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Under someone else’s pressure, I began to doubt myself and my options. I started spoiling my own pleasure by bending under others, because they humiliated me and said I was literally missing the point of the game. Everything they were talking about, I didn’t see it and didn’t understand why they were saying it to me or to people who made a similar choice in their game and were happy with it. What if there really is some kind of punishment in my ending? Should I point out these disadvantages to developers? Why do some players get punished and others don’t?

But then I remembered my feelings right after I ended the game. I was happy! This is my game and I was happy with it. The reaction of the characters completely satisfied me. Not to blame, but I know many fans are unhappy with Spawnstarion ending because he suffers from the sun. I didn't have such feelings about my ending. I never thought Ascension requires improvements. When I say I was happy, that's how it was. Until I felt judged by others.

This is a role-playing game, so whatever you do in it, it cannot be defined as «wrong» or «bad». What is bad and what is good is decided only by you and your character. Enjoy your own game and don’t listen to others. The world of their game does not intersect with yours in any way.

If other players see something and you don’t, that’s fine, because everyone perceives the game situation differently depending on the character you play. For example, a good hero character will think «oh no, what have I done, I’ve ruined everything», and a neutral one will think «a profitable exchange!». This is not a problem of your views or critical thinking. The problem is rather that people are trying to impose their view on the situation/game/character/etc on you. This is wrong. Don’t blame yourself, blame them, or better yet ignore them.