| Pandemona England. November 19 2012 19:56. Posts 9708 | Profile Blog # |
Is it me or alot of that broken english? I'm not sure if Mike speak's like that, but i'd like better grammar next time please.
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| Rannasha Netherlands. November 19 2012 19:58. Posts 2265 | Profile Blog # |
On November 19 2012 19:52 Dodgin wrote:
I think the most interesting thing I picked up from this is that they do read TL, and they weigh the posts/opinions here equally to bnet forums or even more than bnet forums in some cases.
This is hardly surprising. During the earlier years of WoW, Blizzard already reluctantly admitted that they would read external community sites (in case of WoW, primarily Elitist Jerks, which was a bit like the TL of WoW at the time) and that these had a higher signal-to-noise ratio than their own forums.
They can't really maintain an active presence on these external sites or give them too much attention, otherwise the hordes of stereotyped "Battle.net forumposters" would migrate to the community sites, negatively affecting the discussions.
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| Darryle Australia. November 19 2012 20:02. Posts 5 | Profile # |
| Loved the part about bronze league xD |
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| Sumahi Guam. November 19 2012 20:02. Posts 4938 | Profile Blog # |
| Thank you for posting this interview. It has been interesting to see the way SC2, a game created to be an esport has evolved and how the community evolves with it. It means that there is far more pressure on SC2 than other games, and far more expectations. I see Blizzard taking that very seriously thus far in terms of how they are developing Heart of the Swarm. |
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| Trasko China. November 19 2012 20:08. Posts 580 | Profile Blog # |
| That was interesting. I think the future for e-sports is looking very fine! |
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| Deckkie Netherlands. November 19 2012 20:10. Posts 1523 | Profile Blog # |
On a related note, I believe TL would have a interview with Dustin, correct?
Is there any news on this? |
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| KaiserJohan Sweden. November 19 2012 20:12. Posts 1489 | Profile # |
On November 19 2012 19:22 Birdie wrote:
He's being very politically correct with what he's saying, that's for sure. I imagine no one will be upset with his answers but he doesn't really say anything substantial either, which is a pity.
Did anyone expect otherwise? 
I'm suprised he dosn't end the internew by advocating world peace or something |
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| vgijamven Sweden. November 19 2012 20:12. Posts 90 | Profile # |
So basically to summarize:
- They have no plan on implementing micro-transactions at the moment,
- MM is Bronze Terran,
- Even MM thinks the Bnet forums are trash (paraphrasing)
Good read |
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| Tanukki Finland. November 19 2012 20:13. Posts 503 | Profile # |
| Good interview, but the blue text should be for Blizzard responses instead of the questions! |
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| SigmaoctanusIV United States. November 19 2012 20:13. Posts 2431 | Profile Blog # |
Interesting to hear from Morhaime. He has his hands in all the departments. Also he is the CEO of Blizzard how is he still bronze
I would have loved to hear More thoughts on a Micro transaction Free to play system for Battle.net only having to pay for the single player campaign, or something to that effect.Last edit: 2012-11-19 20:14:16 |
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| Vindicare605 United States. November 19 2012 20:15. Posts 6503 | Profile Blog # |
I always enjoy reading Mike Morhaime interviews.
The man just seems real to me, like he hasn't forgotten why he helped start Blizzard in the first place and he has never really lost the gamer geek side of him.
That's just how he seems to me whenever I see anything done by him.
I think as long as he's at the helm Blizzard is ok, my only fear is what will happen to this company after he retires or passes away, hopefully that won't happen for a long time. |
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| Vindicare605 United States. November 19 2012 20:18. Posts 6503 | Profile Blog # |
On November 19 2012 19:58 Rannasha wrote:
Show nested quote +On November 19 2012 19:52 Dodgin wrote:
I think the most interesting thing I picked up from this is that they do read TL, and they weigh the posts/opinions here equally to bnet forums or even more than bnet forums in some cases.
This is hardly surprising. During the earlier years of WoW, Blizzard already reluctantly admitted that they would read external community sites (in case of WoW, primarily Elitist Jerks, which was a bit like the TL of WoW at the time) and that these had a higher signal-to-noise ratio than their own forums. They can't really maintain an active presence on these external sites or give them too much attention, otherwise the hordes of stereotyped "Battle.net forumposters" would migrate to the community sites, negatively affecting the discussions.
Agreed.
Believe me when I say that I'm happy that Blizzard stays out of these forums and just lurks.
Whenever they post ANYTHING in the BNET forums, the trolls, flamers, whiners and jerks come out, basically anyone looking for easy attention.
They're well aware of the effect they have on their own boards, so they do their best to try and appease their own forum goers while also privately reading the community sites that have better discussion going on. |
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| Marti November 19 2012 20:22. Posts 543 | Profile # |
| Could they explain themselves about a certain message broadcasted after a certain game, during which they basically said "BW has to go " ? Because that was pretty offensive to me and i'm sure a bunch of other people and well looking at his political correctness here ... |
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| Azurues Malaysia. November 19 2012 20:22. Posts 3285 | Profile # |
this is nice
but barely any much details on HoTs, just Blizzard overall |
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| EFF_TotaL United States. November 19 2012 20:23. Posts 16 | Profile # |
| Great interview. I wish blizzard had more interviews like this. More communication would be nice. |
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| HereBeDragons November 19 2012 20:25. Posts 1132 | Profile # |
James Colony, GamePlanet: The event here is being streamed free. Most SC leagues are PPV. Is free streaming you guys are really pushing for next year?
What is this? The only major tournament with a ppv model is MLG, and they're getting rid of it as we speak.
....Much more social than television.
Zinggg! Subtle jab, done!
I also find that a lot of the questions are quite shallow and setup to be responded by the political-wordy-no-substance responses that leads to nowhere. Esports journalist needs to press on the issue they want to know and be less vague about their questions to avoid equally vague responses. Of course, not every single one of the questions are like this, but quite a big chunk of it felt that I've gained nothing from reading them.Last edit: 2012-11-19 20:33:22 |
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| Vindicare605 United States. November 19 2012 20:29. Posts 6503 | Profile Blog # |
On November 19 2012 20:22 Azurues wrote:
this is nice
but barely any much details on HoTs, just Blizzard overall
Go watch the Dustin Browder interview or read the transcript. He goes into much more detail about HOTS since he's more actively involved in its development than MM is. |
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| WArped United Kingdom. November 19 2012 20:30. Posts 4681 | Profile # |
| A tone of nice questions, a nice read, thank you guys! |
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| Dodgin Canada. November 19 2012 20:35. Posts 25331 | Profile # |
| wrong thread Last edit: 2012-11-19 20:35:30 |
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