I love that this is just some random person ranting about other people ranting about the game, justified or not. This thing was linked on the OP and I was thinking it was something official and important from oceans themselves like some big explanation of why development cycles take so long and what not. But to see it's literally just someone going on with the tried and true "you can't have a critical opinion of the game" or "say something true about it". Fact of the matter is, whether you're tired of hearing it or not, there is nothing but absolute truth in people talking about the slow development cycle of the game. It is what it is lol. And not all reviews are going to be sunshine and rainbows, a good stance I take with writing my franchise is 'you're going to be the villain for someone' it's just how it is.
This is par for the course when you give people a slice of the game and it's a work in progress or in an official capacity a "live service game". People jump on hype trains, they're excited, almost too much, to get their hands on something. They enjoyed SG and they want more. Issue here is, just like they can leave the game or foolishly be told not to support it, one doesn't NEED to read through every comment. If you're here for the game, why are you exploring 1.2k+ comments to irritate yourself in the first place? Oceans doesn't seem discouraged, they're still being supported and while yes, it is absolutely at a snails pace, they seem to be working on the game. I'm working on alot of my own stuff and I can utterly understand a creator going back and editing and editing and reworking to make things as perfect as possible. That kind of approach isn't always realistic, but you fall into it wanting to make the best thing you can and appeal to as many people as possible. It just comes with the territory. Anywho, I simply thought this was funny. Certainly wasn't what I was expecting clicking this from the OP.
Oh well, cheers and be well!
If you have followed
Fortuna ღ and her posts through the years - you would realize that she is hardly a 'random person' and her post accurately captured the feelings of many of those of us who enjoy SG and get tired of the cycle of whining when XYZ happens, or ABC gets announced.
There Is a difference between a critical opinion offered as part of a discussion and the 'Ocean Sucks' posse who get incensed if you don't just jump on their lemming train - discussion and factual statements Not required.
Once CH 5 final is released, we will get another major uptick in those who complain about SG while taking it for free.
Some of us will comment on this and others won't.
If you are still here when CH 5 final drops, you will see some alt id's appear - my 'favorites' are the ones that are years old with a handful of posts about SG and just brimming with the opposite of a love fest...
The post you quoted was from August, 2023 - and its context, as
yossa999 pointed out, has bearing on what the post says and why it is even there.
In the end - SG will be decades in the making, Ocean is Ambitious as hell with this project, and I am going to enjoy every update I can on this journey.
If you like SG, I believe that the next release will give you a good reason to try Season 1 from the beginning or at least from roughly the middle of CH 2 when the new content picks up.
I am stocked up (beer and pizza) and all ready for a full run of Summers Gone Season 1!
Cheers!!