Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32237043-20160521070257/@comment-27701762-20160521213547

So I feel the need to step in real quick: what constitutes the "fanbase?" Sure, you find Rule 34 stuff from Undertale. Of course, that's what Rule 34 is. Does that define the fanbase? Sure, you find people complaining that Let's Play channels mess things up for the True Pacifist ending. Of course, you also find people complaining about the fact that every playthrough ends up being a True Pacifist playthrough, and there is no variation except when the same channels decide to then do a Genocide playthrough. Does that define the fanbase?

Every fanbase has these kinds of people. Why is one piece of media especially bad compared to others? Do we have actual numbers on the proportions of people who are fanatical in some fanbases compared to others? Do we know that Undertale fans are significantly more likely to act this way compared to some other game?

Sure, people shouldn't be fanatical about things they like. People should be more reserved with their opinions. Why is the fact that some people are fanatical, though, a cause for casting blame on both fanatical and non-fanatical alike?