The developer has already been banned from multiple platforms, and it’s not out of the question that it will be banned from Steam, too.
Last May, Dolphin Barn began posting questionable patch notes to its gladiator management-style game Domina, which spoke out against soft men and the LGBTQ community and on the forums. Domina’s official account has been removed from Twitter and Bandcamp – in the case of the former, a memento remains that the developer equated support for transgender youth with paedophilia.
In the latest patch notes, the dev confirmed that he has also been temporarily banned from Domina’s Steam forum but is still allowed to post patch notes. In it, he called Steam’s customer support and Valve cowards, while the mainly negative reviews of the game are indicative of the developer’s views; the game’s forum has become a battleground, and if such a ban occurred, Valve would start to pay attention because they usually take their hands off the platform. It is not sure that the game will receive further updates because of this issue.
The developer shared on his account on Twitter that he had violated the policy for the second time by insulting other users, and Valve moderators also noticed that after banning players from the hub, he sent them abusive comments as a bonus. Steam’s moderation decisions should not be overturned so that violations of the game’s forum rules can occur, and further non-compliance could jeopardise their business relationship (a ban could follow). Valve has not yet confirmed it.
Most of the negative reviews (review bombing) are not about the game itself, so in that sense, Dolphin Barn’s fraud review comment is correct, but let’s not forget the other side of the coin: under the negative reviews, Domina fans are being against trans people. Valve only touches content if it is illegal or outright trolling. This is far from the opposite of Twitter or Facebook, but Active Shooter was taken off Steam in the past because the developer was trolling and abusing its audience.
This story doesn’t end there.
Source: PCGamer
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