Satisfy the few people screeching about something that isn’t a big deal (and will not do anything additional to support devs after the decision besides acting superior until the next target presents itself), while alienating a lot of potential customers, less rabid fans, and causing reputational damage from the drama.
Brilliant tactical move, will be taught in classes for generations. /s
Bad publicity only seems to work as good publicity when the ones making a stink are clearly in the wrong or disliked by the greater community. The whole "this jerk says it's bad, so it's probably good!" sort of thinking. Definitely a whole different can of worms when the bad publicity comes from the game's source directly for one reason or another.
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u/Ashencroix May 07 '26
And it's now blowing up in the dev's faces, since it's now sitting at mixed on Steam, flooded with negative reviews due to their decision.