Re:Blizzard CEO denies culture of harassment and blames unio...
by tapoxi on Thursday June 01, 2023 @01:03PM
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The director came out and said it wasn't an MBA-types problem, but their attachment to their original vision of Overwatch.
Remember that Overwatch came from Project Titan, the megaproject designed to be the MMO successor to World of Warcraft. When their design goals failed, they shipped a modified PVP portion as Overwatch, and they intended to ship the MMO in pieces, with the story mode and skills system as massive components.
Overwatch 2 was them trying Titan again, and failing.
Remember that Overwatch came from Project Titan, the megaproject designed to be the MMO successor to World of Warcraft. When their design goals failed, they shipped a modified PVP portion as Overwatch, and they intended to ship the MMO in pieces, with the story mode and skills system as massive components.
Overwatch 2 was them trying Titan again, and failing.
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/overwatch/23952480/director-...