The developers are NOT in charge of economy changes. I suspect this is PWE passing this down to their in-game economists and purchasing managers. In fact, the developers may have been against this for all we know.
The developers probably don't get to make these key decisions :P. They create what they are told just like in any other job. Stop blaming them for this type of thing and focus the blame directly where it belongs... PWE and its managers.
The developers are NOT in charge of economy changes. I suspect this is PWE passing this down to their in-game economists and purchasing managers. In fact, the developers may have been against this for all we know.
The developers probably don't get to make these key decisions :P. They create what they are told just like in any other job. Stop blaming them for this type of thing and focus the blame directly where it belongs... PWE and its managers.
This isn't true. Cryptic is 100% responsible for the decisions they make as far a monetization. PWE offers support and guidance, but ultimately the folks at Cryptic are calling the shots.
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This isn't true. Cryptic is 100% responsible for the decisions they make as far a monetization. PWE offers support and guidance, but ultimately the folks at Cryptic are calling the shots.
I got the impression from that Reddit AMA that product manager heyrogers is a PWE employee. His answers to some questions suggested that he works *with* Cryptic but not *for* them, if that makes sense. Out of the same office, but reporting to a different boss.
More likely shareholders and investors, actually. Managers and executives are there ultimately to do *their* bidding.
I can almost visualize this:
PWE Board meeting, all are in smart suites, large wide window on the background. The Chairman says:
- Now, the first point of the today's meeting agenda is the proposal to make all drops from the Dragon Hoard and Fey Blessing enchantments BoA.
And they all start discussing it with straight faces.
:cool:
This isn't true. Cryptic is 100% responsible for the decisions they make as far a monetization. PWE offers support and guidance, but ultimately the folks at Cryptic are calling the shots.
I got the impression from that Reddit AMA that product manager heyrogers is a PWE employee. His answers to some questions suggested that he works *with* Cryptic but not *for* them, if that makes sense. Out of the same office, but reporting to a different boss.
Same here. I also got the impression that PWE makes a lot of the monetization decisions.
Now if that's true, then it is a good sign. Panderus has forwarded the massive massive massive negative feedback regarding the refinement stones being BOP (from dragon hoard, fey blessing). We should be getting a response today or tomorrow. And since the devs supposedly read the feedback, I'm sure they will make the right decision for the long-term health of the game and not short-term greed.
I got the impression from that Reddit AMA that product manager heyrogers is a PWE employee. His answers to some questions suggested that he works *with* Cryptic but not *for* them, if that makes sense. Out of the same office, but reporting to a different boss.
Wouldn't really matter, since Cryptic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Perfect World. It's not a "publisher/developer" relationship.
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edited November 2014
HeyRogers may be the liaison between PWE and Cryptic, but I ultimately believe how content is monetized is a design decision that's control by Cryptic.
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Wouldn't really matter, since Cryptic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Perfect World. It's not a "publisher/developer" relationship.
It kind of does. The company I work for is a private subsidiary of another, larger publicly traded company. But I'm an employee of the company I work for first, and what I do and how I do it is directly set by that company, not the parent company. And the decisions we make are all private, as well as our financial information. We only report the top level numbers needed by the parent company to satisfy regulations regarding our publicly traded parent. But otherwise, the internals are not public knowledge.
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beckylunaticMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 14,231Arc User
edited November 2014
Yeah, I'm just commenting based on some of his us/them phrasing.
Could also be based on simply not being part of the dev team though, as a marketing guy.
We should be getting a response today or tomorrow. And since the devs supposedly read the feedback, I'm sure they will make the right decision for the long-term health of the game and not short-term greed.
There was a backlash against bop coal wards so don't be so certain.
There was a backlash against bop coal wards so don't be so certain.
This is very true, which worries me.
I really hope they come up with some kind of mechanic where we can level them up playing the game. Nobody wants bots but we also don't wanna skip rent to pay for a legendary
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Though if we can't trade RP on the open market, and if the supply ingame doesn't massively increase, it will be largely academic, anyway.
The developers are NOT in charge of economy changes. I suspect this is PWE passing this down to their in-game economists and purchasing managers. In fact, the developers may have been against this for all we know.
The developers probably don't get to make these key decisions :P. They create what they are told just like in any other job. Stop blaming them for this type of thing and focus the blame directly where it belongs... PWE and its managers.
And that lot tends not see or much care beyond the RoI of the next quarter.
This isn't true. Cryptic is 100% responsible for the decisions they make as far a monetization. PWE offers support and guidance, but ultimately the folks at Cryptic are calling the shots.
I got the impression from that Reddit AMA that product manager heyrogers is a PWE employee. His answers to some questions suggested that he works *with* Cryptic but not *for* them, if that makes sense. Out of the same office, but reporting to a different boss.
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I can almost visualize this:
PWE Board meeting, all are in smart suites, large wide window on the background. The Chairman says:
- Now, the first point of the today's meeting agenda is the proposal to make all drops from the Dragon Hoard and Fey Blessing enchantments BoA.
And they all start discussing it with straight faces.
:cool:
Same here. I also got the impression that PWE makes a lot of the monetization decisions.
Now if that's true, then it is a good sign. Panderus has forwarded the massive massive massive negative feedback regarding the refinement stones being BOP (from dragon hoard, fey blessing). We should be getting a response today or tomorrow. And since the devs supposedly read the feedback, I'm sure they will make the right decision for the long-term health of the game and not short-term greed.
Wouldn't really matter, since Cryptic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Perfect World. It's not a "publisher/developer" relationship.
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It kind of does. The company I work for is a private subsidiary of another, larger publicly traded company. But I'm an employee of the company I work for first, and what I do and how I do it is directly set by that company, not the parent company. And the decisions we make are all private, as well as our financial information. We only report the top level numbers needed by the parent company to satisfy regulations regarding our publicly traded parent. But otherwise, the internals are not public knowledge.
Could also be based on simply not being part of the dev team though, as a marketing guy.
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There was a backlash against bop coal wards so don't be so certain.
This is very true, which worries me.
I really hope they come up with some kind of mechanic where we can level them up playing the game. Nobody wants bots but we also don't wanna skip rent to pay for a legendary