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Lincoln Carpenter

Mega Crit co-founder says he wasn't bothered by the Steam backlash to Slay the Spire 2's beta balance patch: 'It's difficult for players to feel like they're heard'

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Last month, Slay the Spire 2's controversial first beta balance patch inspired a massive backlash from its Steam reviewers, drawing over 9,000 negative reviews in the following 24 hours. In an interview with PC Gamer, Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano said the intensity of the feedback rattled some of the studio's newer developers—but he wasn't shaken by it.

Instead, Yano said he understands the motivating impulse behind the flood of harsh Steam reviews, even if it was "unfortunate" that the tone of the feedback suffered from regional restrictions on online activity—and the nature of Steam reviews themselves.

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