I'm not going to talk about all of them, just the few I have highlighted. I've been quietly(mostly) following this whole situation with YanDev for a while, and it's been a pretty nuts ride the whole way. I started as a person who defended him from the so-called gremlins, until I became a so-called gremlins myself. I now agree that Alex is a whiny man-child who has zero impulse control and some serious mental issues. And I say that as someone with serious mental issues myself. 1) "I don't I have a future any more." Ok, Alex, I'm sorry, but you have a future. As ling as you're alive and all that, you've got a future. Whether that's as a game developer, I'm not qualified to say. You're being melodramatic, and even if you weren't, you made your own bed. Your attitude is just making things worse. 2) His assertion that he isn't allowed to get emotional with this whole "I'm not a robot" comment? Someone please point me to an instance where YanDev was told he wasn't allowed to have feelings? That's more victim-framing crap thats specifically set-up to make others feel bad for him, though whether he realizes that or not is a seperate issue. 3) "I didn't even do anything all that bad" Ok, so you admit you did do some bad? I'm sorry kiddo, but you've done a lot of shitty things, not just as YanDev, but EvaXephon too. I don't think I need to list those here as people can find plenty with a quick google search. Saying you didn't do anything all that bad is just BS. We've all done bad shit, no matter who you are. You don't get to claim that just to make shit disappear. The difference between someone like you and some else doing something bad, is that you chose to put yourself in higher esteem than someone who isn't developing a game and has a large following. I'm not diminishing the shit you've done by any means, but if you expect us to respect you and hold you in high esteem, then, to quote my eighth grade teacher, "You need to act in a way that is deserving of that respect." 4) I'm clumping the last few together because they all build on this separate idea that he feels like he wants to die. Alright Alex, here's the thing. See, people aren't just going to forget all the shit you've done just because you say you feel like you want to die. That's some class A manipulation tactics right there. You can't tell fans to kill themselves, steal art from volunteers, spend Patreon money on personal purchases and write rape fics and then expect sympathy from anyone. There's a line that you've most definitely crossed a long time ago, even with just what I've listed there. Don't get me wrong, I 100% don't wish death upon you, because that's really fucked, but I think you need to either 1, take some time off and rethink you're life goals, 2, apologize for the shit you've done and try to be better. Even if you think you haven't done any of the shit that people are accusing you of, apologize anyways and make sure you never do any of it again, or 3, turn over YanSim to somebody else. At this point, your reputation is mud. And that's not because of gremlins, or trolls, or haters or whatever monster of the week name you decide to give them. That's because people look at the things you've done, and the way you handle accusations and say "That's really messed up, he should apologize and be held accountable" and you respond by blowing up like Chernobyl and holding a gun to your head. If you keep going the way you are, you might one day find yourself in a situation where nobody tries to talk you off that ledge. You act like the boy who cried wolf, every time anyone criticizes you, so of course more people are going to believe the criticism! Especially when your response boils down to "It wasn't me" and "They're lying because they're jealous/vengeful/bored/they just don't like me and want to see me fail." I've been around for a while Alex, I used to be such a huge fan of you. I can definitively say that I'm not any longer, and its more because of your response to accusations than the accusations themselves! (Though those are extremely fucked up.) And dude, you gotta stop replying to every message you get. I understand looking for volunteers or whatever, but here's a concept: If someone says something mean about you in DMs or whatever, don't respond to it. Just ignore it and move on! That's basic internet etiquette! If you don't respond then people don't have more ammo. Shit can always get worse and you're just making it worse by responding! At the end of the day, APOLOGIZE! MAKE THE CHANGE! Dont expect everything to go back to normal, but it'll save whatever of your rep is left.