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Some people have harder times separating an author from their work. In this particular case, while it is true that Rowling likely did not have much to do with the actual product, it also doesn't help that she makes money off the game and donates said money to people and organizations that people disagree with.
There's frankly no correlation between a single donor's activity and societal changes in either direction on any one issue.
The UK has a huge TERF presence because it's culturally essentialist on a fundamental level on all aspects of society.
It's a country that enshrines hereditary peerage into law to this day, the concept of birthright and essential "stock" of an individual are central to their culture and that extends to gender.
Rowling can't make it worse or better just by donating, she's a symptom, not a cause.
I'm not trying to say that anyone buying the game is going to have a large impact or that Rowling herself has a large impact. I was just giving an explanation of why some people may feel like they shouldn't support the game financially. Some people feel uncomfortable buying something if they know that their money, no matter how little, is ultimately going towards something they disagree with.
Sure, but that's an argument against buying the game, not playing it or liking it.