D.o.D Community Feedback Thread

I think there should be four stickied threads, one each for each console for building friends lists/fireteams. That would make it much easier to find playmates. Currently, there is only the Clan Connection thread which caters to all consoles - but when it comes to serving the purpose of the Clan Connection, most of the content is of no use to you because it covers three consoles that you are not interested in. Posting in the X1 only thread should get much better results than posting in the Ps4/PS3/X1/360 (current Clan Connection) thread. The Unite and Invite thread created today is not a bad idea, except for the fact that the signal to noise ratio is too high. Most of the people posting there are not compatible with my console - it will be the same for everyone.

I look forward to the general topics on this forum. The posts about looking for a fireteam or looking for psn friends should be posted within a subclan. If you can't find a DoD subclan with an open slot to join as a clan, just can at least join a subclan as a member and post those kind of messages there.

FYI: DoD X1 Moon Clan is open for more members. We currently have 80 members. Can you change that on the Clan Connection page?

I have something.... What happened to the conversation on here. I remember pre release, there used to be posts that invoked conversations about fatherhood/parenthood. It's frustrating being in the forum now, you have to filter through miles and miles of, "any DoDs out there, level 25 warlock looking for fire team" Just my .02, would be nice to get back to the way it was. BC

I have two pieces of feedback. One will be more helpful than the other. I'll start with the latter to get it off my chest. In recent days, I have seen what I consider a daddier-than-thou attitude cropping up on the main board. Some have even suggested that those of us who have put in substantial time in game and raised our level accordingly are not, in fact, fathers. Yes, I and my other high-level compatriots are running an elaborate ruse to take over the Dads of Destiny. That seems likely. More likely is that some us us work 8-5, have a kiddo who goes to bed at 8 pm, and get on for a few hours after he or she goes to bed. What is wrong with that? Is there now going to be a requirement to show the kid's birth certificate to be a member? I very much doubt it. I joined when there was something around 700 members in the group, and have been shocked (SHOCKED!) at the growth rate. I was worried that because of the huge influx of new members that the level of respect and discourse on this board would decrease. I've been pleasantly surprised, though, that everyone I have interacted with has still been super cool and respectful when they respond to comments. I don't appreciate, though, it being insinuated that I am somehow a bad father (or not even one at all) because I put too much game time in for someone else's liking. Perhaps more mod/admin interaction to shut down those types of statements is needed, such that it is even possible. I don't know, but it's been bugging me. Second, and actually constructive, is that the Dad-a-Base is having some problems. I cannot access the CST/PST list for PS4 players, which includes where I live, so it's hard for it to be useful in finding other players from those regions. Is anyone else having trouble? If so, can it be fixed? Also, most of my board posts and perusal is on my phone via the Destiny app. The D-a-B does not format well for mobile and is therefore hard to use on that medium. Perhaps that is just a Google Docs issue. I don't really know, as I don't use it for anything else.

Looking at the forum just now... 5 topics about queens wrath stuff, 4-5 topics looking for people to game with. The Queens wrath stuff could all be under 1 thread... but people create their own instead of looking for another. The main page should not be about looking for people to game with as much as it is. That is what the actual clans are for. People need to be referred to the clans sticky and join a clan. The main forum page should be about game content, and fatherhood stuff. I think we should get mods to start deleting the LFG type of threads and message the poster to join a clan in a very polite way. The LFG stuff should be in the clan forums, not the main Alliance forums...

Part of the issue may be the smartphone app (at least android). Sometimes the announcements show at the top of the latest tab, and sometimes they don't. So people who are only using the app to browse the forum may be missing these topics. I just know they exist because I've been a member for a few months.

Bump

KP, Great thread and thank you for your commitment to DoD. -I agree with some of the posts regarding clan description for clarity. -I'd like to add, but more in a suggestion to clan admins rather than just general. We took the time over at SaVy to add a mission statement and a new member intro thread. I think admin participation in the clan is huge. Several of our new members had mentioned lack of organization or participation in other clans. -Last one, I think establishing some sort of fun monthly challenge or contest would be a blast and another great way to make DoD a step above the rest. I have a few ideas I would like to pm you if that sounds at all like something admin would be interested in. We are all Dads first and gamers second but I feel if your gonna take the time to establish a clan them embrace it, enjoy it, work on it, and it will be a great place for fellow dads to be, all one big family under the DoD banner!

I'm with DoD Alpha. So far things have been great. Smoked the Crucilbe last night with various folks from the DoD Alliance. I think the real issue, for me, is a lack of clan tools in the game. With out these tools, i have to resort to walking away from the game, come over to the computer, search the fourms, and add them to my PSN friends list. That''s a hell of a lot of work to group up in a clan. (I'm old school, no tech in my home like cellphones and Ipads). I'm still wet behind the ears here in DoD but the idea of what DoD is and aims to be is perfect to me. Ultimately, i think Bungie needs to iron out/add some new game systems for clans. In game clan roster, better in game communication, removing the cap on 100 people per clan and more ways to be social in game rather than outside the game.

Using a group notification to advertise any updates, reminders or pertinent info could be a good idea. One that we can't respond to, in order to keep it relevant. That way admins can keep everyone informed at once and periodically direct new members to the dad a base and clan pages. Not sure how these work or if it's possible though :)

All these people who are looking for groups in the main thread need to just go join a clan. That would solve most of their problems. There are plenty of clans to join. I am in X1 Moon and we have 81 people in there. Or forum is active with about 1/2 the clan and people are awesome about playing with everyone.

honestly.. I miss the smaller size of the community. There's just way too many people in here asking the same questions over and over. And there's no way the 10,000+ members we have are ALL fathers..

The clans in Clan Connection need descriptions so the new people can figure out who they should join. This way clan-specific raids/strikes can organize on their own forum rather than the shotgun leaflet approach of asking 11000 people in the main forum.

I just want the community as a whole to stop responding to the "i'm a dad so add me" and "LFG for raid/strike right now" posts. If we all just direct them to the dadabase, the dadabase would be 1000x more effective and the forum would be easier to read.