• Jimbo ( Jimbo@pawb.social ) 
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    3 months ago

    They cut HALF the team, fired Finn the combat lead and Gina the community manager who have been with Zenimax Online for 15 and 19 years respectively. Both beloved by the community. They didn’t deserve this. None of them did. Layoff news is always sad but this was like a gut punch for me. :(

    • DdCno1 ( DdCno1@beehaw.org ) 
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      3 months ago

      story yelling

      That’s a typo for the ages! I’m gonna steal this one!

      As for the game, I played the alpha or beta (been a while, so I’m not sure) and wasn’t really all that impressed, but maybe because it felt like a downgrade in every way from the singleplayer games. Should I try it again? How good is it for players leaning towards solo play?

            • DdCno1 ( DdCno1@beehaw.org ) 
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              3 months ago

              Streaming has replaced the TV just running in the background in households where the TV was just running in the background in the past. Also, many people are using their phones while watching stuff, which is horrid.

              Sucks for people who still remember when streaming services had to differentiate themselves from normal TV with more sophisticated content, of course.

        • DdCno1 ( DdCno1@beehaw.org ) 
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          3 months ago

          You are making a good case for it.

          One thing that bothers the Skooma out of me though is the monetization and the tiny inventory if you’re not a subscriber (I’m an unashamed loot goblin - I need a huge inventory!). Does one need to have ESO+ to have fun?