Toxic spill
  • Developers of Cities: Skylines 2 have noticed a growing toxicity in their community, which is affecting engagement and creativity.
  • The CEO of Colossal Order expressed concern about the negative impact of toxicity on the team and the community.
  • The developers still encourage helpful criticism from the community but ask for it to be constructive and kind.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/mVaIY

ram
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Is a publisher who’s failed to live up to the promise of a good game entitled to a good community? The fact they have any at all is a blessing.

@[email protected]
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This video was released 3 days before the game released. In response to Colossal Order (game creator) being transparent about issues they were seeing.

The video I linked is a known and well regarded YouTube contributor with a significant following. He, himself, was transparent in his testing and results also.

All of this was out there before the game was released and refunds were available.

haui
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Just to clarify: if you make a bad product, people are allowed to abuse you?

ram
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Your company? 100%. Absolutely. I implore people to abuse all companies, even.

haui
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71Y

Thats not what I said. But I suppose you knew that.

ram
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Sorry but I did specify publishers and companies multiple times. I’ve never once even alluded to personal harassment as I obviously don’t believe in that. I however do think that this game deserves the toxicity it sees and the company deserves to be harassed for not delivering on their promise of a worthwhile product for which many people paid nearly $70 (CAD).

Carighan Maconar
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So erm… who is this “company” that reads the comments on the forum, again?

As in, what’s their account name? Should be easy enough to direct the harassment at them instead of a dev or a social engagement rep or a support rep then, after all.

ram
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-51Y

Sorry, but being toxic about a company is distinct from harassing the individual CM. You’re gonna need to try a different line of reasoning because this is a pretty foolish one.

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