Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 : "We’re making adjustments and will share the details on Sept 17. Big changes take time, and we want to do this right."

Sounds like the right move. A game with a cult fan base like this is relying on positive word of mouth to bring new people in.

Locking 2 factions behind a day 1 paywall when the game already has shaky PR was a death sentence for the success of this game.

I would stress that it's unlikely this was a Dev decision, likely the publisher wanted these parts of the game nickel and dimed.

Sigh. There are just too many things to play, do, worry or think about to fuck around with people who have already shown you who they are. I liked the original game, like 20 years ago, and I’ve liked hundreds or thousands of other things in between. What I’m trying to say is these people can go fuck themselves. I don’t care if it’s the publisher, it’s the whole crew they came in here with. Fuck off.