Hello everyone.
Yes, I’m writing this at the crack of dawn. To be exact, 2:37 AM.
I figured I'd rather say this sooner than later. After nearly a week of the disasters this game has served up, there's no reason to keep sitting on it.
I'll be direct. I knew from the start this wasn’t going to go smoothly. I braced for impact. The second I lifted the shade on that temporary server lockdown, I knew something was going to break. That's exactly why I said, days before release, that there would be bugs, crashes, and glitches. Heck, I even made people tick a box on a Google form acknowledging it, for whatever that was worth. So when a thread showed up on AudioGames.net, I wasn't surprised. Warnings don't seem to mean much to this community.
My reputation's taken a hit, probably past the point of repair, and honestly, that’s fine. I guess I could say it's more amusing than it is hurtful. But it got me thinking. Am I being too soft? Am I about to repeat 2021, when I just shrugged it off and pretended everything was under control? Well, no. Back then, my ego was so inflated I didn't think bug fixes even mattered. This is different. This time I've realized I've spent years playing defense, the victim, the one who's in the right, instead of offense, and that's exactly why I’ve never had the strength to actually act.
That forum thread was the wake-up call, if you want to call it that. Something has to change.
So here's what's gonna happen, cuz constructive criticism, bug reports, and suggestions are always welcome, that's not what this is about. But if you're clearly here to shame Golden Crayon with nothing constructive to offer, you're just dumping negativity into the community, and I'm done pretending that's harmless. First offense gets a warning. Keep it up, and you're banned. No more infinite patience for people who show up just to take shots.
Now you're probably thinking, "damn, Tunmi, seriously?" Maybe. But I've realized this world doesn't reward people who just sit there absorbing hits. It rewards people who draw a line and say "no, this isn't acceptable."
If you're testing, reporting bugs, or giving me honest feedback, you have nothing to worry about. This is aimed squarely at the people who assumed I'd keep doing nothing, or play "I'm the target," the way I have for years.
I'm done lingering. Time to actually do something.
Will everyone be happy about it? No. But nobody's ever happy about every decision someone else makes. To the people who genuinely want this community to be better, I see you, and I appreciate you. But negativity for negativity's sake doesn’t get a seat at the table anymore.
Anyway. It's early. Or late. Early works.
Thanks for reading.