why the hell do you all care so much about being 'fans'. thats the core of this issue because its just exacerbating how awful fandom culture is, people just wanna be seen as a fan for external validation and so they can participate in useless discourse
Welcome to the future.
You don't have to play the game to enjoy it.
You don't have to watch the movie to enjoy it.
You don't have to read the book to enjoy it.
You don't have to eat the food to enjoy it.
If you want to be part of the conversation "just because", you can.
1. Piracy
1a. Piracy
1b. Piracy
1c. The average phone can run most games nowadays
1d. Piracy
1e. Piracy
2. What
2a. What?
2b. What??
3. Piracy
4. Do you guys even make any effort to do anything
Tbh what actually makes me mad about the "can you call yourself a fan of a game you've never played" discourse is really just that people want to be part of a fandom more than they care about the thing itself, and I think that's kind of an awful way to approach art