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Concerning News Post About Layoffs etc.

fritz#8093 fritz
fritz#8093
 Member Posts: 439 Arc User
in General Discussion (PC)
https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/16/whatever-non-layoff-thing-is-going-on-at-cryptic-sounds-ominous-and-we-dont-like-it/

Might be something, might be nothing, but could we get an official response for this?

Comments

  • mentinmindmakermentinmindmaker Member Posts: 1,492 Arc User
    edited October 2023
    Some more info here:
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Neverwinter/comments/17a8jjm/possible_layoffs_swirl_around_mmo_dev_cryptic/
  • greywyndgreywynd Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 7,152 Arc User
    Let's see... Sale to Gearbox was pending and Whiteside jumped ship. Could be a similar situation.
    I'm not looking for forgiveness, and I'm way past asking permission. Earth just lost her best defender, so we're here to fight. And if you want to stand in our way, we'll fight you too.
  • rubytruerubytrue Member Posts: 582 Arc User
    I wish all the staff at Cryptic the best of luck.
  • jana#2651 jana
    jana#2651
         Member Posts: 686 Arc User
    I wish I could buy it.
  • plasticbatplasticbat Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 12,405 Arc User
    https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/embracer-makes-layoffs-at-neverwinter-developer-cryptic-studios#close-modal

    I am sorry for those who loss their jobs. Best wishes for them.
    *** The game can read your mind. If you want it, you won't get it. If you don't expect to get it, you will. ***
  • strathkinstrathkin Member Posts: 1,798 Arc User
    edited November 2023
    https://www.pcgamer.com/embracers-implosion-continues-as-star-trek-online-developer-cryptic-studios-lays-off-employees/

    Here's a bit more details, which also includes how Cryptic is organized under Embracer.

    *sigh*
  • mintmarkmintmark Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 471 Arc User
    The part that I noticed in this (and many similar reports) is that DECA games operates older titles using a "games as a service" model.
    So maybe some attention will be given to the way people pay for Neverwinter and things might change in that area...
  • rockster#6227 rockster
    rockster#6227
         Member Posts: 1,860 Arc User
    I play another game called Castle Age and that was passed around from buyer to buyer and ended-up being bought by Deca. Nothing much has changed on the front end.
    Apparently pointing-out the bleeding obvious is a 'personal attack'.
  • plasticbatplasticbat Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 12,405 Arc User
    They are not going to make any change that involves major developer work and involves material development costs. Changing the payment model (without securing material profit gain guarantee) is not a good bet.
    *** The game can read your mind. If you want it, you won't get it. If you don't expect to get it, you will. ***
  • rockster#6227 rockster
    rockster#6227
         Member Posts: 1,860 Arc User
    If it's any consolation, after Deca took over CA it started getting better attention to ingame developments and fixes and the players were finally heard and I think they even appointed a better community manager.
    Apparently pointing-out the bleeding obvious is a 'personal attack'.
  • plasticbatplasticbat Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 12,405 Arc User
    edited November 2023
    Well, the only 'better' community managers were in between mod 3 to before mod 6. They would actually play the game and organize events in game in person. After that, all the "community" managers were just came in and posted the standard (virtually empty) responds such as "noted. Reported. Will pass the information to dev, ...". This might sound better than no responds but virtually, it is more or less the same in the best case scenario.
    Post edited by plasticbat on
    *** The game can read your mind. If you want it, you won't get it. If you don't expect to get it, you will. ***
  • rockster#6227 rockster
    rockster#6227
         Member Posts: 1,860 Arc User
    "Escalated. Thanks!"
    Apparently pointing-out the bleeding obvious is a 'personal attack'.
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