Huge New Blizzard Leaks! Is This The END For World Of Warcraft? Mass Exodus To Final Fantasy 14
TheQuartering [7/13/2021]
It seems the devs are rather anti-gamer.
Supposedly this is Blizzard leak about the current state of WoW.
It may not be legit, but the attitude described about monetization and how devs view gamers, and hate of streamers is true overall in AAA dev. https://t.co/tUmdG6EtLI
Suddenly, making games for games sake was not the goal. Now games needed to collect metrics, retain users, and the way success was judged was more about how much money per user you could make vs having a great game.
The focus moved from gameplay to monetization metrics.