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I have skin as thick as a Rhino which might be why I'm always lingering about regardless of what people say but yes, they can be cruel and mean and it can be de-motivating if all you get is complaints. I will say though that there has to be some capacity to take the criticism and adapt if there are genuine issues. A lot of the evolution of GL has been due to feedback from the community and while we've been lucky to have a lot of constructive critics soem have been harsh and blunt with the team and me in particular. Interestingly one of those was spectre1viper (its water under bridge now and we've kissed and made up).There is the group that is mad as hell that spectre1viper removed the female, trans, gay, and lesbian starts. He also removed transformation and feminization which upset fans of the original game. The reasons for this are spelled out in the Developer Notes/FAQ and the Game Overview if you want to read them.
But basically, this community can be rather harsh and unforgiving. Lots of complaints if they don't like something but few take the time to give praise and thanks. Even fewer take the time to write a review.
There are a lot of entitled players on this site who demand things and act childish. Developers get a lot of criticism and little praise. QSP games are especially criticized because they are sandbox games. Real porn games get a lot more criticism than other types of games. If you aren't developing a Ren'Py visual novel you have an uphill battle in pleasing players.
Most players also have little if any problem solving skills and your hand isn't being held in a sandbox style game. Combine all of these factors and QSP developers get trashed on a lot.
It can be overwhelming when you get a dozen people all with the same problem and instead of asking for a solution or being patient while one is sort they get more demanding and start to act more entitled. It took me some time before I found the way to deal with these situations and get them under control. It is not easy, I do hope noobtrain having taken a little time to reflect and process is able to return to the project, they might not think it or feel it but they would be welcomed and well received.