Gamer Living's Erik Miller and Will Anderson sit down with Diablo and Torchlight creator Max Schaefer.
David Brevik, Erich and Max Schaefer weigh in on the recent controversies surrounding Blizzard.
he also dropped some other mind blowing revelations
water is in fact wet
the sun, is hot
and blizzard starts with the letter B
A company changing after almost 30 years i operation? My God, it's not as if Blizzard is run by staff that need to innovate and remain fresh in order to stay in business.
Oh wait...
Except that companies can change and stay relevant without converting to anti-consumerism.
Except Blizzard still continues to put out some of the best and top-selling games... so really with "anti-consumerism"?
@yomfweeee Blizzard hasn't put out anything great in a long time now. Even if you consider how successful D3 became, it still launched very anti-consumer with the RMAH. Not to mention that if there wasn't a crazy amount of fan outrage for Diablo Immortal, they would have easily pushed that out which is the epitome of anti-consumer. Take a long time franchise that people love and have tons of nostalgia for and stuff it full of mtx. Seems real pro consumer to me...
@solideagle
You're in an article about Blizzard. There's your example right there. Diablo 3 was garbage when it initially released. Diablo Immortal had fans raging.
D3 was crap and they fixed it. They've had multiple successful WoW expansions, whether you like it or not. And are you forgetting about Overwatch?
Good grief.
Basically think of bioware after EA bought them. They have a major focus on Overwatch, Hearthstone and Heroes of the storm. All of which are waiting room style online rinse and repeat games. They are the most popular style thing to cash grab atm.
He has founded a new studio called Echtra Inc., with 2 other veterans: Tyler Thompson (ex-Blizzard developers who led Diablo: Lord of Destruction) and David Glenn (ex-Blizzard Art Director for Diablo 1 and 2).
Fifteen years after its original release, the creators of Diablo II recount the battles with Blizzard, the year of crunch, and the shower ideas that became some of roleplaying's most enduring pillars.
