing that in actuality is a major overhaul of something ie. crafting system as an example.
Thank you,
-Kor