I’m actually surprised (and happy) that discussions here are positive. In my experience, gamers (at least those discussing on the web) are the worst audience : they’re always angry, always complaining, only ever temporarily satisfied (which is kind of sad, given gaming is supposed to be about leisure and entertainment). I’m a developer and I’ve been offered several times to join the gaming industry, I always refused : it’s an underpaid, overworked job (comparatively to other industries in programming) where your audience hates you.
But indeed, it certainly won’t get any better in the era of political polarization.
Gaming communities online tend to be circle jerking echo chambers that either go full toxic shit-fit mode or full praise mode and shit on anyone with valid criticism. Very rarely do you find something in the middle. Something something misery and company and all that
I’m actually surprised (and happy) that discussions here are positive. In my experience, gamers (at least those discussing on the web) are the worst audience : they’re always angry, always complaining, only ever temporarily satisfied (which is kind of sad, given gaming is supposed to be about leisure and entertainment). I’m a developer and I’ve been offered several times to join the gaming industry, I always refused : it’s an underpaid, overworked job (comparatively to other industries in programming) where your audience hates you.
But indeed, it certainly won’t get any better in the era of political polarization.
Gaming communities online tend to be circle jerking echo chambers that either go full toxic shit-fit mode or full praise mode and shit on anyone with valid criticism. Very rarely do you find something in the middle. Something something misery and company and all that