One of the consequences is increased security at events, which drives up operating costs and puts additional burdens on players attending these events. In extreme cases, event organizers may request Harada to cancel his attendance.
Furthermore, Harada mentioned that company founders, board members, and lawyers take threats seriously and may ask him to remove characters or features from the game to mitigate risks. This is more likely to happen when threats are framed as representing a larger group of fans, using the word ‘we’ instead of ‘I’.
