So you welcome people laughing at them ?
I don't judge, not my job or my habit / hobby. I'm just disappointed that the place where i used to discuss story development became so toxic
L&P doesn't need defenders. He will do what he chooses, whether praised or criticised & that means slow, going on slower. He certainly doesn't need "new members" with accounts, set up in a sense of outrage, in the interests of balance, for the sake of rehashing old statements, or whatever? Whenever he feels that the criticism is unjust he comes to the thread himself, to blow off steam. He's quite capable of defending himself.
Let's be honest, there are many pirates here, like me, who discuss the game/VN but also want something for nothing. As this is a pirate site, albeit in this case with a moderated thread, it attracts.....pirates, along with other fans. Why is it that pirates need an excuse to post critical comments & need to be taken to task? It's the obvious issues that attract the criticism. L&P has shown, consistently for years, that these issues will not be addressed. If that's the case & IMO after following the game for 5 years, I think it most definitely is, the question could be, why not let the thread go SILENT? I've advocated this as a worthwhile experiment but realise it's virtually impossible. There will always be the one-liners, out of the blue, asking if Dylan has got very far yet, what's in the next update, etc.
AWAM is so good, when it IS good, that it keeps people coming back, in my own case these days, mainly out of curiousity, as in, I want to see what happens next. That is a tribute to the story-telling ability of the Dev. Anyone who feels like defending the speed of development or some other aspect, on the other hand, usually opens with a criticism of the critics. This is one of the reasons for the toxicity of the thread.
L&P has chosen not to engage with the thread for 99% of the time. He doesn't want to communicate & I respect that. I don't like it but that's how it is. This does create something of a vacuum into which we pour comments & it's not surprising that many of these concern the ludicrous timescale for completion, or the broken promises to speed up.
As for myself, I criticise & praise, trying to be objective but that's difficult when discussing a game due to end c30 years from now. I also point out implausible situations or inconsistencies, as with the recent "scripting error" which resulted in the mystery of Sophia's gang meeting outfit. These are things which I feel need highlighting for the sake of the stories.
Now I'm not saying that the Dev owes us pirates anything, he clearly doesn't. He does owe it to himself & his paying Patrons to maintain the integrity of AWAM & yes, to address the outstanding issues.