In a recent?blog from Activision?s community manager Dan Amrich, he expresses his view of the treatment of game developers that stemmed from a?recent backlash of a patch that was updated on the Treyarch?s?Call of Duty Black Ops II?video game.
The update, made by Treyarch?s David Vonderhaar,?reduces the damage ?and speed of certain weapons. Vonderhaar has been hit with violent threats and other negative comments by the gaming community since the update. In other words, gamers were really pissed. Dan Amrich came to Vonderhaar?s defense saying,
?One of [Vonderhaar]?s many responsibilities is to keep the game as balanced as possible, yet when he does make these changes, he often gets told he should die in a fire or kill himself or is a horrible person. If anyone thinks for a second that this is okay, it is not. But if the loudest voices in the Call of Duty ?community? act like an angry mob instead, guess how the entire world views Call of Duty?. Now consider that these Internet Tough Guy rants and demands are not unique to COD, but exist everywhere, in many gaming communities. This is why the world often does not take gaming seriously; this is why gamers are assumed to be immature, whiny assh***s. Because the immature, whiny assh***s are louder.?
Amrich closes his comments by saying,???If you enjoy your games have a little respect for the people who make them ? and stop threatening them with bodily harm every time they do their job.?
I enjoy gaming as a hobby but to wish death or harm to?someone over a video game?is hitting below the belt. While I do enjoy playing Black Ops II, it?s the ignorant people online that make me mute my mic completely so I don?t have to be exposed to all the negativity.
What say you? Do you think think gamers have a right to complain about changes to their favorite titles?
Source: http://www.unscripted360.com/2013/07/25/activision-calls-bs-to-threats-from-gaming-community/
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