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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Replying to @NotPatrick @leg0lamb
The Activision news is all covering a recent era that’s early 2018 onwards. So there’s no way that would impact D4. All news has pointed to this being a very recent thing. So talking about D4 basically isn’t relevant to it.
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Replying to @BellularGaming @leg0lamb
I disagree. These changes have been happening in 2018, and Acti could absolutely have said, a few months prior to BlizzCon, "well fuck this, you've been working on D4 for FOUR fucking years, you announce something at BlizzCon and release in 2019, and that's it!". They didn't.
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And the "worst" part is, demanding that a game limit its dev time to 4 or 5 years (which is what D4 would have gotten) is beyond reasonable! It would be a normal corporate decision. The fact Blizz is getting another year for it (at least) is a sign they are not being "taken over"
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Replying to @NotPatrick @leg0lamb
I think taken over is the wrong phrase - at most the changes have been structural, such as finance being represented at lower level meetings. I’m sure some are claiming that bobby is ascending from hell to take over, but I’m definitely not
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Replying to @BellularGaming @leg0lamb
Again, I don't agree: the financial decisions we're hearing about seem consistent with a dev that has no releases and wants time and ressources to make polished games. I don't see how people interpret it differently, beyond "the culture has changed omg" which means very little...
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Replying to @NotPatrick @leg0lamb
Well culture change claims are direct from sources. I wouldn’t normally cover it, but Schriers track record has been very solid on the investigative reports. Personally I see it being a tightening of the belt & response to post 2014 Blizzard performance.
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Replying to @BellularGaming @leg0lamb
I agree the sources shouldn't be dismissed, just that there are so many reasons to get that kind of feedback, it's hard to assign it to the one people are claiming about with more info. Anyway, as we said, more to come. I'm not pessimistic yet!
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Replying to @NotPatrick @leg0lamb
Yeah, regarding Blizzard as a whole, I think I’m disappointed with their post Overwatch performance & handling of Diablo 3 X2 & D:I, all of which are old as compared to the recent wave of news
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So I would agree that much of the critical content has been overly narrative driven & has been non specific, which isn’t good at all.
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