Be brave

[Neptune]

Critics being at odds with the consumer is nothing new.

Critics may have liked the system, but SE polled the playerbase (then still somewhat close to it's top population) and a good chunk of the playerbase said the battle system needed work. Therefore they worked on it.

It's those players who left that SE needs to entice back, not the critics. The only thing SE needs to do for the critics is give them a reason to praise the game.

Critics are players too. Happy player, happy critic. Those criticisms I posted are like a litmus test for player's likes, since players read those reviews and didn't buy the game, or quit if they did.