07-01-2003, 07:27 PM
Yeah, I think the Action RPG genre is basically dead. Diablo II will probably be the epitome for a long time.
HomeLanFed interviewed Roper just hours before his departure was announced and everything still seemed fine. They quickly got a follow up interview to discuss his departure. If you ask me, what happened was that Bill and the Blizz North people got some very bad news from Vivendi concerning how much say they would have in their creations. If you read any of the Blizzard History articles that appeared at their 10 year anniversary, you'd know that Blizzard has always stayed away from heavy corporate involvement. That's why we only see their logo in their games, and not 2 or 3 more in addition. I think Vivendi, or possibly whoever Vivendi is selling their game division to wants more coporate involvment (EA doesn't sound so far-fetched now eh...), and when Roper and Co. got word of it, decided there was too much trouble ahead to stay. What does everyone else think?
HomeLanFed interviewed Roper just hours before his departure was announced and everything still seemed fine. They quickly got a follow up interview to discuss his departure. If you ask me, what happened was that Bill and the Blizz North people got some very bad news from Vivendi concerning how much say they would have in their creations. If you read any of the Blizzard History articles that appeared at their 10 year anniversary, you'd know that Blizzard has always stayed away from heavy corporate involvement. That's why we only see their logo in their games, and not 2 or 3 more in addition. I think Vivendi, or possibly whoever Vivendi is selling their game division to wants more coporate involvment (EA doesn't sound so far-fetched now eh...), and when Roper and Co. got word of it, decided there was too much trouble ahead to stay. What does everyone else think?