Why all the hate/negativity?

[[THG] WHOLF⚡]

Cause I have been playing and streaming this game for 3+ hours and all I experience is fun, relaxation and just a great time. Why the hate?

[Roan]

Publicado originalmente por Bambooz:

Publicado originalmente por ZeroGiven:

Except it was also removed from their website, Epic, Nintendo store and Steam. There is only one place that it is seen, a splash screen when playing on PC. If nothing changed, why remove it from places it had been? Was S6 scared Switch players might see it, if they went to the website?

aaand checkmate
https://palia.com/news/dev-update-7

...do you even play chess? That was a blog update.

Still doesn't say it on the website.

Still doesn't say it on Steam.

Still doesn't say it on Switch.

Have you missed the part where all of us that have been around for years and years supporting this game have tried to tell you that S6 says a lot of nice words, and then doesn't follow through with them?

[Roan]

Publicado originalmente por susanwit:

Y'all haven't even played long enough to judge Palia. I have been playing Palia since open Beta last year and I love the game. The Devs try hard to fix the bugs as soon as possible. It is an awesome game, with so much potential and it's still in early access!

I was part of the *very first* group of testers in the beginning of July 2021. Try again.

[Orionis]

Publicado originalmente por Valimure:

Publicado originalmente por Bambooz:

aaand checkmate
https://palia.com/news/dev-update-7

...do you even play chess? That was a blog update.

Still doesn't say it on the website.

Still doesn't say it on Steam.

Still doesn't say it on Switch.

Have you missed the part where all of us that have been around for years and years supporting this game have tried to tell you that S6 says a lot of nice words, and then doesn't follow through with them?

> "Still doesn't say it on steam"
> Is literally on the store page

I mean, I guess I get it if you want a giant, glowing neon sign plastered everywhere that says "Beta", but is it really worth this amount of energy?

[Exploding_Acorn]

Publicado originalmente por Valimure:

Publicado originalmente por susanwit:

Y'all haven't even played long enough to judge Palia. I have been playing Palia since open Beta last year and I love the game. The Devs try hard to fix the bugs as soon as possible. It is an awesome game, with so much potential and it's still in early access!

I was part of the *very first* group of testers in the beginning of July 2021. Try again.

So was I, but bringing up the pre-alpha isn't really going to get us anywhere seeing as we're still tied to the original NDA. So pretty hard to have a discussion on anything surrounding it. I'll simply say I disagree that they weren't prioritizing bug fixes.

[ZeroGiven]

Publicado originalmente por Bambooz:

Publicado originalmente por ZeroGiven:

Except it was also removed from their website, Epic, Nintendo store and Steam. There is only one place that it is seen, a splash screen when playing on PC. If nothing changed, why remove it from places it had been? Was S6 scared Switch players might see it, if they went to the website?

aaand checkmate
https://palia.com/news/dev-update-7

That was posted an hour ago, in a blog post. Are you suggesting that people need to go looking for whether the game they are considering downloading is a beta? They are still hiding the beta status of the game.

[Fancy]

Publicado originalmente por SaltyWeasel:

Publicado originalmente por MadDawg2552:

Just wait until you do something the "community" deems an offence. Or you happen to be in an area when someone else does it.

You are describing literally any game with online multiplayer and/or the real world.

I was thinking the exact same thing, BTW I love playing Palia. AND yes, I've called out "server wide" those who are doing the "wrong thing" ... ie: chopping flow tree groves down without calling out to server where the location is. That is inexcusable! There are many such instances where people just do not "get" that this is a community game and while you can do most things solo... all gatherables can be shared and often are.

[Orionis]

Publicado originalmente por ZeroGiven:

Publicado originalmente por Bambooz:

aaand checkmate
https://palia.com/news/dev-update-7

That was posted an hour ago, in a blog post. Are you suggesting that people need to go looking for whether the game they are considering downloading is a beta? They are still hiding the beta status of the game.

No, they're not. It's right there on the launcher. https://steamcommunity.com/id/Odiar3/screenshot/2522652198420555712/

[ZeroGiven]

Publicado originalmente por Exploding_Acorn:

Publicado originalmente por Valimure:

I was part of the *very first* group of testers in the beginning of July 2021. Try again.

So was I, but bringing up the pre-alpha isn't really going to get us anywhere seeing as we're still tied to the original NDA. So pretty hard to have a discussion on anything surrounding it. I'll simply say I disagree that they weren't prioritizing bug fixes.

All you have to look at is the time from the Switch announcement to the Switch release. Major bugs ignored as they focused solely on preparing for the Switch. Over 6 months of achievements and other systems relying on inventory history not working and S6 just plodding along as if nothing was wrong. Progression blocking bugs in the Subira story and players being told they have to wait over a month. The only thing S6 was prioritizing was the Switch because they needed the numbers bump. How did ignoring all the other problems work out for them?

[Roan]

Publicado originalmente por Odiare:

Publicado originalmente por Valimure:

...do you even play chess? That was a blog update.

Still doesn't say it on the website.

Still doesn't say it on Steam.

Still doesn't say it on Switch.

Have you missed the part where all of us that have been around for years and years supporting this game have tried to tell you that S6 says a lot of nice words, and then doesn't follow through with them?

> "Still doesn't say it on steam"
> Is literally on the store page

I mean, I guess I get it if you want a giant, glowing neon sign plastered everywhere that says "Beta", but is it really worth this amount of energy?

Where is it on the store page?

Maybe I'm missing it because I'm looking on mobile, but I still don't see anything.

[Roan]

Publicado originalmente por Odiare:

Publicado originalmente por ZeroGiven:

That was posted an hour ago, in a blog post. Are you suggesting that people need to go looking for whether the game they are considering downloading is a beta? They are still hiding the beta status of the game.

No, they're not. It's right there on the launcher. https://steamcommunity.com/id/Odiar3/screenshot/2522652198420555712/

After you've already downloaded it.

We've already seen a ton of brand new players that didn't know this was a beta complain about it, so I'm not sure why you're arguing with us about the fact that it needed to be better advertised as such.

[Orionis]

Publicado originalmente por Valimure:

Publicado originalmente por Odiare:

No, they're not. It's right there on the launcher. https://steamcommunity.com/id/Odiar3/screenshot/2522652198420555712/

After you've already downloaded it.

We've already seen a ton of brand new players that didn't know this was a beta complain about it, so I'm not sure why you're arguing with us about the fact that it needed to be better advertised as such.

That's your complaint? Seriously? This is starting to look like an argument for children.

[Roan]

Publicado originalmente por Exploding_Acorn:

Publicado originalmente por Valimure:

I was part of the *very first* group of testers in the beginning of July 2021. Try again.

So was I, but bringing up the pre-alpha isn't really going to get us anywhere seeing as we're still tied to the original NDA. So pretty hard to have a discussion on anything surrounding it. I'll simply say I disagree that they weren't prioritizing bug fixes.

Correct, which is why it's tough to give concrete examples of just how many things S6 has mucked up over the years.

I don't know if we were playing the same game though. Prioritizing bug fixes? They can't even do that now. How long did it take to put Muujin back in the game?

[PandaKittenFace]

Publicado originalmente por mana:

Because it is the first platform with a community where players are able to openly criticize without being ostracized, if I had any guess. While there's a fair bit of negativity, I see the general consensus is "neutral" as in players have a lot of things they like, but they also want to speak up to the issues (some of which have existed since the start).

( I'm "neutral" myself, but haven't bothered to leave a review since there's no neutral, only )

to be fair, the review system isnt good/bad, its do or dont recommend.

If you're purely neutral you wouldnt recommend something. Posting a thumb down for "cant recommend" and explaining why you're neutral is 100% legitimate in my eyes.

[Orionis]

Publicado originalmente por Valimure:

Publicado originalmente por Odiare:

> "Still doesn't say it on steam"
> Is literally on the store page

I mean, I guess I get it if you want a giant, glowing neon sign plastered everywhere that says "Beta", but is it really worth this amount of energy?

Where is it on the store page?

Maybe I'm missing it because I'm looking on mobile, but I still don't see anything.

Under "update history" as well as "recent events and announcements".

[Roan]

By the way, has anyone here actually checked out S6's company reviews on GlassDoor?

https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Singularity-6-Reviews-E3342660.htm

Some of my favorite snippets:

- Dishonest leadership: laughable lack of transparency regarding the company's roadmap and financials
- Opaque decision processes
- Company claims to be player obsessed but is mostly obsessed with leadership's desires

Improve the core experience and fix the frustrating bugs and broken player accounts, and add time to testing content. It’s embarrassing how many typos and errors are shown to our players because we’re rushing and not leaving time for testing.

Leadership gave everyone a line about the game doing great, etc etc and then proceed to do layoffs less than a month later. -Very reactive, feels like there's no real vision. Just responding to whatever the criticism is. No design vision, just chasing trends.

The company preaches a lot of ideals - but something seems to have shifted or been lost and it isn’t living up to the ideals it espouses. It is unfortunate. S6 has the potential to be great, but is in fact, just another toxic company.

One or two disgruntled employees would be one thing.

But there's a dozen reviews on there saying the same thing.