Without a doubt the CoH2 community is one of the worst communities I have seen in a long time.
Its not the worst I've seen but its getting bad now ><
A method to report rude behavior, as well chat muting needs to be implemented into the game.
In addition punishment to rude players will go a long way.
Yes, definitely. Esp since toxic people these days are a part of the internet environment.
Also:
"I don't regard people who don't use this site or the Reluc official site as part of the community, they're just there for the game and make no effort to get involved."
Strongly disagree with your opinion.
First - Coh2 is a fan site and no player has any obligation to be a part of it.
Second - These are not the official forums. One might argue everyone here are not really part of the CoH2 community.
Third - Everyone whom are playing the game are part of the community itself once they step into multiplayer.
EDIT: Whoops read it wrong never mind what I said
As a side note some of the toxic players are here on these forums.
While the moderators are doing an okay job, there are still players whom are using rude language or comments.
Swift example: "Your opinion does not matter."
Well you have fanboys for either allies or axis on this forum, I think everyone who posts here knows that. There are a few ppl here genuinely interested in balance but they are by far not the loudest voices on the forum.
or "Player card!"
These are not valid. They add nothing.
Nothing makes a player thought worth more than another player.
Usually, I'd agree with you, but not in this case.
CoH2 like CoH is for all intents and purposes quite niche when it comes to skills required. When it comes to a lot of posts made on the forum, it tends to come from anecdotal evidence (although replays are sometimes done, the reality is unless if you work in relic or actually do compete in COH2 esports or make yt videos, you'll never have the time to analyse for sake of argument). And anecdotal evidence can be really faulty, especially when it comes from a relatively low skilled player who isn't really using units to its fullest potential and calling for buffs and nerfs.
Often some of the most ridiculous claims are made by relatively low skilled players who simply need to learn the game and practice more rather than let Relic balance it for them and whine about it until its "fixed".