EPTActivision-Blizzard: Who is Pulling the Strings? - Page 9
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Highlen
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Cofo
United States1388 Posts
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Rybka
United States836 Posts
On July 08 2010 19:52 FuryX wrote: Well Activision killed IW, and MW2 was a massive fail on the PC. But Blizzard itself is pretty huge with Diablo/Warcraft/Starcraft. Would have been a lot better if Blizzard didn't merge with Activision :/....y did they again? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 18 billion of them to be precise... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7123582.stm This situation seriously makes diehard fans like myself, who have been playing Blizzard games since D1 and WC2, sick to our stomachs. And to all of those who said: "Blizzard is still in charge" "Mike Morhaime still runs Blizzard" and the most atrocious and ignorant sentiment of all, "Activision is just a publisher. Nothing will change..." WE TOLD YOU SO. | ||
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SichuanPanda
Canada1542 Posts
On July 09 2010 07:41 Rybka wrote: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 18 billion of them to be precise... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7123582.stm This situation seriously makes diehard fans like myself, who have been playing Blizzard games since D1 and WC2, sick to our stomachs. And to all of those who said: "Blizzard is still in charge" "Mike Morhaime still runs Blizzard" and the most atrocious and ignorant sentiment of all, "Activision is just a publisher. Nothing will change..." WE TOLD YOU SO. And so the Activision prison-rape of another developer commences........ Sigh. | ||
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shalamadoooo
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McCain
United States187 Posts
http://www.the-ghetto.org/content/battle-net-2-0-the-antithesis-of-consumer-confidence or http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=134436 There's no concrete proof but it's easily the most likely scenario. The situation mirrors the Infinity Ward disaster (see either link for more details). | ||
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Peekaboo
Canada219 Posts
And really, I'm surprised those billboards on metalopolis don't have real ads. Someone at Activision needs to get on Starcraft product placement. | ||
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
On July 09 2010 08:08 Peekaboo wrote: It is a shame that Activision's business model is so flawed. They fail to understand what they have in Blizzard, at all. Its pointless for me to outline it. It's not.. that's the thing. It's not because most people are idiots.. Activision is extremely successful and most likely will continue to be. | ||
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Rybka
United States836 Posts
On July 09 2010 08:10 travis wrote: It's not.. that's the thing. It's not because most people are idiots.. Activision is extremely successful and most likely will continue to be. ...extremely successful because of the development houses that they acquire. The thing is, they haven't managed run the big ones properly, now have they?? | ||
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IKenshinI
United States132 Posts
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
On July 09 2010 08:16 Rybka wrote: ...extremely successful because of the development houses that they acquire. The thing is, they haven't managed run the big ones properly, now have they?? what are you talking about right now im talking about how successful activision is or is not | ||
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Z-BosoN
Brazil2590 Posts
Sure, who the hell really cares enough to not go ahead and buy the game. Fuck what our fans want, they are going to buy the game anyways. Wasn't this the same Blizzard that seemed to overvalue the community? They kept saying and saying that we are so important and they kept batches answering our questions, destroyed the soul realper, made new models for tanks, all that shit cause people kept crying about how a stupid tank looked? And what, now they are literally gonna piss on what the vast majority of their fans want, on something much more serious? I am aware that making a new model and completely revamping a user interface are two different things, but what I am putting in question is the ideals they had and what they told us while they were producing the game. They are really paying a very dangerous game. Obviously this is a game with hardcore fans and greatly anticipated. Obviously a lot of people will buy this. So what, separate it into 3 different games upping the cost by an insane amount, ignore the community so you can make more money? Yea go right ahead. Now you will get loads of blood money, but tread lightly, for I am pretty sure a shitstorm of privacy lawsuits will ensue and you will get fucked for whatever mistakes you make in the future. Obviously exaggerated, but this kinda shit pisses me off. | ||
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np.Resuscitate
United States60 Posts
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SpiritAshura
United States1271 Posts
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Windblade
United States161 Posts
Hey Blizz go talk to Sony, i hear they let their studios do w/e the fuck they want BTW: Blizzard never merged with Activision, Blizzard is/was a studio/developer owned by Vivendi who merged with Activision. If this really is true...there's shit that's gunna be going down ACTIVISION VS. BLIZZARD | ||
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Sabu113
United States11047 Posts
At the end of the day, I don't own most console games because they aren't worth $60 in utility to me. StarCraft 2 is going to be worth a damn lot to me and the rest of the hardcore group. It will take a lot to lower its value significantly to a bunch of people who visit and participate the largest starcraft community in the world. If it's not worth don't buy it, they will adjust to maximize revenues at we'll all meet at general equilibrium. | ||
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oxxo
988 Posts
FACTS: Vivendi owned Blizzard. Vivendi's GAMES division merged with Activision. Blizzard is one of the few if not the only of Vivendi's games divisions that maintains AUTONOMY FROM ACTIVISION. Get over it. | ||
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Ownos
United States2147 Posts
On July 08 2010 18:46 Drakan wrote: All i want to see is their stocks go down to hell... so sad that blizzard sold themselves to this fuckers. Blizzard had no say it in. Their parent company merged with Activision and slapped Blizzard's name on the new company. | ||
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Baarn
United States2702 Posts
Is pulling the strings. Should Blizzard dismiss koreans from posting on the forums for starcraft or any other Blizzard game? | ||
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
On July 09 2010 12:41 Baarn wrote: http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1365085/korean-law-driving-policy-blizzard Is pulling the strings. Should Blizzard dismiss koreans from posting on the forums for starcraft or any other Blizzard game? lol, what are you even saying? who is pulling the strings? wtf are you talking about do you know what the term "is pulling the strings" means? it refers to some sort of entity, not an idea and btw, even if that is the basis, there is nothing stopping them from making it optional to use your first and last name | ||
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