The History Of Blizzard Entertainment (How Activision Ducked Everything)

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  • Опубліковано 25 лис 2024

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  • @christophervaca7116
    @christophervaca7116 4 роки тому +153

    I'm glad I gave you a chance despite your name not being"testicle."

  • @duchi882
    @duchi882 4 роки тому +153

    Blizzard is making a severe
    and continuous lapse of judgement

    • @rectaltickler8303
      @rectaltickler8303 4 роки тому +1

      Duchi hahahaha FUNNY!

    • @geekjokes8458
      @geekjokes8458 4 роки тому +1

      _the goal of our content is always to entertain_
      _... unless youre politically educated fk u_

    • @kobban63
      @kobban63 4 роки тому

      God dame it men

  • @FALLENx4NGEL
    @FALLENx4NGEL 4 роки тому +70

    As Blizzard said in Warcraft, "No king rules forever, my son."

  • @StormShoukhan
    @StormShoukhan 4 роки тому +70

    As soon as the whole Blitzchung affair happened, I immediately uninstalled any Blizzard software and asked for a refund to my Reforged pre-order. I’m glad I made that choice, especially in light of the botched release.

    • @SkillfulCurve
      @SkillfulCurve 4 роки тому +4

      Me too man. I deleted my fucking account. Fuck you blizzard

    • @k58_gaming70
      @k58_gaming70 4 роки тому +3

      Fellow quitter here. I made it past Blitzchung but WC3R killed me. I just can't support them anymore with what they've done. So I unsubbed wow, refunded reforged, and uninstalled all of it except D3. I'm still clinging a little because it's not costing me any extra money. Unsure what to do.

    • @CS-kj8nx
      @CS-kj8nx 4 роки тому

      Same! Fuck them

    • @kobban63
      @kobban63 4 роки тому

      Rising Sun Sailor still Hearthstone

    • @kobban63
      @kobban63 4 роки тому

      But fuck perks

  • @KarateNinja13
    @KarateNinja13 4 роки тому +72

    "Diablo 3 is good" now it is, but at release hooo boy it was a dumpster fire

    • @chaosdirge4906
      @chaosdirge4906 4 роки тому +7

      I would not call diablo 3 good compared to diablo 2 even as it is now. Standards are really low.

    • @JohnThems
      @JohnThems 4 роки тому

      game sucks

    • @SupplyOfShorts
      @SupplyOfShorts 4 роки тому

      Yeah that confused me a bit too :D He didn't even mention the great Diablo2 but praised D3 without any mention of real money AH and all the other fails... But still a good video with a lot of truth!

    • @JohnMarcell
      @JohnMarcell 3 роки тому

      @@chaosdirge4906 i agree with you, bar way to low

  • @mr.l8527
    @mr.l8527 4 роки тому +55

    I knew Blizzard went full corporate when they released Hearthstone.

  • @kilbeam99
    @kilbeam99 4 роки тому +31

    1:15
    Part 1: White Clouds
    Wyvern Moon

    • @BERKAYWOOD
      @BERKAYWOOD 4 роки тому +4

      Thought the same thing!

  • @fattiger6957
    @fattiger6957 4 роки тому +34

    Blizzard, Bethesda and Bioware. How the mighty B's have fallen.

    • @BlahBohogun
      @BlahBohogun 4 роки тому +1

      EA's Bioware*

    • @ranger8155
      @ranger8155 4 роки тому

      @Jack C bethesda could redeem themselves with tes6, starfield and giving the fallout series to obsidian. but it's unlikely.

    • @legendaryhumper
      @legendaryhumper 4 роки тому

      @@ranger8155 obsidian shut down ages ago

    • @ranger8155
      @ranger8155 4 роки тому

      @@legendaryhumper lmfao obsidian still exists wtf they just made the outer worlds what are you talking about?

    • @legendaryhumper
      @legendaryhumper 4 роки тому

      @@ranger8155 my bad lMAO my brain just died there

  • @Zipzeolocke
    @Zipzeolocke 4 роки тому +3

    I actually love single player story campaigns so I actually preferred Blizzard before they released WoW. I just wanted more Diablo, Warcraft, and StarCraft! Sadly they changed and it started focusing on multiplayer endeavors and sold their soul to become Activision Blizzard

  • @erdenburger4888
    @erdenburger4888 4 роки тому +9

    I like how Blizzard is now becoming more worse than EA themselves, it's like they're trying so hard to steal EA's Worst Gaming Company Ever crown.

  • @riner9
    @riner9 4 роки тому +1

    I called this shit in 2008 when they sold out to Activision and they called me crazy.

  • @JohnThems
    @JohnThems 4 роки тому +5

    The major turning point according to this video is apparently the Blitzchung incident and not the steadily declining quality of Blizzard games and business practices years before. And he calls Diablo 3 and Overwatch "excellent" and doesn't see why people were angry about Diablo Immortal besides it being a mobile game.
    This video just sounds like a shill riding the hate train of recent blunders.

    • @DownTheMelodic
      @DownTheMelodic 4 роки тому

      True, it seems like the dude is taking advantage of the Reforged hate, after reading about it on twitter or something. Most of the info seems like wikipedia stuff presented through a historical oscillation

  • @elephantofdoom
    @elephantofdoom 4 роки тому +23

    CDProjectRed, take notes.

    • @Damercenary
      @Damercenary 4 роки тому +2

      u trying to ruin the last good company?

    • @frozengrip2609
      @frozengrip2609 4 роки тому

      Ethan Duree who has a history of treating their staff like shit?
      But they make good games so no One really cares about it.

    • @thinhvo3893
      @thinhvo3893 4 роки тому +4

      @@frozengrip2609 This. Say what you want about Blizzard or even EA provide benefit for their employee. Hell blizzard even have a campus that house their own employee. CD Project Red have some of the lowest wages in the country as well worse working condition according to all their staff member. Even their CEO admitted it.

    • @AzureDrag0n1
      @AzureDrag0n1 4 роки тому +1

      @@Damercenary CDProjectRed is not a US company. You seem to forget all the good Japanese companies as well like Capcom. So it is more like the US AAA companies are going to shit.

    • @AzureDrag0n1
      @AzureDrag0n1 4 роки тому +1

      @@thinhvo3893 Blizzard provides housing? That is because their employees can not make a living to get their own housing while employees at CDProjektRed can. Your statement of low wages is bullshit as their wages in their country is solid. Even compared to IT sector wages they are above the average of about $103,000 per year while the average wage in the IT sector is $25,750 in Poland. Even then IT sector jobs are some of the most lucrative jobs. So CDPR employees are paid VERY well compared to everyone else in the country. So while Blizzard might pay more they have to pay maybe 10x what CDPR have to pay for the same things in living costs.

  • @silverbullet1620
    @silverbullet1620 4 роки тому +8

    Love the history Treesicle. Almost why I subscribed, but it does keep me here.

  • @ritwiksarker5466
    @ritwiksarker5466 4 роки тому +14

    Blizzard's story is that of Arthas. -_-' . With Activision being LEEch King. xD

  • @Taum1024
    @Taum1024 4 роки тому +3

    As a long time Blizzard fan, I have to dislike this video. Blizzard fall from disgrace didn’t start recently with Blitzchung or the mobile Diablo. It was a few year prior.

  • @bohemianprince7944
    @bohemianprince7944 4 роки тому +6

    I like Ryan's videos, and I'm glad you guys are pumping out premium content at a quick pace.
    I should know; I have a premium account.

  • @xenlithkayo2221
    @xenlithkayo2221 4 роки тому +1

    I was an avid overwatch player before the Hong Kong debacle. I deleted my battle net that day and have never looked back :/

  • @mustafamrouweh7873
    @mustafamrouweh7873 4 роки тому +1

    This channel is the better game theory channel

  • @SentientHoneybun
    @SentientHoneybun 4 роки тому +3

    When you mentioned Raid Shadow Legends, my brain just went "oh bloody hell here we go again"... the damn plugs for that game has ruined me

  • @kardoxfabricanus7590
    @kardoxfabricanus7590 4 роки тому +3

    Me:I wanna play Warcraft 3!
    Mom:We have Warcraft 3 at home!
    *Warcraft 3 at home:*

  • @TheCreepypro
    @TheCreepypro 4 роки тому +1

    as a guy who has no history with Blizzard this was great I only know them by reputation which was good up until a little while ago which is a shame

  • @Questerer
    @Questerer 4 роки тому +1

    I'm a bit late to this video. But my main problem with Blizzard is how they handle micro transactions in addition to the soulless feeling the company gives us, the fans.
    For hearthstone having microtransactions is the smallest out of the big deals, because it is a cardgame. Other cardgames irl work the same way. The main difference with a irl card game is: You buy the cards, you keep the cards... as they are printed. In hearthstone the developers can say, Dr. Boom is too overpowered. We should nerf him. And the card I spent my money on, changed to a useless pile of pixels. That doesn't feel good.
    For Heroes of the Storm the micro transactions are fine... before they tried to resell it as Heroes of the Storm 2.0. All that did change were how the new interfaces looked, you couldn't seen how much a skin was really worth if you wanted to have a certain skin. Instead of a real life currency, they added a new currency as an inbetween so we as fans wouldn't be able to tell how much we spent on skins or new heroes. And they added the same lootboxes from Overwatch..
    Overwatch is a great game. Great gameplay and I had a lot of fun in there. But the lootboxes are just very fan unfriendly. First of all, we as costumors are not able to buy exactly what we want. It feels like buying a lotery ticket, with the "oh you haven't had a legendary in a while, guess what, I'll make you feel good now". Sure it is for free if you play the game a few times a day and that is fine with me. I have a problem with not being able to choose what I want for the money I spent. It's a bad practice on someone who has problems with gambling.
    Children often don't have the disapline with spending money. They want something, they buy it. If they buy something with a change to get what they want. They spent more then it is actually worth.
    It's also setting children up to start gambling later in their lives. But that is more of an opinion than a fact. These things together made me quit playing any blizzard games. That company lost me completely. And to be honest I'm feeling bad for the blizzard employees. They worked at a great company with so much potential. I just feel like Activision *u*ked them with hands tied behind their backs with these microtransaction options.
    Long story short, I don't play games with lootboxes or "surprice mechanics" you can buy, or any blizzard or activision game at all. I'm not supporting obviously bad development decisions anymore.

  • @kaynareddi5243
    @kaynareddi5243 4 роки тому +3

    Talk about stepping it up you guys are great. I loved this video please more More MOre MORe. MORE!

  • @ZeroToWealthRedistribution
    @ZeroToWealthRedistribution 4 роки тому +6

    “Then Blizzard released World of a Warcraft”
    *salutes the screen*
    Blacksheeptw
    Horde, Skeram. Priest heals. Classic wow.

  • @Reppen555
    @Reppen555 4 роки тому +2

    I've never been a world of warcraft player and I'm glad I didn't choose that path since even back when it was super popular, one side of me just told me that it isn't that good and I'm still confident in saying that especially nowadays when there are so many amazing games coming out and being made.

  • @RachelMWinship
    @RachelMWinship 4 роки тому +7

    Mind spilling the tea on Konami?

  • @xxx_aia_xxx4923
    @xxx_aia_xxx4923 4 роки тому +2

    Hey, this is from a video a whileeeeee ago, but I found something about little nightmares. When six eats the one mushroom, instead of the sausage, if you look above them in the middle of the table, where all the bottles are, and you will see a black and white Six with the dark energy(magic) floating around her as she eats the mushroom.

  • @Broockle
    @Broockle 3 роки тому +1

    why did the merge happen tho? Blizzard had all the money from WoW didn't they?

  • @nocturnal2802
    @nocturnal2802 4 роки тому +4

    Oh damn, hey Treesicle.

  • @donnakeeper549
    @donnakeeper549 Рік тому +1

    And i need you to which is bowser a simp or a man in love

  • @xgetxsickx
    @xgetxsickx 4 роки тому +1

    This entire Activision must be purged.

  • @clanechelon
    @clanechelon 4 роки тому

    I don't think BLizzard was planning to announce Diablo 4 this early. They even said '' It is not blizzard close'' which we know means it's super far away. They announced it to appease fan

  • @mk3a
    @mk3a 2 роки тому

    Blizzard's relationship with Activision is like Boeing's relationship with McDonnell Douglas

  • @user-ze7hp2jf5x
    @user-ze7hp2jf5x 4 роки тому +1

    Not gonna lie, WoW is what made me stop paying attention to blizzard games, not that I really care about that but the problem with WoW was that they alienated a good chunk of their player base.
    Personally I consider that the start of WoW was the start of blizzards downfall since after that they payed little attention to their other IP's or creating new games.

  • @Howdoyouchangepf
    @Howdoyouchangepf 4 роки тому +1

    Is this video an out of season Christmas gift?

  • @saltisgood7961
    @saltisgood7961 4 роки тому +2

    D2 was a really good game online. D3 they ruined everything.

  • @Forty2de
    @Forty2de 4 роки тому +2

    How did you manage to skip Diablo 2 and Warcraft 3? You think Lost Vikings is relevant but not D2 and WC3? o.o

  • @k58_gaming70
    @k58_gaming70 4 роки тому

    This is a nice concise report, much appreciated.

  • @DarknessGuard
    @DarknessGuard 4 роки тому +1

    But in the end, nothing, nothing else matters but money and all they make is piles and heaps of money still...
    So in a less sung way: They got more and more money running in because people still buy their shit like crazy and that will never change so why should they change anything? For every person boycotting Activision Blizzard products, a hundred or a thousand if not more people throw more money at them and that will never change.

  • @hoshi314
    @hoshi314 4 роки тому +6

    aaah and i remembered the Blizzard DOTA snafu back then when MOBA boom started, Blizzard failed to get ownership of the brand DOTA (thus the reason DOTA 2 went with Volvo instead) and since Dota 1 map can be played in WC3 Reforged i think Blizz is trying to snag the DOTA name again even though now Volvo owned it

  • @link123a
    @link123a 4 роки тому +1

    More Ryan!

  • @skyeplus
    @skyeplus 4 роки тому +1

    You should've put the WC3 into the timeline

  • @TheXev
    @TheXev 4 роки тому +1

    0:23 *Correction, Diablo III, World of Warcraft.... welcome to the party late everyone....

  • @LeonOwO
    @LeonOwO 4 роки тому +3

    953k subs, 10k views in 1 day. oh ye its dead channel time.

  • @memyopinionsche6610
    @memyopinionsche6610 4 роки тому +1

    And back WORLD OF WARCRAFT took over EVERQUEST.
    And I get it.
    BLIZZARD had something over SONY...

  • @TheHobgoblyn
    @TheHobgoblyn 4 роки тому +2

    Why would "Ogre studios" sound gross? Is there some urban dictionary use of the term "Ogre" I am unaware of? Because otherwise, it seems as good as naming your studio after a dragon, gryphon or any other big, scary mythical monster.

  • @raysherrodTHEGAMINGCYBORG
    @raysherrodTHEGAMINGCYBORG 4 роки тому

    Brilliant video!

  • @rotundmonibuv5103
    @rotundmonibuv5103 4 роки тому +1

    I like this guy better than the other guy.

  • @trautsj
    @trautsj 4 роки тому

    Goddamn, that Chinese chess foreshadowing hit HARD AF! lol

  • @the_expidition427
    @the_expidition427 4 роки тому +1

    Blizzard should have thought about it's playerbase and company and loose China which itself is not doing good right now, for the Hong Kong protests and do something good or continued the path that in the end brought it here

  • @mantaego6893
    @mantaego6893 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks to *360sheiltec* via IG for helping me retrieve my Activision account

  • @bradspeckman813
    @bradspeckman813 4 роки тому

    Appreciate the analogy

  • @Reverse_Spider_Parker
    @Reverse_Spider_Parker 4 роки тому +2

    Treesicle to bonsai pop
    The story you never knew to Real truth
    You sir are a genius but you forgot
    Grant to Ryan

  • @quuaaarrrk8056
    @quuaaarrrk8056 3 роки тому +1

    Meanwhile the rest of Vivendi games/ Sierra:

  • @thatguyukno41
    @thatguyukno41 4 роки тому

    Giving bastion a shield is what made blizzard fall. Im telling you now

  • @lvd_johnskateboard8331
    @lvd_johnskateboard8331 4 роки тому +1

    Blizzard be like "overwatch 2 wow great work guys"

  • @lindannjohnson1515
    @lindannjohnson1515 2 роки тому

    I saw a fnaf theory it's called why did William killed the kids it's a really good theory not only that I saw another fnaf theory it's called the rise and fall of William afton it's a really good theory it's about William afton got mad at his son getting killed

  • @AH-bf4md
    @AH-bf4md 4 роки тому +1

    Strange ... completely skips WC2 &3 as well as D2

  • @SerpentineDeity
    @SerpentineDeity 4 роки тому +2

    Gawd, I love your voice.

    • @milesmoose
      @milesmoose 4 роки тому

      It's so altered! Why does he have to change his voice?

  • @icvrus12
    @icvrus12 4 роки тому

    I am 100% sure you said untapped potential on purpose, cause of that hearthstone's card. DO NOT DENY IT

  • @annieandelsieofarendelle3294
    @annieandelsieofarendelle3294 4 роки тому

    13:54 EA: You called?

  • @milesmoose
    @milesmoose 4 роки тому +1

    Why is he altering the sound of his voice? Does he think we wouldn't notice?

  • @mrmysterious8124
    @mrmysterious8124 4 роки тому +4

    Can you look at The Street Fighter animated movie!!!!!!!!!

    • @BonsaiPop
      @BonsaiPop 4 роки тому +3

      Grant just did the street fighter animated movie the story you never knew on our channel

  • @dirkdiggler8093
    @dirkdiggler8093 4 роки тому

    Man this video's timeline on Blizzard is all over the place.

  • @Dedjkeorrn42
    @Dedjkeorrn42 4 роки тому +1

    Why did this video flop?

  • @rectaltickler8303
    @rectaltickler8303 4 роки тому

    Unfortunately Modern Warfare is on Battle.net so there’s nothing I can do but to use their launcher to play my favorite game.

  • @IbrahimKhan-my6lr
    @IbrahimKhan-my6lr 4 роки тому +1

    Treesicle video love you so to like you

  • @kellbellsparkles
    @kellbellsparkles 4 роки тому

    Bioware suffered a similar fall of grace when they were merely touched by EA

  • @Masonicon
    @Masonicon 4 роки тому +1

    Activision is another EA

  • @darkinertia2
    @darkinertia2 4 роки тому +1

    dude sounds like hes chopped and screwed

  • @XartiXV
    @XartiXV 4 роки тому

    Nice, though I thought it was Universal Vivendi that forced both Blizzard and Activision to merged. (To a degree I never forgave UV for killing Sierra Entertainment).
    I'm hesitant to get Overwatch because of this though (All of this made things worst).

  • @blueskdragonFX
    @blueskdragonFX 4 роки тому

    When Blizzard announced they join Activision allot of people already knew it would be the end for them, guess what.....

  • @jmtrad1906
    @jmtrad1906 4 роки тому

    New issues? This all started in Diablo 3, 8 years ago... Is just now that people complains are being loud enough.

  • @gridman887
    @gridman887 4 роки тому

    Treesicle: A "Did You Know" Story XD

  • @eddydu490
    @eddydu490 3 роки тому

    Same for Activision too

  • @redx5605
    @redx5605 4 роки тому

    I know it been awhile but I still prefer the old intro. The new one is still good tho.👍🏾

  • @محمدحاتم-د9ذ2ن
    @محمدحاتم-د9ذ2ن 4 роки тому

    i didnt hear anything about heroes of the strom ...

  • @PkmnTrainerMario619
    @PkmnTrainerMario619 4 роки тому

    0:49 Is Sora the English Dub for Meliodas?

  • @petercarioscia9189
    @petercarioscia9189 4 роки тому +1

    Well now I'm curious if my comment you liked helped this or if this project was already in the works XD

  • @moka8601
    @moka8601 4 роки тому

    0:49 *hol'up*

  • @joeyvpoisonfree
    @joeyvpoisonfree 4 роки тому

    Starcraft has the best soundtrack ever

  • @cruros9084
    @cruros9084 4 роки тому

    4:17 oh no no no no

  • @donnakeeper549
    @donnakeeper549 Рік тому +1

    On the next video you are going to be reacting to game theory undertale and deltarune connection found on the next video you are going to be reacting to another one undertale comic dub this was made by sans comic tv it has 5 parts

  • @l---------
    @l--------- 4 роки тому

    Blizzard has been going down hill for a long time. Long before Activision sadly... corporate greed ruins everything we love.

  • @Chareddragon
    @Chareddragon 4 роки тому

    I have to disagree, considering the state of their WOW3 Remaster

  • @eddiespaghetti54321
    @eddiespaghetti54321 4 роки тому +3

    testicle

  • @Lerciezje
    @Lerciezje 4 роки тому +1

    Massive correction: Blizzard does NOT excell to this day in making RTS games, because they haven't made one in a decade now. Also.... where was any mention of Warcraft 3? If not for that game, WoW would never existed.

  • @konardkonrado7755
    @konardkonrado7755 2 роки тому

    diablo 3 was fantastic are aware of your words? or just for the money?

  • @benjaminwyant1414
    @benjaminwyant1414 4 роки тому

    Skipped over wc3 and diablo 1&2?

  • @youngthinker1
    @youngthinker1 4 роки тому

    Err, some contrarian opinions.
    Overwatch didn't revolutionize anything, it polished Team Fortress Two gameplay and simplified it.
    Blizzard has pushed politically charged messages, and bullied players. I recall a situation where a pro overwatch player called someone a faggot. The player faced suspension and the Blizzard commentators for the next few league matches, specifically mentioned him and then drug his name through the mud. I believe they allowed a gay dude to have the spot light for a long monologue making fun of the dude.
    They have gone on record as wanting to police their customer's behavior off platform. As in, if they disagree with you, then they will punish you.
    So the Hong Kong situation reeks of hypocrisy.

  • @raritygem1891
    @raritygem1891 4 роки тому

    Hopefully it don't take another 10 years for Diablo 4 to drop.and hopefully it does not come with the microtransaction system of Diablo 3 in the auction house

  • @PanTheRandomness
    @PanTheRandomness 4 роки тому

    What about osrs? Could you please do a story you never knew about osrs

  • @TheDigitalWatcher
    @TheDigitalWatcher 4 роки тому

    There is no sili-con is bewbies. That's sili-cone.

  • @trautsj
    @trautsj 4 роки тому

    My pre-2010 self is just confused as fuck now. Bethesda is a joke, Blizzard is a joke, Call of Duty is a joke, Battlefield is a joke, Mass Effect is a joke, Need for Speed is a joke. I mean goddamn did franchises/companies I loved take a hit last decade :O

  • @XCrovaX
    @XCrovaX 4 роки тому

    Did you forget Diablo2 best Selling game until WoW and Lod and Warcraft 3 and Blizzard North ?
    No Warcraft 4 ? Shutdown of priv classic servers after WoD failed hard ? Diablo 4 Looking like Diablo 3 Engine just with some Cinematics guess that what we had with WC3 Refounded. Diablo 3 beeing in critics because it wasnt in good line with D1+2

  • @PetteriWar
    @PetteriWar 4 роки тому +1

    I almost had a cringe induced seizure. Thanks alot.

  • @mlggamer5296
    @mlggamer5296 4 роки тому +1

    My hope:
    Blizzard employee: *watches this video* Guys Guys Guys these guys are spitting facts! We've allowed money to come in the way of quality. Quantity over Quality. We need to change.
    Me: He/she's not wrong. And I hope this will happen in the future

  • @Omphalite
    @Omphalite 4 роки тому

    "Apologizing" Yeah. Sure.

  • @TripleXGames
    @TripleXGames 4 роки тому

    there is allways CD Project Red!