Eh, that's not bad Aquizzar.
Since DF is "donation-ware", it's the community as well as Toady that does the marketing and advertising for DF, to convince people that it's a project worth their playing time and money. EDIT - especially since most of Toady's time is programming, just think how many people have heard of DF through Boatmurdered alone, so we have to acknowledge and thank the goons here
and others outside the community who spread DF through word of mouth.
Not naming any names, but there are those in the community who have less, or have expressed almost outward hostility to the direction DF is taking (as well as Toady), and for the most part, they're still around.
This community and Tarn act mature about criticism and acknowledge it, and toady contributes information annd interacts with the community often; this is again more than many other developers and games.
Often the issue is that the community often sees Dwarf Fortress as the game it
will be while the general player sees DF as the game it is now.
We need to realize this and not be hostile or defensive about it. Toady's doing a pretty good job with it so far so I'm sticking with the community and contributing in small ways I can even if not always donating. As a community we have to welcome others into the community and acknowledge our differences.
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