In the subreddit for the sandpark MMO ArcheAge , there is some potential for conflict over the accusation that the game is “Pay2Win.” This is something they no longer want to hear.
These tiresome discussions claiming that ArcheAge is Pay2Win cast a bad light on the game, drag the community down, are constantly repeated, and are annoying. Therefore, an automated bot will delete corresponding comments in the future. It will also explain to players why it is deleted. Only those who have not informed themselves ask such questions. It is undoubtedly clear that ArcheAge is not Pay2Win. Surely everyone knows that. Since Trion Worlds got the gold sellers under control, it is not like it was at the beginning.
This essentially stands on the subreddit for ArcheAge. The ArcheAge subreddit of the huge communication platform, often referred to as the “homepage of the internet,” has 20,000 subscribers and is, as it is assured, not controlled by Trion Worlds or anything like that. They are just annoyed by the “repetitions” of the posts.
The decision, as one can imagine, is not well received by everyone. It is already being reported critically on US MMO gaming sites.
Such mini-forum dramas that then instantly trigger debates on the big topics of censorship and freedom of speech have been happening more frequently lately: Something similar was recently triggered by the community manager at Skyforge. He also banned the nasty “Pay2Win” word and threatened with deletion. However, he had to quickly backtrack: The backlash was imminent. This was one of the rare cases where a “professional” experienced something like this.
Increasing trouble with mods on reddit
However, there is increasingly more trouble concerning the “hobby-moderated” Reddit, particularly around struggling MMO games, especially in the past week. Because these subreddits have significant reach and influence. The “bosses” of these subreddits are not accountable to anyone; they often hold this title and influence only because they were the first to secure the channel with the appropriate title. Therefore, not everyone feels obliged to any responsibility. Fairly speaking, some have slowly built their subreddit or have earned this position, and many do great work voluntarily – not everyone should be painted with the same brush.
In the WildStar subreddit, discussions about whether WildStar should be Free2Play or Buy2Play are now forbidden – for similar reasons as with ArcheAge. The boss of the large WoW subreddit pulled the plug during the turbulent early days of “Warlords of Draenor” and said he would only reopen the subreddit when he could log in. And now it’s ArcheAge.
