Worst help wanted add ever:
And why is that the worst help wanted ad ever? (Other than perhaps making it seem 99% certain that they're toiling away on Diablo III.)
Because it would be adding to an already crappy franchise.
It's not the kind of position you advertise for. I imagine that people who've turned out (good) AAA games are usually gainfully employed and don't check the blizzard personals.
And besides, it's too important to advertise for. They want someone to add to one of their most succesful franchises... they should find the person to fill it, that person shouldn't have to find them.
And, of course, nobody wants to play "Diablo III: Reexploring the Dynamics of Clicking," especially if it's going to be designed by some random designer Blizzard dragged in off the street. (I actually like D2, but it gets boring very fast; I've killed Diablo exactly once)
And besides, it's too important to advertise for. They want someone to add to one of their most succesful franchises... they should find the person to fill it, that person shouldn't have to find them.
And, of course, nobody wants to play "Diablo III: Reexploring the Dynamics of Clicking," especially if it's going to be designed by some random designer Blizzard dragged in off the street. (I actually like D2, but it gets boring very fast; I've killed Diablo exactly once)
"I imagine that people who've turned out (good) AAA games are usually gainfully employed and don't check the blizzard personals."
Uh huh. Granted, I can't think of any recent examples, but there've been numerous situations where an excellent studio pumping out excellent games got the shaft due to bankruptcy or being shut down by the publisher (the latter being a given if you ever deal with EA).
"And, of course, nobody wants to play "Diablo III: Reexploring the Dynamics of Clicking""
Nobody but me and a few million other people. I guess it doesn't tickle your fancy, but I for one was amused by the game.
Uh huh. Granted, I can't think of any recent examples, but there've been numerous situations where an excellent studio pumping out excellent games got the shaft due to bankruptcy or being shut down by the publisher (the latter being a given if you ever deal with EA).
"And, of course, nobody wants to play "Diablo III: Reexploring the Dynamics of Clicking""
Nobody but me and a few million other people. I guess it doesn't tickle your fancy, but I for one was amused by the game.
I suppose Blizzard sees it as "there's no shortage of people who are enthusiastic about designing games, so perhaps they can find a winner by putting up an ad". While an ad works for indie game devs, I'm not sure if it will work for Diablo 3...maybe it will give it more of an original shine so it can stand out from the games that copy its style.
I thought it was a brilliantly made game. The enemies, the settings, the skill tree were all brilliant and innovative. And, indeed, I had a lot of fun playing.
But at the same time, I got bored quite frequently when playing because of the control scheme... it makes a lot of sense to use the mouse for spell casters, but ranged/melee characters, the clicking is IMO clearly inferior to any number of other setups. Even Dink's four-direction scheme is probably more fun for melee.
But at the same time, I got bored quite frequently when playing because of the control scheme... it makes a lot of sense to use the mouse for spell casters, but ranged/melee characters, the clicking is IMO clearly inferior to any number of other setups. Even Dink's four-direction scheme is probably more fun for melee.
