>>717432746>>717434381It would be unsurprising.
>Emporium discord has a huge stake in making (a non-insignificant amount of) money off TF2>already known to lurk /tf2g/ and /v/ threads and post in their private pisscord channels to raid them>damage control and lash out when the elephant in the room is called out because anons outside of the TF2 autism sphere might learn about their cabal>twist the argument to something not related to workshop items/maps (such as comp nerfs/sniper/etc) and create a scapegoat that /v/ generally agrees to be cancer (most youtubers)>use the same circular arguments of "it's free therefore fine" or "you just hate silly things" or "if you don't like it don't use it"Don't ever forget that they have actually doxxed creators who have dared to not collaborate with them to get their names put on items that were popular.
Their main way of poaching creators is to harass and groom them into getting their names on these items so they can receive a chunk of the pay if they are picked for the game. They will upvote the items of those who are "in" to get them seen by Eric (TF2's contractor) around update time, and are known mass downvote those who have publicly spoken against them.
They use literal mob tactics and most people on the outside are none the wiser, and they want to keep it that way. I would not even be surprised if Eric got kickbacks considering that some creators get 6+ items added per update, and often times the same creators get picked over and over again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ0u4dHJeac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHGXvEFaA2o
He will bring out the "YouTumor" card once again for linking these but they are worth your time if you are remotely curious about why TF2 keeps getting slop added ad nauseum.
