Respawn writer explains why Apex Legends leakers can be \u201cinsidious\u201d Respawn Entertainment[jwplayer UQowmNq2]Respawn Entertainment\u2019s writer for Apex Legends, Tom Casiello, has doubled down on his criticisms of leakers, explaining why he does not think they \u201chelp\u201d and why their actions are, in fact, \u201cinsidious.\u201d Fans crave information and therefore often enjoy leaks from their favorite games. The people behind those games conversely despise said leaks as a betrayal of the work and planning they\u2019ve put in. That relationship is storied, nuanced, and has long been a point of contention across multiple industries \u2014 but an especially volatile one in gaming, where leakers often do not need actual human contacts to reveal private information. (Oh, unless you leak story. Then I block you. That\u2019s not about a discussion. That\u2019s about something a lot more insidious than a difference of opinion.) \u2014 Tom Casiello (@tommiecas) July 18, 2020 In a conversation with Apex Legends fans on Twitter, Casiello reiterated that he blocks anyone who leaks story elements because their actions constitute \u201csomething a lot more insidious than a difference of opinion.\u201d Later, Casiello jumped on the analogy a fan painted for why leaking is inherently unhelpful. The analogy paints leaking as akin to someone spoiling the present you\u2019ve gotten someone by giving that present away to them, receiving the person\u2019s gratitude, and subsequently telling you that you should have \u2018hid it better.\u2019 This is the greatest analogy. I\u2019m borrowing it next time someone tries to tell me they\u2019re doing it to \u201chelp\u201d. https:\/\/t.co\/1vcaatAXy9 \u2014 Tom Casiello (@tommiecas) July 19, 2020 Casiello\u2019s response to that analogy was that it is \u201cthe greatest\u201d and a perfect response to people who tell him that \u201cthey\u2019re doing it to \u2018help.\u2019\u201d We won\u2019t pick a side here, but the situation is not black and white. On the one hand, leakers are providing a service that fans enjoy and, in doing so, helping amplify the hype surrounding a game in what will always be a very competitive industry. On the other hand, some of these leaks can ruin surprises that people have worked tirelessly on for ages. The note about gratitude in the analogy is interesting, though, implying that part of the issue with giving the kid the gift is that the child is then \u201cgrateful to them instead.\u201d It seems to depart from Casiello\u2019s earlier remarks, in which he emphasized that the problem is simply the ruining of plot twists in elaborate storylines. And no season exemplifies story elaboration quite like this one, which has taken the game\u2019s lore to new ehights. You literally just got an entire season based around lore, with an entirely new dialogue system filled with lore bits. Nobody’s “”starving””. I tend to think you’ve been properly nourished. \ud83d\ude01\ud83e\udd23 https:\/\/t.co\/l5fjQhrlSw \u2014 Tom Casiello (@tommiecas) July 17, 2020 Casiello\u2019s stance on lore-based spoilers is shared by some in the Apex Legends leaking community too. Popular code-dipper Shrugtal said he had always tried \u201cvery hard to keep [his leaks] free of any lore spoilers.\u201d He also called on those leaking lore spoilers, specifically in the build-up to the huge Broken Ghost character reveal in the storyline\u2019s final quest, to \u201cstop\u201d before Respawn takes further action. \u201cTo those leaking quest spoilers, stop. Respawn is going to let this happen season on season upon season,\u201d he said back on June 28. \u201cThey will either break datamining or take legal action through DMCA or C&D. We will all suffer because of it. These actions have consequences.\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/shrugtal\/status\/1277061955933687808 Other Apex leakers, like Biast12 and ILootGames, have also made major efforts to keep their lore spoilers under wraps. Biast12, in particular, often takes his Twitter profile into \u2018private mode\u2019 whenever he shares story spoilers. Ultimately, Casiello and the Apex Legends writing team seem to care about delivering content to their community. While it\u2019s understandable that people care about the game and will dive through its files to share hidden details, it\u2019s equally understandable the writers may prefer that those details get revealed at the intended pace. On the plus side, both sides seem pretty passionate about the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Respawn writer explains why Apex Legends leakers can be \u201cinsidious\u201d Respawn Entertainment[jwplayer UQowmNq2]Respawn Entertainment\u2019s writer for Apex Legends, Tom Casiello, has doubled down on his criticisms of leakers, explaining why he does not think they \u201chelp\u201d and why their actions are, in fact, \u201cinsidious.\u201d Fans crave information and therefore often enjoy leaks from their favorite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18710\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}