Tilbage under E3 i 2016 løftede Bend Studio langt om længe sløret for Days Gone, og selvom responsen fra fans var ganske positiv, så lod der til at være lidt problemer med spillets hovedperson, Deacon St. John. Mange mente at han var en lidt for højrøvet og følelseskold biker man bare ikke havde lyst til at spille som.
Netop derfor har Bend Studio valgt at ændre en del i hans personlighed. I et interview med Polygon afslører insturktør Jeff Ross, at ændringerne er ret gennemgående.
"We got it from everyone. Just the way some of the lines were read or the way they were written. We've refined some of the rougher edges, where he may not have come off as the most relatable character."
Dog siger forfatter John Garvin, at Deacon stadig er den han er:
"We worked really hard on making Deacon's character realistic. It wasn't about trying to make him likable. We wanted him to grow over the course of the story, and you have to start him someplace, so he can end up someplace else."