Your exact words: "If you think you can do better, make your own game."
It's an asinine statement because making an AVN isn't like baking cookies. It actually takes skill: writing, art and coding. Telling a person go make their own AVN if they don't like one is sheer stupidity. Do you tell someone to go write a book if they critic one? No, because that is stupid. Do you tell someone to make their own tv show if they critic one? No, because...just in case you still don't get it...that is stupid.
Based on the hundreds of subpar AVN's here on F95, it clearly doesn't really take
that much skill to make a AVN. It takes skill to make a
good AVN. And that tracks, because it's far easier to make a game today than it was 25 years ago, but not all indie productions have good quality.
If someone doesn't like a book, would I tell them to write their own? I absolutely would, and have done so, for the exact reasons I noted in that exact same comment you just quoted. If you disagree with what I said, then that means, in your opinion, it's stupid to inform people or encourage them to get informed. If that's how you really feel, then why are you responding to my comment with the intent of informing me of things?
I don't see why you feel the need to try to lecture me about the skills required to design a game when in the exact same comment you quoted I explicitly remarked about such skills. To me, that is stupid.
People can definitely be more polite in criticism than they have been in this thread.
Because you've been such a shining example? You've come off as condescending.
That is why I pointed out your missing history that precedes this game. People are pissed off about DAST. Meepish has linked her game to that, for better or worse. Personally, I think it was a huge mistake. I think Meepish had the possibility of a fresh start without all the baggage. If you want to suggest responding in a productive manner, look at Meepish's responses in this thread. Were they productive? Some were, some were mostly just rage.
Maybe things will turn around for this title. As others have speculated, it's not looking likely right now.
And I appreciate the update since I haven't been here in months. Details tend to get lost when you don't think about something for a long time. It's a shame people had to give Meepish shit rather than give her a chance. And it's a shame Meepish let people get to her. I won't speculate one way or another.