I wouldn't mind if MS leans on them a little.
I'm more surprised by them talking with the ESO team.
I'm more surprised by them talking with the ESO team.
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Honestly I kinda would prefer someone from Microsoft take a steadier hand over Blizzard given there myriad of issues lately (especially all the sexual harassment)
1. That's terrible if true, considering Blizzard's work culture.
2. They already fired a shitton of employees so it's obviously not true.
2. They already fired a shitton of employees so it's obviously not true.
100%. People would complain either way. Microsoft should let these studios explain where they are at and where they want to go and make adjustments as needed.
Honestly it's for the best for Every Redfall there's been Grounded, Pentiment, Hi Fi Rush, etc. time will tell with the other studios but almost all have been better under Microsoft ownership. They still have a cadence issue but with enough teams that can't possibly last forever.
d4 bad, but if they let Blizzard stick with it like they did Bethesda with FO76, it might be able to turn the corner in the future.
None, they cleaned house but it is easier for people to be clowns with the single fact they learned about something in decades and shit on the teams that are still there by lumping them in with predators.
you would hope so
I think most of the malefactors were fired but you'd want to make sure it didn't happen again. Kotick turning a blind eye is a huge part of why it got so bad at ABK
I mean the acquisition is still very fresh. All companies let acquired companies run like before and see how they perform before they make drastic or minimal changes. They already laid off ATB's marketing, publishing and lord knows what else department already, so I think this year's cuts are finalized. I'd be more worried about next year if they can't meet targets or get delays.
Feels like a no win scenario with Blizzard tbh. Outside of WoW which seems to be doing OK they've been all over the damn place and have burned a lot of their rep. But Microsoft don't have a great record with studios they've formed from scratch like 343i either so I dunno if them being more involved with Blizzard would even help.
Did you read the first few sentences of the article? The whole thing is about giving them freedom on business operations, it has nothing to do with policies towards sex pests.
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Oh yeah, "let blizzard be blizzard" 👍👍
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www.theverge.com
SHUT THE FUCK UP BITCH
edit: This is response to the article headline, not directed towards Holly.
Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees
The cuts primarily affect Activision Blizzard employees.
www.theverge.com
SHUT THE FUCK UP BITCH
edit: This is response to the article headline, not directed towards Holly.
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Who's the bitch here referring to? I will throw forum hands for Holly Longdale.Oh yeah, "let blizzard be blizzard" 👍👍
Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees
The cuts primarily affect Activision Blizzard employees.
SHUT THE FUCK UP BITCH
Basically this
No one reads articles and/or do like jumping to conclusions off a small comment
Being hands off largely hasn't *helped* MS as far as I can tell. Like, there's been cases where it hasn't actively hurt, but I feel like there's been plenty more where real 1st party oversight should probably, uh, be a thing.
Blizzard of today is not the Blizzard that created their legacy; they're fully the product of Activision. With their egregious cash shop driven mentality, I was explicitly hoping MS would come in and shake up their fleecing schemes of $25-30 pricetags for a single armor skin and $70 sticker for a horse skin disguised as a "bundle" with a paltry amount of currency thrown in. The total amount of cosmetics on sale has to be in the thousands, and they use every psychologist-developed, FOMO inducing, manipulative trick in the gatcha game book, while these armors could instead be in-game rewards for players.
It's really disgusting, and I'm disappointed MS isn't going to end it.
It's really disgusting, and I'm disappointed MS isn't going to end it.
Holly Longdale is literally just the producer for WoW. Do you think she had something to do with these layoffs? Why in the world would you call her a bitch?Oh yeah, "let blizzard be blizzard" 👍👍
Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees
The cuts primarily affect Activision Blizzard employees.
SHUT THE FUCK UP BITCH
I got the impression the post was telling MS to shut up because they are claiming non-interference after just firing thousands of people, which is incredibly hypercritical and awful of MS.
Holly Longdale is the person who said they're letting "Blizzard be Blizzard", and that poster quoted that exactly before dropping a link to the layoffs and saying "SHUT THE FUCK UP BITCH". Don't know how else you can take that
I have no clue how you can see what that poster wrote and thought it was aimed at any one person
Was or wasn't aimed at any one person?
Edit - I initially assumed it was charged, nebulous venting at a faceless corporation, but the all caps shouting is in direct response to the statement of a woman. It's pretty gross.
How has OW2 been struggling under Microsoft? They finally gave up on the silly single player idea and committed to the core PVP, made the heroes free for everyone and just announced a bunch of improvements like no more FOMO for mythic skins, a higher tempo for new map releases and reworks, more options for playing with friends regardless of your rank difference and more finetuning for avoiding specific players. The bad position OW2 was in was entirely Blizzard's fault under previous leadership.
edit: lots of people still ignoring that the mass layoffs were already planned under Blizzard too. Calling someone a bitch over a decision she didn't make. Slow clap, Resetera poster.
I wrote(extremely tired) in response to the headline of the article. Not directed at Holly, she obviously wasn't involved in the mass firing. I'll edit my post to reflect that.
Eh, the deal is still fresh. Will be interesting to see longterm how much Microsoft dabbles in Blizzard.
I think being hands off is great if the studio is efficient and reliable. A developer like Obsidian for instance you would just leave be because they know what they are doing and seem to have great management. There are others who shouldn't have that sort of freedom and I would probably put Blizzard into that camp, at least based on recent history. And that is not even bringing up the general shittiness that has been reported there. Are they able to clean out the studio while being hands off? maybe I guess.