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Darmik
12/13/18 8:20:59 PM
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https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1073369823730647040

As I've reported, Blizzard has been told to cut costs and ship more games. (https://kotaku.com/the-past-present-and-future-of-diablo-1830593195 ) So today's news on Heroes of the Storm, which is scaling down/losing developers, makes a lot of sense. It's been Blizzard's least successful game by far:


Welp. Tough year for Blizzard. I guess this is their new turning point.
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snowman9267
12/13/18 8:21:34 PM
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Fuck Activision.
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Squall28
12/13/18 8:21:59 PM
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snowman9267 posted...
Fuck Activision.

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Zerocide
12/13/18 8:23:03 PM
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Squall28 posted...
snowman9267 posted...
Fuck Activision.

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PhazonReborn
12/13/18 8:23:44 PM
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You sold out to Activision.

Enjoy your final days on Earth Blizzard
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Turtlemayor333
12/13/18 8:25:48 PM
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Zerocide
12/13/18 8:32:46 PM
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Turtlemayor333 posted...
Is this an out of season April's Fools joke

Nah, if you don't have a phone you're fucked.
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Irony
12/13/18 8:34:34 PM
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Zerocide posted...
Turtlemayor333 posted...
Is this an out of season April's Fools joke

Nah, if you don't have a phone you're fucked.

Or you can just not play Blizzard games.
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twitterfriends
12/13/18 8:37:35 PM
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They ruined Diablo, fuckers.
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Zerocide
12/13/18 10:36:38 PM
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twitterfriends posted...
They ruined Diablo, fuckers.

WoW is next on the chopping block, white knights will pretend everything is fine on their forums.
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catboy0_0
12/13/18 10:37:59 PM
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They sold out to Activision? RIP good Blizzard games
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darkphoenix181
12/13/18 10:38:07 PM
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How to kill wow

1. Sell your company to EA or Activision.

Lmao
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darkphoenix181
12/13/18 10:38:49 PM
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Zerocide posted...
twitterfriends posted...
They ruined Diablo, fuckers.

WoW is next on the chopping block, white knights will pretend everything is fine on their forums.


It has already been chopped.

Bfa is conaidered the worst expac
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Vyrulisse
12/13/18 10:39:03 PM
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Mike Morhaime was the last bulwark against full Activision bullshit, they forced him ou... I mean he "stepped down" and now it's time to milk the cow until it's dead.
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ZMythos
12/13/18 10:40:38 PM
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They've been going down the shitter since about three weeks after Overwatch launched.

No substance, all spectacle. That's their design philosophy now.
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Vyrulisse
12/13/18 10:42:28 PM
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Zikten
12/13/18 11:44:29 PM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
Bfa is conaidered the worst expac


even worse than WoD?
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darkphoenix181
12/13/18 11:45:23 PM
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Zikten posted...
darkphoenix181 posted...
Bfa is conaidered the worst expac


even worse than WoD?


Ye
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rikasa
12/13/18 11:48:07 PM
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IDK why you guys say WoW is next. It isn't even out til summer 2019 at best.
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catboy0_0
12/13/18 11:50:52 PM
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rikasa posted...
IDK why you guys say WoW is next. It isn't even out til summer 2019 at best.

haha
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Blo
12/13/18 11:54:39 PM
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Do we not like when companies ship games?
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pegusus123456
12/13/18 11:56:31 PM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
Zikten posted...
darkphoenix181 posted...
Bfa is conaidered the worst expac


even worse than WoD?


Ye

It's really debatable. BFA only just got its first patch, there's still time to turn shit around and its problems aren't nearly as systemic as WoD's were.
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Darmik
12/13/18 11:56:36 PM
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Blo posted...
Do we not like when companies ship games?


I think being expected to release a new game every year or two can impact the quality of their titles yeah.
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Jiggy101011
12/13/18 11:57:03 PM
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catboy0_0 posted...
They sold out to Activision? RIP good Blizzard games


This happened back in 2008
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Vyrulisse
12/13/18 11:58:00 PM
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Blo posted...
Do we not like when companies ship games?

Translate it to soulless money grubbing corporate speak and "ship more games" means ship more half-finished money sinks to fleece customers of every dime you can. It is a distinctly Anti-Blizzard way as Blizzard built a reputation on putting out highly polished and quality games even if they took awhile. That's been going by the wayside more and more.
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Zikten
12/13/18 11:59:01 PM
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pegusus123456 posted...
It's really debatable. BFA only just got its first patch, there's still time to turn shit around and its problems aren't nearly as systemic as WoD's were.

plus WoD was literally unfinished. I think if they finish BFA it by default is better. unless they manage to fuck up and not finish some other future expansion, I think WoD will always be the worst one
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Darmik
12/14/18 12:02:33 AM
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https://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/02/bobby-kotick-defends-notorious-no-fun-statements/

Just a reminder this dude runs Activision

Most notorious was a late 2009 comment he made that seemed to cement his position as more Vader thank Luke. No, he said today, he didn't mean to sound like, his words, "a dick".

In September he had told a group of investors: "The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games."

Today, he said, after describing Activision as a company striving for greatness, "Sometimes that commitment to excellence, well, you can come across as being like a dick. And when I say things like "taking the fun out of making video games," it was a line that has been often-quoted lately, but it was a line I used for investors. It was mainly because i wanted to somehow come across in a humorous way that we were responsible, in the way we made our games in that it wasn't some wild west, lack of process exercise and that we really did give some thought to the capital being used to provide a return of investment to shareholders. So I say things like 'taking the fun out of video games' knowing full well that all we're actually trying to do is keep the fun in the process because, as most of you know, when you're getting into crunch time it becomes really difficult to meet those milestones or get things polished the way you would like, that isn't a lot of fun. That is not what I meant by it."

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Romulox28
12/14/18 12:03:41 AM
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This is honestly kind of making me want to give up gaming altogether
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Vyrulisse
12/14/18 12:07:54 AM
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Romulox28 posted...
This is honestly kind of making me want to give up gaming altogether

It's becoming really tiresome.
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thronedfire2
12/14/18 12:12:42 AM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
Zikten posted...
darkphoenix181 posted...
Bfa is conaidered the worst expac


even worse than WoD?


Ye


Lol no
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Unsugarized_Foo
12/14/18 12:18:17 AM
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Vyrulisse posted...
Say what you want about Steve Jobs but this perfectly describes Blizzard now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AxZofbMGpM" data-time="


Steve's still keeping it real
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eggcorn
12/14/18 12:25:23 AM
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Blo posted...
Do we not like when companies ship games?

Blizzard is known to scrap projects that are nearly complete if they aren't up to their quality standards. This will change that.
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Delirious_Beard
12/14/18 12:27:29 AM
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pegusus123456 posted...
darkphoenix181 posted...
Zikten posted...
darkphoenix181 posted...
Bfa is conaidered the worst expac


even worse than WoD?


Ye

It's really debatable. BFA only just got its first patch, there's still time to turn shit around and its problems aren't nearly as systemic as WoD's were.


i'd argue that BfA's systemic issues are worse than anything in any expansion before it

azerite armor, class design, expeditions and warfronts, these are things that don't just need tuning or adjustment, they need to be completely reworked or abandoned
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KamenRiderBlade
12/14/18 4:18:28 AM
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The Corporate Vultures are sinking their teeth into what was once left of Blizzards integrity and ripping it out.

Now it's all about Profits before quality.
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catboy0_0
12/14/18 4:20:02 AM
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it's funny because putting their fanbase first is what built up all the notoriety and cred that led to this point, and Activision is throwing it all away. it's like mother nature building a rain forest and a bunch of assholes come in and cut all the trees down for use in fireplaces.
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Ilishe
12/14/18 4:29:59 AM
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I choose to remember Blizzard for their greatness.

They gave us Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo (oh and the Lost Vikings). Maybe other games too but fuck if I know.

Salute!
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TwoDoorPunkCab
12/14/18 4:34:10 AM
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you'd think developers would learn by now that selling out to a large publisher like ea or activision is a really bad short-sighted decision. unless the ceos just take the money and run
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KamenRiderBlade
12/14/18 4:51:07 AM
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TwoDoorPunkCab posted...
unless the ceos just take the money and run
That's what Blizzards original CEO did when he sold out Blizzard to Activision.
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Guide
12/14/18 4:57:21 AM
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I really wanted to go pro in HOTS too. This news hurt a bit.
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catboy0_0
12/14/18 5:27:36 AM
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I gave up on Blizzard when they started selling $60 mounts and casualizing WoW to the point at which there was no point anymore.
also Diablo 3 blew
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Rika_Furude
12/14/18 5:29:05 AM
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Johnny_Nutcase
12/14/18 5:40:00 AM
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I would laugh this up but i'm quite attached to Diablo. That being said, I hope nothing but the worst for anyone who works for Activision, even if they're not directly responsible.
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Yomi
12/14/18 5:43:21 AM
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:(
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catboy0_0
12/14/18 5:44:19 AM
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blizzard is dead
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VectorChaos
12/14/18 5:52:22 AM
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Goats posted...
Vyrulisse posted...
Romulox28 posted...
This is honestly kind of making me want to give up gaming altogether

It's becoming really tiresome.


Good to know I'm not the only one that feels this way cyndaquil

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TheRealDill1999
12/14/18 5:56:20 AM
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This is great news. We should start seeing Blizzard masterpieces drop more frequently now.
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catboy0_0
12/14/18 5:57:37 AM
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TheRealDill1999 posted...
This is great news. We should start seeing Blizzard masterpieces drop more frequently now.

I enjoy how consistent you are
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