The Steam Summer Sale has commenced, bringing with it substantial discounts and a variety of updates, festivals, promotions, and events. This results in heightened developer engagement on the Steam forums.
Unfortunately, this surge in activity has been exploited by trolls who have orchestrated a significant raid on the forums of well-known games. They are bombarding developers with requests to enhance the LGBT appeal of their titles, suggesting additions like rainbow skins and new gender options for better representation.
Developers responded swiftly, yet a substantial portion of comments from bots was lost. However, the publisher of Elden Ring erred. Recent advertisements have been bombarded with lengthy essays criticizing microtransactions and gender diversity. Advocates of the game remain unashamed, even in the face of clearly automated text.
A considerable number of these bots are repetitive, but the most active one mimics the style of a summer sale, indicating that this is not mere chance—the orchestrator of this campaign intends to communicate a message to the world. But what exactly?
The bot owner has at least one reason for pride – he is likely to become the record holder for the most clown awards received on Steam.
