About the 'yes men' who say everything is fine in these forums.

I think the chapter releases need to slow down to grant more time for bug fixes. The current patch system isn't working. Bug fixes come every chapter and mid-chapter patch but at the same time more bugs are introduced. We are lucky if we get one or two hotfixes between each major update and those hotfixes only address some game breaking bugs.

It is my belief that trying to keep verson parity between PC and console is partly to blame for this. Consoles have verification processes that patches have to go through before they can be implemented. This is not true for PC.

The Devs should adopt a patching system that bring multiple hotfixes to PC where they can be validated in live gameplay. Take those hotfixes and package them up in a single hotfix for console verification. This is something we see already with companies like DE's Warframe.

I don't see BHVR doing this though. This would break version parity between systems which would limit the wet dream of cross platform play that some are begging for.

It's somewhat sad looking how other games are handled. You look at Last Year with the small Dev team they have and they are pumping out hotfixes and balance changes weekly. Imagine how much better this game could be if the focus was on stability instead of mediocre chapter releases.

I find it odd seeing the Deathgarden team at the beginning of their revamping of the game into Deathgarden: Blood Harvest progress so quickly. I believe they put out mini patches weekly. Something along those lines. I assumed the dev team was smaller (possibly not, who knows) than DBD's.

At the same time, those devs were determined to keep the game from dying, so that may have been the reason for such quick updates while DBD probably has a more consistent and stable player base that they don't need to desperately please or convince to stay. Not sure. I like your points here, though. Maybe one day this ideal system will come true... One day lol.

While I understand those with the "Trusted" label being far more cautious with their wording I have seen a couple who do not shy away.

I do not believe BHVR would remove anyone's "Trusted" status provided the criticism is civil and not hate filled, but I am not labeled as such and therefore cannot speak to any anxiety or unintended pressure they may feel to do so.

What the "Yes Men" don't understand is that they are not doing the game any favour. Criticism helps changing the game for the better.

Pretending that problems don't exist or even blatantly making stuff up to "win" a discussion doesn't help anyone. Other players aren't going to be convinced by such "arguments" anyway.

I think the criticism is indeed, very necessary. I’d highly doubt that the Trusted Program has anything to do with it though— they just encourage constructive criticism, which is much more usable than just “this game sucks”.

However your argument does hold water, and BHVR, like all humans, makes mistakes, but it’s better to be honest and admit the game isn’t perfect.

Going into the details in regards to a business standpoint, there’d be no point in having people say the game is perfect, especially with how the game is developed and how they do, listen to feedback. Not only would this be a major issue in regards to how funds are spent; but it could cause a huge scandal. Take for example, October 2019– the Sunday Riley Skincare company made it’s employees write fake reviews for them. With that under our understanding, let it also be said that there was a major FTC Lawsuit, which settled with a warning and if any of it continued, there’ll be civil charges. The difference between this case and DBD is, DBD is a game. However that doesn’t mean that it isn’t possible they’d do so, but with the ruin changes already being a huge source of backlash, the negative PR wouldn’t do any better in this, so logically speaking (from a semi-informed business point) this wouldn’t be worth the hassle. A major damage to their credibility just for maybe a few more product buys with the game already going on sale in conjunction with most other sales, and the winter sale, it’s pretty clear that they have the budget for sales of cosmetics, since some retailed for exceptionally cheaper than its standard price.

If you do however feel as if these yes men are partnered and endorsing BHVR products by saying they’re perfect, here’s how to look out for these fake review accounts. The easiest way to apply this concept is by looking at how old the account is, and how frequently they comment.

However none of these characteristics are applicable to said ‘yes men’ nor with the trusted. The Pilot itself states that these users encourage constructive criticism; but that doesn’t mean they think the game is perfect. The same can be said with The Fog Whisperers Program; none of them shy away from having their personal criticism for the game, but like previously mentioned, they encourage constructive criticism.

With their already major gross from the game alone (30 million, which is not as much as the 110 million total gross from the rest of their products), the fake reviews wouldn’t be worth the time or resources especially when they don’t have any issues with sales as is.

TLDR: I agree, but BHVR ran ‘yes men’ accounts are highly unlikely, and Trusted don’t have anything to do with the issue. Looking at companies who HAVE done this, these do nothing for sales since they are not selling a product, and it’s more likely to look for the reviews of the product for this ‘yes men’ situation. Criticism is essential for this games survival, but those FUoTM (or, Trusted), do not do such from what I’ve seen; in fact they can be vocal about it if they so wish.