) are sometimes looking for something to be offended by. Some of those times are perfectly legitimate but others it's just whatever the hell caught their eye.
@thenomain
Well, Kenneth Hite is the core designer from what I understand, with only minimal input on the story progression points. It has not been said who has final approval, but multiple writers have said that they turned in their material and didn't see anything until after the editing process was done. If anything, Martin has final approval, but Martin has always been vocal about wanting to make a 'political horror 'game using real-world 'ripped from the headlines' material.
From the scuttlebutt that's going around, a large part of the blame lays on the primary editor (which would be Freja Gyldenstrom). Maybe damage control, maybe not, but multiple sources have stated that that section was editing together from two character POVs. There was also a rumor, which I can't source sadly, that the physical books have been put on hold while the section is redone. The rumor states Paradox actually stepped in, which WOULD be in line with the mentality of their new CEO.
If I get source I'll edit. But like you, I would like for them to do horror, but you're right; it has to be done with care. The problem is, there's a point where some things that some people find insensitive may not be to others (and are not objectively so), and so you end up with subjective interpretations and subjective POVs on the material.
There's also a self-admitted chunk of the fanbase so offended by everything in V5 that they actually want to see WW tank and the IP pass hands (despite reports that Paradox paid an initial $2mil for it with furter payments ove the first three years of the company's existence). And at that point, who is going to touch an IP that tanked and has no real 'public' eye.
I dunno. We'll see.