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Just got done skimming the steam discussion about the new game announcement and holy sh*t some of you need to pull your heads out of your asses.

For a community that never shuts up about how "wholesome" you are, you talk to the devs like they're your intern or something.

You have gotten 4+ years of constant updates and content additions for the 20-30 bucks you bought the game for, and haven't had to throw a penny at it since, and are WHINING that the Developers are doing their literal job by making something new, which means your free sh*t is going to be delayed a bit. Baw.

I understand leveling serious criticisms at the team when there is an issue, but I'm sorry this is just throwing toys out of the pram.

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about 1 year ago - /u/Robert_GSG - Direct link

It's the internet. People will complain. And then people will complain about people complaining. And then people will complain about that. And so on.

I'm seeing a lot of valid complaints or concerns out there. And I also see people coming to GSG's "defense". I hope ya'll know we appreciate both sides here, and that those two sides are really not that far apart when you think about it. If you didn't care about the game, you wouldn't spend time complaining. All this talk back and forth comes from a place of passion for DRG, and that is pretty much the greatest compliment we as developers can get.

We might not agree on the best way to get there all the time. But at the end of the day, we all want DRG to be the best it can be - GSG included. So long as we can talk about things in a civilized manner, we'll keep listening.

about 1 year ago - /u/Robert_GSG - Direct link

Originally posted by Aettyr

I don’t want it to go the way of so many popular games, wherein people become so vocal and downright rude the developers just stop talking to us. I love and appreciate that about GSG, we get kept in the loop and spoken to about everything, and honestly I’d love more of that

That's always a risk when communities grow. We're seeing more undirected negativity these days than we used to, but at least most of it comes with actually useful constructive criticism. It would have to get a lot worse before we stop trawling the Reddit and Steam forums and Discord for input, even if some of it stings.

about 1 year ago - /u/Robert_GSG - Direct link

Originally posted by crystalworldbuilder

Wait you are one of the developers cool! also great game keep up the good work πŸ‘ I’m new and already love this game!

Welcome aboard. Rock and Stone, Miner. :)

about 1 year ago - /u/Robert_GSG - Direct link

Originally posted by EmotionalCrit

You're being a little too generous. Some people just like to complain because they have nothing better to do with their lives, and some of them just want you to keep shoveling content into their mouths for free without stopping, slowing down or working on any other projects. It's not always from a place of genuine concern.

Not always, no. That's the internet too. But for the most part, I still feel I can distill useful information from most negative or concerned posts.

about 1 year ago - /u/Robert_GSG - Direct link

Originally posted by Hanz_Boomer

Sounds like you're a diplomat as well. It's a smart answer to the community imo and no one should feel bad for their lately posted opinion. Keep it up!

So long as those opinions are actually useful to read and not just a steaming sack of bile, then I welcome the negative posts. They are extremely welcome and a big help for us.

about 1 year ago - /u/Robert_GSG - Direct link

Originally posted by TT_207

Fantastic response to the ongoing discussions, gets through the vitriol to what's really at the core.. People love deep rock galactic and want it in whatever incarnation they prefer it is to be the best it can be.

Side note, thanks for the making the demo of survivor available. I honestly didn't think I'd like it but gave the demo a shot... I think I'm sold now, can't wait to try the other classes! Hopefully we'll get to try rogue core too and maybe more views will change πŸ˜‰

Happy to hear it! We're quite proud of what our friends at FunDay has made of it. :D

about 1 year ago - /u/Robert_GSG - Direct link

Originally posted by EmotionalCrit

That's a useful skill to have. A lot of developers tend to cave to vocal minorities instead of actually sorting out useful criticism from useless complaining.

Nah. Of course we want happy players, but at the end of the day, we are making the game *we* want to make.