Maken Tosch
OPERATIVES OF THE GOAT
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Posted - 2013.04.20 15:57:00 -
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I don't see any problem with this selection. Iron Wolf Saber, Nova Knife, Jenza, etc. are all active members of the forums. I could've joined. In fact, someone here in the forums even recommended me, but I rejected the offer because I felt like I didn't have the time to do those kind of things even though I have been around since closed beta. That and I felt that I'm contributing enough as it is just helping players understand the knifing mechanics and related fittings.
I have a question here. For those of you who have a problem with the selection, have you done anything to try to get a spot in the CPM? Did you go on IRC (which anyone can join, TBH)? Are you regularly contributing to the community in terms of knowledge shared, and research you put yourself through? Did you apply for an interview? Etc?
Overall, CCP made a safe bet. It may be an easy bet, but it's a safe bet regardless. Besides, these people they selected are some of the most active in the community who seem to understand what they are talking about and the community already knows them by heart and can relate to directly. It would be extremely awkward if they had selected people who were not even well-known in the community which is the key part of being involved with the community.
Besides, I don't think I want to be those guys right now because as I understand it they are now responsible for helping CCP figure out how to properly setup a valid voting system for a free-to-play game which is something almost no one here seems to have a universal agreement on. The voting system also has to account for potential exploits and abuse while still making it practical and easy for players to cast a vote for the first-ever CPM elections.
Also, please keep in mind that this is not the first time CCP has done this. This is exactly how it was when the CSM first started so many years ago. Players had a disagreement on the selection of the players but failed to realize that what they were seeing is just a preliminary stage of the council. Once the voting system is in place, you can then legitimately decide for yourselves who can be elected.
So let's just look past our differences and move on. We need to help these members as much as we can. On top of that, as members of the CPM they are now obligated to work much more closely with the community and communicate much more often with us for ideas. If we don't help them in this critical stage, then we have only ourselves to blame when things don't work out. If we do help them out in every way we can, then we can be proud of ourselves as a community for helping make Dust into a great game. It's up to us now. So don't waste it. |