I definitely think Uthgard had a problem with locking/deleting threads and posts. I would say something like, "Uthgard is dead as fuck these days guys, hardly anyone doing blah blah blah" and my shit would get deleted. Like, I can't even express my opinion. My opinion is that much of a threat that is has to literally be erased so other people can't see it. If that is the case then your project is wack and so are you I'm out.
I haven't really seen that here, but I don't browse the forums that much. I would say give these guys a break but maybe I just don't know. Anyhow give them a break =p, I think they are at least trying. They wouldn't say shit at Uthgard about anything ever. Then they started doing this like fake ass campaign shit like they are trying to hear what people have to say, but it is really just a stunt to put up a front like they are going to take feedback from the players. I think Uthgard was way worse.
The way I honestly look at it, is maybe a year after Phoenix public release, they will have had time to work through kinks, adjust this and that, what do the players want, what brings the best results, gives them time to tweak and stuff.