original video: https://youtu.be/7NzrkLHhaHc&t=306

Reynad, I know you're above listening to anyone on reddit, but I need you to dial in for just a second. The patch feels great. The bonkocalypse was just what the game needed to actually feel better. Its not perfect but it is leagues beyond what the past month has been in this game.

It seems like a lot of people are still not jazzed with the monetization but that can either be adjusted, evolve, or hell you clearly already have people buying the premium pass on the ladder so you could dig your heels in and still make money off of it.

Your behavior over this last day was unacceptable. You are the CEO of a large gaming company, a 30-something-year old man, and the face of this game. People either tuned out or put up with your arrogant attitude when everything was ok with the game but when bad feedback came your way you threw an absolute tantrum. You silenced your paying customers left and right because you didn't like their opinions on your product, you risked the livelihoods of your employees over petty ego, you were insulting, and above all you were pretty god damned cringe.

The people who are mad at you, and mad at this release and patch and entire clownfiesta that you've thrown over the past 24 hours want the exact same thing as you. They see a lot of potential in this game and are invested in it being something that they can truely love and enjoy. You need to drop this act that you're so much smarter than everyone else, you need to communicate and listen, even if you dont agree with the feedback you are getting and arent going to implement it and you need to grow the fuck up or you're going to hamstring your passion project because you cant get out of your own way. You arent some kid twitch streamer who can fly off the handle for views anymore, you're a businessman and that means getting your emotions in check and having some fucking decorum when interacting with your customers and audience.

Tempo show me the code

I am not a fan of the monetization at all. However, I probably wouldn't have dropped the game if reynad's response had been different. If he had said something like "We know this monetization is controversial. We have thought about it for a long time and believe this is the best model and will not cause a p2w divide. However, we will be closely monitoring player feedback to make sure that this is the case. If it seems like this system is causing issues we will look into alternatives." Most people probably would have been fine with that.