BigFan Profile Blog Joined December 2010 TLADT 24439 Posts #2 "Nearly 14 years ago i joined @Blizzard_Ent ." ouch, that must really hurt. Former BW EiC "Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017

Nakajin Profile Blog Joined September 2014 Canada 6579 Posts #3 A big thanks to any SC2 employee you might wander here, despite all our wining we love the job you all did, best of luck in the future. (And a bit of luck for SC2 itself wouldn't go amiss) http://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg

Cyro Profile Blog Joined June 2011 United Kingdom 19835 Posts #4 Sorry to hear :x "oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88

narbsncharbs Profile Joined February 2019 34 Posts Last Edited: 2019-02-14 00:33:09 #5 While it is sad people are out of a job, i'm glad that actiblizz is reallocating those funds---into game development.



Actiblizz releases a new cod every year and it makes over a billion dollars every year every time. I would love to see that with other actiblizz ips. I'd be so busy I wouldn't have any time to look at other games from other companies. Hope they gear things up hard and have a dedicated team for each franchise instead of all that shuffling around nonsense they've been doing the last several years.

FueledUpAndReadyToGo Profile Blog Joined March 2013 Netherlands 25797 Posts Last Edited: 2019-02-14 01:11:03 #6



A lot of community figures are reacting with not just sadness but complete disbelief that Olbertz was laid off. Makes me wonder if Blizzards idea/commitment to WCS has changed after this earnings call compared to when they announced the 2019 circuit Sad for all that lost their jobs, and us Starcraft fansA lot of community figures are reacting with not just sadness but complete disbelief that Olbertz was laid off. Makes me wonder if Blizzards idea/commitment to WCS has changed after this earnings call compared to when they announced the 2019 circuit Neosteel Enthusiast

Nakajin Profile Blog Joined September 2014 Canada 6579 Posts Last Edited: 2019-02-14 01:21:51 #7 On February 14 2019 10:07 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:

Sad for all that lost their jobs, and us Starcraft fans



A lot of community figures are reacting with not just sadness but complete disbelief that Olbertz was laid off. Makes me wonder if Blizzards idea/commitment to WCS has changed after this earnings call compared to when they announced the 2019 circuit Sad for all that lost their jobs, and us Starcraft fansA lot of community figures are reacting with not just sadness but complete disbelief that Olbertz was laid off. Makes me wonder if Blizzards idea/commitment to WCS has changed after this earnings call compared to when they announced the 2019 circuit



Kim Phan kept her post as far as I know so I think were good for this year since she's the one in charge (look I don't have a clue but gotta find comfort where you can) Kim Phan kept her post as far as I know so I think were good for this year since she's the one in charge (look I don't have a clue but gotta find comfort where you can) http://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg

sneakyfox Profile Joined January 2017 6815 Posts #8 Sorry to see these people go. And not a cause for optimism concerning he future of SC2. "I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG

fishjie Profile Blog Joined September 2010 United States 1514 Posts #9 they should just fire activision executives instead for ruining everything....? there's a reason their stock has dropped so much

renaissanceMAN Profile Joined March 2011 United States 1707 Posts #10 v sad to see some of these people go On August 15 2013 03:43 Waxangel wrote: no amount of money can replace the enjoyment of being mean to people on the internet

Fecalfeast Profile Joined January 2010 Canada 11113 Posts #11 Artosis and incontrol gave some very emotional and bleak opinions and predictions based on the removal of Olbertz on the pylon show today.



I wasn't sure who any of these people were before the layoffs took place but now have a feeling of dread for the future Moderator INFLATE YOUR POST COUNT; PLAY TL MAFIA

brickrd Profile Blog Joined March 2014 United States 4894 Posts #12 if this year is it then it's been fun. if you can't enjoy the game without esports probably best to take a step back anyway. i love starcraft, but life is bigger. gl hf i guess

Noonius Profile Joined April 2012 Estonia 17407 Posts #13 there won't be a wcs in 2020, or we just have a very gutted version. From there on we will only have community tournaments and maybe IEM. Terran forever | Maru hater forever

Drake Profile Joined October 2010 Germany 6134 Posts #14 On February 14 2019 09:29 narbsncharbs wrote:

While it is sad people are out of a job, i'm glad that actiblizz is reallocating those funds---into game development.



Actiblizz releases a new cod every year and it makes over a billion dollars every year every time. I would love to see that with other actiblizz ips. I'd be so busy I wouldn't have any time to look at other games from other companies. Hope they gear things up hard and have a dedicated team for each franchise instead of all that shuffling around nonsense they've been doing the last several years.



no they reallocating those funds into the pockets of the shareholders no they reallocating those funds into the pockets of the shareholders Nb.Drake / CoL_Drake / Original Joined TL.net Tuesday, 15th of March 2005

cha0 Profile Joined March 2010 Canada 414 Posts #15 On February 14 2019 15:39 Drake wrote:

Show nested quote +

On February 14 2019 09:29 narbsncharbs wrote:

While it is sad people are out of a job, i'm glad that actiblizz is reallocating those funds---into game development.



Actiblizz releases a new cod every year and it makes over a billion dollars every year every time. I would love to see that with other actiblizz ips. I'd be so busy I wouldn't have any time to look at other games from other companies. Hope they gear things up hard and have a dedicated team for each franchise instead of all that shuffling around nonsense they've been doing the last several years.



no they reallocating those funds into the pockets of the shareholders no they reallocating those funds into the pockets of the shareholders



Not even... they're reallocating those funds into Bobby Kotick and his top execs pockets.



This guy just got 15mil as signing bonus, and less than month later they are laying people off to reallocate funds? What an absolute joke. Not even... they're reallocating those funds into Bobby Kotick and his top execs pockets. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-04/activision-gives-15-million-sweetener-to-new-cfo-dennis-durkin This guy just got 15mil as signing bonus, and less than month later they are laying people off to reallocate funds? What an absolute joke.

FFW_Rude Profile Blog Joined November 2010 France 10169 Posts Last Edited: 2019-02-14 07:17:51 #16 8% ? WHAT ? That's huge #1 KT Rolster fanboy. KT BEST KT ! Hail to KT playoffs Zergs ! Unofficial french translator for SlayerS_`Boxer` biography "Crazy as me".

nimdil Profile Blog Joined January 2011 Poland 3031 Posts #17 On February 14 2019 16:12 cha0 wrote:

Show nested quote +

On February 14 2019 15:39 Drake wrote:

On February 14 2019 09:29 narbsncharbs wrote:

While it is sad people are out of a job, i'm glad that actiblizz is reallocating those funds---into game development.



Actiblizz releases a new cod every year and it makes over a billion dollars every year every time. I would love to see that with other actiblizz ips. I'd be so busy I wouldn't have any time to look at other games from other companies. Hope they gear things up hard and have a dedicated team for each franchise instead of all that shuffling around nonsense they've been doing the last several years.



no they reallocating those funds into the pockets of the shareholders no they reallocating those funds into the pockets of the shareholders



Not even... they're reallocating those funds into Bobby Kotick and his top execs pockets.



This guy just got 15mil as signing bonus, and less than month later they are laying people off to reallocate funds? What an absolute joke. Not even... they're reallocating those funds into Bobby Kotick and his top execs pockets. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-04/activision-gives-15-million-sweetener-to-new-cfo-dennis-durkin This guy just got 15mil as signing bonus, and less than month later they are laying people off to reallocate funds? What an absolute joke.

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Note the "bonus buddies" section and "might get laid off" section. Note the "bonus buddies" section and "might get laid off" section.

darhumewin Profile Joined October 2013 United States 16 Posts #18 at Blizzard, if you help your company break a record by helping them reach $7.3 bill / year, you still get laid off.





great company.

lechatnoir Profile Joined November 2016 241 Posts #19 Record success and still lay-offs. Screw everything about a system that encourages this. So many people at the top lost all sense of proper priorities.

JimmyJRaynor Profile Blog Joined April 2010 Canada 14073 Posts Last Edited: 2019-02-14 08:30:43 #20 On February 14 2019 17:19 lechatnoir wrote:

Record success and still lay-offs. Screw everything about a system that encourages this. So many people at the top lost all sense of proper priorities.

revenue is not profits. Profits in 2018 are $27 million lower than in 2017. when revenue is up and profits are down the standard move is to lower expenses. Blizzard's profit per $ of operating expense is the lowest out of Activision, Blizz, and King Digital. Circulating thru reddit is a list of 140 jobs Blizzard for which is hiring. Blizz is hiring. revenue is not profits. Profits in 2018 are $27 million lower than in 2017. when revenue is up and profits are down the standard move is to lower expenses. Blizzard's profit per $ of operating expense is the lowest out of Activision, Blizz, and King Digital. Circulating thru reddit is a list of 140 jobs Blizzard for which is hiring. Blizz is hiring. Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"

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