I didn't really follow the Ooblets situation because I just figured, fair enough, can't hate on devs wanting stability. Were fake screenshots a thing back when that happened? That's...pretty fucked up.
Some folks were passing around a doctored discord comment saying "Gamers deserve the gas chamber"
I have 0 idea what they can do at this point but I'm glad they're taking it seriously at least.
I respect that they're taking this toxic behaviour seriously but I don't know what they can really do to stop it.
At times I get the impression these attitudes not only don't get any better when it comes this medium, but they actually just keep getting worse. It's baffling and I sincerely don't know how we could make it any better. People really need to gain some perspective. Videogames cannot end up occupying such a central role in your life that you feel compelled to trespass personal boundaries in their "defense".
Come on, man. Even if you hate the dude and the deal they made with the fury of a thousand suns, defending your business partners when they are facing this shitstorm is the least you can do.Well, they can at least get Sweeney to refrain from things like that "That was Awesome!" tweet he did while the Ooblets team were already dealing with a mountain of muck at their feet.
over a video game store even. its like getting upset over walmart vs target.
Imagine if people used that energy on actually important topics.
It seems to happen every day.
Imagine if people used that energy on actually important topics.
People have the right to be upset over the language used by the Ooblets devs on their EGS exclusivity announcement, but can't be denied that this non-stop hatred for business about videogames, a completely optional hobby where they offer you an entertainment product, and nothing else, must be stopped, or at least chill. I hate capitalism as much as the next dude, but I also understand that without capitalism, the gaming industry doesn't exist.
I respect that they're taking this toxic behaviour seriously but I don't know what they can really do to stop it.
It absolutely was...I thought the official company statement was "IT WAS AWESOME!"??
Apparently not.
It's not when what you are actually clearly doing is kicking the hornets nest for shits and giggles.Come on, man. Even if you hate the dude and the deal they made with the fury of a thousand suns, defending your business partners when they are facing this shitstorm is the least you can do.
Some folks were passing around a doctored discord comment saying "Gamers deserve the gas chamber"
just wanna say, ppl who know they go to bat against EGS, even if you think you aren't included in this pls reassess
Imagine if people used that energy on actually important topics.
People have the right to be upset over the language used by the Ooblets devs on their EGS exclusivity announcement,
"We really misjudged how angry so many people would be," Cordingley and Wasser said in a message to the Ooblets Patreon community.
"This whole thing has just devastated us. We've been getting thousands if not tens of thousands of hateful, threatening messages across every possible platform nonstop. It's especially hurtful since we've had such a positive, supportive relationship with our audience throughout development."
The Patreon community has also been the source of messages of support, Glumberland said, but the intensity of the response was such that "I have been crying nonstop for the last two days and feeling like the world has collapsed around me."
"I couldn't have guessed the scale of what it would feel like to be the target of an internet hate mob," the statement said. "I already had a lot of empathy for other targets of previous hate mobs, which is why we wanted to address that sort of thinking in our announcement, but I had no idea it was this bad."
Fake screenshots and personal harassment are inexcusable no matter what the dev did (whose attitude is to blame on a certain level in this situation though),
Epic is not the one threatening people and harassing developers though.Yeah, I agree with this article. Epic really shouldn't be claiming the moral high ground here.
I don't see why this should make me reassess. It's completely possible to be unhappy with how Epic handles itself and its service without resorting to being a knobhead about it.