On Fan Entitlement
These days, I keep finding accusations of "fan entitlement" amusing whenever I consider the source.
Here are a few reasons why: When pandaren were announced, people asked-politely, mind you-for the female model to be pudgy. Cries of "fan entitlement" went up...from the same players who were demanding fuzzy orcs (if not fuzzy blood elves) on the grounds that "no one" would play them. (Apparently, the people with every intention to don't count.)
Now that we've seen her, a few people have suggested-politely, mind you-minor adjustments. Cries of "fan entitlement" have gone up...often enough, from the same people who liked the female worgen change and hated the early model.
At the same time, we found out we were getting an eleventh character slot on every server...and I'm sure everyone would have been happy with that if there hadn't been talk of removing the server cap altogether. People said "okay, that's a nice baby step, but what happened to that other idea?"
And...guess what? Cries of "fan entitlement" went up...apparently on the grounds that the accusers just don't want to hear it. (Apparently, seeing as reading any given thread is entirely elective, someone twisted their arms and made them.)
All-in-all, the loudest accusations of "fan entitlement" so often seem to come from individuals who exemplify it. Because if thinking that you deserve to be exclusively catered to-or deserve never to read a suggestion or complaint that's not relevant to your concerns-isn't fan entitlement...then what the hell is it?
(Keep in mind that I'm referring less to the exact phrase here than to any accusation that implies as much.)
Here are a few reasons why: When pandaren were announced, people asked-politely, mind you-for the female model to be pudgy. Cries of "fan entitlement" went up...from the same players who were demanding fuzzy orcs (if not fuzzy blood elves) on the grounds that "no one" would play them. (Apparently, the people with every intention to don't count.)
Now that we've seen her, a few people have suggested-politely, mind you-minor adjustments. Cries of "fan entitlement" have gone up...often enough, from the same people who liked the female worgen change and hated the early model.
At the same time, we found out we were getting an eleventh character slot on every server...and I'm sure everyone would have been happy with that if there hadn't been talk of removing the server cap altogether. People said "okay, that's a nice baby step, but what happened to that other idea?"
And...guess what? Cries of "fan entitlement" went up...apparently on the grounds that the accusers just don't want to hear it. (Apparently, seeing as reading any given thread is entirely elective, someone twisted their arms and made them.)
All-in-all, the loudest accusations of "fan entitlement" so often seem to come from individuals who exemplify it. Because if thinking that you deserve to be exclusively catered to-or deserve never to read a suggestion or complaint that's not relevant to your concerns-isn't fan entitlement...then what the hell is it?
(Keep in mind that I'm referring less to the exact phrase here than to any accusation that implies as much.)