How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble • Hacker News Board

Re: How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble

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Post by seattle_spring » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 6:54 PM UTC

kid0m4n wrote: post #9

snvzz wrote: post #5

It's a mystery how Blizzard then went on to release the failure Diablo 3 is.

Define failure?

Using the name and legacy of a good game to market a different game that is basically nothing like its predecessors in spirit. Diablo 3 is Jar Jar Binks to the original Star Wars trilogy.

Re: How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble

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Post by juskrey » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 7:03 PM UTC

Can anyone recommend a book on gamedev industry written by actual industry insider, and not a professional writer/journalist like this one?

Re: How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble

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Post by grzm » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 7:03 PM UTC

FreeFull wrote: post #10

Chris_Chambers wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

GDPR requires you to “prove” you gained consent by creating a server-side timestamped log of the option each user chooses. But you cannot see my comment because I was hellbanned, so enjoy wondering.

I can see your comment, so maybe you aren't hellbanned any more.

Users can vouch for dead comments which "reanimates" them. That may have been done in this case.

Re: How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble

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Post by ieeamo » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 7:07 PM UTC

juskrey wrote: post #12

Can anyone recommend a book on gamedev industry written by actual industry insider, and not a professional writer/journalist like this one?

Masters of Doom by David Kushner (despite him being a journo) is pretty good.

Re: How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble

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Post by juskrey » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 7:09 PM UTC

ieeamo wrote: post #14

juskrey wrote: post #12

Can anyone recommend a book on gamedev industry written by actual industry insider, and not a professional writer/journalist like this one?

Masters of Doom by David Kushner (despite him being a journo) is pretty good.

He is a journo too...

Re: How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble

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Post by zbentley » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 7:25 PM UTC

> Per the terms of the sale, Ken Williams was given a verbal promise by CUC management that Serra[sic] and the other studios wrapped up in the purchase would retain their independence.

That does not make sense to me, though I may be missing something. It's either a "verbal [only] promise" or in the "terms", no?

Re: How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble

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Post by stuxnet79 » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 7:55 PM UTC

juskrey wrote: post #12

Can anyone recommend a book on gamedev industry written by actual industry insider, and not a professional writer/journalist like this one?

Also doesn't qualify due to being written by a 'journalist' but Blood, Sweat and Pixels is a great book. Has a lot of behind-the-scenes stories / vignettes about your favorite games of the past couple of years. Was a very informative read.

Re: How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 7:55 PM UTC

snvzz wrote: post #5

It's a mystery how Blizzard then went on to release the failure Diablo 3 is.

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Re: How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble

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Post by humbleMouse » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 8:01 PM UTC

Somebody should make a dramatized documentary about the making of diablo. It's discussed like every 2 weeks on here, somebody should make a documentary.

Re: How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble

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Post by busterarm » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 8:06 PM UTC

juskrey wrote: post #12

Can anyone recommend a book on gamedev industry written by actual industry insider, and not a professional writer/journalist like this one?

For real. I got a strong whiff that the author had little to no familiarity with Sierra or Dynamix and the cult adoration their games and creators had.