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hndk2646yYou are absolutely right. It's a shame that devs are the ones blamed. Most of the time, it's the direction's fault, to set unrealistic spectations.
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Root825086y@Null0x90 It really isn't worthwhile.
Fun, exhilarating, and really kind of awesome. But. So. Exhausting.
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f03n1x65796yHah cannot wait to deal with that when my game is out, seriously i'd rather stay in the development stage no stupidly bad reviews and refund demands lol
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While I do agree with the rant in terms of the general opinion, I also think that it's due to lack of information.
If people that just played games (i.e. know nothing of development or the workings of the game industry) were to understand the situations Devs are put into, they'd be more understanding.
I'm sure there are plenty of *Gamers* that are clued into news around the game industry, and while that doesn't absolve the gaming community as a whole of this misplaced blaming or even scratch the surface for being able to say they "understand" what game Devs go through.
I'd like to hope that in an ideal world, Devs can still enjoy their work and know that there are people out there that play their games and appreciate the hard work that goes into making them.
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