So this is absolutely my "words should mean things" pet peeve acting up and I know it's an unpopular opinion, but...
The Day Before came out and four days later the developer announced they were shutting their doors. That sucks for pretty much everyone involved - developers laid off before Christmas, a live service game people bought in early access hoping it'd get better will now sit abandoned,
And everyone, everywhere, seems to be hellbent on using the word "scam" to describe this scenario. And I just... can't get on with that?
never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetency