Honestly, I’m really relieved to know I wasn’t the only one feeling this way. Seeing people act like “just add characters from other games since Ikevamp is gone” was some groundbreaking idea honestly left me speechless. And seeing others agree with it so enthusiastically too…
People are free to post whatever they want on their own accounts, but saying things like that in the quote RTs of the actual event announcement where fans who still love and miss Vamp would obviously see it just felt really rude to me. I was honestly pretty upset when I saw it.
At this point I’ve seen so many rude people in this fandom space that I’ve kinda lost interest in everything outside of Ikevamp. I still love Vil’s characters and worldbuilding, but once affection fades because of people, it’s really hard to get that feeling back.
Dear fellow otome lover, I know what you are telling.
Ikevil is my number 1 game, but I wanted to taste something new and so I downloaded ikevamp last year. I never savored vampire thing much, because it never appealed me, but I love Cybird games and I thought to enjoy another game and thought it was an excellent opportunity to savor something I never experienced before. So I decided to install ikevamp.
But....while I was in the prologue, I heard the news that ikevamp en server will shut down soon....and I was so shocked by this sudden news, I got a little traumatized. Otome games are for feelings and players get really attached to these games. I am no different. I am already quite attached to ikesen, ikevil and Ikepri. I was quite sure I would get attached to ikevamp too, but when I heard the news of discontinuing, I was....terrified. So I thought it would be best if I uninstall it, because if I get attached, it will be too painful (like a one-sided love). So don't get me wrong. I everyday think, if ikevil gets terminated, what should I do with myself? That is the reason I understand you.
Sadly, in otome fandom, there are many many rude things swirling in the internet. And most of them is really upsetting. Take for ikevamp. I heard in many place that players hate Mitsuki and the system that "she became a maid in the vampire castle". But, bruh, what the hell? Do the players think Mitsuki should have been a vampire, too? There are plenty games where the mc is a total dumb and useless. Mitsuki is so better than that!!!
Just take for voltage inc. games. I hate their games because I hate the formula of their mc. For example, in Samurai love ballad: party, the Hana mc is a teenager, innocent and dependant maid, who caught the warlords' eyes as if she had a special power. That MC had really weak characterization, and I always thought how did the warlords' actually saw in her. Then what is the problem of Mitsuli being a maid? On Princess in The Mirror, the MC is more dumb. When she gets in the other world, she explores the castle like she were in a meusium!!! In another voltage game, In Your Arms tonight, will kill you. And so is many voltage MCs.
But know what is the fact? If you ever express any tiny bit bad experience about these MCs, you will be roasted.
Then what is the difference? It fully depends on your taste. Of course everyone's tastes are different, but that does not mean you can write those rude things about the games. I think otome games are all about emotions and feelings, and it is totally subjective. You might not like it, but that does not mean you can post this typa thing the MC or the game. It really saddens the fans. Regarding the impact an otome game has in our life, I think we should be more cautious about it.
I think the best is, just avoid the fandom. There are many opinions there and hateful comments. It will do nothing good with you. It will hurt your feelings and belittle your love for the game.
Once I got in an argument about my ikesen fav Sasuke, about a silly thing. I had a different opinion, but that person hurt me so much, I could not dare opening the game for 6 months. That same person called me "scary" because I loved Alfons from ikevil. It hurt me so much, I was traumatized. From then, I avoid the fandom and comments about game. I am talking from experience.
I also thought it will be fun to join the fandom, but....it sucks.
Please, never hear what they say. Stay updated, but never read their comments. Love what you love, draw them, remember them, have fun. If you cry for them, it's also fine. Don't let them get upset. These fandom is DUMB.
Oh... I can see where you're coming from.
I can understand not liking the protagonist's personality or some of her actions. Everyone has their own preferences, after all. Just because I like something doesn't mean I can expect everyone else to feel the same way.
What I struggle to understand is when people criticize the story's core premise or structure. If Mitsuki wasn't working as a maid at the mansion, most of the main story wouldn't even be able to happen in the first place. 🥲
Sure, it'd be nice if she could use her abilities to find a different path for herself, but considering the setting and the time period, that wouldn't be easy. More importantly, we're supposed to see the LIs through her perspective. Since it's an otome game, that's kind of the whole point. So I don't think the fact that she lives and works at the mansion is much of a point of contention.
After the EN server stopped receiving updates, I ended up seeing quite a few rude comments too. And when people put those posts in the fandom tags, it's hard to avoid them even if you want to. 😭 It honestly makes me wonder if they'd say the same things if it were a game they loved that was being discontinued.
Still, like you said, I've been trying to focus on the things I love and keep drawing what makes me happy. That's probably the best thing I can do right now.
If there's someone else out there feeling worn down by those kinds of comments, I wish I could show them this message too.
