Not going to argue in circles over this.
Even if some level of loud, obnoxious discourse about changing the theme is inevitable, that doesn’t mean it’s logical to go out of ones way to ignite even more loud, obnoxious discourse about the theme change by drawing direct attention to it. That’s what I am trying to say here.
Not really sure what you’re trying to convey - the crux of the disagreement here is that I think not drawing attention to these changes would have gone over better in the long run in terms of undue speculation and you think being loud and obvious about it is the only good way to do it, and when I point out examples of the exact sort of stupid shit these sorts of announcements bring out of the woodwork then it’s just cherry picking because… reasons?
Change, when gradual and done gently, is often much better received. The better move here would have been to just let these changes happen in a more natural way. Sure some people would baselessly speculate, but making an effort to point it out through an announcement invites way more of that, like these kinds of dogshit takes:
@art_rube Because of this there is literally nothing to mourn either. No potential “what could have been”. They were really just sitting on the IP doing nothing.
September is suicide awareness month, and I just want to remind everyone that you matter a whole lot. Even if it doesn't feel like it, you're still worthy of a place in this world. And if you still aren't convinced, then you matter to me.
You are my everything bagel, bro.
> be 343
> founded in 2007 to replace Bungie
> ships 3 mainline Halo games, the best one is just alright
> ships MCC broken, takes years to fix it
> rebrands to Halo Studios to dodge the negative PR
> puts out a remake that's half the game
> Halo gets taken away
> 19 years wasted
Dumb. Alienates people who may already be supportive in exchange for a theoretical change of heart for people who, let’s be real, never actually their mind about someone once they are branded a bogeyman. Polarized cultural warriors don’t stick around and become fans once they bully someone into submission, they just find a new target to complain about. It’s all concern trolling.