I don't think it was cope. This is a pretty extreme 180 from the first game and there was a lot of conflicting evidence about the leaks, so a week or so ago it made sense to wait and not jump to conclusions. I was suspicious of the initial Musa leak because it seemed too perfectly on the nose to be real.

With clear evidence, obviously anyone rational has since jumped ship. I never preordered thankfully, but I pulled the game from my wishlist and will never buy it. I usually wouldn't bother leaving a comment to say I changed my mind, but if you want to know where everyone is, the answer is still here. But everyone looks the same now that we're all in agreement.