No. The poster meant it one way and I mistook where I was.

I deleted my response but it looks like some people (instances?) still see it.

It’s solidly my fault.

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This vid covers an assortment of the issues, where things stood, and reaction to the news.

Respected YouTuber does the research. .

That was days before the release and in response to an announcement weeks prior.

You were repeatedly stating things not supported by facts or events. And how I read your dev statement was completely reasonable.

I think that’s where many people got that impression.

I’m not really the person who needs to know when to quit.

There was no scam. They were upfront about the issues before release.

Stating facts is not bootlicking. It’s just being a mature, fair adult about things.

Agree.

One of the main videos I know.

Edit: fixed link.

Failure to communicate.

They’ve had regular updates to their blog since before and well after the release. It’s a recent blog post that led to people hoping the toxicity could chill a little.

So far I’m seeing implications but haven’t been able to find facts to support. Where are you seeing dishonesty or shadiness?

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.

Toxic devs get a toxic community. Why should I express sympathy for them experiencing consequences?

Are these not your words? I get that you aren’t advocating toxicity to workers, but you are defending it.

I’ve played CS2 for weeks. Days of hours. Have completely enjoyed it.

It’s not finished and they’re honest about that. Also, comparisons to CS in it’s finished state (easy to do unconsciously) overlook just how many DLCs it took to get to full maturity.

I enjoy the game and have no regrets for buying. I don’t feel deceived since I could have asked for as refund.

I think some of this is a specific kind of FOMO. Fear of missing out (on what could have been). I’m hoping they do enough to fix the parenthetical.

Edit to add: my computer has great specs for late 2020. It’s not top of the line, but it has everything I thought it would need, CPU, RAM, GPU. That may impact my experience.

The game was unplayable on my 5 year old laptop. But it’s not really a gaming rig anyhow…

No console launch, no mod management, and optimization issues.

Two out of three weren’t expected. Maybe all three.

That said, I like CS2 more than the original. I miss the added functions I got from some of the DLC (industries, airports), but I’m sure they won’t pass up the opportunity to do it all over again and make money doing so. That is, provided there is a large enough community to buy DLCs.

People love/loved CS. Whole TY channels grew up for just that one game. Those channels are branching out more now and that causes me concern.

I don’t blame the devs. I wish they’d waited to launch, but I can also understand the companies need money to function.

We’re in a critical time and I know the devs put a lot of heart into the game. If I was their leader, I’d be sympathetic too. Doesn’t mean I’m seeing toxicity - just not the reception the devs may have expected after all that hype.

I have so many high density buildings in my city and no appreciable FPS or slowdown issues.

How does your computer compare to recommended specs?

They want out and haven’t found a way to make money off of voice assistant. They’re just slowly killing it.

It’s part of why I’m pushing hard on my HA and hoping their voice efforts at least give me a solid voice experience at home.

HA = Home Assistant

Edit to say: I get that people are frustrated that previously good (mostly) free solutions are going away. I’m not defending tech, but I do see their business need here. Google has long lost my trust anyhow.

I’m not upset by the down votes, but 8 do wonder what they mean.

To me the only safe thing to do is pull back and build my own. Raspberry Pis aren’t expensive.

Dyson Sphere Program Cities Skylines 2

Both because I like systems and I like to build.

Xlookup is where it’s at now

Race cars, lasers, aeroplanes, it’s a, duck-blur!

They can vote third party, democrat, or not vote. But voting Republican, right now, is a pro-fascist, pro-racist, pro-anti-equal rights vote.

Even the “reasonable” Republicans line up to vote party line.