Blizzard's downfall continues

[yomammyass]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ropean-offices

Another layoffs inc

[Dazlartist]

Boring .....

[KOUNTERPARTS]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ropean-offices

Another layoffs inc

Describe to us how much you actually care about this.

[MrLachyG]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ropean-offices

Another layoffs inc

companies lay people off all the time; while it's obviously bad for the people involved how is it exactly leading to Blizzard's downfall?

[KOUNTERPARTS]

companies lay people off all the time; while it's obviously bad for the people involved how is it exactly leading to Blizzard's downfall?

OP has nothing really else to spam us with. Slim pickings.

[Edward Wu]

Based Bobby. I hope he makes another humongous pile of cash just to make the commies screech again.

[huth]

I don't see anything about Blizzard layoffs. Only Activision-Blizzard shutting down their publishing offices in the EU.

[Lochton]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ropean-offices

Another layoffs inc

Wrong section, mate. And there is already an ongoing topic.

https://www.mmo-champion.com/forums/...mes-Discussion

[Darsithis]

“ development and customer support not impacted”

How is this a downfall?

[Lochton]

I don't see anything about Blizzard layoffs. Only Activision-Blizzard shutting down their publishing offices in the EU.

And Brazil/Latin American operations except for a marketing manager.

[VinceVega]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ropean-offices

Another layoffs inc

People blow this out above what is really needed...

Companies lay people off and consolidate offices more and more. There is no need anymore to have 20 offices in 15 countires. You can do all of it from one.
The choice of UK is weird though.

Blizz gets under fire for it for two reasons:

1. That ridicoulus payout for Kottick... stupid contract. He directly profits from the pandemic in a huge way which no one expected when he got it.
2. They are a game company. As such they are more in focus of the intermob. If GM lays off a few thousand workers at once no one freaking cares. Blizz lays off a few and it is the most evil thing anyone has ever done. This is just biased uncontrolled cancelculture again.

Also give it two weeks and no one cares again. Also also: No one applauds them when they hire staff... which they do...

[Lochton]

People blow this out above what is really needed...

Companies lay people off and consolidate offices more and more. There is no need anymore to have 20 offices in 15 countires. You can do all of it from one.
The choice of UK is weird though.

Blizz gets under fire for it for two reasons:

1. That ridicoulus payout for Kottick... stupid contract. He directly profits from the pandemic in a huge way which no one expected when he got it.
2. They are a game company. As such they are more in focus of the intermob. If GM lays off a few thousand workers at once no one freaking cares. Blizz lays off a few and it is the most evil thing anyone has ever done. This is just biased uncontrolled cancelculture again.

Also give it two weeks and no one cares again. Also also: No one applauds them when they hire staff... which they do...

People feed easier off the negatives instead of the positives, which you can see on some comments regarding the charity event.

[Sanguinerd]

It stays amusing how nobody gives a shit when a random company lays people off but when Blizzard does it THEN it's suddenly the worst thing in the world.

Not that OP or any of the other pretenders really care

[huth]

It stays amusing how nobody gives a shit when a random company lays people off but when Blizzard does it THEN it's suddenly the worst thing in the world.

Not that OP or any of the other pretenders really care

Especially when it isn't even Blizzard, but their parent company.

[Wangming]

“ development and customer support not impacted”

How is this a downfall?

Blizzard's downfall has been going on since at least Wrath. Haven't you heared? The good old days are gone so Blizzard is dead.

5.2 was the last Blizzard update I liked, but even I can't take all this doomsaying seriously.

[Hellobolis]

It stays amusing how nobody gives a shit when a random company lays people off but when Blizzard does it THEN it's suddenly the worst thing in the world.

Not that OP or any of the other pretenders really care

you haven't noticed the drop in quality in customer service after they gutted that department?

it does seem a bit more public with blizzard though, many other companies you only find out they gutted customer service when you suddenly have to jump through hoops to get in contact.

[Edward Wu]

It stays amusing how nobody gives a shit when a random company lays people off but when Blizzard does it THEN it's suddenly the worst thing in the world.

Not that OP or any of the other pretenders really care

It's because people are unhappy with Blizzard in general and are looking for any excuse to crap on them and hope it somehow results in a shift in direction for the company by someone important getting replaced etc.

I'd say there are a matric ass ton of people out there who are ex-Blizzard fanboys and are currently unhappy with the company. WoW alone used to be a global sensation.

[tankbug]

It stays amusing how nobody gives a shit when a random company lays people off but when Blizzard does it THEN it's suddenly the worst thing in the world.

Not that OP or any of the other pretenders really care

Blizzard fans care about what's going on with Blizzard. Sony fans care about what's going on with Sony, and so on. The reason why this is newsworthy beyond that is because it goes against our basic understanding of fairness when a company fires almost two hundred people, even though they have record profits and give the CEO a 200 million bonus. It doesn't matter that current state of the world makes these employees redundant, and that the CEO has a special clause in his agreement that just happens to favor him immensely these day, in other words the ugly sides of capitalism shining through brightly.

[Mysterymask]

It stays amusing how nobody gives a shit when a random company lays people off but when Blizzard does it THEN it's suddenly the worst thing in the world.

Not that OP or any of the other pretenders really care

Eh gamers are always a weird bunch
Remember when EA won "Worst Company Ever" on that one poll..
When they were against..
Several banks that have done some SUPER shitty stuff, Spirit Airlines, Facebook, Comcast, and AT&T...you know ones that actually fucked up peoples lives..

but oh no THEY RUINED SIM CITY AND GAVE MASS EFFECT 3 A TERRIBLE ENDING!

[Aucald]

This isn't the place for this, and this topic is already being discussed elsewhere. Closing.