SE: Holding back information won't stop criticism, it will only delay it and is bad.

[Gula]

They intentionally keep info to prevent people from letting their imaginations run wild, and cue outrage still like they've been told to sit in time out.

Papa Yoshi-P knows what's up.

[Cithaerias_pyropina]

They intentionally keep info to prevent people from letting their imaginations run wild, and cue outrage still like they've been told to sit in time out.

Not gonna stop people from complaining on patch day. This may have the possibility of backfiring spectacularly and causing even more complaints than the usual amount that I normally see.

And the withholding of information can create anxiety. I feel for Summoner mains because they won't know if their job is totally ruined or not until patch day. You know, a day that's supposed to be exciting and fun but may not be because of the job they love to play could be unrecognizable? It could just be small, and mostly harmless, potency nerfs but the devs track record of nerfing jobs or buffing them isn't exactly the greatest.

[Laphael]

Not gonna stop people from complaining on patch day. This may have the possibility of backfiring spectacularly and causing even more complaints than the usual amount that I normally see.

And the withholding of information can create anxiety. I feel for Summoner mains because they won't know if their job is totally ruined or not until patch day. You know, a day that's supposed to be exciting and fun but may not be because of the job they love to play could be unrecognizable? It could just be small, and mostly harmless, potency nerfs but the devs track record of nerfing jobs or buffing them isn't exactly the greatest.

Honestly, on patch day, ppl play the patch.
Especially the hardcoreplayers who are also on the forums. Meaning, there will be a few hours of discussion between patch notes and patch release instead of 2 weeks discussion during content lul and patch.
I think thats a big difference.