holy shit, okay.
scroll past this post if serious drama is none of your business. i won't make drama posts on the regular, but i'm just really angry about something in particular. just know that i'm speaking off of what i know; please correct me if i got any details wrong.
i don't play asymmetrical games, because they don't interest me, and the fandoms are usually a bit too much for me. however, whatever crack Doom By Fate is on needs to be talked about.
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(UPDATE: it has been confirmed that Kit’s death was faked, and that she wasn’t real. do not harass anyone involved.)
if you're going to make a game with any kind of strong visuals, flashing lights, or whatever, then you could at least give a shit about telling players that they exist. some people need those warnings and settings to accommodate for them.
if you don't know, a player by the name of Kit has tragically passed away due to an epileptic seizure occurring while playing Doom By Fate. the game itself did not have any warning, nor did it have any settings to help make the game more friendly for those with epilepsy.
the way that a developer responded to this situation was exceedingly uncalled for. "oh, an epileptic died? oh well," is essentially a bad summary of what they said. if you really think that brushing it off like that is going to help your case, then you should not be put into a position of power.
this goes for Roguesweeper too, even though it hasn't killed anyone. it might not need it as much as Doom By Fate did, but it's better to have one anyway.
just because most players may not have epilepsy doesn't mean nobody has it.
don't fucking kill people because of hubris and ignorance. you have no excuse.
