I didn’t mean to excuse the actions or behaviors of these raging fans, or to say that the form or content of their reactions was appropriate. I was just writing to say that I can see how this particular dev - gamer relationship could result in a specific form and level of outrage compared to some others (see my response to spunkyTWS as well…) I think the same kind of sociopathic and narcassistic tendencies that mistakenly lead people to believe that every turn of bad luck is happening directly and personally to THEM is replicated in the dev - gamer relationship.
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