OK, I appreciate your response, however I wholeheartedly disagree with you on most of your points.
First, I take issue with the implication that I am not thinking for myself. Just because I AGREE with people that you DISAGREE with doesn't mean I'm not thinking for myself, nor does it make ME (or you) wrong. It means you and I disagree, and it DOES NOT mean that any people who disagree with you aren't thinking for themselves or are incapable of it. If that were the case, then I could say the same of you and anyone who agrees with you, but I didn't and I won't. I suggest you consider the same.
-Yes, people regularly play new games upon release and then go back to their preferred game of choice. This has nothing to do with money.
-I never called any new player a bandwagoner. I specifically referenced players who regularly and consistently chase money in a new game, then drop the game after they realize they cannot compete, or worse yet, only play the game because there's money in it, and then hypocritically tell the community they should "do what I say, not what I do". These people criticize our community for doing PRECISELY what they did; not support the game. You know what you call someone who only follows a team for a brief period until they ride out the high time? That's called a bandwagoner. New players are not bandwagoners. They should be encouraged and cultivated. The bandwagoners should be called out for telling us what to do when they aren't willing to do it themselves.
-No, ANY attention is not good attention. When you have players like Justin Wong, LI Joe, etc, who are all well known non-NRS players who are seen at the beginning of the game's lifespan supporting and playing, and then VERY QUICKLY drop it and disappear, then the message that sends to the FGC at large is "Once again NRS has created a game that isn't worth the time of the most recognizable players in our industry." How is THAT good attention? Good attention would be "Some of the most recognizable players in our industry, such as Justin Wong, LI Joe, Chris G, etc all agree with the top NRS players like Sonic Fox, Tweedy, etc. that NRS has created a game that is worth supporting long term in tournaments and is sustainable as an FGC game and not just a niche NRS player game".
-You specifically say, "They're only calling it like they see it" Let me remind you, that these are YOUR words. However, when I called it like I saw it, you took issue with it and said I'm not thinking for myself. Why are players who are not members of our community for more than a month at a time upon release of a new game being afforded a luxury that I'm not? I support NRS. I still play MK9, Injustice 1, MKX and Injustice 2. Why is my word and opinion worth less than someone who won't stick around for longer than a month? I have just as much right to call it as I see it as the 1-monthers that you're defending. Consider affording your community members and their opinions with as much respect as you are affording the hypocrites who criticize us after they drop our games, lest you risk ruling a barren land.
-Who am I? I'm the same as you, minus a blue name. You're not in any more or less of a position to tell me, or anyone else, that someone's opinion is worth more, is valued more, or whose actions can be considered bandwagoning or not. That's a VERY off-putting comment. You're no better than I am, and please don't let your blue name confuse you into thinking you are. I recognize a veiled threat when I see one. Who are you?
-Lastly, you're right, people need to play and have fun. That's exactly what I wrote in my post on the "your expectations for MK11" thread, that I want to play it and have fun with it, and accept it for what it is.
I have no issues with you, but I have some problems with the way you spoke to me. Just because you disagree with me doesn't give you any right to treat me as disrespectfully as you did, to dismiss my opinions as brainless and thoughtless, or to insinuate that you know better through a veiled threat of being a moderator.
