Less Cutscenes, more Gameplay

[Mcnibbles-turalyon]

@Källí-dalaran

@Grizelda-runetotem

@Källí-dalaran

Resources aren’t a big old bucket from which everyone dips in. Lowering resources in the animation department won’t improve or upgrade resources on development or other departments. Business 101…

Weird. And here I am thinking that each department has a budget that is paid for by cash (resources) that can be adjusted depending upon goals and market conditions.

But I guess you really know what you’re talking about.

Actually I do… but that is another matter.

You would have to eliminate the entire cinematic department for their “cash” to be used elsewhere. Their “adjustment” is depending upon goals. There is no evidence they aren’t meeting them. At all. On the contrary, the most popular opinion in the world is that Cinematics, Art and Music are about the very best departments Blizzard has ever produced to this day.

That will never happen as this is one of the departments that arguably brings the most revenue, pride and marketing for their products. The department can and most likely does work on more than simply cinematics for wow. My point stands, Business 101.

Dislike all you want, its your right. But your “solution” is wrong.

To follow up on what he saying budgets are usually put in place before work is even started meaning the cutscenes were created out of the allotted budget given to that particular department. Also the percentage of each department are usually given annually or quarterly depending on the company. Like this poster said they would have to seriously cut the department to even be able to use “cash” elsewhere. You could have an argument if the department was going over budget and they had to syphon money from other departments.

[Fallynn-wyrmrest-accord (Fallynn)]

ONCE AGAIN OP is liking their own post with an army of alts.

This is getting ridiculous.

[Peppermint-eldrethalas (Peppermint)]

@Grizelda-runetotem

I prefer quests to move the story along. Emo anime cutscenes are becoming more and more annoying.

Put the resources back into the game instead of little vignettes, plz.

TY.

Press Esc. Let the rest of us enjoy our emo anime cut-scenes.

[Shadina-gorefiend (Shadina)]

@Karix-azuremyst

In fact I doubt Blizzard hires anyone inexperienced. People must have experience in whatever Blizzard uses them for.

Not saying I disagree, but it is worth noting that an “intern who wasn’t good with lore” was responsible for Silverpine questing Horde side post Cata which resulted in the devs coming out and saying that wasn’t canon due to the whole forced enslavement of the Forsaken. At least according to the old forums.

World of Warcraft Forums

That’s the thread.

[Darthvixen-terokkar (Darthvixen)]

reminds me of how often a dungeon finder Culling of Stratholme would dissolve before whole Uther-Arthas-Jaina RP thing could be skipped

[Aluciellin-moon-guard]

You mean that obvious placeholder actually made it into the final game?

Cringe

[Lightmuffin-darkspear]

Nuh uh. I like cut scenes.

Also, I always do a mental Squee when I get to see Muffin here in one of them.

[Maryine-uther (Maryine)]

@Darthvixen-terokkar

reminds me of how often a dungeon finder Culling of Stratholme would dissolve before whole Uther-Arthas-Jaina RP thing could be skipped

Glad you could make it, Uther.

[Källí-dalaran]

@Grizelda-runetotem

@Källí-dalaran

The department can and most likely does work on more than simply cinematics for wow.

You just refuted your own point. See if you can figure it out.

Sigh… no, I didn’t.
What that sentence says is: The department probably works on other assets (licenses) from Blizzard. Meaning, if wow specific cinematics were to be cut, that does not mean their budget would go to development. It would still stay in the department but redirected to other projects. I seriously cannot make this more simple for you to understand how the world works.

[Lightmuffin-darkspear]

Watch your tone with me, boy.

Man, I used to love doing CoS runs, back in the day. Even after I got the mount from there, still loved running it. The music is awesome in that dungeon.

[Källí-dalaran]

@Lightmuffin-darkspear

Watch your tone with me, boy.

Man, I used to love doing CoS runs, back in the day. Even after I got the mount from there, still loved running it. The music is awesome in that dungeon.

I swear I used to have moments during the day at work where I would hear the yelling ring in my ears.

I’ll hunt you to the ends of the earth if I have to! Do you hear me? To the ends of the earth!

[Hardwire-velen (Hardwire)]

@Rhuor-wyrmrest-accord

I want more actual cutscenes and less of the awkward muppet ones they’ve been doing lately. The whole encounter with Baine and Sylvanas would’ve been incredible animated but instead Sylvanas looked like Kermit the Frog.

Agreed. I understand the fully rendered cutscenes are expensive, but they could at least tweak the in-game cutscenes so they’re not just using the /emotes. Or edit them better so they match the dialogue. Machinima makers put more care into matching toons to dialogue than Blizzard does.

[Lightmuffin-darkspear]

I may or may not have the Latin lyrics from the gauntlet run chants, macro’d to my Pally bubble, along with popping the Lightbringer tabard at the same time.

[Mcnibbles-turalyon]

@Shadina-gorefiend

@Karix-azuremyst

In fact I doubt Blizzard hires anyone inexperienced. People must have experience in whatever Blizzard uses them for.

Not saying I disagree, but it is worth noting that an “intern who wasn’t good with lore” was responsible for Silverpine questing Horde side post Cata which resulted in the devs coming out and saying that wasn’t canon due to the whole forced enslavement of the Forsaken. At least according to the old forums.

https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20761896244

That’s the thread.

Well he was experience in the department he was working for he just wasn’t fully aware of the lore for the specific group he was doing the quest for in this case the Kin Tor

[Kaelanthys-sisters-of-elune]

How are the cut scenes “anime”?

[Källí-dalaran]

My main is a paladin, therefore in the name of the light I demand you share said macro with me!!!

[Wariya-stormrage (Wariya)]

and more horses

[Zenyala-zuljin]

If anything, there needs to be more cutscenes when appropriate, and more story being told in-game.

It’s so unsatisfying having one or two small events occur each update with months in between before it continues or reaches a conclusion.

[Grizelda-runetotem]

@Källí-dalaran

if wow specific cinematics were to be cut, that does not mean their budget would go to development. It would still stay in the department but redirected to other projects.

Development /= “other projects”

Gotcha.

You must have an org chart I don’t have access to.

[Shadina-gorefiend (Shadina)]

@Zenyala-zuljin

If anything, there needs to be more cutscenes when appropriate, and more story being told in-game.

It’s so unsatisfying having one or two small events occur each update with months in between before it continues or reaches a conclusion.

This I can agree with. Especially considering how multi-media WoW’s story is. We need more consistent story telling in game to help us understand what all’s going on. The burning of Teldrassil’s a perfect example. People lost their marbles over it. And then when the Lost Honor cinematic came out, we had much more clarification involving Saurfang’s outrage over the whole thing.