Quote Originally Posted by YukikoKurosawa View Post
No, I mean people who don't do any research on a game before they play it and just assume it'll be like other games they've played should not be surprised when it turns out it is not what they want. You have agency, as a consumer, to do a basic level of research into a product you're spending your money on before buying it. Almost anyone could tell this is a story-focused game and if that is a deal breaker, than you shouldn't play it. My point was there has been a recent surge of FOTM players who just go whereever the percieve the majority of other consumers are going and don't consider if a game is for them or not, and they have been filtered en masse by this game's heavy focus on story. But it's not like they would've stayed either way as these are the same type of people to immediately drop a game once other people/their favorite streamers move to the next FOTM. Hence why their opinions don't matter, they're like a locust swarm for games, not long term players.

But yeah, don't just buy a game you did no research on then complain when you find out it's not for you.
Their opinions do matter though. It's absolutely ridiculous to expect new players to go through all this story content to actually be able to get to the parts they want to play, regardless if they did their research or not. Look at ESO, players can do any zone and any expansion whenever they want. Sure, they can just go play that game if they want, but the point is that this is an issue that will just keep getting worse as the game continues (and it's already really bad now). Whether they are people who researched every inch of this game before buying, or a "FOTM" player, all opinions are valid especially when it comes to a huge one and done time sink that the MSQ is for them.