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Dear god...

Its times like these I realize I've come to rely on FB's shocked face. a like doesn't feel appropriate anymore.

Same applies to my latest boysenberry jam. Save it for the suggestion box, Sally.

Absolutely. It’s one of those “Hey there’s this guy trying really hard and putting effort into something creative, but it’s going slowly. Let’s kick them while they’re down.”

I also can’t stand when people complain about that style of self-promotion. People, not only to folks have to pay the bills and need people to buy their games, some of their fans with limited budgets might have been waiting for that sale.

Damn, if they want a different deal they should try out shutting the fuck up cause I hear that’s 100% off.

We get the same thing even from game devs. Usually from those with the least skill. It's a reflection on them, not you. Good luck with it!

100%. Feedback is important, but it also has its place. In some places it is simply not appropriate.

oh god people dont really do this right

Any other time?

I haven’t played your game but it looks really cool! I’m going to look it up! Wishing you many future sales!

But this is it - it's not even haters, it's always I love all your work but... just shut up right there!

Anyway, I hope you get through these haters and that you can just make the game you dream in peace, every dev needs this Criticism is always good, hating is always bad

What you got on sale homie?

just yesterday someone popular who really likes to "épater le bourgeois" wrote a tweet explaining that Meta should BAN games like the one he linked because according to him, they aren't VR/good enough. It turns out he was completely wrong and the tweet was deeply offensive and a waste of time :D

I think it’s nice when idiots out themselves as idiots. It makes it easy to decide who and when to block.

This seems apropos to my yearly post about how Top Ten lists aren’t supposed to be cudgels wielded by wannabe petty tyrants.

ouch. my condolences you have to deal with that crap :(

people like those two are insane. there's a time and a place for things like this, if you're not satisfied with just leaving a negative review on Steam and moving on then you gotta do some deep soul searching and rethink your priorities.

Geez, people are completely delusional

customer brain truly makes people say the wildest things to other people (or this is some kind of low-level troll or whatever)

Any complaints could be shared on a Steam review and hope the devs read it. Or even send a polite and thoughtful message. But blindly seething on a post notifying that their game is on sale seems like the mature thing to do. How exhausting.

There’s truly wild subtext in their arguments of “but the PEOPLE need to know the TRUTH”— like the thing they are mad about is some Very Important Information for society as a whole. A holy mission of illumination. It’s intense to see.

It should be possible to auto-block accounts with more than 4 digits at the end of their account name. 4 might be your year of birth or something. More than 4? Auto-block.

In the same breath—what passes for "reviews" on Steam et al from the general public is too often like verbal abuse. Not like we are talking products costing megabucks. I don't know why it's given the energy that it is—well, I do—unwarranted sense of entitlement—it's just very nasty to see.

And to those missing the point - give feedback, talk about the games, whatever - but just don't do it on a sales thread...

If I'm posting about gripes on a sales thread, I probably no longer like or respect that developer. I would never do that to a small developer. They need my help more than my feedback. But a big publisher, I'm not here for them; I'm here to shape the public narrative around my preferred genre.

Fix my darn games!!!!!

I think this reason is why a decent amount of game devs in the industry seem to avoid social media. Some gamers see devs as an outlet to get what they want in the game they play.

REMEMBER, fans means you already like this studio and their games, so if they're offering their work for less, put out how much you like them already first, and leave the smaller issues and wishes for later 🙏 These individual game studios aren't mega rich corporations.

People do that??? 😭

"I'm not buying it until you add-" Okay, I stopped listening already, don't care. It's early access and there's a roadmap. Buy it or don't, but leave me alone.

That last sentence is a personal mantra of mine that I think more people should adopt.

Hater 99% of haters consume what they “hate”, they just hate on it to get attention

People do that ? oooooof

I like to tell them that I will NOT be buying their game on sale. Because I already bought it full price.

Me, waiting for devs/publishers I love to put games on sale just so I can actually afford to buy and support because life is expensive

“If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all” - my kindergarten teacher That’s how far back that lesson was taught. And it’s so very disheartening and concerning it’s seemingly so difficult to listen and practice lol my goodness.

I see this a lot on Instagram. When devs make a post about an event or merch or whatever there's ALWAYS some a**hole in the comments complaining about a game of theirs, saying "no one cares" about what the dev posted, or demanding stuff to be added. It's so annoying!

Wasn't me... it was someone else...

Good point, but you know, sometimes, pepple take to sending email, or DMs about it too. I know they want feedback, but there is a time and a place for that