Developers of Cities: Skylines 2 have noticed a growing toxicity in their community, which is affecting engagement and creativity.
The CEO of Colossal Order expressed concern about the negative impact of toxicity on the team and the community.
The developers still encourage helpful criticism from the community but ask for it to be constructive and kind.

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[–] echo64@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm expecting this community not to say that a company deserves a toxic community and that being toxic is a totally normal and expected thing.

A few months ago, even , this was a place where people would talk about the game news and not revel in your average Gamer toxicity.

Now it's just, I guess, reddit, but worse because the toxic voices are louder in a smaller echo chamber. The people who don't ascribe to this kind of thing leave. The toxic people are all that is left.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Now it’s just, I guess, reddit, but worse because the toxic voices are louder in a smaller echo chamber.

Yeah I noticed that, too. All of Lemmy in fact. It feels like engagement is up, but only in select echo chambers of being angry about something.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I understand your point, and agree that you have received negative replies that prove this community accepts a level of toxicity that may not have been there before. (To me it feels like the same level, but perhaps I've just ignored it or become numb to it)

I encourage people to engage in these topics with a level head but there will be exceptions at times.

https://eev.ee/blog/2016/07/22/on-a-technicality/

Reading the second half of this comments reminded me of this long read I was introduced to over in Beehaw.org (the evaporative cooling section). Left unchecked, only the jerks will be left and the nice people give up and leave. If a slower, nicer place for discussion is what you're looking for, Beehaw was where I found that vibe the most.