#114

Fixed that for you. :acmsmile:

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#115

Would question why they would “need to win” when they are several years ahead in terms of products and experience, not to mention in regards to their (somewhat rabid) fan base.

Seriously, they could sell s**t in bag with their name on it and people would still buy it.

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#116

Yay, greed.

#117

It’s business, and like them or not they’re very good at it.

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#118

But did they really need to though? OW would’ve done well even if they had used their aggressive marketing. They would’ve been able to sell it simply on brand name alone, so did they really need to so heavy handed against BB?

I’m starting to think that Blizzard are getting desperate to keep people interested in their products, and they were scared that BB would rob them of some of their audience… not that it would’ve mattered anyway

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#119

I always knew you were this forum’s secret Hyperion spokesman :spy: :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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#120

The recent YouTuber controversy was something not all gaming companies have lowered themselves too.

Ah, that was Warner Bros, my mistake.

Anyway I’m not a fan of a number of gaming companies. Money making and the games’ integrity gets a bit too close at times. Gearbox aren’t bad though. They have a record on featuring women in video games which I consider groundbreaking (and which Overwatch does not match) and are apparently pretty strong in employing women, which is a big issue (not just saying this because I want to be a community badass) :stuck_out_tongue:

#121

I think they’re just a naturally aggressive company when it comes to selling products. I can’t fault them for being good at their jobs. It would have been nice to see 2K go all out “Blizzard style” when marketing BB.

:acmlol:

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#122

…Same, and I have a sad face each time I look at this:

#123

I enjoy BB better than BL. Call me crazy all you want.

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#124

I would never call someone out for their gaming tastes (and neither should anyone else for that matter).

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#125

Touche. For me playing threw the story with different characters adds a new twist each time as well for the skill tree and possibilities are nearly endless.

#126

No, not at all. I’m just saying people should respect each others taste in games.

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#127

…Same here, anyone care to define the Lunatic Fringe?
The Borderlands series are all I play other than BB and I only play them now when the Internet is broken.
(Because BB doesn’t work with a broken Internet)

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#128

Neither would I. Unless, you know, they like Duke Nukem Forever, then something has to be done. :dukejk:

#129

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#130

OK…

You are CRAZY…LOL But I’m saying this tongue in cheek.

This is a good game. No question.

But…

BL2 was a GREAT game! A total classic and has remained viable for over 3 years.

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#131

IIRC GB had originally set a January release date. Then slipped it to May. That five months killed them IMHO. And yes Blizzard moved up their date but that date coincided with the May release. The could not have made the January release.

At least this is what I recall at the time so I may be wrong.

#132

Agreed…Blizzard seems quite good in this department and in the Marketing/Sales/Strategy arena…seem to way out class GB and 2K.

Capitalism…ain’t it grand…LOL

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#133

Capitalism, as exercised in the US, encourages a zero sum game mentally because the primary function of a corporation is to maximize share holder value. A corporation can be sued by its shareholders if it engages in any activity that shareholders deem as not maximizing their investment. For example, not crushing the competition. It’s called shareholder primacy and was established in American law in 1919 in Dodge v. Ford Motor Co., a Michigan supreme court case.

The exception to the zero sum game mentally is when corporations collude, which is illegal. It’s a violation of anti trust law. Granted, not every corporation is going to get sued for “playing nice”, but it serves as the justification for a lot of them to be a**holes.

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