Dude got fired or let go. They just do this to higher ups just so they save face
Lots of controversial stuff going on...
To "one person didnt ruin D3 etc..." actually the lead designer can easily ruin the game. Its nice using phrases like "team decision" but at the end of the day its the lead designer who shows the course and has the first and final word in everything! There is very little democracy in business. As lead designer he was responsible for the right course of development so even if it was team decision it still is his fault. I usualy dont agree with stuff like "Good ridance", but its good ridance here...
To "sinking ship" - Blizzard isnt sinking ship! Sure it had bad days with WoD and D3 vanilla and probably SC2 pro-scene, but it looks like these days are over and Blizzard is going ahead strong again. (Personaly I dont like the course, because HS, OW arent games for me. And I dont have time for WoW and dont what to think about Legion right now...) Blizzard is on the scene for more than 20 years, and its only logical that lots of higher standing people are leaving it. Blizzard doesnt have high management job for everyone... When you cant get what you want in one company you will find another that needs you. This is the case of Ghostcrawler. Riot is still lacking in experienced leadership and was able to give him the position he wanted.
As for WarCraft movie it seems success. It cost 160million and as far as I know it wasnt meant to be main season blockbuster. (bad news/good news post from last year where they announced that release date was postponed but it was put into main season) I havent seen it yet, but from trailers I dont like the realistic acting, cartoony WarCraft hybrid. Id rather see it being either more cartoony or more realistic. But that might be just the budget... How much is 160millions for 2 hour film? LotR 1 was estimated for 93mil 15 years ago (calculated for inflation it would be 125mil today). Hateful-eight got 60mil budget but it didnt need the insane CGI. Avatar 230mil,
Don't let the door hit your ass too hard on the way out.
Are you trying to compare Jay to cancer and Blizzard to... something that can get cancer?
Edit: Also, Benoit was having problems with welfare towards the end of his life. Wilson on the other hand could probably afford to sit on the couch, snort coke and grind treasure goblins for the rest of his days if he wanted to.
Last edited by Hotmail; 2016-06-07 at 01:10 AM.
The response to this has been pretty disgusting I have to say. I get that he is not a popular guy because of some of what he said, but come on. No need to act like a bunch of asses.
Does Michele make anyone else cringe? I had to turn it off.
I don't even know who this guy is that people are so happy.
Lolling at all the neckbeards who "left wow" and are still sitting around on MMO-champ responding to WoW posts.
Even crack addicts are less severe than this.
And big surprise, loads of nasty comments.
Seriously, you don't know this guy.
Don't keep up on what Blizzard Employees do. But can someone explain why people are rejoicing Jay Wilson is leaving Blizzard?
Gratz mmochamp. Two posts in one day that have 250+ comments.
"Last time I checked, Cain didn't bludgeon Abel with a Gameboy; Genghis Khan didn't have an Xbox Live account; and Hitler didn't play Crash Bandicoot." -- Tommy Tallarico
Welp, the responses to this news turned out as expected.