A lot of people here definitely care both deeply and passionately and most of those people get their point across (both positive and critical) with intelligence and respect.
However, passion should never be an excuse for why someone is being volatile and abusive, and in my opinion the constant slamming of the devs and communication teams need to stop, itās toxic, unproductive, self-centered, and childish.
Criticism and feedback are a lot harder to listen to when youāre being personally attacked in the process (as both an individual and a large company).
So yeah, Gears 5 didnāt have a great launch, it was unfinished, and very buggy, and it definitely felt like the devs were not listening to their core player base at the time.
The new team are (definitely) listening and itās up to us to be patient but keep giving productive feedback, as not only does the new team need time to settle in but they also have external forces to deal with that the previous leadership didnāt.
Edit: corrected spelling