Hopefully the union can crack down on the frat culture they have there. No more stolen breast milk please
Blizzard's Overwatch Team Just Unionized: 'What I Want To Protect Most Here Is The People'
Submitted 2 weeks ago by simple@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world
https://kotaku.com/overwatch-2-blizzard-team-4-union-microsoft-1851779922
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Genius@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
I think the OW team was already pretty good in that regard, and Jeff Kaplan tried to “protect” them, even if that didn’t always result in the best decisions for the game.
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Narrator: It won’t
You really have no idea how deep this runs at Blizzard
eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Blizzard probably allowed it because Overwatch is bleeding player count, and then can use the union as “proof” that that unions harm the bottom line.
I’m happy for them and I hope they can do something on even across other titles/teams, but I suspect Blizzard didn’t hire the Pinkertons like Amazon for a reason.
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Only a decade too late
gradual@lemmings.world 2 weeks ago
Cool, but it’s not going to make the game any better.
They’ve been listening to the wrong people for too long.
rigatti@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s… not supposed to make the game better? It’s supposed to make working conditions for the team better.
Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Besides, better working conditions for the team means more mentally healthy workers means a better and more creative product.
gradual@lemmings.world 2 weeks ago
I never said it was to make the game better, only that it probably won’t.
JDPoZ@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
[deleted]gradual@lemmings.world 2 weeks ago
It would be nice if this improved the game or resulted in better games, but I won’t hold my breath.
mrodri89@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Im happy. Best state the game has been in and can only get better from here.
rigatti@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Since the other person came in and tried to act cool or something by only caring about how it affects them (or doesn’t affect them?), I just want to put it out there that the OW team has been making lots of improvements to the game lately. The last patch added a new core game mode that has been pretty popular, along with a new hero, and they’ve reimplemented 6v6 which has been a complaint of a large portion of the playerbase since they went to 5v5 a few years ago.
So, contrary to that other person, I am happy for the OW team for unionizing, and I hope that Blizzard doesn’t do anything to stifle the progress that they have been making lately because they have now unionized.
turkalino@lemmy.yachts 2 weeks ago
Yeah, the team has been in a good bargaining position because the higher-ups are seeing OW players switching to Marvel Rivals in droves and realizing that they need to start listening to people who actually know what they’re talking about. Props to the team for sensing this is a good time to gain some ground and unionize
Elevator7009@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I don’t give a crap about Overwatch but I am happy for the devs and hope this leads to more unionization in the video game industry.
rigatti@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah that’s a very fair statement to make.
Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Lemmy users try not to say “I don’t care” challenge. Lvl impossible. Seriously why does every mainstream entertainment post has one guy talking about how he doesn’t care. Lol. Holy boomers on this app.
Genius@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
These users are time travellers from the 90s, please be nice to them
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
‘I don’t care’ isn’t boomers, that’s GenX and fuck you for getting us mixed up
Seriously, fuck you