Grieving
I've been giving the discussion on this thread a lot of thought. I realized that some people in the community are literally grieving T2k. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross' 5 Stages of Grieving are...
1. Denial: "They can't be doing this to T2k!"
2. Anger: "Those duplicitous so-and-sos ruined my beloved T2k!"
3. Bargaining: "I could accept v4 if X,Y, & Z were changed to my liking."
4. Depression: "T2k is forever ruined. It'll never be good again."
5. Acceptance: "v4 is what it is. It's not for me, but I hope others enjoy it. Maybe I can even cherry pick a couple of pieces I do like. Or not. Anyway, I've still got v1-2.2/2013, so life goes on."
I can understand why some of those who had some personal connection to v4 (i.e. consulting, playtesting, what-have-you) may have extra cause to be bitter. Being ignored and cast aside must have hurt.
I realize that the grieving process is different for everyone. It may take others longer to move through the various phases. I moved on to stage 5 a long time ago, but it's unfair of me to expect others to hurry up and get there.
What seems pointless to me is spending so much time and energy trying to convince others that there is no Phase 5, and camping out in Phases 1-4. But again, it's unfair of me to expect others to grieve just like me.
I think now that I was wrong to try to push people to move past 1-4. That seems to have entrenched some folks even deeper in those unpleasant phases.
If some of you need to continue to vent, go ahead. I hope that you can do so with the intent of moving through the denial, anger, bargaining, and depression stages to get to a place of peace.
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