Despite leaving Steam for EGS store, Deep Silver still using Steam to promote Metro Exodus release

Leaving the posters in the previous store is akin to leaving the store page up. This is more like gluing a brand new poster on the shop. Because the van your weed dealer gave to sell the game doesn't have walls.

Yeah, anyone who bought the previous entries are already steam users. If those who supported you before say "no buy" then thats pretty bad.
I would be interested in the sale numbers if Epic release them though. But im sure they will be silent if it goes badly, and rub it onto steam if something goes right

I have to disagree, solely on the fact that Metro isnt some indie game no one knows about..
Deep Silver is known developer, Metro Exodus was long awaited and sought after game.. Right up to this point.
Yes, definitely all this ruckus made everyone more aware of the game - but I highly doubt this worked in favor to them..

It really wasn't a question of want or subjective sentiment, it was simply an observation that the statement didn't meet the expectations of professional standards. My initial statement made it sound a bit more critical than it was, but I couldn't come up with another way of stating the same thing in a more neutral manner while getting the same point across. That, and it was intended to contrast with the latter part of the statement. I considered using another word in place of "whine", since that did seem to offer a less-neutral emphasis, but I couldn't come up with a suitable alternative. ~I also thought that it helped give it more of a teasing tone, which

Since my aim was criticizing the phrasing, you can't so casually dismiss my points supporting that criticism, as you're no longer addressing the same topic as I was, after that point. Clearly, Valve has an issue with things and, as I noted above, such a sentiment is excusable. Valve's phrasing was, however, very poor [from the perspective of professional conveyance]. Consider those of us who have worked in professions or pursuits where analysis of writing is more critical than in casual conversation, and the difference in weight on the topic- and the fact that I'm addressing it solely from such a perspective- may be a bit more clear.

The core issue is the fact that it's typically going to be considered to be in poor taste to be so forthright and non-neutral in criticisms within the context of official statements (though some leniency may be afforded toward such when the interaction is through social mediums). Professionalism is, in large part, about taking responsability for what you can, and about neutrally explaining what you can't take responsability for. Once you start making things personal, your actions may still be justifiable or approvable, but they very likely will no longer be able to be considered as professional.
Given that the same statements could have been made with less directed and more accurate phrasing, the expression feels sloppy and, thereby, the feeling of unprofessionalism feels emphasized. Had the same sentiments been provided subtly, it'd have been hard to criticize, except within the scope of the contrast I made above, as far as Valve being more likely to complain about matters than address them directly.

We've already discussed your other point [ie, the main topic of this thread] elsewhere in this thread, and at the moment the overall considerations that have been presented indicate that such sentiments toward the developer aren't inherently reasonable. This can be determined off the basis that the updates are both constructive in effect and user-catering in nature, and that any marketing element is not only presumed without clear cause, but isn't really reasonable given the fact that Steam game announcements don't meaningfully serve as effective marketing methods [ie, they shouldn't ever find themselves directed towards anyone who isn't already involved in the game to begin with].

In short, given that there's more reason to criticize them for not making such announcements, it feels more like an eagerness to witchhunt than a genuine concern. Please feel free to reply to my comment farther below, if you've a suitable counterpoint to offer, or if I've made any misinterpretations.

For the sake of clarity, I'm in no way arguing that it's not understandable to have negative sentiments towards epic's approach to things and those participating in such. There just doesn't seem to be any cause to extend that criticism toward this particular matter.