Because they all the money they wanted or need to make mistakes on top on mistakes. I wouldnt be surprised if D2 was a complete dud just like D1. I mean dont get me wrong, this game is awesome when it balanced correctly but it becomes the worse when it isnt.
I think it has a lot to do with the culture in the gaming industry as well. They’re a bunch of SJW’s that don’t have work ethic and think criticism is toxic. Of course not everyone in the industry is like this, but I’d be willing to bet the majority are. This permeates throughout a company and changes employees’ perspective on what is expected from them.
I was reading about Matt Helsom, the VV lead that Bungie made the memorial quest for... And I mean this in no disrespect, it’s tragic that he lost his life so young... Anyways, one of his co-workers joked about how they got high and drunk a few times at work. And he was a SENIOR DESIGN LEAD.
All the Bungie devs use their Twitter accounts to virtue signal about politics all day long instead of doing their job. I’ve seen DMG get angry or even block players for criticism of the game. I’ve even seen him argue and be dismissive towards players over their opinions, like the time he said the only people who want bastion nerfed are salty shotgun apes. This is a community manager....
Wow. I am not surprised by anything you just mentioned. When you got money from hassling the loyal playerbase who keeps your game alive, there are going to be good guys or bad guys. It is dumb that video games have become so political in nature rather than for fun nowadays.