The transition to Fab has been a massive step backward for professional environment artists. Over the past year, the quality of the platform and seller support has declined significantly. Here are the critical issues:
1. Broken AI Moderation (False Positives) My ‘Post-Soviet Hospital’ pack is being blocked because the AI flags standard medical X-ray scans (skulls, limbs) as “Graphic Content.” This is a blatant false positive. The automated tools cannot distinguish between neutral medical assets and prohibited imagery, causing constant workflow disruptions and delays.
2. Complete Failure of Technical QA I have personally experienced cases where I accidentally submitted product updates containing critical technical errors: broken paths, missing meshes, and blueprint bugs. These updates were automatically approved and published by Fab without any technical verification. It is absurd that the moderation system prioritizes automated image scanning of harmless textures while completely ignoring the functional quality and stability of the assets.
3. Operating in the Dark (Missing Analytics) The marketplace is professionally unusable for business growth without basic data. We still lack:
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Traffic Sources: No way to tell where customers come from (Internal search vs External links).
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Geographical Data: No information on which countries are buying our products.
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Wishlist Statistics: No visibility on customer interest to plan updates or sales.
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Conversion Rates: No data on page views vs. actual purchases.
4. Declining Support Quality Getting a human response for a manual review has become nearly impossible. We are forced to deal with automated rejections that make no sense in a professional gamedev context. Fab is becoming a “black box” that favors low-quality automated volume over high-fidelity professional content.
As a professional creator, I need a manual review option for technical assets and a modern seller dashboard with transparent data. The current state of Fab is unacceptable for a professional business.