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The anger map
Rage
Where players are angriest, Epic explains — or goes quiet
The maddest topics (layoffs, AI/tone, Store-vs-Steam, SBMM, servers) split: some get a detailed dev explanation, some get nothing. None get the change demanded.
The breakdown
Each topic scored by local AI for valence (−1 furious … +1 elated), shown with how Epic responded:
“rage” (-0.95) — Community Backlash Against Social Media Tone & AI Inte → NO on-topic reply
“anger” (-0.95) — Backlash Against Mass Layoffs and Executive Leadership → EXPLAINED, no change
“frustration” (-0.95) — Emote Wheel & Locker UI Navigation Overhaul → SHIPPED a fix
“hostile” (-0.95) — Epic Games Store UX & Feature Parity vs. Steam → NO on-topic reply
“frustration” (-0.90) — Middle East Server Routing & Latency Crisis → ACKNOWLEDGED only
“frustration” (-0.90) — Urgent Revert of December 9th SBMM Changes → EXPLAINED, no change
🧾 Receipts — real tweets (top by likes · click for the thread)
@BackersGamesF
epic_partner
♥ 17,049
@TimSweeneyEpic YOU LAID OFF YOUR BEST EMPLOYEES. HOW CAN YOU DO THAT TO @evankinney. HE BUILD YOU FREAKING GAME. YOU CANT BE FRR
@TheActMan_YT
player
♥ 16,129
@TimSweeneyEpic "these once-in-a-lifetime employees were so incredible that we fired them all"
LMAO so Epic Games has no respect for it's talented workforce, that's what you're saying?? Enlightening stuff, Tim.
@TimSweeneyEpic
player
♥ 13,069
@BackersGamesF Epic is in contact with the family and will solve the insurance for them. There is high confidentiality around medical information and it was not a factor in this layoff decision. Sorry to everyone for not recognizing this te
@Netarflow
player
♥ 10,118
@TimSweeneyEpic @BackersGamesF Too little, too late, Tim. You only 'solved' the insurance after the internet dragged you for laying off a dying man. How many other families got quietly screwed before the PR panic? Fire the execs who approve
@InfiniteGrunt
player
♥ 4,108
@TimSweeneyEpic You should’ve cut your salary and never fired these people in the first place.
@Axiom0159
player
♥ 4,107
@TimSweeneyEpic Stop being a little bitch because your product sucks and can't compete. I can buy games from Steam, Epic, GOG, PlayStation, Xbox, Green Man Gaming, along with various other third party websites. There is no monopoly. You'r
@fortnitecarguy
player
♥ 3,916
@TimSweeneyEpic What?
This is the most ridiculous statement to make.
"employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality folks"
Why not just keep them?
You cannot seriously think its okay to lay off that many people a
@Doomguero
player
♥ 2,999
@TimSweeneyEpic You cutting 5% of your salary would be 100 times what Iwata lost financially and I bet it´s even more... https://t.co/V8ShmmHfps
@tippity
player
♥ 2,975
@TimSweeneyEpic this tweet pissing me off bad Why you talking like one of us but ur also a billionaire who laid off 1000 employees this year
@zewmerz
player
♥ 2,930
@TimSweeneyEpic hey Tim, if Valve is raising pricing for games across platforms, can you give a single example of an Epic exclusive that was sold cheaper than the standard pricing? Surely there is at least 1 example of a game that didn't re