>>393480892
because they know there is nowhere to go but stay on the boat. they can afford to lose some players.

Consider, all the big content creators are on board. And they are what drives the game. they make their income off of this game, so they will bootlick anything the dev team says as long as it doesnt step on their patreonbux.

if those content creators were upset at this, you better believe they wouldve put the brakes on. But instead they are treated favorably and become "friends" with the devs.

think about it. Blue gets a ton of dosh from patrons for b club.
so tda thots and furries can plaster their mugs all over the map and get their names on a special list. those same users will pay for vrc+.

most people in vrc are normies who dont pay attention to mods or often even content creation. they just consume, and spend money. They will buy the tda edit/sparkeldog furry. they will pay vrc+. and they will pay the map patreon. which promotes the mapmaker to keep making content for vrchat, which keeps people coming back.

>>393481067
thats why the leap. why use eac if it's shit and does nothing but introduce it's own problems and piss off the userbase, while doing little for hacking and ripping?

Only answer is the usual answer, which is "monetization/image reasons" and for vrc, until they start selling more than just vrc+, monetization means investor funding and investors want things, and want to *see* things. its why we got quest support, and the halfassed implementation of vrc quest edition.

certain kinds of investors want to see a company that is willing to dig their heels in the sand and push unpopular updates they deem "necessary", because then other "updates" and initiatives could easily be pushed if they can survive as big a shitstorm as this one.