Carighan@lemmy.world
on 13 Nov 2023 20:26
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I’ll be honest, I am quite surprised they had 180 workers left there after the continuous stream of tepid stuff they’ve put out over time.
Still, sucks for the people working there, becuase I bet a lot of them at least started really driven and motivated before corporate ground their will down.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
on 14 Nov 2023 02:34
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Another example of under funded giant corporate projects and then shocked Pikachu that they aren’t wildly profitable. They’ll never understand you can make a wildly profitable game, but it requires investment
Empricorn@feddit.nl
on 14 Nov 2023 12:33
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Or just y’know: provide a service, make a profit, provide people with stable jobs, keep on going. I know it sounds crazy, but you don’t have to have all the money…
ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk
on 17 Nov 2023 00:59
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It does require some actual inspiration as well. Companies are setting up production lines and wondering why solid gold doesn’t just plop out the end when they switch it on.
helloharu@lemmy.world
on 13 Nov 2023 20:53
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It is an honest shame, there was a lot of talent brought in, but honestly not surprised it ended this way.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
on 13 Nov 2023 20:57
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Talent that was wasted and discarded.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
on 14 Nov 2023 21:54
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Is this your first experience with corporate america?
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
on 14 Nov 2023 22:13
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No, it was just especially egregious with Amazon in this scenario (and often in general with them …)
They had some promising technology and talent, but focused on what creativity they could cram into the flywheel instead of coming up with something good that could then later feed back into the ecosystem. The latter process can yield surprise successes like the Amazon Echo.
Feathercrown@lemmy.world
on 13 Nov 2023 21:12
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Amazon has a games division?
konalt@lemmy.world
on 13 Nov 2023 21:29
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For only $20, the new Amazon Basics Grand Theft Auto.
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
on 14 Nov 2023 01:38
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I would play that.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
on 13 Nov 2023 21:38
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Had. Briefly.
Sanctus@lemmy.world
on 13 Nov 2023 21:28
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I’m not understanding. As this is the first I’ve ever heard of this, I went to their site and it looks like freebies for games you play and games from other developers.
Did Amazon make their own games? If not, what were these 180 workers doing exactly?
potterpockets@sh.itjust.works
on 13 Nov 2023 22:12
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They made New World and were supposedly working on a LOTR MMO.
drcobaltjedi@programming.dev
on 13 Nov 2023 22:45
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Didn’t New Worlds turn into a ghost town month after launch?
potterpockets@sh.itjust.works
on 13 Nov 2023 23:12
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Yeah it cratered pretty hard, but they have been adding content to the game. Launch was a buggy clusterfuck.
Selmafudd@lemmy.world
on 14 Nov 2023 00:29
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I played at launch and yeah the bugs is what drove most people away. They were exploited pretty hard, there was like a 4 or 5 day period there where 3 seperate dupes were discovered and they didn’t do any roll backs
Pika@sh.itjust.works
on 14 Nov 2023 01:00
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I bought new world, never actually played it, I had tried the beta and said well this seems cool and got it then never played it at launch
Might wanna get to it eventually before Amazon shuts it down
neshura@bookwormstory.social
on 14 Nov 2023 08:47
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Not entirely well versed in the New World Saga but from what I’ve heard and read here’s roughly what happened:
The dev team was developing a hardcore always-on PvP MMO, which is fine but not for everyone
Playtest rolls around and the devs get back player numbers you would expect for a hardcore PvP MMO
Speculation: the higher ups really don’t like the projected return on their investment given the abysmal (for their ideas) player numbers and force the Studio to pivot to PvE content
At this point the entire game has been designed around PvP and the devs now have only ~1 year to somehow shove PvE content in there
Launch comes and since the devs had to spend all available time on forcing in PvE content what is present is buggy and doesn’t fit the game mechanics
Ensue several months of panicked back and forth patching of the game by the devs, making the entire mess worse because everyone is pissed by one change or another
Zikeji@programming.dev
on 14 Nov 2023 12:34
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To be fair, a lot of the game breaking launch bugs that hurt the game for me were with PVP (specifically, the instanced wars). I do know there were others but those PVP bugs are what I’ll always remember. The lag, the broken healing, the hatchet exploit, and a few others.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip
on 14 Nov 2023 21:13
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Cuz it was killing gpus
scottywh@lemmy.world
on 13 Nov 2023 23:26
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I’ll be honest, I am quite surprised they had 180 workers left there after the continuous stream of tepid stuff they’ve put out over time.
Still, sucks for the people working there, becuase I bet a lot of them at least started really driven and motivated before corporate ground their will down.
Another example of under funded giant corporate projects and then shocked Pikachu that they aren’t wildly profitable. They’ll never understand you can make a wildly profitable game, but it requires investment
Or just y’know: provide a service, make a profit, provide people with stable jobs, keep on going. I know it sounds crazy, but you don’t have to have all the money…
It does require some actual inspiration as well. Companies are setting up production lines and wondering why solid gold doesn’t just plop out the end when they switch it on.
It is an honest shame, there was a lot of talent brought in, but honestly not surprised it ended this way.
Talent that was wasted and discarded.
Is this your first experience with corporate america?
No, it was just especially egregious with Amazon in this scenario (and often in general with them …)
They had some promising technology and talent, but focused on what creativity they could cram into the flywheel instead of coming up with something good that could then later feed back into the ecosystem. The latter process can yield surprise successes like the Amazon Echo.
Amazon has a games division?
For only $20, the new Amazon Basics Grand Theft Auto.
I would play that.
Had. Briefly.
That didn’t last long
I’m not understanding. As this is the first I’ve ever heard of this, I went to their site and it looks like freebies for games you play and games from other developers.
Did Amazon make their own games? If not, what were these 180 workers doing exactly?
They made New World and were supposedly working on a LOTR MMO.
Didn’t New Worlds turn into a ghost town month after launch?
Yeah it cratered pretty hard, but they have been adding content to the game. Launch was a buggy clusterfuck.
I played at launch and yeah the bugs is what drove most people away. They were exploited pretty hard, there was like a 4 or 5 day period there where 3 seperate dupes were discovered and they didn’t do any roll backs
I bought new world, never actually played it, I had tried the beta and said well this seems cool and got it then never played it at launch
Might wanna get to it eventually before Amazon shuts it down
Not entirely well versed in the New World Saga but from what I’ve heard and read here’s roughly what happened:
To be fair, a lot of the game breaking launch bugs that hurt the game for me were with PVP (specifically, the instanced wars). I do know there were others but those PVP bugs are what I’ll always remember. The lag, the broken healing, the hatchet exploit, and a few others.
Cuz it was killing gpus
The article has the answers.