The Devs need a much needed thanks!

[Midareyukki]

No, I don't.

I can praise my spouse but overlook their mistakes.
After four decades together, that seems to work pretty well.
I don't see that I need to treat the devs any different.

Like my spouse, and unlike most forum posters, the devs have brought a lot of fun into my life.
So like my spouse, I cut the devs some slack.

BTW, there's evidence that punishment may not be a good tool for training dogs. (https://arstechnica.com/science/2022...ining-to-heel/).
If those findings generalize to other mammals, abusing the devs here in the forums may not produce the results the abusers are hoping for.

[Edit: and may be a reason why the devs don't seem to pay any attention to the English forums.]

I don't think I need to tell you this, but you are not in a relationship with the development team. It's all parasocial. The only one relationship you're in with them is customer/service provider. And if it's not working out, but you know they can do better, would you not say something?

No one's punishing the devs. This isn't Pavlov's Dog. Expressing exhasperation, disappointment or frustration is a healthy thing when justified. And some of it IS justified :| People going overboard and being disrespectful? I get criticising that. People bringing up negative aspects and expressing disappointment? The devs asked for feedback, not an echo chamber of applause.

Silverbane...

...please stop smoking the Gysahl Greens, this isn't sane.

[AwesomeJr44]

I don't think I need to tell you this, but you are not in a relationship with the development team. It's all parasocial. The only one relationship you're in with them is customer/service provider. And if it's not working out, but you know they can do better, would you not say something?

No one's punishing the devs. This isn't Pavlov's Dog. Expressing exhasperation, disappointment or frustration is a healthy thing when justified. And some of it IS justified :| People going overboard and being disrespectful? I get that. People bringing up negative aspects and expressing disappointment? The devs asked for feedback, not an echo chamber of applause.

Silverbane...

...please stop smoking the Gysahl Greens, this isn't sane.

If Silverbane is in a relationship with the dev team, she's in an abusive relationship lol

I’m sorry but saying people who have valid criticisms against a game are people who wouldn’t tip is both a straw man and just immature

We aren’t haters we just have standards

You're a hater because you don't kiss the feet of the devs when they screw up for the millionth time in a row