- Mar 14, 2012
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The best way to counteract negativity is to provide your own positivity.
Whenever I start to go down the path that leads me toward complaining about FarSight, I have to remind myself of what got me to this point to begin with, my love of the game. The game I love is still the same, and actually it has improved. I can't be angry over what I wish the game would become, or at least not more than what the game already is. Because if the scales ever tipped to where my negative feeling were more than my positive, I think I'd need to quit this forum, delete the game, and move on. So any criticism I have, I try to back up with ideas for better.
I work in the camera department for TV and film. While operating a camera, if the director just repeatedly told me my shot sucked and I should find a new angle, well that's just gonna piss me off. On the other hand, if he tells me my shot isn't working but tells me what would make it work instead, a slight adjustment, zooming in or out, etc, well now I can actually work towards getting him what he wants. I may still fail, I might also surprise him with something better. Point is, I feel he's working with me, appreciating what I'm doing, not just belittling me.
And yes, by all means check out our Table of the Week threads. They've been down right pleasant. And if they aren't, I'll send those posts packing!
Whenever I start to go down the path that leads me toward complaining about FarSight, I have to remind myself of what got me to this point to begin with, my love of the game. The game I love is still the same, and actually it has improved. I can't be angry over what I wish the game would become, or at least not more than what the game already is. Because if the scales ever tipped to where my negative feeling were more than my positive, I think I'd need to quit this forum, delete the game, and move on. So any criticism I have, I try to back up with ideas for better.
I work in the camera department for TV and film. While operating a camera, if the director just repeatedly told me my shot sucked and I should find a new angle, well that's just gonna piss me off. On the other hand, if he tells me my shot isn't working but tells me what would make it work instead, a slight adjustment, zooming in or out, etc, well now I can actually work towards getting him what he wants. I may still fail, I might also surprise him with something better. Point is, I feel he's working with me, appreciating what I'm doing, not just belittling me.
And yes, by all means check out our Table of the Week threads. They've been down right pleasant. And if they aren't, I'll send those posts packing!
