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De Evolution 02/05/20 11:17:33 AM #1: |
Is Blizzard's place as a top gaming company starting to decline?
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ThyCorndog 02/05/20 11:22:34 AM #2: |
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Funkydog 02/05/20 11:23:28 AM #3: |
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LightHawKnight 02/05/20 11:25:15 AM #4: |
Funkydog posted...
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Newhopes 02/05/20 11:32:24 AM #5: |
Top LOL, they haven't even close to that in 10 years +.
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ScrewHisOpinion 02/05/20 11:34:53 AM #7: |
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This. They capped out at WotLK. Downhill ever since. man we twinsies. Wotlk was amazing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LightHawKnight 02/05/20 11:35:54 AM #8: |
Spooking posted...
This. They capped out at WotLK. Downhill ever since. Legion was pretty good. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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darkphoenix181 02/05/20 11:36:03 AM #9: |
They already are not a top gaming company.
Their last release as one was Wings of Liberty. It was all downhill after thay. Although, I admit overwatch was a bit of an anomaly, it was still a greedy cash grab. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Stagmar 02/05/20 11:44:33 AM #10: |
Their last good game was Warcraft 3.
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darkphoenix181 02/05/20 11:46:47 AM #11: |
Stagmar posted...
Their last good game was Warcraft 3. Lol people ITT hating on WoW ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Irony 02/05/20 11:53:54 AM #12: |
Blizzard has never been at the top
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Stagmar 02/05/20 12:11:33 PM #14: |
darkphoenix181 posted...
Lol people ITT hating on WoWPlayed it for the free month when it first came out. Never had an urge to touch it again. --- 11/11/1572 -- Never Forget. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ShadowElite86 02/05/20 12:49:11 PM #15: |
Funkydog posted...
Starting? --- INGREDIENTS: Cancer ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Alpha218 02/05/20 12:51:59 PM #16: |
darkphoenix181 posted...
They already are not a top gaming company.Revitalizing the team shooter genre is hardly a cash grab wtf People love to shit on Overwatch now but EVERYONE was playing it when it came out --- I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite user on the Citadel. Mario Maker 2 Maker ID: X6G-JGS-BFG; Dead by Daylight Discord: https://discord.gg/s6gDduM ... Copied to Clipboard!
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K181 02/05/20 12:52:37 PM #17: |
It's been on the decline for a while.
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darkphoenix181 02/05/20 12:54:28 PM #18: |
Alpha218 posted...
Revitalizing the team shooter genre is hardly a cash grab wtf Lootboxes. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MrPeppers 02/05/20 1:00:09 PM #19: |
Alpha218 posted...
Revitalizing the team shooter genre is hardly a cash grab wtf It sounds like you are misunderstanding why people call it a cash grab. Doesnt really have much if anything at all to do with the genre or gameplay. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZMythos 02/05/20 1:01:54 PM #20: |
Blizzard's entire development scheme is to take existing ips and give them expensive polish with shallow gameplay.
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Alpha218 02/05/20 1:02:55 PM #21: |
MrPeppers posted...
It sounds like you are misunderstanding why people call it a cash grab. Doesnt really have much if anything at all to do with the genre or gameplay.The loot boxes were stupid yes, but I have also seen it attacked for virtue signaling and pandering because it has a diverse cast --- I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite user on the Citadel. Mario Maker 2 Maker ID: X6G-JGS-BFG; Dead by Daylight Discord: https://discord.gg/s6gDduM ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pfh1001 02/05/20 3:22:30 PM #22: |
Funkydog posted...
Starting? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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brotrrwinner 02/05/20 3:23:11 PM #23: |
Funkydog posted...
Starting?Came in to post this --- September 21st, 2008 Never forget ... Copied to Clipboard!
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darkphoenix181 02/05/20 3:25:24 PM #24: |
Alpha218 posted...
I have also seen it attacked for virtue signaling and pandering because it has a diverse cast What does that have to do with anything? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pegusus123456 02/06/20 6:44:23 AM #25: |
I think they should be worried about WoW. BFA is a failure in basically every respect. Shadowlands might turn it around, but they're going to have to either remove or drastically change a lot of systems I think they're heavily invested in. I've personally not seen much hype for it either.
Hearthstone is actually doing alright. A long-time issue is that it stagnates pretty hard between expansions. For the last year or so, they've done a good job of shaking things up. Faster nerfs, bringing cards out of the wild format, putting those cards back when they horribly broke things, introducing a couple dozen new cards a month or two after an expansion, etc. That plus the battlegrounds mode puts it in a decent spot. I don't think they're doing anything with SC and Diablo, right? --- https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT So? I deeded to some gay porn. It doesn't mean anything. - Patty_Fleur ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Delirious_Beard 02/06/20 8:15:24 AM #26: |
WoW's decline at least kind of makes sense. it's a 15 year old game and at this point the best way for blizzard to retain players is to bombard them with gigantic amounts of busy work and meaningless content only made palatable by the possibility of reward.in order to distract from the fact that their game at its core is old as fuck and not very engaging
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Kami_no_Kami 02/06/20 8:17:50 AM #27: |
No, China will always love them.
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Colonel_Snitsky 02/06/20 8:20:06 AM #28: |
For me personally blizzards been om the decline ever since SC2 HotS.
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thronedfire2 02/06/20 8:20:43 AM #29: |
darkphoenix181 posted...
Lootboxes. Cosmetic only items that you get just by playing the game i have every cosmetic item for every hero without ever spending a cent. So many coins lying around that I can buy 3-4 legendary skins if I dont get them during an event --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Punctus_Pilot 02/06/20 9:06:12 AM #30: |
Your personal opinion of them may have been declining for a long time, but their following was strong until recently. Blizzard fans love Blizzard and Blizzard games, and the majority of them didn't turn their back right away. Battle for Azeroth hurt that base, and Diablo Immortal is what finally made the majority upset. The Hong Kong bans and Warcraft 3 Reforged is part of their ongoing descent.
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De Evolution 02/06/20 11:49:23 AM #31: |
Punctus_Pilot posted...
Your personal opinion of them may have been declining for a long time, but their following was strong until recently. Blizzard fans love Blizzard and Blizzard games, and the majority of them didn't turn their back right away. Battle for Azeroth hurt that base, and Diablo Immortal is what finally made the majority upset. The Hong Kong bans and Warcraft 3 Reforged is part of their ongoing descent. Well said. Thanks for that perspective. --- Let go your earthly tether. Enter the void. Empty, and become wind. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DeadBankerDream 02/06/20 11:51:52 AM #32: |
I mean, Overwatch is popular, but other than that, what has made them a "top gaming company" in say, the current console cycle. And I really don't see Overwatch giving them enough credit to make that claim. WoW at this point is just trucking along at its own pace practically detached from the general gaming landscape. Is it even attracted significant new playerbases?
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DarkChozoGhost 02/06/20 12:07:20 PM #33: |
DeadBankerDream posted...
I mean, Overwatch is popular, but other than that, what has made them a "top gaming company" in say, the current console cycle. And I really don't see Overwatch giving them enough credit to make that claim. WoW at this point is just trucking along at its own pace practically detached from the general gaming landscape. Is it even attracted significant new playerbases?It didn't really need new playerbases. WoW was going strong until BfA, even if it had been reduced by a bit. A massive amount of people still play the shit out of Hearthstone. It's quick, it's simple, and you can play it anywhere. Maintaining their ongoing titles has always been their business model, adding something new to the family every 5 years or so. Overwatch was a massive success. With the way Blizzard runs and the way their fanbase is, that's all they needed. But recently the core fanbase, which had previously been unrelentingly loyal, is forsaking them. That's what TC and others are referring to as "their decline." This is coming from someone that's spent maybe 2 hours cumulatively playing Blizzard games ever. I recognize their place and influence in the industry though. --- My sister's dog bit a hole in my Super Mario Land cartridge. It still works though - Skye Reynolds 3DS FC: 3239-5612-0115 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AceMos 02/07/20 11:42:22 AM #34: |
i dont fallow WoW newst what is it that pissed people off there?
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Wedge Antilles 02/07/20 11:45:45 AM #35: |
Hearthstone has been nose diving
WoW has been mostly bad since Cataclysm They kicked HotS to the curb Diablo has had it rough (though I like D3 tbh) SC2 was clearly not on the level of SC1 They've been going downhill for a while now. --- I used the knife. I saved a child. I won a war. God forgive me. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LightHawKnight 02/07/20 11:57:12 AM #36: |
AceMos posted...
i dont fallow WoW newst what is it that pissed people off there? Xenton76 points1 year agoedited 1 year ago Everything up to the end game is good, but the end game is about the worst it's ever been. In addition to that, this is a small list of some of the problems that are frequently discussed on this subreddit:
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The_Korey 02/07/20 12:04:22 PM #37: |
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De Evolution 02/07/20 12:07:58 PM #38: |
DarkChozoGhost posted...
It didn't really need new playerbases. WoW was going strong until BfA, even if it had been reduced by a bit. A massive amount of people still play the shit out of Hearthstone. It's quick, it's simple, and you can play it anywhere. Maintaining their ongoing titles has always been their business model, adding something new to the family every 5 years or so. Overwatch was a massive success. With the way Blizzard runs and the way their fanbase is, that's all they needed. But recently the core fanbase, which had previously been unrelentingly loyal, is forsaking them. That's what TC and others are referring to as "their decline." Pretty accurate here. --- Let go your earthly tether. Enter the void. Empty, and become wind. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LightHawKnight 02/07/20 12:14:31 PM #39: |
DarkChozoGhost posted...
But recently the core fanbase, which had previously been unrelentingly loyal, is forsaking them. That's what TC and others are referring to as "their decline." Previously loyal fans noticed that Activision has been digging their fingers deeper and deeper into the pie that is Blizzard is the reason. To the point where it isn't Blizzard anymore. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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De Evolution 02/07/20 12:49:14 PM #40: |
LightHawKnight posted...
Previously loyal fans noticed that Activision has been digging their fingers deeper and deeper into the pie that is Blizzard is the reason. To the point where it isn't Blizzard anymore. A tale as old as time in the corporate world. Just case #4080 of a big corporation absorbing a smaller one and slowly turning them into a soulless shell of itself because of corporate greed. --- Let go your earthly tether. Enter the void. Empty, and become wind. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ToadallyAwesome 02/07/20 1:18:00 PM #41: |
LightHawKnight posted...
Xenton76 points1 year agoedited 1 year ago I knew it was bad but didnt know it was this bad. Ive tried to play BFA many times but it just doesnt feel good. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Delirious_Beard 02/07/20 8:10:06 PM #42: |
they deserve a lot of flak, but unfortunately blizzard has become another target for gamer chuds to attack mindlessly for every possible thing
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IronChef_Kirby 02/07/20 8:25:26 PM #43: |
I'd say they're in big decline, but they're too big to fail. They're kinda like Gamefreak in that no matter how badly they fuck up, millions of people would still preorder a turd squashed into a game case as long as it has their brand name on it.
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