Posted by: KSI SEVEN 7
I really hate to go to politics, but this is the exact same logic is why we as a nation have extremly low voter turnout. The logic implied is faulty, and quite frankly I expected a lil more from N0F
This isn't politics, there's no need to make comparisons of that type. The logic is not faulty, it's practical and it's the reality of this scenario.
Prehaps you are missing the point, you say you listen to what people want right? Now, if this is obviously what people want, then why would you override them?
When you say "what people want" are you referring to a majority in a voting scenario? If so, then I could have several good reasons to override them... but most of them go back to the issue of whether or not it is appropriate to allow a minority to control things that a majority must endure. I have no doubt that you have a political comparison you could apply to this, but as I said this isn't politics.
You brought up the fact that I am a minority compared to the matchmaking population, which is entirely accurate. However, I am qualified for the job I do and am fully accountable for any mistakes I make... anonymous voters can be qualified to make decisions but hold zero accountability.
The answer is if somthing like a game that failed in the test phases(example the banshee on team rifles).
Or the answer could be, a group that is active in the polls decide they want a change that would adversely effect the rest of the population.
I would hope that if the masses decided they wanted somthing that you didnt, you would be the moral individual that you say you are, and let them have it. The senario you just said is dependent on you not listening to the community, so do you do that or do you not?
First of all, the decisions that I make have nothing to do with what I want... if that were how I operated it would be evident because contrary to what some people may believe, my preferences for gametypes fall mostly into a minority.
Listening to the community and doing what they say are two entirely different things.
N0F questioned my motives, so now I think I can question his. Are you worried about MM not needing you to make decisions, or are you worried about losing the power?
I'm not worried about either of those. If I were a power hungry dictator, I wouldn't really care about the communities input, yet here I am every day and night at all hours interacting and gathering feedback for use in ongoing playlist development. Questioning my motives is a dead-end.
Now, the last thing, price...N0F, im not going to say anything, because I dont know what the exact numbers would be, but here is a good question, since you know so much, how much do YOU think it would cost?
In development resources? Far more than it's worth, I already said that. Providing you with figures won't help, because regardless of what they are you will simply debate that it's a drop in the bucket. I can honestly tell you, even if I were to support your suggestion, it's nowhere in the realm of my decision anyways... I'm just attempting to give you the answer that would be given to me if I were to ask the same question, instead of completely ignoring you. I would hope that you could at least appreciate that.
[Edited on 9/29/2006]