I was going to make a post about insiders a few weeks ago but decided not to because it felt petty, but I feel like now is an appropriate time to make such a comment.
Every lets say, 6 or so months, like clockwork we've got a new insider in here or elsewhere claiming to have information on Fromsoft titles. I usually don't say anything because I don't want to get into game of useless "He said, She said". It's not worth my time, so I step out and let things happen on their own and every time we go through the same cycle of: "Alright, lets trust this person because they claim to have info, let's then draw conclusions based on said info and then let's get mad about it either because we don't like it and or because it eventually doesn't come true." In the last page alone I've now been accused of misconstruing the truth based off of what two other people have claimed, rather than the fact that you know maybe that or those persons are wrong or the conclusions you're drawing are wrong and shit like that is incredibly irritating.
I care about you guys and the community, that's why this thread exists and why I'm here constantly and have stuck around not just for the past year of Elden Ring drought, but since TGA 2017. Sometimes I take a break for my own good, but regardless, I've been at this for nearly 3 years straight now, for you guys. I don't get paid to do this, my name or identity aren't attached to this so I gain no real fame or notoriety out of this. I do it and keep doing it because I'm a fan too and I want to be able to give back to other fans.
But it becomes frustrating to me for all the air to be sucked out of good conversation and for us to lose positivity because someone came along and claimed X thing. I don't want to toot my own horn but I feel like it's warranted. Do you ever wonder why there's no Fromsoft insiders outside of me and why nobody else sticks around? Because Fromsoft info is hard to come by, almost nobody has it but everybody wants it or to be attached to it because of how hard it is to get and From's pedigree. Especially with Elden Ring being their biggest name with GRRM being involved, everybody wants to hop on the bandwagon and be attached.
I can count on 2 hands all the people (outside of myself of course) over the past 3 years that have claimed to have accurate Fromsoft info, and I can count on one finger the number of people who have been entirely accurate, and that single person had very little to say.
But you guys and others don't know any better (which isn't your fault) and take what people say at face value and then get upset over it. Websites report on it, and it spreads to more people and rinse and repeat until the original insider ends up hanging themselves with their own rope and in 6 months another one walks through the door with the same promise.
Ideally, I'd like to keep you guys on track with whats going on, but for the safety of how I procure my information as well as other reasons previously mentioned, there's precautions I need to take, which includes not blabbing about anything and everything. Which also makes it hard to debunk everyone that walks through the door. I'm not going to go "Well ACTUALLY, here's where things really are" with everything, especially not when it comes to the specifics of development because I don't want to get myself or others in trouble.
But I can say that not only should my track record speak for me at this point, but I'm 100% sure about the things I say here, whether or not you chose to accept my word against someone else's is up to you. I can't give you a detailed update on the current state of development, but I can say that things have been progressing at a reasonable pace all things considered and at no point have I had any reason to worry about the game or it's development, and as for marketing, like I've said, they're working on it, they've been working on it, shit happens. I think everyone needs to settle down and chill the fuck out. That's all I have to say on the matter, take it or leave it.
But once again: If you don't know what you're talking about or aren't entirely sure of what you're talking about, just shut up. That's it. Just don't say anything. You don't need to be attached to everything or put your name in front of everything. Just learn to be quiet. Obviously there are bad actors like the 4 million buffoons that post bullshit on 4chan constantly, but they're not even worth bringing up or honestly having discussions over. But for everyone else, just learn to shut up sometimes.
I am quite frankly, very tired of us going through the same motions constantly and having to play insider wars with other people. It sucks and it's not why I'm here but it's hard to avoid when any and all conversation becomes focused around what others say and I'm called in to fact check only to have people disagree with what I have to say. If you don't believe me 3 years in, then well I can't help you.
Same goes for the Bloodborne 2 people, at this point they just have no concept of reality and I don't really care to fight that anymore. I don't care as long as its not brought in here to suck up air too.
But at this point I doubt the individuals in question care to listen to me anyway so I'm just yelling at a cloud here. But this is why I'm irritated.
