Subnautica: real world consequences 

Sounds like the sound designer for the game is rotten all the way through, or sufficently dedicated to trolling as to be indistinguishable. The game lead also asked yeara ago if they should add a woman player model, or perfect the game: he's walked that back since and apologized for how that sounded, wishes they'd gone with a femme model rig to start, and that rig is default on the expansion they're working on now.

Subnautica: real world consequences 

So I find myself giving the lead designer a pass: made a few mistakes of omission but has considered how they came across, accepted they messed up, and is trying to fix things. The sound designer, otoh, doubled down on their nastyness, invoked SJWs, and locked their twitter account: Them I could happily see roasted. Or let go, that'd be good.

I guess I'd like to see a game I like as having flawed designers who are trying to be better.

Subnautica: real world consequences 

Anyhow, my long roundabout way of saying I'll be cw'ing my experiences with Subnautica for the nonce, until the collective gamesphere decided if they're in a 'teachable moment' or 'Notch 2.0'. I hope it proves to be the former. Seems every small group has to learn the same leasons about toxic people and growth the hard way: I hope they do.

Maeanwhile, I've got growbeds of Deep Shrooms and Gel Sacks. Making a Prawnsuit with 7 torpedo bays. >:D

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@Momentrabbit I just started playing it myself, and enjoying it quite a bit. :-)

Subnautica: real world consequences 

@emanate It has many different pleasant aspects. The beauty. Crafting! Resource management. Exploration! PUTTING FIVE VORTEX TORPEDOS INTO THE UGLY SQUID THAT JUST TRASHED MY THIRD SEAMOTH.

*cough* Do believe that last loss irked me a smite. Still, a little adversity makes the game that much more pleasant. n.n

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@Momentrabbit *grins, nods* Yeah, I have lately really been all about this survival game stuff.
Several hours into it today, and well. Just got to the Sunbeam part. Yikes. :-P

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@emanate Ah, yes. *pours out 40oz of fresh-squeezed bladderfish*

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