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Just continuing the point, I'll admit I'm one of the ones that tends to say the same thing over and over, but that's only because the same thing appears to happen - over and over. Where I tend to speak up is when a criticism of the game is dismissed with the rebuttal of something along the lines of "but you'll still be one of the first to download the update when it's leaked".This user is, well...
That said, there's people on both ends of the spectrum. Haters on one end, sheep on the other (or whatever you wanna call it). I could easily give examples as to who I believe is an actual "sheep" in contrast to the links you provided, but I'll refrain from doing so for the sake of this thread not generating more needless drama. Either way, I'd like to think that most of us are somewhere in-between, be it on the positive or negative side of things.
In the end, we're all here because we want a good game. It's just that some are more, well...let's call it "accepting of the current situation" so not to offend anyone, whereas others straight up address shit when they see it. And L&P certainly has a talent to leave big ol' dumps on the track that is pretty much every single devcycle for the past few years and so certain topics naturally reoccur time and time again.
For those complaining that people may say the same things over and over again, I'd argue that there's a reason for it most of the time. I can only speak for myself here, but I'm not randomly coming to this thread every day and, for example, be like;
"Hey guys, by the way, L&P said he's gonna hire help for the past 4+ years. What a liar! See ya'll tomorrow."
Sure, I did address this multiple times, but that's because L&P himself makes these claims almost on a quarterly basis which in return leads me to give my opinion on it whenever another one of those statements pop up. Either that, or as a response to people talking about this topic. Same goes for people who keep saying how this game makes good progress. That's straight up delusional, and anyone following this project for a couple years knows it's just wrong as things are constantly getting slower. So I'll give my opinion on it, like it or not.
And for those who are pointing fingers at the critics for addressing the same things, maybe point at L&P for making the same claims/statements over and over again aswell, which alot of the time is the source of reoccurring topics. Or, as mentioned above, other forum users who are constantly making factually wrong statements about the state of the game or it's development. It goes both ways.
Anyway, people like TomUK, who is trying to tell others to leave the forum because of their opinion are the absolute worst, and that's the only time you'll see me feed them their own medicine because it's complete and utter garbage nonsense.
"You can't have an opinion unless it's in favor of the developer, kissing his ass. Leave this forum!" - Ridiculous.
Last update I downloaded was v.160. Last update that was worth downloading for my playthrough was v.150, over a year ago. Possibly still a year to go until the next one. Hopefully I'll be able to hold the line until then.
All that said, I still do enjoy the game. I still spend far more time than I should trying to identify the assets used in the game, so fan art is possible. The list of assets I've personally identified is about half the total.
I've been looking for some ideas for Ellie fan art. If you like, PM me and I might be able to do something until her next event.the way I look at it, I'll see Half Life 3 sooner than Ellie's day or some big event with her. I don't know whether to laugh or cry