So you’re admitting that it takes luck just to get a reasonable appeal? GG
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I mean, you were lucky that they decided to have mercy, lol.
Anyways, here’s one of many posts I’ve made criticizing Blizzard for where they deserved to be criticized. Their communication has tremendously improved in the last couple months though:
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/blizzards-lack-of-communcation-is-pitiful/555534
Net Revenue Q1:
Activision - $184 M
Blizzard - $197 M
King: $156 M
Net Revenue by Platform:
Console: $594 M
PC: $498 M
Mobile: $570 M
Other $126 M
There is no breakdown by product available to the public at this time but here is what information you can extract from that.
Blizzard had a Net Revenue of $197M. Blizzard has multiple products but WoW is only available on PC. 197M of Blizzards Net Revenue is split across all platforms but again, we don’t have the exact breakdown.
WoW Net Revenue = Blizzard Net Revenue - (total_revenue_on_all_other_blizzard_platforms + total_revenue_of_all_non-wow-PC-games).
Now you start to get the idea of when I say “Wow isn’t Blizzard’s cash cow anymore” exactly what I mean.
It’s not opinion, it’s just simple, very very simple math.
Seems like the only troll here is you.
source: https://investor.activision.com/static-files/2697764c-6dfa-47da-898b-0ee1ab2d3439
edit: he has to pretend he can’t see my posts though to make people think he has a custom ublock script.
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Not sure about uBlock scripts, but it can be done with AdBlock for certain. Some folks don’t like the fact that the built in Ignore on the forum still shows grey post lines. Here is a CS thread about it recently where I linked to the script solution.
Considering many of the greatest games were made by 1-5 passionate guys slaving away in a dingy office/basement for the pure love of it, I don’t think you are targeting the correct variable here.
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Oh ya, it can be done, i just question whether or not THEY could do it.
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Maybe so maybe not. No secret that Blizzard has cut costs and treats their employees like crap. Not unlike they treat their player base.
Wow is bad because we,the pmayerbase, are run by sociopaths
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Rofl. I live in Austin. Define “reasonable.” Its less than Cali sure, but averagr wages are also about half so… 
It is all comparative, obviously. Austin is better than CA though. I don’t know how much Blizz pays folks there though compared to the average Austin salary. I just know the Austin folks seem to feel much better about their cost of living vs the folks in Irvine. (Blizz friends - not general people).
In an ideal world we would not be forced to live somewhere expensive to do a job that can be done remotely! Less costs to maintain office buildings, less pollution and water waste for building utilities, fewer cars on the road commuting, etc. Everyone wins.
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Fair enough. I’ve known a few people who worked for Blizz ATX over the years, albeit not as CS, and they seemed generally happy with the experience overall.
I’m general a small upside to the pandemic is I think we’ll likely see a shift to companies being more open to remote working as a whole
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I was told by an mvp greentext poster just a few days ago that they no longer need to have physical in-game gms with the new system.
They have in-game GMs, they don’t go around displaying a physical avatar anymore; they’re invisible now.
So you’re being pedantic then. You knew what the OP was referring to.
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Huh???
This is what I was responding to, how does this correlate with GMs no longer displaying a physical avatar? How does that save them money? It doesn’t, they were talking about in-game GMs as in, GMs that speak with you in-game, not their physical avatars.
You’re getting really desperate with your responses to me.
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This is my first reply to you in this thread?
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You’ve been attempting to bait me into circular arguments for some time now. I correct your misinformation, you either move the goalposts or flat out ignore the correction and continue to propagate misinformation elsewhere.
uhh… are you okay bro? That was not only my first post in this thread, it was my first post of the day.
Take a break from the forums, you’re behaving really strangely.
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Correct. When WoW released back in 2004 the GM tools, which were all made in house, required GMs to enter the game world to resolve issues. It was cool for players, if they got to talk to a GM. Of course, it also led to people TRYING to get a GM and wasting a lot of time.
Over time, the tools were redone and the same GM actions can now be done from a completely different interface that does not require going into the game for MOST things. Most. There are times a GM has to log in as your character to investigate issues but they try to warn you first. That is one of the rare times you end up chatting with them, or they end up in game.
Most of the stuff GMs get is pretty straightforward. I got to see the tool system in use in 2016 and it was pretty robust. I assume it is only more efficient since then.
Same. That is the feedback I got too. Friends in Irvine LOVE the CA food, Disney, etc - but end up sharing apartments and carpooling to afford it. They are not exactly poor or anything, but they certainly can’t afford to buy a house, live alone, etc. They budget carefully. Most like their job though - which I guess is good? I will say I mostly talk to the Community Manager/Forum Rep sorts given those are front facing roles. I am acquainted with some of the artists, devs, etc, but not as many.
I’m not talking about this thread, I’m talking in general. Remember when you lied and tried to claim that the legal document I provided months ago showed CS cuts from the 2019 layoffs? I corrected you, explained to you how you were wrong and you never admitted it.
Anyhow, have a good day, I hope you get some more bites!