People will say what they will about L&P. He isn't perfect, and he was rather rude and his behavior was very bad recently. Frankly, uncalled for. There is a lot of truth to that, but that is not the whole story.
That being said, people keep coming back for more in spite of them thinking L&P is a dick. Because he writes and renders characters that people care about, and has been doing so for years.
A lot of people don't understand how lonely it can be to create a game especially by yourself. A lot of time just you and the computer. Passing up time with friends and family. The guy is probably going through some serious depression because I think he feels unappreciated.
There are a lot of people here. A lot who have been playing it for years. How many of you have ever actually simply said "Thanks" to L&P? I'm one of them, and I don't think very many have.
I think he is acting this way from a combination of loneliness, and not feeling appreciated.
Can you guys see where he is coming from?
Imagine spending tons of your time on a project, your vision... You have a dream of making something beautiful that people will enjoy. Along the way you get critic after critic shitting on your work. Most of the time from people who do not care about you at all, and have never supported you in any way. Yet you carry on year after year.
It is understandable for him to get upset at this.
Here is a little experiment for you to try. Those "..." on the page numbers. Go ahead and click on that, and write a random number in there. It doesn't have to be recent can be from a year or 2 or 3 ago anywhere in there. Then scroll through the page... Someone shits on it... Alright, try another random page... And someone shits on it. Someone shits on the game almost every page, and sometimes it's multiple people shitting on it. That is of course AFTER moderators have cleaned up the bulk of it. This game gets a shitload of criticism. Rarely does it get any sort of new criticism. The things people were complaining about 2 years ago has not gotten any better or worse. Its usually the same complaints. "Stop blue balling and update faster!" He knows these are the majority of complaints. It has just become nagging at this point, and he is going to do what he is going to do.
All that negative energy has been adding up, and now it is boiling over.
Early on L&P was active and humble in these forums. He came, and he posted, and he talked to people and interacted with them. The toxic people drove him away and made him get bitter and resentful. I have been in this thread since day 1.
I know L&P reads a lot of this thread, and I hope he understands not everyone is against him here. Haters gonna hate. That is a sign of success. Don't take it out on everyone because some people suck. Thanks for putting all that effort into making this game, some of us do appreciate it.
He is very wrong to think 95% of folks hate on him.
Got a
Fan Art thread... I think the biggest fan art thread on here.
Got a
Fan Made Game.
Seen a little
cameo for Sophia in at least one game... *cough cough*, and probably in others.
It is not 95% haters. A lot of people do appreciate AWAM. Even the drama entertains us. Stay strong, don't let haters get to you. Thanks for putting all that work into this game many of us enjoy. Some of us do appreciate it.
