No I‘ve neither said nor implied that I’m vegan.

That doesn’t make any sense.

I‘m an omni myself. I prefer it over „non-vegan“.

Never met a vegan who did that. It’s just that most omnis can’t differentiate between systemic criticism and personal insult.

the player can always choose not to play, though

What’s L5 and L6? What’s TC?

Nominating EA for “worst company” always has been ridiculous. Gamers need to touch some grass.

This is what made me bounce off of it.

Did they with the other settings?

Yes. It‘s basic theory. Everyone does it all the time and you‘ll always find a customer/user who will say that some aspect of quality has been reduced too much.

Laziness implies that the workers who make the actual games are lazy which is obviously not true, unfair and audacious. Just use the right words.

To optimise project parameters.

It’s not laziness, that’s always been a stupid oversimplification. The workers work hard on your entertainment product. It‘s a business decision.