An open letter to the developers and staff of CDPR:
Hi! I just wanted to say that I am a huge fan of both your work, and your business ethic. The Witcher 3 is my favorite rpg of all time, and I found your company's approach to DLC incredibly generous, dedicated, and honest. It was truly lovely to see a corporation that cared more about their fans and the integrity of their product than squeezing out every last iota of cash that they could from dlc and microtransactions.
I know you are getting quite a bit of criticism right now, and I just wanted to add my voice to those letting you know that while yes, it does have some current issues, Cyberpunk is a terrific game - and I am having a blast with it. I am not worried about bugs or glitches, even if they interfere with quests and gameplay occasionally - because I have seen that your company cares about its player base, and I have every faith that you will keep working until you are happy with your product. Not only do you make terrific games, but your integrity as a developer means a great deal, to me certainly, and I believe there are many others who feel the same. Don't let the hate get you down. Vulnerability and shame researcher Brene Brown made an astute observation:
“A lot of cheap seats in the arena are filled with people who never venture onto the floor. They just hurl mean-spirited criticisms and put-downs from a safe distance... But when we’re defined by what people think, we lose the courage to be vulnerable. Therefore, we need to be selective about the feedback we let into our lives. For me, if you’re not in the arena getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.”
Most of those spewing hate have no conception of the difficulties involved in creating, building, debugging, marketing, and distributing a massive open-world RPG. (Me included frankly, but I'm glad that you do.)
Whatever else you read and hear online and in the forums, know that you will always have fans and supporters who are touched by your honest and sincere dedication to what you do.
-Scott
Hi! I just wanted to say that I am a huge fan of both your work, and your business ethic. The Witcher 3 is my favorite rpg of all time, and I found your company's approach to DLC incredibly generous, dedicated, and honest. It was truly lovely to see a corporation that cared more about their fans and the integrity of their product than squeezing out every last iota of cash that they could from dlc and microtransactions.
I know you are getting quite a bit of criticism right now, and I just wanted to add my voice to those letting you know that while yes, it does have some current issues, Cyberpunk is a terrific game - and I am having a blast with it. I am not worried about bugs or glitches, even if they interfere with quests and gameplay occasionally - because I have seen that your company cares about its player base, and I have every faith that you will keep working until you are happy with your product. Not only do you make terrific games, but your integrity as a developer means a great deal, to me certainly, and I believe there are many others who feel the same. Don't let the hate get you down. Vulnerability and shame researcher Brene Brown made an astute observation:
“A lot of cheap seats in the arena are filled with people who never venture onto the floor. They just hurl mean-spirited criticisms and put-downs from a safe distance... But when we’re defined by what people think, we lose the courage to be vulnerable. Therefore, we need to be selective about the feedback we let into our lives. For me, if you’re not in the arena getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.”
Most of those spewing hate have no conception of the difficulties involved in creating, building, debugging, marketing, and distributing a massive open-world RPG. (Me included frankly, but I'm glad that you do.)
Whatever else you read and hear online and in the forums, know that you will always have fans and supporters who are touched by your honest and sincere dedication to what you do.
-Scott