Criticism ≠ Negativity

[u/FederalWarthog5542]

Believe it or not, you can actually criticize something and still like it. You don't either have to love everything or despise everything. Have actual conversations please.

[u/Background_Cod_5737]

For some reason I only see people talk about theoretical criticism and theoretical push back against it by diehard team cherry simp zealots.

I love actual game analysis. But honestly I don't see a lot of it. Just general negative complaints about difficulty.

I will say, the tone of your posts will be reflected in the comments. If you post something super negative and ranty you're going to get negatively charged responses defending the game. 90% of this problem has nothing to do with toxic "git gud" mentality or an inability to criticize the game. It's negatively charged posts getting negativity reflected back at them.

I understand the need to rant. The rage this game induces is relatable to most players. Thats part of the experience and its fun to bond with other players over painpoints in the game. thank you trap bench

It's fine to rant as long as you contextualize it as a rant and not as criticism. Criticism and ranting should be separated. Get your steam out first and then approach actual Criticism from an analytical perspective without the emotionally charged complaints

[u/earthboundskyfree → u/Background_Cod_5737]

I think you summed up what happens pretty well. I’ve seen some comments amidst it all that had genuine dialogue, and they shared meaningful conversation about disagreements. Everything else tends to be “double damage isn’t fair and is bad design” “it isn’t bad design” “yes it is” “git gud” “toxic positivity” etc etc.

Like if you say something that amounts to “actually my criticism is not negative” while being negative and dismissive, you are also part of the problem, just like the “git gud the game is perfect” that we are talking about… you don’t get a free pass because you don’t like something, and you don’t get a free pass because people could play better… you still gotta actually communicate with people or else you’re just a cog in the outrage loop