Gamers Show Appreciation With #welovegamedevs

[shirkbot]

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My world is crumbling. Everything I've known has been a lie. I'll never believe anything anyone ever says ever again.


[small](Seriously though, please don't freak out over this, everyone.)[/small]

Love that GIF.

Anywho, I can see how some people will become frustrated at this, but it's not like The Escapist is saying "Since you have all hurt Zoe's feelings, get on twitter and give her some game dev love."

I just want to point out, that you can choose who you hashtag for this guys, kay?

Edit: Also loving these tags as well: #weloveTotalBiscuit, #4chan4women

I know this has been a horribly dark moment in Gaming journalism and the reactions from the community (I am fine with outrage, not fine with harrassment from either side of the debate), but let's do something GOOD with all that frustration.

You are easily one of the most reasonable people I've seen in this entire incident. You get a repost, and a very sincere thank you. Just, seriously, thank you.

 

[Flutterbrave]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I'm sorry, Escapist. I don't want to make fun of you. You've been my go-to gaming website for years now and I do generally trust what you say. I used to, anyway. I like your general style. I like a good amount of your content. But my GOD was this a misstep. Diversionary tactics don't tend to be received well, especially when they're as blatant and insulting as this. We are not idiots. Please, don't treat us like it. You don't want to get caught up in a scandal, and maybe that's fair enough. But then why are you making this post? Why are you refusing to publish a major story while staff members subtly insult their own community in the one thread discussing it? Why is simple transparency so hard?

When you so staunchly refuse to cover any major story, it makes you look like you're hiding something (not saying that you are, necessarily, just that it looks suspicious when journalists ignore major stories). It looks even worse when journalistic corruption is an underlying theme of the story to begin with. A lack of transparency has cause massive uproars in the gaming industry before (PSN hacking scandal, Extra Credits thing on THIS VERY SITE, etc.) so please just be honest. Be straightforward. Don't be passive aggressive, don't blame your audience and don't, for gods sake stick your fingers in your ears and pretend that nothing is happening. It makes you look really quite silly.

 

[zerragonoss]

I show my appreciation by buying games from companies I enjoy, not by tweeting a empty hashtag.

Most people should do that too.

You know its scientifically proven that people like being told that they do good work and people like them. I mean they would probably rather have your money, but its a pretty messed up world when you have to choose between making something people want to buy and making something people will thank you for.

On topic sounds great. Saying things have been crappy as late lets take a few minutes to do something good and uncomplicated it no a diversionary tacit its at most a bandage to stem the bleeding.

 

[GAunderrated]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I'm sorry, Escapist. I don't want to make fun of you. You've been my go-to gaming website for years now and I do generally trust what you say. I used to, anyway. I like your general style. I like a good amount of your content. But my GOD was this a misstep. Diversionary tactics don't tend to be received well, especially when they're as blatant and insulting as this. We are not idiots. Please, don't treat us like it. You don't want to get caught up in a scandal, and maybe that's fair enough. But then why are you making this post? Why are you refusing to publish a major story while staff members subtly insult their own community in the one thread discussing it? Why is simple transparency so hard?

When you so staunchly refuse to cover any major story, it makes you look like you're hiding something (not saying that you are, necessarily, just that it looks suspicious when journalists ignore major stories). It looks even worse when journalistic corruption is an underlying theme of the story to begin with. A lack of transparency has cause massive uproars in the gaming industry before (PSN hacking scandal, Extra Credits thing on THIS VERY SITE, etc.) so please just be honest. Be straightforward. Don't be passive aggressive, don't blame your audience and don't, for gods sake stick your fingers in your ears and pretend that nothing is happening. It makes you look really quite silly.

I really enjoyed this post. It was well reasoned and calm. Kudos to you!

 

[Rozalia1]

Its hard to keep up with this lunacy and I'm not going to read a thread with over 100 pages on it, but from the gist I understand...people are angry at indie devs for being what I've always said they are?
Its business, and the image you believe them to have broken is one they cultivate merely as it benefits them. If you believe yourself a smark for hating the big companies, but love the small guys because they are "nice", or "care about you" than you know what I'd have to tell you.

Anyway if I actually used twitter I might well hashtag that at certain developers I appreciate the games of. Not indie spot monkeys who I don't really rate as hitting spot after spot doesn't pass muster with me, but the real damn good developers out there.

 

[Parnage]

So..hashtag trends are a worthy news story. Huh. Didn't realize you guys are going for the Entertainment Tonight and Extra style of ahh 'journalism.'
Meanwhile I can think of at least one or.. well several dozen stories that just might be worth an article. You know which ones. We all do. It's time to either put up and rise to the level of journalism that even if it hurts and isn't something you want to talk about it's the right thing to lay out the facts and explain the situation truthfully and let the people decide.

Conversely, we can continue playing it safe by ignoring tough subjects and stick to stuff like hashtag trends.

Which one sounds like news to you? Or to you know anyone?

 

[freaper]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

My world is crumbling. Everything I've known has been a lie. I'll never believe anything anyone ever says ever again.


[small](Seriously though, please don't freak out over this, everyone.)[/small]

Oh man, that gave me a good laugh

Can everyone just take 10 minutes, find an empty room, have a good wank and then get back to normal? Seriously, if everyone's getting so riled up over some bullshit that's happening so far away from your personal lives you need to take a break from it.

 

[Beetlebum]

Yes game journalists, we know you love game devs. Thats kind of the problem.
When a journalist who should really be critical about the subject and industry he/she's covering, starts a campaign where they declare their love for the subject/industry and EVERY other Game journo follows, its hard for people to take it seriously.

We all love most game devs, its the game journalists that are currently disliked.
I think a counter campaign of #wedistrustgamejournos or an even clumsier title isn't far off.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

Pretty much everything I want to say has already been said.

If you aren't going to cover the whole story, then don't cover it at all.

 

[Strazdas]

a pointless hashtag that will do nothing, a nice diversion here. This hashtag is as useful as people liking facebook comment are going to cure AIDS.

I used to love game devs. then they started fucking me and other gamers whneever they could. so i stopped loving them. Which is why i mostly play older games.

 

[sageoftruth]

I guess my most recent one would be Starbreeze. Thanks for creating Brothers: Tale of Two Sons and making me cry harder than any work of fiction has ever made me cry before.

If Brothers made you cry, try to play Mother 3. Shit makes Brothers seem like a walk in the park with the feels.

Hoo boy. I don't know if I want to cry THAT much. I'd better make sure no one's home, or people might start to worry.