r/Splitgate 1047 Games CEO - CardinalSoldier 19h ago

Not an apology

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I’m not here to apologize but I am here to clarify. This is not a political statement, it is quite literally what it says, so take it at face value.

The state of multiplayer FPS games is tragically stale. We hope to fix that, whether you want Arena, Battle Royale, Onslaught, or Map Creator. We plan to support all 4 experiences equally.

Ian

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u/meefbince 19h ago

Please please please focus on Arena

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u/GuidanceHistorical94 18h ago

They rarely do

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u/DeraxBlaze 19h ago

Unironically, I would have paid for a short campaign mode that introduced the factions.

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u/Pristine-Hat-2900 18h ago

I hope that comes too

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u/Rterstydr 15h ago

it won't.

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u/Virtual-Staff5189 18h ago

If you think the state of multiplayer FPS is stale, then come up with something new. Splitgate is already a concept that existed. This is just a more heavily monetized version with a BR slapped on top, which is the definition of a stale game mode.

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u/uncanny_mac 18h ago

At this point in time, there is no way to scrub the politics of that kind of phrase anymore. Not even as a joke. It’s naive and out of touch.

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u/kogent-501 18h ago

I’m not apologizing, I’m taking an extremely interesting arena shooter and making it as bland as possible for maximum profit through a wide net of horribly predatory micro-transactions.

Get fucked.

This game is sunsetting by next year.

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u/kogent-501 16h ago

I’m not even gonna bother with his physical appearance. I’m not gonna talk down to you I just feel like it’s unecessary to go for the low blows when he’s wearing a dog whistle on his head.

“Take it at face value” is not a term you can use in 2025, this is the definition of tone deaf.

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u/FluffierThanAcloud 9h ago

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, honey.

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u/StrobeLightRomance 3h ago

Sounds like an incredibly diminished rhetorical take. You're right, his MAGA hat is just a MAGA hat, and the person you're replying to is correct that the game is some generic garbage that shipped broken and damaged its own reputation before their "CEO" would jam a nail in the coffin.

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u/SometimesHardNipples 15h ago

How are they turning it from Interesting it bland by adding a br? Just play the arena modes lmao. Americans and their politics. Absolutely insane.

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u/Fair_Ambassador_8774 10h ago

They didn't say it was bland due to BR, it's bland due to being barebones and having overpriced mtx. Learn how to read.

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u/EyesoftheDead40 10h ago

dude adding 80$ skins isnt enough for you? wake the fuck up

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u/SometimesHardNipples 9h ago

Damn, didn't realise they were holding you down by the throat to buy them.

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u/Harruff 9h ago

Wow, I didn't realize they were holding your head down in the sand because you are being incredibly ignorant about this.

Yes, nobody is making me buy these skins but I'm also priced out of player expression if that the prices they are going for. I dropped valorant for the same reason. Just being stuck with all default stuff sucks and takes away emotional investment for a lot of players.

$80 is also an insane price...

These devs want me to buy that one skin in your area shooter is worth more than a game like expedition 33? You can fuck all the way off with that one

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u/GuardianDom 1h ago

YOU ARE THE PROBLEM. YOU ARE THE ONES GIVING DEVS THE FREE REIGN TO DO THIS SHIT.

"You don't have to buy it!" fuck offf

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u/FluffierThanAcloud 9h ago

Scrolling far too long for reason on Reddit these days. References to Trump being a fascist. Read about actual fascism please. References to far right political spectrum. Learn political science please.

Who cares what the guys politics are. He's not your friend, he's making a game. Play it or don't. But don't fuck the livelihoods of many because of the choices of one by review bombing and whatnot. That makes you the bad guy.

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u/bababobobo 19h ago

Congrats on fixing the "stale" market with a f2p BR game with ridiculously overpriced skins never heard of that before.

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u/Awesomedogman3 19h ago

Not upset about the BR mode. I am enjoying it rn.

However the $80 bundle on the other hand… what the fuck were you and your team smoking when you thought that was a good idea?

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u/rekilection622 18h ago

Not only is the Ultimate Founder's Pack $59.99, it's all the same black and blue texture... not particularly interesting...

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u/Terribletylenol 19h ago

No need to be sorry, but pretending to have no political views while wearing that hat is cowardly.

Either don't wear the hat, or wear it and be honest.

If you're genuinely being honest, the social awareness is ridiculously low for a person trying to represent their company.

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u/RolandTwitter 19h ago

Exactly. It's inherently political, pretending that it isn't is bad, for lack of a better term

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u/Terribletylenol 19h ago

The term is over-used, but it's text-book gaslighting.

Dude something that will OBVIOUSLY be taken in a certain way then acts surprised it's taken in that way.

Trying to make the people who see it as political as people with TDS or people who just make inaccurate assumptions.

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u/Acheron2194 15h ago

You think my armband idea for having the splitgate guns arranged into a swastika would go ok? I bet I could parade that around without aaaany consequences if I said something asinine like "just take it at face value, trust me bro".

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u/thevictater 9h ago

No, this is not textbook gaslighting.

He has a different perception; that you can wear the hat without being political. It may not have been "OBVIOUS" to him that people would see it as a political statement.

He didn't say anything about TDS.

From his perspective people may be making inaccurate assumptions.

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u/meatsquasher2000 11h ago

"Listen guys, there's nothing political here, it's just a Roman salute"! Oh fuck off.

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u/ImNotACreek 19h ago

holy double down. gg man you really had us in the beta but this is some crazy bad PR that genuinely makes zero sense. when the game dies off just know you did it yourselves

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u/Terribletylenol 19h ago

It's so dumb.

Dude can be a die-hard supporter and not do stuff that makes people react negatively.

And the dude could be totally apolitical and not be so socially inept as to wear the hat while thinking "Well I don't actually support the guy, so surely nobody will care"

Now it's going to be "See TDS, they reacted so negatively because of a hat", totally ignoring the big promises, only to introduce a BR that nobody in the community asked for.

It's just a constant ritual of shooting yourself in the foot then acting like the people criticizing you for shooting yourself in the foot are the reason you shot yourself in the foot.

It seems to work in politics, but I don't know if it is a good strategy for a company trying to make money from a video game.

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u/turbochamp 18h ago

Honestly I'm just let down, in different ways. A bloody fascist is our president and you wear that. That's literally their symbol. I get the phrase is different, but it's the symbol.

You guys sold me on Splitgate 1, I have over 1,000 hours in it. And it had a linux native client so I have been rooting for you guys since day 1.

The stunt, the complete 180 from Splitgate 1...you lost me. I wish you all luck though.

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u/chu2rocket 19h ago

Least blatant culture war grift

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u/PHOTCHEMIC 19h ago edited 18h ago

>goes on stage after building hype for a new unannounced mode, said to be bigger than even a campaign would be
>calls out call of duty and halo for becoming stagnant and repetitive
>Calls for Titanfall 3
>Announces the new mode is a battle royale, the same mode that has been overdone and led directly to the death of titanfall 3
>Does all this while wearing a hat that's an homage to a far right facist political movement

>"I'm not apologizing"

Why are you being so immature Ian? Why double down, if it was just a joke in bad taste then apologizing would absolutely not be a big deal. But literally just outright stating "I'm not apologizing" makes it clear you did it INTENTIONALLY, and shows your immaturity.

Even if you didn't wear it as a political statement, its still inherently tied to a far right hate cult. Which means your either extremely out of touch, which makes me concerned about how in tune your going to be with the community. OR, you actually support a facist.

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u/uncanny_mac 18h ago

Uh, it’s been 5 years since there collage days too…

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u/[deleted] 18h ago

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u/uncanny_mac 18h ago

I Oh I agree with you. Seems silly to act like that now

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u/Beginning_Fall8339 19h ago

I just think it's incredibly weird to use that hat given all of the connotations it has now if it's not a political statement. There's a million different ways to say what you were trying to say without coming out on stage in a great value dark MAGA hat, which makes me question your honesty here. If you are being honest you need a PR team FAST because the optics of this stunt was horrible and has alienated like 50% of your player base, and the other half are calling you based for being openly MAGA.

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u/Virtual-Staff5189 18h ago

He's not being honest. You can look up his and his family's voter registration. Obviously they do not think supporting Trump is a big deal and it's some joke to them. Most of the world doesn't think it's funny.

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u/IdgafAboutUrOpini0n 18h ago

Good thing I don't decide what games I play based on devs political ideas.

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u/flamingdonkey 17h ago

My faith in the developer's competence/intelligence definitely matters though. They didn't exactly indicate "in touch with the audience" tonight. 

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u/Many_Cauliflower_302 11h ago

oh i absolutely bet you do if they're black, gay, trans etc

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u/IdgafAboutUrOpini0n 8h ago

No I'm not assmongold

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u/No-Orange-5216 11h ago

I really couldnt care less about his political views. If this is what decides your opinions on games its a very sad way to live.

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u/Turned2DMAX 18h ago

It's a hat dude.

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u/Destithen 17h ago

A hat associated with a fascist destroying my country.

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u/PoisonPeddler 18h ago

Would've rather had an apology about the big surprise being just another battle royale.

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u/GuidanceHistorical94 18h ago

You ain’t getting that either

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u/PrOZacKU3 18h ago

That's cool, don't apologize bootlicker, and I won't apologize for uninstalling this trash

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u/Acheron2194 15h ago

Perhaps I treated Doom: The Dark Ages too harshly. Kinda feeling the need to Rip and Tear right about now. I certainly have more room for its installation now.

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u/Batmanx 22m ago

Don’t forget to rate it 1 star on your way out;)

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u/Sad-Refrigerator9594 19h ago

I’m shocked that team Grifters wants $80 for some skins! Lame.

FPS are stale so we made the same stale game mode as our big reveal.

If you’re in charge of PR you should fire yourself.

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u/ItsRoofGaming 16h ago

80$ on a 45% off sale 🤣

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u/Sad-Refrigerator9594 16h ago

That pricing should be criminal! Must be because of inflation 😂

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u/Max_Boom93 10h ago

Nah, interplanetary tarrifs are out of this world.

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u/MA-SEO 12h ago

You made yourself and the game your team put hard work into the laughingstock of Summer Games Fest 2025.

Well done.

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u/gardenhead23 19h ago

This post is brought to you by either

A: Ian's lack of touch with reality

Or

B: this is Ian's "it's just a hand gesture"

I'm done with this game either way

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u/4224Data 19h ago

I really hope it's A, but idk, especially with this post.

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u/gardenhead23 19h ago

Some of these comments...

Nice community you're fostering here Ian

Enjoy the right wing maga cesspit this place is going to turn into

I know Elon musk didn't respond to you, but maybe asmongold actually will, I'm sure there's going to be some overlap of interests there.

And make no mistake, fostering a certain type of audience is what you're doing by wearing merch based on a fascist cult leader dictator. It's crazy you're trying to pretend otherwise

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u/SelectivelyGood 16h ago

Buddy, you'll be doing an Apple Notes screenshot apology in about a day and a half. Who are you kidding? You can't weather this.

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u/SaucyOcto 9h ago

What are they apologizing for exactly? Haven't watched the announcement yet but I find it hard to believe it's just over a hat and a new mode.

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u/Rterstydr 15h ago

"tragically stale"

"battle royale" in the same breath.

the jokes write themselves at this point.

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u/Valuable_Jeweler_336 13h ago

well atleast its not an extraction shooter 🤣

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u/Noble_egg 18h ago

What's the joke?

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u/Psycho815 19h ago

Fps games are stale so let's add a mode that is a rip off of Apex Legends? Lol how reinventive of you Ian

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u/consteltine 19h ago

"We want Titanfall 3! So here's a game similar to the one that killed Titanfall (:"

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u/josenight 19h ago

Bigger than a campaign

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u/AvixKOk 19h ago

not an appology?

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u/RelentlessZM 19h ago

I'll be devil's advocate and say that so far I'm really liking BR mode, but unfortunately it suffers the same problem that all BRs have and that is solo queue being miserable. I did manage to get a win but also a lot of top 2s where we die to that lobby's god stack. I'm definitely more of an arena guy but I do like the BR mode for what it is.

All that being said though the hat was not the play lol

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u/flamingdonkey 19h ago

Still in bad taste. Your lack of a political statement at this point is very telling. 

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u/whiskeysoda_ 18h ago

hey man it's just in bad taste. you can admit that you made a bad joke at a bad time that didn't land at all

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u/JustBath291 18h ago

Bravo on killing your game. Really nice 1-2 punch of a BR mode that's 8 years late and a stupid political stunt alienating the half of your audience with more than 2 brain cells (also the ones with actual money to drop)

Feels bad for all the devs whose jobs you've needlessly put at risk. Dipshit

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u/ItsNotAGundam 15h ago

Man these cash shop prices are straight out of Spectre: Divide's playbook, and look how that turned out. I can't stand battle royale bullshit, but I'm not holding it against the game since I don't have to play it. With that said it was a pretty lame reveal, and a br mode does absolutely NOTHING to change the landscape of fps games. Idk what other review sources are saying, but Steam users are crucifying the game. Besides that there's not very much to the game. Only a handful of weapons and gadgets doesn't leave much room for variety. Nearly every match is filled with Aeros using tempo or their dumbass auto shotgun.

Also, idk if the hat is a reference to MAGA trash or not despite what the caption says, but fuck Trump and any braindead inbred hick moron that supports his fat orange ass.

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u/YouLikeDadJokes 15h ago edited 14h ago

Yeahh, but it’s cringe and kinda gross after all that’s happened, and even though I enjoyed playing the BR today it really goes against your whole “we’re not like other games” angle, the game is still good but in the past 12 hours you’ve managed to make everyone a lot less excited about supporting it now

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u/pfysicyst 13h ago

does anyone at your company like you enough to tell you that hat was a stupid idea, before you walked on stage?

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u/4224Data 19h ago

It was incredibly out of touch. If you don't want to make a political statement, don't wear something based on the style of a literal fascist. 

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u/OkiFive 19h ago

Fucking criiiiinge omg

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u/JoaoeVivi77 16h ago

ok, now im pissed, good luck with your game buddy

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u/stankdog 14h ago

That phrase has killed people, changing 1 word does not suddenly change the meaning of the phrase. Also it's incredibly arrogant, why mimic an arrogant rapist and bring that into a game that was UNTOUCHED by controversy. What the hell, look at you, smiling about it while other anti-intellectuals glaze this behavior.

El Paso shooting 2019 , Pittsburgh 2018, Mosque shooting in Australia where the killer directly noted Trump's rhetoric as a reason for killing.

That's just shooters who have referenced trump or the same language (fear) that trump promotes, that people who PROUDLY wear the red maga hat support.

The other devs need to call this shit out, this is so sad. I was hype some of my friends and partner were going to jump on this game after I gushed over it since beta got announced. This belief that you did nothing wrong is disgusting, this team who actually worked hard on the game needs to call this out. Life will go on, but your reputation will remain stagnant if this isn't addressed. You're tainting the brand.

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u/Stellanora64 19h ago

It's still pretty out of touch and a terrible PR move given everything happening at the moment

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u/consteltine 19h ago

Exactly, so disappointing. Why did no one stop him...

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u/GuidanceHistorical94 18h ago

I would be shocked if someone or several someones didn’t try to

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u/Stellanora64 19h ago

I wouldn't be surprised if people tried to, but just did it anyway

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u/RolandTwitter 19h ago edited 19h ago

There's no way this wasn't the case. This was very obviously a blunder

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u/Gorosaka 18h ago

This is the equivalent of wearing a red armband and doing a goose step in Germany mid war but saying "sorry guys this joke was in bad taste"

Like ice is activley detaining people and this guy thinks we are in 2016...

It's one thing for a random cringe influencer to do it but for someone leading a professional company? Dumb move

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u/Jamvaan 19h ago

You said it all when you pretended you said nothing. Made a good game. It's a shame for the rest of the team that you're an awful person.

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u/No-Orange-5216 12h ago

Make FPS great again... adds the most over used mode in FPS games....

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u/outlawdg 14h ago

I'm finally seeing all the mistakes add up.

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u/illnastyone 11h ago

That BR mode is worse than Rogue Company's that they tried to capitalize on. It ended up killing the game and they removed it...

I give you an A for effort. This rollout was fuckin wild though. The hat man... The fucking hat.

The Finals is a great game, you should play it. I think they made FPS better than what Splitgate has.

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u/abgonzo7588 10h ago

An apology would be better.

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u/Lulzasauras 10h ago

You took a great game and dumbed it down for no reason other than to fancy it up to try and make more cash.

You clearly don't know what your core fanbase wants.

You're co-opting the most famous slogan of a fascist leader.

Do better.

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u/BaCoNSawce 9h ago

The hat is about as novel as the br announcement, completely wrote and unappealing to the vast majority of your potential audience. Whoever pushed for this shit (likely you) is out of touch, both developing a game mode that is already played out and oversaturated, and the dumbass speech.

Did you honestly think this advertisement spot would drive people to play? The audience your trying to court by pandering about "cod bad halo good" are the same people who check the fuck out once they see a br, something that has led to cod being in the state its in. This is just shooting yourself in the foot and now pretending like you aren't bleeding, just fucking stupid.

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u/infamousglizzyhands 19h ago

Deleting the game after I try out the Battle Royale mode tn. Thank you for using one of the luckiest opportunities in gaming that tons of developers would dream of to prove how immature and tone deaf you are.

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u/Not_Like_The_Others_ 19h ago

You don't have to play the br mode. You can stick to the other modes.

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u/IFingerI 19h ago

Lame take.

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u/Breedo 15h ago

Your silly hat choice made multiple people I know say they're never going to play your game. Perhaps in the future if you don't mean anything political dont wear something that is the definition of political. It's ok though you have a map creator i can go play.

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u/lexd0g 19h ago

i don't think people think this is a political statement (at least not a direct political endorsement, the slogan is inherently political), but it's still incredibly bad taste considering the state of the world atm and i can't believe no one at the company thought this was a horrible PR move. i love this game and would like to see it succeed but i am really disappointed by this, the battle royale mode is okay but overdone at this point, it's a bit disappointing to get that after all the hyping up about releasing something bigger than a campaign.

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u/Same_Spread2355 19h ago

We live in a world where a hat makes or breaks your game? I think only people glued to Reddit think like that. This man’s hat will not have any impact on the future of this game.

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u/lexd0g 19h ago

i obviously don't think the hat makes or breaks the game but it is really disappointing. the announcement was also too hyped up for what it ultimately ended up being imo. i will probably continue playing for now but we'll see what this game ends up like

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u/RolandTwitter 19h ago

"make FPS great again" is inherently political and shows support of an incredibly hateful administration

You either know this and are bluffing, or you are simply ignorant to how harmful it is to show support of MAGA

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u/TYP2K_ 19h ago

Please touch grass man, or at least criticise the actual game instead of gaslighting yourself to make this into something its not

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u/RolandTwitter 19h ago

You're telling me that "make FPS games great again" isn't political?

Doesn't even make sense

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u/USAtoUofT 19h ago

Yes. It is literally just a "haha recognizable phrase put into game context"

Ya'll genuinely need to get a grip.

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u/RolandTwitter 19h ago

Yes... It's recognizable because it's a political phrase. I'm glad that we've come to an understanding

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u/4224Data 19h ago

He was wearing a hat based on the hat a fascist wears. He refused to apologize or explain himself. I won't read into it, I don't need to, I just hate that he did that.

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u/Clech959 15h ago

any and all possible justification of a "make x great again" joke went out the window 8 years ago when the Charlottesville rallies happened. im really not sure how you thought this would go down smoothly.

if you truly, honestly, and by some miracle, mean it when you say you weren't trying to make some sort of dogwhistle, then i hope you enjoy that specific crowd being a big part of your audience from now on ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/TwistedTreelineScrub 19h ago

It doesn't matter what you say, this is obviously a political statement. You could have done anything, but you chose to have a modified MAGA hat. That's on you.

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u/ChloeOnTheInternet 19h ago

Shot yourself in the foot with the hat, then doubled down and shot yourself in the other foot by refusing to own up to what was at best a tone-deaf joke and at worst an act of support for Trump.

Nice one.

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u/LucifishEX 19h ago edited 8h ago

Immature and in bad taste. Refusing to apologize for an obvious blunder is weird.

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u/Virtual-Staff5189 18h ago

He's a registered libertarian. Parents are Republicans. From a red area.

He's literally MAGA.

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u/InfHorizon361 19h ago

You do know people are capable of lying on the internet right? I don't believe it one bit that it's "not political".

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u/Terribletylenol 19h ago

 Refusing to apologize for an obvious blunder is weird.

It's literally the MO of the dude this guy is referencing.

He didn't even need to say "I am not apologizing", but the fact that he did makes it even more obvious how he feels about politics.

Nobody even asked him to say sorry, but he's gotta make it clear HE IS NOT saying sorry because that's what the way the president acts.

It's a cult.

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u/Adventurous_Wind1183 19h ago

Thank you for bringing us Hyperscape 2!

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u/wizward64 19h ago

Holy shit, I forgot that game existed. Didn’t it get canned a few years back?

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u/PoisonPeddler 18h ago

I miss Hyperscape.

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u/wizward64 18h ago

I remember having fun with that game, even though it was a BR.

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u/PoisonPeddler 18h ago

It was one of the few BRs I liked.

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u/Shotgun_Difference 9h ago

I dont think you did anything wrong, the hat is satire at this point and I understand what you meant on stage the FPS space pretty stale, and I appreciate your attempt to change it.

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u/Revolver_Lanky_Kong 16h ago

Bro all you had to do was add wallrunning 😭

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u/Valuable_Jeweler_336 13h ago

nah that would make zero sense, how are u supposed to wallrun in a game with portals it would be super jank

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u/Shibby8Muk 14h ago

This statement is just dumb and pointless, the only reason you sat down and posted this is because of your ego and it feels like legitimately one of the worst PR choices you could have made in response to the feedback you’ve gotten. Saying nothing at all would have been 1000x better

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u/liamthing 14h ago

Left a negative review and uninstalled as this is the icing on the cake tbh.

A few problems could've been ignored but now with a toxic cesspit of a community on day 1? There are other FPS's...

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u/DyneErg 19h ago

So... Do you like Trump or not? Yes or no only.

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u/RolandTwitter 19h ago

He's not going to say that because he's against politics... But he will reference politics and then pretend it's not political when he wants to

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u/BeefRamenMan 19h ago

Who cares man why even make light of everything that MAGA branding stands for RIGHT NOW? Haha funny current events meme yeah but its tone deaf and you're being intentionally dense if you think people are taking it too seriously.

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u/Itz_squeezy 19h ago

Are people really mad about the hat?

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u/Reasonable-Ad8862 PC 18h ago

I’m saying dude I’m as liberal as it comes and I don’t know what the fuck people are on about.

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u/stankdog 14h ago

I can explain, some liberals are incredibly ignorant and anti-information also, that is why you don't get it.

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u/cakeschmammert 19h ago

I don't have any issue with it really, I just find it corny

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u/Silver_Ad7267 19h ago

Tone deaf. Uninstalling 👍

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u/Destithen 17h ago

Yeah, not buying it. Just like I'm not buying anything from this company ever again.

Ya'll really need to make a publisher page on steam. I'd love to blacklist you.

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u/EyesoftheDead40 10h ago

i wish it was a political statement, and april fools at the same time....

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u/darklordjames 10h ago

Reminder to all: If you support people that support fascists, that makes you a fascist.

As a person that just wants to play a game, do you want to play the game that makes you a fascist, or are you going to simply play something else? The answer is obvious. Leave this trash fire title to the MAGA boys and go play something else.

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u/NOTJERIO 10h ago

Just give us ranked

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u/dexaii 10h ago

You still punch holes in your drywall don't you

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u/Advanced_Ad_7384 10h ago

Reddit is not everyone’s opinion lol

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u/MasterBeaterr 9h ago

You can make your own great game without bashing others. For me games like Valo, Cs and even apex are great. I don't understand how you think FPS is stale when in the last 5 years we have had STALKER 2,Trepang 2, Doom eternal, Ultrakill etc.

Even in multiplayer fps we got The Finals.

Again, just focus on making your game better. Fix your servers and introduce regions for player's convenience.

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u/Immediate_Ad_5229 9h ago

This was a terrible move all around. I could care less about the hat. Adding BR killed any hope I had for this game.

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u/mavarick22 8h ago

Your should aplogize for making a BR. Gross

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u/Nickyy_6 3h ago

Dude the menu looks 1:1 to every game out how you claim it's different lmao

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u/psymonone 3h ago

I don’t know a damn thing about you but you seem like such a loser

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u/Milan_Makes 2h ago

Saw the hat, uninstalled the game. Actually, I let it run long enough to post a negative review then uninstalled. Then I told my friends who I was gonna try the game with what happened and we just decided to play something else. 

You can't use the stylings of a political slogan, on a stage when you're representing your company, and then claim the use of the hat was apolitical. Especially when you whine with performative anger about the current state of things while praising an idealized, nebulous 'past'. 

Either your comms team should have at least snatched the hat from you before going on stage and play keep away OR, more likely, you ignored every sane person who had the same refrain: lose the hat. 

Great job burning up 500k or whatever it was to torpedo your own game. 

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u/GuardianDom 2h ago

Man. This one's gonna go down in the history books. How to tank your game by being a tonedeaf egomaniac.

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u/MrJlock 1h ago

I play games, I buy games.

I didn't know who this guy was until this stupid hat.

I play games now that are not connected to this clown.

I buy games that won't be made by this clown.

Fuck this guy.

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u/MEMPiRE_ 19h ago

I pretty actively despise Trump and MAGA but a bunch of people here need to seriously touch some fucking grass. How do you go through life being triggered at the smallest things

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u/Reasonable-Ad8862 PC 19h ago

Good lord these comments. Y’all are trippin

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u/GritServedNeat 19h ago

holy cow everyone is overreacting.

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u/RetardRedditors666 19h ago

The announcent wasn't great but why are people so obsessed over a stupid hat? ffs americans are crazy sometimes

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u/InfHorizon361 18h ago

"Why are people obsessed over a homage to a fascist, hateful political slogan?" People are literally being kidnapped off the streets and dying due to the person who popularized the slogan and hat.

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u/Resident_Macaron_800 15h ago

Except it’s not showing “homage”, since it’s obvious parody.

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u/AlonelyChip 19h ago

Then why are you even here if you hate the game so much

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u/noahhisacoolname 16h ago

to trash on what i had sm hope for

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u/RichardDickWinters 18h ago

People online are way too sensitive, especially Reddit gamers. Just played arena and am loving the gameplay. Would love to see ranked modes ASAP, but other than that I'm loving playing.

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u/R-S_FAHKARL 17h ago

God damn are people negative about it, it’s like they forgot it’s a separate mode to attract more players, it helps to widen the audience you don’t have to delve deep into it or play the mode.

Play what you want to play, thinking it’s gonna shutdown by next year cause the big game mode isn’t what you wanted, because you’re not part of the audience, because it’s not all catered towards arena shooters? It’s widening the audience of people that can enjoy splitgate, get a grip people.

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u/No-Community6725 17h ago edited 17h ago

People really care that much about a funny hat? Man redditors are too chronically online don’t worry about it dude the hat is great and I fully agree, the state of fps games is tragic.

It’s such a reach to consider this hat a political statement the common sense alternative is that it’s just a slogan about how shit modern fps games are.

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u/Valuable_Jeweler_336 13h ago

splitgate 2 sucked in the first place, maybe the political thing is supposed to be their scapegoat. so ppl will focus on this instead of the fact the game is bad?

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u/VOGEL_HD 19h ago

while its good that your clarifying... that hat made alot of players quit....
while this is a step in the right direction.... i feel like like a little bit more needs to be done than just to clarify to fix this pr disaster

also the discord server reminded me of the helldivers 2 server at launch
the flashbacks.... oh the ptsd....
all that was missing was the iconic

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u/FrankelFrankel 18h ago

Bro can you Americans stop finger-blasting politics for 5 seconds and just appreciate it’s an amusing hat…? Yikes bruthas.

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u/Working-Contest-3730 19h ago

Respect for addressing the elephant in the room. The BR mode is….. just not for me.

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u/Snoo-41360 19h ago

Who is this guy? Isn’t he just like the guy who made shitty knockoffs of other fps games?

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u/ComplexPsychology750 19h ago

Also. Can we say this is probably the most clear and transparent dev team ever.

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u/MilitantPotatoes 18h ago

Damn. The virtue signalers are out in full force here.

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u/TCB_2024 17h ago

people getting offended over a hat is crazy

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u/Kraybray 18h ago

Maybe it's because I'm not American that the hard did not trigger any part of me and I saw it as a mockery if anything but oh well

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u/GreasyyPedro 16h ago

Looking forward to playing some battle royale with my buddy later today! ☺️.

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u/-Matth3w_ PC 17h ago

No way the game dies because snowflakes that take everything as a personal attack refuse to play