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Jeff Kaplan is sick of hearing you demonize games you weren't going to play anyway: 'Shut the f**k up. No one cares. We don't need to hear that you weren't into it' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This article is directed at you. Why have a strong opinion about it if it's not your thing? I like survival crafting games, and I think Kaplan is an incredible game designer, but I probably won't play this one because I'm not a fan of the setting. I even agree that the game looks uninspired. But I'd put money on the game feel being fantastic. Jeff knows there will be outrage because there always is. Kaplan left Overwatch when Act-Bliz-King forced a lot of bad changes to the game, and he knows his reputation is tied to that game even after having no involvement in the worst aspects of it.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you don't like that guy's opinion then why criticize it? Its not your thing so why have a strong opinion about it?

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The point of Kaplan's (offhand) comment is that there's a social media environment constructed around posting outrage about games/movies/shows that you don't actually care about. The point of these 'criticisms' is garnering attention and monetizing it. It's devolved into slinging vitriol at anything deemed progressive, and was (no joke) pioneered by conservatives deeply involved in the current US administration back during Gamergate.