- Nov 21, 2022
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Man, I haven't even played the game (such as it is), but I've had it on my watch list for a hot minute. I've just been doing other stuff and waiting for the update it seemed due for, because why not, and watching the drama/comedy unfold. I did, however, read that unnecessarily long word salad that was posted and, my dudes, as someone with no dog in the fight but a strong allergy to bullshit, this person is a really poor manipulator. Amateur hour. I'm not even convinced this person has a wife, or a child. The only thing that even seemed remotely true was that they're afraid (though not for the reasons they listed), and by proxy that they likely didn't "come from money", as it were.That's a very long, overly personal, pointless essay. The problem with this sort of thing is that it's impossible to believe even if it were true. Particularly the part about feeling bad for taking pledges - the dude has been taking them consistently while reneging on promises for over a year.
Absolute crock.
I don't have a tiny violin, could someone else play one?
It goes without saying that this is all just my speculative analysis, but I think they found the goose that lays golden eggs and are afraid of it stopping. Or rather it started with that, and now they're even more afraid because if the goose is ever cooked, they've mortally wounded their own credibility for any future projects going forward. Even had they not, they wouldn't be sure that any future projects would have the same reception. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the simping in comments is them (clearly they have time, since they're not working), nor would sock accounts to recycle money through patreon surprise me. You lose some money, but it gives the appearance of higher retention, which honeypots new, blissfully unaware, supporters. This isn't uncommon with other platforms, like gifting yourself subs on twitch, botting viewership, etc. I'm not making that accusation, I'm just saying it wouldn't surprise me. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.