Quote Originally Posted by ItMe View Post
I mean, if people aren't allowed to say something that's already been said the mods can probably cut this thread down to about 2 pages lol
IDK
It's not that you're not allowed. I'm not a moderator. I'm wondering if you just popped in to only respond to the end there. It's been repeated kind of a lot is all.



Quote Originally Posted by ItMe View Post
I don't know how I can lay it out differently without just restating myself.
Thanking people for sticking with a bad product is one thing, but a lot of the arguments being tossed around are about supporting blind loyalty, which I disagree with.
Maybe clarify at what point this was a move by the company just to manipulate people and how it embodies any sort of consumer hostile practice?


The company is a company. It deserves no loyalty. Ever. I'll be the first to tell you that. I don't see how people appreciating and outlining why the "hey y'all who played the game even when there was a fire in the engine room and we were circling the drain... you can keep your titles and here have some stuff that shows you were there for it" rewards shouldn't and cannot be repeated translates into "you should always blindly support companies because you MIGHT get stuff if they salvage the dumpsterfire of a game you were tricked into buying".

Throwing good money after bad is a bad idea and will not usually result in rewards. It just did this time and asking for those rewards as someone who didn't participate in the actual event in its entirety is not understanding the whole of why those rewards exist.



SE does some shady things sometimes. They participate in FOMO like a lot of other companies do (which I hate) and the whole reason for ARR being necessary is because they thought they could exploit the FF fanbase for some money while investing very little. However every once in a while individual developer teams can implement or get things done for players that show genuine appreciation and aren't just another boobytrapped present. "Caveat Emptor" always but sometimes the free gift is just a gift, not bait.