• UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    Don’t make what the audience wants, show the audience that they actually want what you made

    I’m certain that the consequences of pandering directly to ignorant toxic fans will not even satisfy those ignorant toxic fans. They won’t know what’s wrong but they’ll feel enough ennui to blame their usual suspects.

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      2 months ago

      It’s why “treats” does work as a name for it, you can’t live on treats even when it’s all you want to eat

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        2 months ago

        The most “hire fans” game project of recent years probably has to be “Subverse” which was a softcore porn game that had advertisements and marketing specifically intended to get freeze-gamergater hogs super excited for how nonpolitical that particular treat would be.

        The game was a dud. It delivered exactly what it promised, which just wasn’t interesting enough for the hogs because it lacked anything to make it stand out from what they were already jacking off to.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
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      2 months ago

      Agreed. At this point it’s about the thrill of hatred and the power of the mob. They don’t want to be satisfied with good tv, they want to hate.