More like “sorry we got caught”

That was highly specific language. There was no miscommunication. They were inappropriate. They were not misleading. They said exactly what they meant.

Also, "All terms will go live only when both parties have discussed and have agreed.” ? Hah. The vast majority agreed last time! It was only a vocal few who didn’t agree, and there will always be some who don’t agree. That’s such a nothing statement that I can’t even believe they said it.

I see the frustration of running a beta/playtest and the reviews being, “it’s buggy”. Yeah that’s why they are doing a playtest. Phrasing that as, “don’t critique the game” is ridiculous.

Am I the only one that didn’t really see this as such a bad thing? Like, it was not released software. Asking someone to refrain from making a negative review of your unreleased software seems reasonable to me. Like, maybe it should have been worded differently, like don’t make a negative review based on unfinished or buggy gameplay, but the underlying idea doesn’t seem that bad. They’re not obligated to let anyone test their pre-release software.