Is it not possible, though, that people might be fans of the product, and yet have problems with the approach the company takes?
Personally I've still got a very soft spot for
PE. However, Mindark seems to have taken a decision to take the game completely down another road.
Is it impossible for people to be a fan of
PE, and yet to be a staunch critic to MindArk?
Not trying to cause any drama here, and no sarcasm in this post (Wow. I thought I'd never live to see that day). Just genuinely wondering. AFAIK MS9 has always been one of the most vocal fans of
PE. Heck, I bet that her posts either drew in, or kept in more people than the posts of many.
I still think she's a
PE fan. She just doesn't like
MA, just like a whole lot of people out there. I totally understand that her thread (also) got locked, that's only fair towards the rest of the community whose threads get locked/deleted.
But aren't people at least allowed to voice their issues? I thought she did so in a very articulate and decent way. In the long run, squashing criticism towards
MA will come and bite you in the ass. Because if the new Brasilian people or the Chinese gamers arrive and all they see is bunnies, flowers, and sunshine on these forums, they'll be in for one heck of a wakeup call.
Just my (non-taxed) 2 pec.