Blizz: If you stop firing all your employees, would that help get more than one content patch out per year?

Ardmccloud-frostmourne · March 28, 2021, 2:44am

No. Though I’d be worried for my job security if people are getting clipped.

Bloodninja-hakkar · March 28, 2021, 2:44am

eeeehhhhh…

but this was more what i was going for.

Ahnohla-hyjal · March 28, 2021, 2:48am

What content do you think esports and advertising people could make?

Gutshredda-zuljin · March 28, 2021, 2:48am

Cicera-zuljin · March 28, 2021, 2:48am

Just because the door greeter at wal-mart gets canned, does not mean the cashier or stockers job are in danger.

Snikrot-silver-hand · March 28, 2021, 2:49am

While eSport staff was fairly useless… there can be an argument made for all those QA people they fired awhile ago. MMOs have a long history of using GMs to host in game events. These in game events is content and can breath some life into this game and get the community more involved in things other than the hamster wheel.

Ardmccloud-frostmourne · March 28, 2021, 2:50am

You never know.

Fortuna-sentinels · March 28, 2021, 2:51am

QA people aren’t GMs, though. And WoW hasn’t had GMs “host events” on live servers since vanilla, and they’ve shown no signs of wanting to do anything of that sort.

Jayawan-moon-guard · March 28, 2021, 2:51am

Interesting, I wonder where you are getting these ideas? You seem quite delusional. If anyone is getting upset about this topic it is you mate. You’re the top poster on this thread.

Dunning kruger effect on full display here.

Snozberry-malganis · March 28, 2021, 2:51am

Didn’t the Activision merger happen during MoP?

Ahnohla-hyjal · March 28, 2021, 2:52am

Wrath.

Snikrot-silver-hand · March 28, 2021, 2:53am

IIRC GMs are typically promoted from the QA department.

Cicera-zuljin · March 28, 2021, 2:53am

Yikes look in a mirror. Your ability to functionally form a coherent argument other than blizzard bad is striking. Especially since your entire argument is based on misconceptions and misrepresentations on who and what were fired and how it affects the company.

Hounze-korgath · March 28, 2021, 2:54am

The numbers you just stated for patch timing are wildly incorrect. Bfa and SL are very much behind previous patch timelines.

Pretty sure WoD was also an outlier too though, it’s just odd they go from 2-3 months with legion to 1 maybe 2 a year.

Jayawan-moon-guard · March 28, 2021, 2:54am

Where did I say Blizzard is bad?

Cicera-zuljin · March 28, 2021, 2:55am

They’re behind, sure, but Legion did not have regular 77 day content patches like the argument presented by a previous poster. That is provably false.

And BFA final tier lasted about a year - every tier before that around 6 months.

Sarama-firetree · March 28, 2021, 2:55am

Lol stop biting man.

Cicera-zuljin · March 28, 2021, 2:57am

Meh I know, but I’m bored and this is somewhat fun. Got nothing else going on. Pandemic blues.

Malmsteen-burning-blade · March 28, 2021, 2:58am

Hounze-korgath · March 28, 2021, 2:58am

I suppose if someone thinks that a single raid / content patch every 6-8 months is appropriate then I’m happy for them. However, I don’t think most of the player base is happy with that timeline.

For a game you pay monthly for, I think it’s a bit ridiculous that we spend monthssss in the same content with nothing new.