I have a hard time accepting the way social media works. The whole chain of logic you just spelled out makes me want to vomit. I don't want to have my strings pulled, my chain yanked, or my goose got. I want to be talked to like I'm a person, and I know it's just going to keep happening less and less and one day it's going to do my head in.

[–] slimerancher 22 points 14 hours ago

It's not for "normal" people, it's for die-hard fans in their community, a little brain teaser / clue hunt. For the rest of us, there'll be a proper announcement and a trailer.

Different things for different people.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I get that, but you're also not quite getting the full picture with this specific instance. The community on Reddit has been waiting for Silksong so long that they have been over-analyzing every single game convention for years to see if we're going to get a release date, and had a heated debate over whether or not a blood sacrifice of a member of the community would bring the release. They're a little crazy over there.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 2 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

The context only increases the granularity of my distaste. We live in a society of conspiracism and forgetful unthinking chaos. I don't want to read entrails for clues about the future, I want to wait patiently for a good game and not become schizophrenic trying to connect meaningless dots.

[–] astropenguin5 1 points 7 hours ago

Tbf there are a lot of people who love solving cryptic puzzles and getting info out of very little, thats why ARGs are a thing. The good thing is, you don't have to engage, you can just wait for proper announcements but for the people who love this shit they get to have fun, and presumably the devs too for making it.

And imo it shows that team cherry is interacting with the community in a positive way and might actually be finishing the game

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t want to read entrails for clues about the future

But, you don't have to. This is them hinting about a upcoming announcement of a release date. For the average player like you and me, it's just the announcement itself that we need, and we'll get that.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 1 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

It just seems like unnecessary noise in an already noisy world.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

Just... don't pay attention to it? It's something that interests other people. Imagine if somebody said that about something you liked that they had no interest in.

[–] Carnelian 2 points 11 hours ago

The silksong community is one of my favorite of all time for years now. Every couple of weeks a new “theme” of insane shitposting evolves. Most fun and creative silly posting I’ve ever seen.

One common post is “_____ every day until silksong comes out”. People are doing fanart challenges, one guy posts a video of himself petting a cat every day which is very popular. The cat had to get a surgery at one point and needed a cone but was fine.

It’s not just noise. It brings people a lot of joy. There’s been several posts over the years from people basically grieving the potential loss/change of the community once the game actually drops. I’ll miss it, too

[–] Brunbrun6766 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

That's pretty dramatic

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 3 points 12 hours ago

Is it such a failing? I hope I haven't upset anybody.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

It's marketing, and they do it because it works.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

Then don't engage with it lol? You are free to wait for proper official announcement or confirmation of the game instead of being here discussing a cake picture