▲ 337 ▼ Former Call of Duty and Blizzard Devs Speak Out Against Bobby Kotick; States He Made Games Worse (mp1st.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments Former Call of Duty and Blizzard Devs Speak Out Against Bobby Kotick; States He Made Games Worse::With Bobby Kotick no longer at Activision, some developers who worked on Call of Duty and more have begun speaking out about his actions.
[–] dallo@lemmy.kiois.net 78 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just capitalist scum doing capitalism things permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 years ago (2 children) And people still playing those games. Kotick wouldn't be as successful if those that usually buy Activision titles would care enough about the games getting worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dallo@lemmy.kiois.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) True. Keep pushing the boycott. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) It's not going to work. For every person that hears the calls to boycott and acts on it, ten others won't. For every person that hears the calls to boycott, ten others won't hear that call at all. The only viable way of cutting into CoD in my opinion is to give people an alternative to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Battlebit Remastered is quite good, but it aims to undercut Battlefield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Battlefield is undercutting itself by being terrible. Battlebit is restoring what originally made battlefield great but has since been stripped out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The only viable way of cutting into CoD in my opinion is to give people an alternative to play. A better alternative needs to supplant CoD's place in the minds of the casual gaming crowd. I know so many people who don't care about industry drama and just buy the latest CoD, Madden, etc. game every year simply because it's the thing to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago And because it's what all their friends are playing. If the whole school is playing CoD, you'll be left out of you're playing a better game. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago You mean someone should make another computer game? permalink fedilink source parent [–] rainerloeten@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/10901 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 years ago (2 children) And people still playing those games. Kotick wouldn't be as successful if those that usually buy Activision titles would care enough about the games getting worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dallo@lemmy.kiois.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) True. Keep pushing the boycott. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) It's not going to work. For every person that hears the calls to boycott and acts on it, ten others won't. For every person that hears the calls to boycott, ten others won't hear that call at all. The only viable way of cutting into CoD in my opinion is to give people an alternative to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Battlebit Remastered is quite good, but it aims to undercut Battlefield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Battlefield is undercutting itself by being terrible. Battlebit is restoring what originally made battlefield great but has since been stripped out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The only viable way of cutting into CoD in my opinion is to give people an alternative to play. A better alternative needs to supplant CoD's place in the minds of the casual gaming crowd. I know so many people who don't care about industry drama and just buy the latest CoD, Madden, etc. game every year simply because it's the thing to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago And because it's what all their friends are playing. If the whole school is playing CoD, you'll be left out of you're playing a better game. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago You mean someone should make another computer game? permalink fedilink source parent [–] rainerloeten@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/10901 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dallo@lemmy.kiois.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) True. Keep pushing the boycott. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) It's not going to work. For every person that hears the calls to boycott and acts on it, ten others won't. For every person that hears the calls to boycott, ten others won't hear that call at all. The only viable way of cutting into CoD in my opinion is to give people an alternative to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Battlebit Remastered is quite good, but it aims to undercut Battlefield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Battlefield is undercutting itself by being terrible. Battlebit is restoring what originally made battlefield great but has since been stripped out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The only viable way of cutting into CoD in my opinion is to give people an alternative to play. A better alternative needs to supplant CoD's place in the minds of the casual gaming crowd. I know so many people who don't care about industry drama and just buy the latest CoD, Madden, etc. game every year simply because it's the thing to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago And because it's what all their friends are playing. If the whole school is playing CoD, you'll be left out of you're playing a better game. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago You mean someone should make another computer game? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) It's not going to work. For every person that hears the calls to boycott and acts on it, ten others won't. For every person that hears the calls to boycott, ten others won't hear that call at all. The only viable way of cutting into CoD in my opinion is to give people an alternative to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Battlebit Remastered is quite good, but it aims to undercut Battlefield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Battlefield is undercutting itself by being terrible. Battlebit is restoring what originally made battlefield great but has since been stripped out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The only viable way of cutting into CoD in my opinion is to give people an alternative to play. A better alternative needs to supplant CoD's place in the minds of the casual gaming crowd. I know so many people who don't care about industry drama and just buy the latest CoD, Madden, etc. game every year simply because it's the thing to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago And because it's what all their friends are playing. If the whole school is playing CoD, you'll be left out of you're playing a better game. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago You mean someone should make another computer game? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Battlebit Remastered is quite good, but it aims to undercut Battlefield. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Battlefield is undercutting itself by being terrible. Battlebit is restoring what originally made battlefield great but has since been stripped out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Battlefield is undercutting itself by being terrible. Battlebit is restoring what originally made battlefield great but has since been stripped out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The only viable way of cutting into CoD in my opinion is to give people an alternative to play. A better alternative needs to supplant CoD's place in the minds of the casual gaming crowd. I know so many people who don't care about industry drama and just buy the latest CoD, Madden, etc. game every year simply because it's the thing to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago And because it's what all their friends are playing. If the whole school is playing CoD, you'll be left out of you're playing a better game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago And because it's what all their friends are playing. If the whole school is playing CoD, you'll be left out of you're playing a better game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago You mean someone should make another computer game? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rainerloeten@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/10901 permalink fedilink source parent