i put my original two cents in back on the "Fire Maltiez" thread. ill put my last comment from the peanut gallery here since things have developed a good bit, including the 'official response'.
Speaking for myself, i want some level of accountability to be taken. rather than blame shifting and trivializing the breach of trust in what feels like an attempt to 'CYA'(cover your 'their' ass). i may not like the lack of punishment toward the perpetrator but i can accept it, if i can trust the team lead. Something like "we are sorry for our part to play in this terrible situation, nothing about this is okay, beyond the fact that it could have gone far worse. Going forward we will be using this moment to learn from and ensure, nothing like this can ever happen again. to those who may have lost time due to this, you have our sincerest apology. the direct actions we are going to take next are still being discussed internally but we will make sure to keep the community informed with what comes next. We hope our game continues to bring countless hours of entertainment to you all in the years to come."
but instead we got something that felt like "But he had good intentions! And did anyone really get hurt? i mean C'mon guys!.." which isn't the point in the slightest.
Said it before and ill say it again "the path to hell is paved with good intentions". and intentions aren't good enough. I'm coming away from this just feeling incredibly disappointed.. I Still think that this game would be amazing to introduce into classrooms at some point, but I'm far more skeptical now.. fingers crossed for a better tomorrow..