Hollow Knight Silksong playtester apologizes after telling players "there simply are no f****ing updates"
Dec. 12, 2023“I see Team Cherry work so hard to get the game out and it’s annoying to see people disrespect them so much.”
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A contracted playtester onHollow Knight: Silksonghas apologized to the Metroidvania’s fans after a rant on Discord about the state of the game.
In a series of messages captured last week and shared to the Silksong subreddit last night, a playtester known in the community as Graig aired their frustrations around reactions to the fact thatSilksong didn’t appear at The Game Awards. Graig - who has previously been cited as the game’s lead playtester - took aim at fans desperate for an update, saying, “I see [developer Team Cherry] work so hard to get the game out and it’s annoying to see people disrespect them so much.”
Graig went on to say that the reason that the developers don’t issue updates on the game is that “there simply are no fucking updates. The game is being made - when there are updates, you will get them.” He also claims that Team Cherry is wary about engaging with the community because “if they do anything other than a release date, they will get crucified” and that “they hate giving spoilers, so the less info you have, the better going in.”
As much as their comments don’t appear to have been wholly appreciated by the community, plenty of fans on the Silksongsubreddithave been relatively understanding, suggesting that their insatiable hunger for the game is little more than a group coping mechanism, but acknowledging that it can likely be irritating from the outside.
Earlier today, Graig himself took to the subreddit toapologizefor his “outburst.” He says “I was emotional after reading about three days' worth of posts being angry at my friends. People I know are working their hardest to deliver a beautiful piece of art to their community.” However, Graig also acknowledges that his rant was “immature,” but that they had forgotten the public nature of the Discord they were posting in. They also state that they don’t work in-house at Team Cherry, but have “contacted [sic] to them in the past.” Again, the community was relatively quick to bury the hatchet, praising Graig for apologizing.
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