02-17-2003, 07:22 PM
As far as I am aware, Geoff Fraizer is more than just the webmaster. He has often stated that he is actively involved in design and balance decisions, and that "webmaster/web specialist" is just his "business card" title rather than a summary of his role at Blizzard.
I think the heart of the issue here (Bioware's advertizing) is not the actual practice of advertizing, but the way in which Derek French (and some others on various forums) have responded. The attitude seems to be "well, we made the game, so don't complain". I don't agree with that attitude at all. Adding advertisements to a game menu isn't particularly important, but what is important is that the entire rhetoric of certain individuals seems to be that the customers are not supposed to have opinions about what they've purchased. By advocating that type of attitude, the developers are just trying to put themselves in the cushy situation of being able to get away with releasing mediocre products.
I think the heart of the issue here (Bioware's advertizing) is not the actual practice of advertizing, but the way in which Derek French (and some others on various forums) have responded. The attitude seems to be "well, we made the game, so don't complain". I don't agree with that attitude at all. Adding advertisements to a game menu isn't particularly important, but what is important is that the entire rhetoric of certain individuals seems to be that the customers are not supposed to have opinions about what they've purchased. By advocating that type of attitude, the developers are just trying to put themselves in the cushy situation of being able to get away with releasing mediocre products.