Gamers naively assume that hating something means anything. It doesn't. Publishers look at the numbers, and couldn't care less about what gamers feel. Gamers

Gamers naively assume that hating something means anything. It doesn't. Publishers look at the numbers, and couldn't care less about what gamers feel. Gamers line up to shovel money in the publishers direction, and indie publishers that don't engage in abusive practices get left out in the cold by gamers. In the boardroom, there flat out is no evidence to suggest that resisting engaging in abusive practices would be anything but destructive to the business.