“My personal opinion is best kept well away from the game,” Bender began.

“The CEO of the publisher should not be getting involved on how a game works.

It’s a very collaborative approach.

A close-up of a group of Bandits hanging out in Manor Lords.

It’s a very community-engaged approach.

“And that’s been Greg’s approach before early access.

He had the alpha tester group, over 100 people helping him work and refine the game.

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He also would regularly engage with the broader community, ask them questions as well.

So it’s not a strange new thing for him.

“The marketing of the game can go so many ways, right?”

And then you have drawn the wrong people.

Right now, Hooded Horse are primarily supporting Styczeń by tracking and distilling player feedback.

And so we’ve had a lot of measures in place.”

“It’s scary,” he said.

It’s probably the best way to do it.”