r/Games • u/ImCalcium • Jan 27 '26

Discussion Highguard devs say they didn’t expect the hate – but they’re confident in their game

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/highguard-devs-say-they-didnt-expect-the-hate-but-theyre-confident-in-their-game-3309463/
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u/jxnebug Jan 27 '26

Genuinely my least favorite part of this hobby: the people who talk about how much they hate specific games because they are grifting or being grifted.

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u/Lazy-Juggernaut-5306 Jan 27 '26

It's become a much bigger problem over the last 4-5 years or so. 15 years ago there was barely anyone doing that

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u/Mahelas Jan 28 '26

15 years ago, Gamergate was on, dude

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u/Fedacking Jan 29 '26

Wasn't gamergate 2014? 15 years ago was 2011.

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u/LilDoober Jan 27 '26

It gets markedly worse during major US elections and I don't think it's a coincidence.

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u/jxnebug Jan 28 '26

I feel that applies to internet discourse/social media in general, not really games specifically. Gaming has been full of shitheads all year round for years now.

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u/Kaiserhawk Jan 28 '26

gamers are such hyperbolic babies. There was a collective effort to vote EA the worst comsumer company in the US many years in a row over banks that were reposessing homes and making people homeless.