May or may not finally be buying some ☠️

Big part of my own personal sadness too. While I personally think the policy change is better for the game, I'm in this shtick to hit up a cool restaurant with the crew after games.

When somebody is missing, it leaves a hole that can't be filled and that's an awful shame.

I ignore reality and go to Valencia anyway ☠️

Jokes on you - I've had it playing on YouTube for the last 35 mins!

Yeah, I think that's the core thing we disagree on. That's all :)

Either way, I appreciate you taking the time to have a conversation about it! :)

I understand the opinion, 100%. I think we just differ in believing that's an okay thing to have during an "early access period" - an unfinished product is what you're signing up to play, so you should be okay with that?

Like, angrily denouncing SAGE as a highroll format right now just doesn't achieve anything when we know countermeasures were designed for this ahead of time, if that makes sense?

Sure, I get where you're coming from.

I was mostly referring to the people critiquing the lack of equipment (and therefore number of underpowered heroes) forcing them to get power spiked, despite knowing there's 50+ equipment on the way to remedy that exact, well communicated problem.

the format (at least, I'm not trying to!), I'm just tired of seeing unproductive, deliberately malicious takes. There's a huge difference between feedback given in earnest and "LOL Terrible Format Never Playing"

That's the most of it, honestly :(

Yeah, I think we're just on different pages for this one. After the lack of data for Living Legend, I'm very on board with events with stakes to garner data for a new format - as long as those playing it know that's what they're signing up for.

Also, I'm not saying people cannot critique (1/2)

For sure! My argument isn't that critique isn't welcome (that's not what I'm aiming for, at least!) but so much of that critique is framed negatively. There's a huge difference between "I think this might be a bit too good" and "LOL another bad format LOL Chane"

I'd LOVE more productive feedback!

Why do a beta or early access for anything?

I feel the community is capable of playing hundreds of thousands of games more than development ever could in this window. What better way to iron out the final kinks, you know? :)

I'm not sure I agree? This feels like people critiquing a cake by saying "it has no frosting" knowing full well that the frosting is coming once the cake has cooled off.

Can you critique what you see right now to get a better product? Sure, but most of the conversation I see feels disingenuous.

Been enjoying the show. Great work folks 💜

*ba dum tss*

BRB grabbing a kebab

A favourite of mine. Thank you for the part you played in it <3

Thank you! I do love my Pokemon hats 💜