millennialtreecookie:

PSA: Stop spreading leaks. You are hurting people.

I didn’t really want to make this post, but tumblr is one of the bigger places for Cookie Run, and this is getting extremely harmful.

Ever wondered why big name leakers like Squire, Mob, etc all stopped leaking things? That’s right, there was a message in the files before Roll Cake’s release putting a message in plain Korean, asking one thing. “Please stop.”

And yet you people are still going. The devs have made this clear. You are hurting their business. Their sales do get messed up by this, because people know to just hoard their crystals and wait and wait until they get what they want.

There are several things that can come of this. First, employees can get fired. Obviously. You are putting real people’s jobs in peril because you want to know information sooner. That’s great.

Second, you can potentially get a C&D order if you are spreading the leaks around and are popular enough. This isn’t that common with mobile games and may not be pursued, but it’s something that could happen.

Third, if you are like Squire and making money off the leaks, you could get sued. This is obviously a drastic measure and unlikely to affect most of you, but it is something that can happen.

There are also plenty of people that don’t want to see these leaks, but get them shoved in their faces because people can’t contain themselves and dump them in tags. Squire was notoriously disliked in the KR fanbase for repeatedly posting spoilers tagged with every form of the CR tags on twitter (btw not trying to demonize him, since he probably didn’t know it was making people mad, but all the same the point needs to be made), making it impossible to not see leaks at least once before blocking him.

That aside, you also have to account for morals. You were politely asked to stop. Rebelling against the company you supposedly support that just wants you to quit spreading around content early? Is that right?

Anyway, I’ve said my piece. Call me a stick-in-the-mud, an asshole, I don’t really care. I just want people to understand that your actions can have consequences. Sorry for this post.