>>39288282Same, Back then there also wasn't a "Resurgence" of """""fans""""" because there didn't need to be, sales were low but moral seemed quite high, i imagine cuz essentially only very dedicated people stayed and played, plus bought into the merchandise too so essentially they had a whale consumer base without thinking they had to pander.
Honestly i blame them putting so much hope into gen 5, it killed all their enthusiasm when their "Magnum Opus" didn't receive the praise they thought it deserve and it led to this shitfest now
