I agree. If this thread is about how it was "handled" and the response, then maybe people should check themselves and how they "responded" in the first place.
Taking the angle that you've been lied to and deliberately deceived from the outset is enough to put anyone on the backfoot, and then people get even more upset when the other party adopts a defensive stance.
Then in an effort to unravel the mystery and proove wrongdoings, people cherrypick and bully and make hyperbolic comments to try and draw attention, making it even harder to make any sense of the real situation at hand.
How do you expect to be taken seriously when you make these kinds of crazy accusations and then go around calling people dicksuckers when all they're doing is trying to help others see the brightside? This industry isn't all doom and gloom, and games like DS2 show that some developers out there are sticking to their roots, even when paired with brash publishing and a less than ideal pipeline/timeframe.
I can understand the criticisms behind marketing of the game, as well as some aspects of the game itself, but sometimes people need to take a step back, get some perspective, and try to take a mature approach if these things mean so much to them.
Take the thread title for example. People are still confusing the developer (who had no idea about the backlash or the response made) and the publisher (who is responsible for all overseas PR). When From see the type of reactions they get from these very visible/outspoken fans, what do you think their reaction to the western market is?