I mean, of course he has every right to do whatever he wants with his game, just as much right as I have to show how rude he is.
If he has a problem with that, the forum or it’s users, then he’s free to leave the forum and find another platform which is more to his liking.
Well, personally I like it if devs are participating in the game thread and the forums in general.
Even though I can't financially support games that I like, I can still show support as well as give founded critique in order to improve the game, for whatever that is worth.
You can claim that a dev has no more rights in his "own" game thread than any other user but I have a different opinion.
I also fully understand it if a dev does get tired of constant nagging about this or that. The topic of why the dev chose this way of marketing the game has been discussed, the dev has clearly stated his position, others, including myself, have critised that.
But ultimately there is nothing more to do. The dev decided that this is how it will be. If someone does decide to leak the latest version, it will undoubtedly end up here and I will happily download it, because that is the nature of this forum.
So, in short, further debate is pointless and just tiring for everybody. As I said, I hope the devs (
xxerikxx but also others) do not get tired too much and leave the forum because that will eventually hurt the community.