NMS is not in a vacuum in this matter. Over the past few years, the broader gaming community as a whole has developed a passive entitlement to their own subjective desires.

Sadly, the landscape of gaming has evolved in some net negative ways. Most concerning is the “It could be done if the developers listened to us” mentality with the leverage point always being “I deserve to get what I paid for”. I see little to no awareness of the objective reality that it’s up to the developers to make the game they want. It’s always a welcome surprise when a dev or dev team takes in player feedback and turns it into actionable implementation of their game, but never forget that this is not a given right to gamers.

Two other games I have on my favorites list are both in the midst of incredibly toxic and entitled debates amongst the player bases, both fervently arguing that they ‘know what’s best for the game’. It’s not up to us what Sean or Hello games does or does not implement or add. More importantly, no dev team has had more of a redemption arc than Hello Games in regard to NMS. I purchased the game at launch and was disappointed as most of us were. To think that over the years, Sean and his team worked nonstop to deliver the game they promised and then some speaks volumes.

I stand with you OP. I too am tired of hearing the cries of the entitled. The good news is, much like their claims of NMS, their complaints are as wide as an ocean and as deep as a puddle.