Grabs popcorn, and watches the idiots coming out of the woodwork who think one person is responsible for the game.
priceless.
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oh, go on , justify it further. Please do.
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Here let me take YOUR shovel away. First look up denial. Second read again my post you first responded to. Third follow that conversation. Lastly your scenario showcased 2 different job titles for 2 different games designed to illustrate how after the removal of one person supposedly made the game better. So in theory WoW should be.
Problems, Those facts are Promises, the expansion has yet to be released or even in beta. Also my point was to make fun of all those who think one person is responsible for an entire team of designers. You only helped my point, by showing that D3 is making strides with its remaining team to improve the game.
Now with WoW you will see the vast sea of issues won't be resolved by one individual leaving.
Personally, I wish nothing but the best for GC, he surely got a bad rap as he was pretty much the face of WoW. However even if he was solely responsible for the game, He still was not at the top of the ladder, like your Jay example is. So if you want a single scapegoat, perhaps you should do a little digging to see where the head of the snake lies.
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You make some good points but at the same time you have to consider the atmosphere...in vanilla wow was brand new so of course there wasn't going to be 3 balanced specs for each class. And the game still went by the healing classes should heal, tanks should tank, etc. mentality so balancing all specs was not a priority by any means. Likewise in TBC there were specs good for raiding, some good for pvp, few that were just bad period but then again there wasn't that huge an outcry for making a class's 3rd spec completely viable like nowadays. Some might say it was better when classes were more specialized and that homogeny just brought around a different kind of headache.
Personally I dont think its possible to balance 30+ specs by any means and def think GC's attempt at widespread class balance was his biggest failure. At least back in the day you knew what your role was depending on the class you picked and stuck to it. Now everyone wants to be top dps and top heals no matter what their class. And you still have specs like disc priest, aff/demo locks that are not just slightly overpowered but massively OP and have been basically the whole expansion.
Now only if metzen and kosak will leave , along with bashiok and netharea
I see you found your shovel again. Well if you are so determined to be that foolish, go on.
Edit: Since you want to use that shovel to dig your hole instead of research, I'll give you a freebie.
Jay Wilson was the Game Director for D3
Tom Chilton Game Director for WoW
Those are the comparable people for YOUR scenario.
Greg Street Lead Systems For WoW. Important yes, upper hierarchy...sure. solely responsible for a games success or failure, not by a long shot.
Last edited by LegendsnDreamz; 2013-11-29 at 03:08 AM.
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