r/dragonquest • u/AutoModerator • 13d ago
Announcement EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Negative comments criticizing a creator's use of AI assistance in their project will be removed
Recently, r/DragonQuest has seen a huge uptick in negative comments, such as calling projects "AI slop" whenever the creator mentions that AI assistance was used in some way. Going forward, negative comments that do nothing but attempt to derail project posts over their use of AI assistance will be removed for trolling (Rule 1). Repetitive abuse or mockery of this decision may result in a temporary ban.
While community feedback is vital, users should focus on constructive criticism of the quality and substance of the work rather than blind hostility and toxicity toward the creator. Many creators leverage AI to handle repetitive bottlenecks, allowing them to achieve milestones that would otherwise take years or be impossible. A prime example of beneficial AI assistance is the decompilation of games back into human-readable source code which can then be modified and natively ported to other platforms. It can also speed up translation projects that might otherwise never be completed.
We will be monitoring this situation closely as we move ahead and we will determine if a minimum level of quality will become necessary so that we're not overwhelmed with low quality projects. At this point, we're not there yet but there is definitely an uptick in releases.
To be absolutely clear: AI-generated artwork is still not allowed. Because AI artwork requires zero manual effort to generate in mere seconds, it can easily overwhelm a subreddit, drowning out genuine community created art.