I feel like i have never heard his name until just recently. Is he one of the original developers? A recent add on? Jay Wilson's Replacement?.... anyways I do feel a glimmer of hope from this guy.
Thx, Maffia... thats kinda what i was looking for. Also - my glimmer of hope did come from his post B/C it is the first time I have felt like blizzard is actually changing their usual design philosophy blah blah blah stance bs, and finally listening to what is necessary to make some REAL fixes.
Judging by his resume, he's a walking example of the fact that Activision and Blizzard are pooling design resources.
Do you think that's a good thing or a bad thing?
What I took from Day's comments is a certain degree of acknowledgement of player complaints. I appreciated his post greatly, and after reading it, I felt encouraged about the future of the game.
Judging by his resume, he's a walking example of the fact that Activision and Blizzard are pooling design resources.
Do you think that's a good thing or a bad thing?
What I took from Day's comments is a certain degree of acknowledgement of player complaints. I appreciated his post greatly, and after reading it, I felt encouraged about the future of the game.
QFT, that feedback post and the following blue reply was really refreshing.
Judging by his resume, he's a walking example of the fact that Activision and Blizzard are pooling design resources.
Do you think that's a good thing or a bad thing?
What I took from Day's comments is a certain degree of acknowledgement of player complaints. I appreciated his post greatly, and after reading it, I felt encouraged about the future of the game.
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This is exactly how I felt. And for the first time since Beta concluded and the game was released.
I don't think it is necessarily either - he's obviously a decent writer and analyst.
I just point it out because it illustrates that Activision and Blizzard are sharing development resources, at least in this case. They are, in fact, the same company, and the image of Blizzard as some walled-off ninja temple is delusional.
Besides, if Activision had any power, Diablo 3 would've been released 2011 or so.
Your evidence is a post from someone that works at blizzard giving a PR statement?!? Thats the most bias source imaginable... Of course they won't openly admit that activision has influence over them.
Imo, and many others I have talked to the game was released too soon. If 1.07 had launched then the game would be in a much better position atm.
I try not to say this into too many topics, but people don't like remembering it.
Once upon a time there was Blizzard and it was financed by porting games for other companies. Then they were bought by Davidson and Associates for $6 mil. Then Davidson and Associates was bought by CUC International. CUC then merged with HFS Corporation, but then they were accused of fraud, lost 80% of stock value and sold their software operations (including Blizzard) to Havas. Havas was bought by Vivendi. Then Vivendi bought Activision.
The highest people in the food chain have controlled Blizzard since the time of StarCraft and Diablo II. Activision was _merged_ with Blizzard to ease entity operations for the previously called "Vivendi games" division, while the 2 companies remain separated by operations. Now Activision takes orders from those same people that gave orders to Blizzard circa 1998.
In the end of the day the 2 companies have the same stock holders and answer on a single conference call while both working separately and answering to a single executive entity. Sounds to me more like Blizzard's bosses bought Activision. Isn't it kind of the other way around then?
Its like buying a car from a used car salesman. The last person in the world you trust is the dude selling you the car.
This is basic common sense....
No, it's called paranoia and humanity does it to itself by the "I can only trust myself, but I can and will scam if I'm sure I won't get caught" logic that has dictated our history so far.
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Do you think that's a good thing or a bad thing?
What I took from Day's comments is a certain degree of acknowledgement of player complaints. I appreciated his post greatly, and after reading it, I felt encouraged about the future of the game.
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A fool and his money are soon parted.
Anyone willing to pay hundreds of real dollars for a pixelated, imaginary sword, likely require little manipulation to do so.
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Agreed
It's not imaginary if it's pixelated.
This is exactly how I felt. And for the first time since Beta concluded and the game was released.
I don't think it is necessarily either - he's obviously a decent writer and analyst.
I just point it out because it illustrates that Activision and Blizzard are sharing development resources, at least in this case. They are, in fact, the same company, and the image of Blizzard as some walled-off ninja temple is delusional.
Ha. Bagstone.
It would be foolish at best to think they have no power over them though.
http://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/zqm8d/world_of_warcraft_developer_ama/c66vppm
Besides, if Activision had any power, Diablo 3 would've been released 2011 or so.
Your evidence is a post from someone that works at blizzard giving a PR statement?!? Thats the most bias source imaginable... Of course they won't openly admit that activision has influence over them.
Imo, and many others I have talked to the game was released too soon. If 1.07 had launched then the game would be in a much better position atm.
Ha. Bagstone.
I think this thread has devolved into the kind of logic-free bullshit that warrants it being locked.
This is basic common sense....
No, it's called paranoia and humanity does it to itself by the "I can only trust myself, but I can and will scam if I'm sure I won't get caught" logic that has dictated our history so far.
Ha. Bagstone.