So I'm seeing a lot of angry comments and videos about how the evil Activision is ruining Blizzard. I'd like to take a look at the whole thing a bit dispassionately... Fun analysis ahead! (long thread)
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Replying to @NotPatrick
I think the issue that’s being misconstrued by passionate fans is the growing influence of activision as elaborated by the kotaku article. Bellular did a great video on it but the problem is if activision and finance are becoming more prevalent in decisions...
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Replying to @leg0lamb @NotPatrick
then what does that mean for possible upcoming expansions/games/IP’s.
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Did you read the thread? How do you think the evil Activision influence would manifest (beyond the vague "they're being evil")? Don't you think they'd demand game releases for income? Or getting people fired? Blizz has 150 job openings atm, most of them dev team positions.
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Replying to @NotPatrick @leg0lamb
And I LOVE
@BellularGaming, he's one of the hardest working YouTubers there is. But he focuses on WoW, and BFA is rough, and I feel he's been riding the anger wave a bit. It makes tons of views, but I don't think he's looking at the things I'm discussing here super objectively...5 replies 0 retweets 28 likes -
Replying to @NotPatrick @leg0lamb
Well I’d have to disagree with you there. I have been covering the Kotaku articles & explaining the basics of how things operate. So unless you also think Schrier is going for the hateclicks...
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As for your thread, well mich of it isn’t really relevant to the current wave of leaks, which are covering a recent period of change at Blizzard. So yeah, D4 hasn’t been effected because that’s been in the works for years. Structural Blizzard changes have been last 12 months
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Replying to @BellularGaming @leg0lamb
I think there's a lot of selective emphasis in those discussions; Schreier's article clearly point out devs are hiring, which is a positive sign. And with no releases, reducing support staff makes sense, & doing it with cash incentives rather than layoffs is really positive too.
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Also, the fact they were not forced to release D4 by Activision, to me, means the influence of Activision is not the evil one we're hearing about, if it exists at all. So I don't see what's left beyond vague feelings... and click baity anger mongering. :(
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So what’s specifically left is what Schriers sources are claiming, none of which could possibly impact D4 given the timelines.
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