hi rez has only downside in participating in uvalan. marweas tried that with t:v and it never did him any good because everyone in this community felt like they had a stake, but they were misaligned on objectives. what everyone from the old school wants is tribes with better graphics, but even if everyone got that there would be a subset of those folks who really want 1999 back, not the game itself, and they will never be satisfied. and the t2 community and modders would be pissed off. so no matter what, anyone who uses this community for marketing is doomed to failure because we are inherently contradictory and vocally negative.
the best thing they could do to help the potential success of their game is ignore tw entirely and remain true to a singular vision of the game they want to make.