My Letter to Frictional Games and the Community

[FudgehogPinata]

Hello everyone. It's been a year or so since my last post, Why I did NOT buy the game, and I have created this thread for a few reasons. One reason being is to congratulate Frictional Games for their success with Amnesia: The Dark Descent. I know this congratulations is very late, but please accept it. Another reason being is to speak what has been in my mind ever since what happened to the above mentioned thread, for the sake of my mental well-being. What ever comes out of this, positive or negative, I can finally be at ease knowing I have done this.

Quite some time before I posted the thread, Why I did NOT buy the game, I read quite a few reviews of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and played the demo available on Steam. Even though I was very impressed with the game, whatever it is in my heart that would enable me to buy the game was beyond reach. But I have played the demo multiple times with the goal of completing it, and, even before I purchased the game, I failed to do so. Some time after I stopped playing the demo, I read a Development Blog entry (I forgot the title and the contents of the blog) which made me want to give my voice (or text) to Frictional Games in hopes they would take my advice into account for future games they could possibly develop. This lead to the creation of the thread Why I did NOT buy the game. (Good choice for a thread title, huh?) The result was nothing I expected; a moderator locked the thread, ending it with the following quote:

"Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes." - Imelda Marcos

From this I got the impression that Frictional Games thought I pirated Amnesia: The Dark Descent, which tore me apart. I wanted to do anything I can in order to proove them wrong, which actually lead me to buy the game. But, shortly after the purchase, I realized there is nothing I can do to proove my innocence. So, while playing the game, I tried to forget everything that happened and forgive. But, even to this day, I could not find myself to forget... and forgive.

Frictional Games, I do not blame you for accusing me of piracy. Rereading Why I did NOT buy the game, I can see why you would do so. So why do I feel so bad about it? There are a few reasons why. One reason being you posted a Development Blog entry (which title I also forgot) which mentions players who pirate games before buying them. I can not help but think that blog entry was the result of the above mentioned thread, which made dealing with my situation more difficult. Another reason being is I posted that above mentioned thread with good intentions, only to be accused of piracy. And the last reason being is you locked the thread before I can explain where my opinions came from. Yes, I could have created a new thread afterwords, but I was so scared of what could come out of it, more so than Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Do I expect an apology? No. All I ask of you, Frictional Games, is to remember this thread and take steps to make sure you do not hurt anyone in the future as much as you hurt me.

Now that I have, at last, said what has been in my find for so long, I only have one more thing to say. Frictional Games... I forgive you.

Thank you for reading, and good luck to you in your current and future endeavors.