I feel like people are vastly overrating the toxicity of the fanbase on websites like ERA. I definitely do think there are some people who participate in lazy dev rhetoric, but if you go back through the leak and spoiler thread, when we were getting new Pokemon designs leaked and whatnot, most of the detractors of the game on this website were actually positive. Every time a new Pokemon was leaked, people were excited for it. Obviously tunes have changed now that the dex cut was worse than most expected, but I feel like that's justified, considering a lot of people do have a personal attachment to this series. I don't personally care as much about the dex cut as others do, but there is definitely some validity to any criticism Pokemon has been getting, and I feel like it shouldn't be seen as "toxic" or "whining" to criticize, just like I don't think anyone should be looked down on for wanting to enjoy the game either.
I know this thread isn't supposed to be about this, but that's definitely what it's turned into now lol.
I know this thread isn't supposed to be about this, but that's definitely what it's turned into now lol.