For those unaware, Hitman 3 kicked off it's "Year 2 celebration" with a massive patch, the introduction of VR support to the PC version of the game, a Steam launch and by making the trilogy available via Game Pass. Unfortunately, things haven't gotten off to the best start…
From the busted VR mode implementation (that also doesn't support the HP Reverb G2):
To the multiple editions available on Steam, all of which are full retail price despite the game arriving a year after its debut on the Epic Games Store:
To the wild regional pricing:
To the heaps of issues with the new "Elusive Targets Arcade" mode.
Of course, where there are issues, there is backlash, and the Steam page was soon inundated with negative reviews. The game currently sits with a "Mixed" reception after recovering from an outwardly negative reception earlier today. In addition, Reddit's r/HiTMAN subreddit saw an influx of negative posts and toxicity…
Apparently, this led to bad actors threatening and hacking a moderator who removed some posts. In response, the subreddit is currently locked down and unavailable to view or post to as of Friday, January 21st.
Unfortunately, we've recently seen an increase in incidents like these. Earlier this month, the Battlefield 2042 subreddit was under threat of lockdown due to an influx of toxic posts. Last month, the Halo subreddit locked down after the community backlash to the game's microtransactions became overwhelming. This is yet another case where things seem to have reached a tipping point with a game's community in response to a poor or troubled launch.
How can this behavior be curbed? The standard for discourse on the internet has always been absurdly low outside of highly curated bubbles, but when things get so vicious that discussion forums must be shut down entirely until the community can simmer down and bad actors can be dealt with, things have certainly gone too far.
From the busted VR mode implementation (that also doesn't support the HP Reverb G2):
Source: UploadVR
To the multiple editions available on Steam, all of which are full retail price despite the game arriving a year after its debut on the Epic Games Store:
To the wild regional pricing:
To the heaps of issues with the new "Elusive Targets Arcade" mode.
Of course, where there are issues, there is backlash, and the Steam page was soon inundated with negative reviews. The game currently sits with a "Mixed" reception after recovering from an outwardly negative reception earlier today. In addition, Reddit's r/HiTMAN subreddit saw an influx of negative posts and toxicity…
Apparently, this led to bad actors threatening and hacking a moderator who removed some posts. In response, the subreddit is currently locked down and unavailable to view or post to as of Friday, January 21st.
Unfortunately, we've recently seen an increase in incidents like these. Earlier this month, the Battlefield 2042 subreddit was under threat of lockdown due to an influx of toxic posts. Last month, the Halo subreddit locked down after the community backlash to the game's microtransactions became overwhelming. This is yet another case where things seem to have reached a tipping point with a game's community in response to a poor or troubled launch.
How can this behavior be curbed? The standard for discourse on the internet has always been absurdly low outside of highly curated bubbles, but when things get so vicious that discussion forums must be shut down entirely until the community can simmer down and bad actors can be dealt with, things have certainly gone too far.
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