I’m kind of sick of the Crk fandom right now (certain parts of it), with the amount of toxicity shown to the devs and hate rising because of the last updates’ ending. It’s not our choice what happens, and it’s also not our place to put knives at their throats and pressure them into regretting their choices. I’ve been seeing so many people complaining about white Lily cookie’s death that no one is actually enjoying the character development and plot build-up that’s been happening. Don’t get me wrong, I’m upset that she died, too, but I’m not going to comment on the dev’s posts saying “y’all better run” or “what the hell was this update it was so trash” and even “tf was this writing, bruh. The writing department did such a shitty job”. In my opinion, I’m disgusted by how much hate and mean comments are being thrown around. Now, I don’t mean to offend anyone, but do stick with me, okay?
I understand why people are upset. Someone even committed suicide because of this (as far as I’ve heard this is a real event, if I heard wrong, then I am terribly sorry), and people are taking what happened and blaming it on the developers. It was not the developers fault that this person took their own life. I hate that someone died, I really do, but one has to be in a really bad place first to be able to take their own life.
‘I would like people to start showing a little more respect towards this whole situation, as it;s honestly kind of uncomfortable how toxic many parts of the fandom have grown. There are still non-toxic parts, of course, and you’re allowed to share your disdain, but we really shouldn’t be putting knives at the developers throat and making them regret their decisions.
Now, related to the Shadow Milk and Beast Cookies part of the update, yes, it’s really annoying that the other Beasts were kind of just sidelined, and holy fuck they’re dead (not forever, as the devs have mentioned the possibility of there being awakened Beasts in the future, as well as other things), and I agree that Shadow Milk kind of abruptly got all this power and lore and overall just genuine plot, but that was always their goal. Devsis has said that they have always planned on eventually focusing on the Beasts and Shadow Milk Cookie’s role in the Crk universe, so it’s really not up to us to make them regret their choices.
It is THEIR game, and THEY are the creators. If you or someone else isn’t happy with everything that’s happened in the last update, you can be upset, of course, but please don’t, like, revolt against them.
Regarding White Lily Cookies death (a bit better): she did not die for nothing. She knew that by killing dark enchantress cookie, there was a high chance of her disappearing, too. Death does not mean freedom; that is not what the message her sacrifice was supposed to mean, but rather that she had come to terms with what had to be done, and she understood that “true freedom comes when every cookie finds the strength to confront their own destiny” -White Lily. She will be returning. The devs have confirmed that there is still so much planned for her, and I feel like people are so bent on seeing the negativity of the update’s situation that they are forgetting or choosing to ignore the fact that she isn;t fully dead, not really. Yes pv cried, yes she disintegrated, but story-wise and considering the last five years of effort and buildup, it really doesn’t make sense for her to be permanently gone.
Anyways. My point is, I’ve been kind of disgusted with all the hate and toxicity rising in the community, and I just wanted to share some of my thoughts. If anything I said doesn’t make sense or is confusing, do ask, and I’ll try to clarify.
Guys if this made you upset or angry or self-aware, try to look into why it made you feel like that. Maybe you’ve been doing something like this. I know that I’ve been pretty biased, so I’m trying to keep more of an open mind.
