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This isn't the Starbound forums. People are allowed their criticisms of the game.

What do you define criticism, ing?

Valid criticism would be something like this:http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/pc-1-3-2-changelog.46816/page-9#post-1041471
I don't like x feature for y reason.
If these people are :red:ing, what do you call all the posts made to :red: about these people?

A reaction.

I'm sorry. I didn't realize that people could do anything other than that to the update? Were they supposed to predict that this update would add x thing and work magic to stop it?

I mean sure, feel free to call out the "people calling out whoever's complaining" and then defend the first offenders by saying "all criticism is valid" when clearly, the ones who came after not only are the result of an unpleasant reaction which bothered even the devs themselves, but are also entitled to their own opinion as much as the ones you are defending are.

And either way, there's constructive criticism. Complaining for the sake of it isn't criticism.

The people complaining about the hate 1.3.2 is getting aren't critics.
http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?members/shadow_mantis.8130/#profile-post-250771
"Their own worst enemies when it comes to updates". Like their criticism grinds development to a halt

http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?members/izzabelle.13857/#profile-post-250718
God forbid people get remotely negative about the update.
http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?members/derpothemagnificent.103/#profile-post-250676
"Suck it up and be grateful for once"

http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?members/matsu.10138/#profile-post-250644
Then the devs, mods, and people calling the people who are complaining "Ungrateful, petty, not knowing what they want, disrespectful.
The response towards the critics has lasted longer and nastier than what they were complaining about.

None of that was constructive. It wasn't even criticism. It was borderline harassment.

And what did they expect when they started the whole mechanism? Flowers?

How about actual discussion on the update, instead of a crucifixion?

Speaking as someone who was there, we were disagreeing with the people who felt the update was either too small or didn't meet their expectations, or in other words were complaining regardless of the actual content itself, not the people who were dissatisfied with individual changes.

Only time someone said anything about the update being so small was when I ASKED (not complained, I simply asked) why 1.3.2 and 1.3.3 were separated.
Only persons who mentioned the update not meeting their expectations was Loki when he was calling people who were complaining disrespectful for not liking the thing they payed for.