“As a community manager who lives in the media or social media world every day, I think the social culture of video games is moving in a more negative direction as technology and social media continues to grow,” said Olin in an , explaining that, “Too many developers who try new things are getting burned by 'pundits' and angry entitledไ fans who look to be contrarian, so✅metimes simply for the sake of being contrarian.”

Treyarch certainly knows a lot about 'angry, entitled fans.' In recent months, Olin and his team have been bombarded by 'angry' Black Ops who fe꧟el 'entitled' to play a game that isn't plagued by bugs and glitches upon release. To date, Black Ops continues to be a work in progress, and that has done little to fan the f𝓀lames of internet rage.

“If there’s one thing the COD community is familiar with, it’s voicing their opinions. It’🐻s the biggest, most vocal gaming community out t✃here. This relationship with the fans is critically important, and something we value a great deal. It’s important not to have a knee-jerk reaction to feedback, though,” acknowledged Olin.

True, it's frustrating for developers to pour their heart and soul into a project only to have it nitpicked to death by a fickle gaming public, but it's also frustrating for gamers with legitimate complaints who feel as though their concerns aren't being heard. Is there roo𒐪m for a middle ground, or are we do❀omed to keep drowning ourselves out?

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Feb 2, 2011