Blizzard Boss Defends Kotick

[Vibhor]

But just look at that face. It automatically makes me want to punch him and I do not even know what has he done wrong!

 

[BabyRaptor]

Kotick may be a soul-less prick, but he isn't stupid, Morhaime. Why don't you take a gander at your studio's name outside your office and realize that looking at what you represent in any bad way would result in the most brainless action done this side of Tony Hayward's inept handling of BP's oil spill.

View it from all perspectives, next time, not just from your cushy position at Blizzard. We have more than our own testimonies to know that Kotick is a jerk.

You know - just when I was starting to forget that rat fink ever existed, this guy had to bring him back up. The nerve.

If Morhaime can give me anything that Kotick has been good for, besides stockholders, then let me have it. I'd really like to know, be proven wrong, and gain SOME respect for this insect.

Someone writing a "How NOT to do Your PR" book. He'd be perfect!

 

[pretentiousname01]

As Morhaime says, Blizzard has an enormous amount of autonomy, and thanks to the revenue that World of Warcraft generates, it's quite likely that Kotick needs Blizzard a lot more than Blizzard needs Kotick.

And there you have it.

Clearly you are nice to the people that pay you bills. Or financially save your ass.

Sorry blizzard as much as I may love you, your not paying attention to the bigger picture.

also captchas suck

 

[Rad Party God]

Defend me Blizzard..... They love you...and in return they will love Kotick!

Yes Master.....we shall make a public statement about your love of video games and kittens...

I couldn't help but to imagine the Blizz guy talking like Gollum. Blizzard is Kotick's precious.

 

[Azmael Silverlance]

i really dont understand this.
Why did Blizzard even suported this merger in the first place? The sheer amount of money they generate rivals couple of the biggest names in the industry together X_X
What was to be gained by Blizz in this deal?

 

[Veldel]

those eyes those souless EYES MAKE THEM GO AWAY!!!


OT: Well when you provide lots of money of course hes not gona fucking ruin you like everyone else


Captcha: Baving ferchn

 

[Jumplion]

He's just a bad CEO. (Obligatory Shamus News Article here. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/experienced-points/8169-Experienced-Points-Age-of-Kotick])

Seriously, if this guy is so nice, and he may very well be, and everything he's ever said is "taken out of context" or whatever, it doesn't change the fact that he still garners the rage of many, many gamers out there. Taken out of context or not, a good CEO shouldn't be making this much noise.

I don't know what he's like in person, so I cannot comment on that. But I've seen a bunch of people go "Oh, man, dude, he's like, a totally cool guy!" and try to brush off the rage by saying "It's taken out of context, man!"

Really, if he was a good CEO, he wouldn't need this many defenders.

Kotick, dude, I want to like you, I really do. All you have to do is keep your mouth shut, and keep your business tactics legit.

 

[jakefongloo]

If I had a friend who fought with me when i was surrounded by 6 burly meat-heads but liked to kick crutches out from people's arms. I don't think people would give a shit as to what i would say about him.
Kotick is a plague. He got fucking lucky and thinks he's the top shit. Like fucking Kim Jong(Eel?)

Maybe Blizzard won't be so quick to back Bobby up when call of duty falls through and there are employees ready with torches and boiling tar.

 

[Kakashi on crack]

Here's the thing, this is a company, no one gives a damn if you are a nice guy personally, we care about the public image displayed, as that's what we deal with as a mass.

 

[Adzma]

Firstly, any respect I had for Blizzard has taken quite a blow with this comment. Secondly, no one gives a shit what his private life is like, we're pissed about how he runs business. Thirdly, Blizzard is fucking part of Activision, what do you think they're going to do? Condemn them? Of course not.

 

[ZeppMan217]

I just realized that Bobby Kotick is an evil twin of Gabe Newell.

 

[Valanthe]

He's just a bad CEO. (Obligatory Shamus News Article here. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/experienced-points/8169-Experienced-Points-Age-of-Kotick])

Seriously, if this guy is so nice, and he may very well be, and everything he's ever said is "taken out of context" or whatever, it doesn't change the fact that he still garners the rage of many, many gamers out there. Taken out of context or not, a good CEO shouldn't be making this much noise.

I don't know what he's like in person, so I cannot comment on that. But I've seen a bunch of people go "Oh, man, dude, he's like, a totally cool guy!" and try to brush off the rage by saying "It's taken out of context, man!"

Really, if he was a good CEO, he wouldn't need this many defenders.

Kotick, dude, I want to like you, I really do. All you have to do is keep your mouth shut, and keep your business tactics legit.

This, a thousand times, this.

P.S. Inglip is trying to give an aneurism, stupid accents and special characters...

 

[Jumplion]

I just realized that Bobby Kotick is an evil twin of Gabe Newell.

Gabe Newell is "good"?

Then how do you explain his stealing my money [http://scarsofwargame.com/DevBlog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Gabe1.jpg] with all of their low, low prices and insane sales?

Damn you, Newell, and your dastardly sales. Damn you!

 

[ZeppMan217]

I just realized that Bobby Kotick is an evil twin of Gabe Newell.

Gabe Newell is "good"?

Then how do you explain his stealing my money [http://scarsofwargame.com/DevBlog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Gabe1.jpg] with all of their low, low prices and insane sales?

Damn you, Newell, and your dastardly sales. Damn you!

Spoiler: Uh, no

 

[Nouw]

Look at those eyes.
Those souless eyes.
That's all the answer I need.

In before Halloween quote.

And erm well it's interesting to say the least of both sides to the story.

 

[Charli]

All this coinciding with a new WoW Store Mount? I smell monies. And not the good kind.

 

[Michael O'Hair]

Don't hate the player, hate the game.

 

[Atmos Duality]

Also my personal conspiricy theory in regards to this is that we're looking at this from the wrong angle. Blizzard is probably scared right now, and with good reason. Their success and relations with guys like Kotick are based on World Of Warcraft. Next month we get an annoucement on the release date of "Old Republic Online" which barring a miracle of explosively bad game design is going to seriously cut into WoW's profit margins.

Hmm.
I'm curious if a Star Wars MMO holds as much weight ever since SOE screwed the pooch with Star Wars Galaxies...
MMORPGs aim to monopolize your time; all progress you make with your character goes directly toward keeping *YOU* anchored to them. The higher the level/shinier the loot, the harder it is to give it all up. Simply put, uprooting a significant chunk of WoW's population will not be easy.
I predict that TOR will be a high-stakes ordeal; either they deeply cut into WoW's market (in the long run), or they totally flop. There will be no middle ground.
Given how stable WoW has become (technically, economically, even culturally), that's a very tall order even for a mega-project like TOR.

On the other hand...if TOR does accomplish the impossible, and uproots WoW (digs into its playerbase, and makes it stick, not necessarily overthrow WoW entirely) it could mean the end of what has been the single most consistent profit machine in the history of gaming.
...At least until this "Project Titan" launches.

Simply put I think this is some high level brown nosing, which is why they are doing it out of the blue. The big boys at Blizzard are getting out the knee pads and puckering up. If "Old Republic" fails that will be good, but the way this looks they doubtlessly want to err on the side of caution.

The timing does seem odd, though the context is hardly odd at all. Blizzard-Activision has the biggest balls in the gaming business right now short of the Big Three (Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft). Even if there was dissension in the ranks, the shareholders would have none of that publicly while they're still doing so well.

 

[Nikolaz72]

Kotick isnt evil! His just misunderstood. He means well!

 

[Callate]

"I don't see what everyone's going on about. If you stand upwind, you can barely smell the sulfur."

Ah, Kotick. Everyone's favorite li'l sequel-floggin', lawsuit-flingin', bonus-witholdin' tyrant.