Blizzard is an overrated game developer imo.

People pay too much attention to blizzard I think.

Don't get me wrong. Blizzard is a very good game developer. but there are many companies that mostly create good games,but people don't pay attention to them as much as Blizzard. of course you may ask ,then why blizzard gets so much love and others don't? well I say, god blessed Blizzard.;)

Wel maybe because every single blizzard game that gamespot reviewed got a 8.5+ except for Lord of Destruction for D2 and other minor ports and such.

I agree. They are overrated. Still great, though. Warcraft III is the best RTS I've ever played.

EA is overrated, because unlike Valve or Blizzard, they don't deserve most of their attention. This is all people talk these days, Blizzard, Valve, EA, and maybe sometimes, Bioware, Relic.

IMO you're just tired of seeing Blizzard all over the place, you need your reagulars back, Valve and EA, because it's true, lately Blizzard got most of the attention, they deserve it.

Hmph! :x

You are entitled to your opinion.

If there were no dissenting opinions about Blizzard they could very likely take over the planet.

Please, don't play their games.

Do it for us, do it for freedom.

Viva la revolution!

People pay too much attention to blizzard I think.

Don't get me wrong. Blizzard is a very good game developer. but there are many companies that mostly create good games,but people don't pay attention to them as much as Blizzard. of course you may ask ,then why blizzard gets so much love and others don't? well I say, god blessed Blizzard.;)

herzalot

I agree

I would not say they are overrated; their games are very good.

Im just going to say that theyre overhyped.

Considering that every one of their games ends up being a AAA title, I think they deserve the attention they get.

The only reason they get so much attention is they made games anyone can play. Not bad persay but they by no means deserve anymore praise then a company like CD Projekt who takes risks and puts out a game that is mature and not for everyone since it actually requires thinking.

I agree. Also Valve is overrated too. :o

Nintendo is overrated

Valve is overrated

Activision/Blizzard is overrated

EA is overrated

SquareEnix is overrated

SCEA is overrated

Any game company that makes AAA games is overrated and gets too much press.

Hmph! :x

pvtdonut54

Considering that every one of their games ends up being a AAA title, I think they deserve the attention they get.

THGarrett

I agree. Also Valve is overrated too. :o

HenriH-42

People pay too much attention to blizzard I think.

Don't get me wrong. Blizzard is a very good game developer. but there are many companies that mostly create good games,but people don't pay attention to them as much as Blizzard. of course you may ask ,then why blizzard gets so much love and others don't? well I say, god blessed Blizzard.;)

i think blizzard is super overrated. they have only made 1 game and 2 expansions for that one game (world of warcraft) in the last five years. there is no denying they make great games, but they make hardly any. where as other developers make much more:

valve = 14

bioware = 4 (and one expansion)

relic = 4 (and 5 expansions)

i think blizzard is super overrated. they have only made 1 game and 2 expansions for that one game (world of warcraft) in the last five years. there is no denying they make great games, but they make hardly any. where as other developers make much more:

valve = 14

bioware = 4 (and one expansion)

relic = 4 (and 5 expansions)

joshthor

Are you talking about last five years or all time?

[QUOTE="joshthor"]

i think blizzard is super overrated. they have only made 1 game and 2 expansions for that one game (world of warcraft) in the last five years. there is no denying they make great games, but they make hardly any. where as other developers make much more:

valve = 14

bioware = 4 (and one expansion)

relic = 4 (and 5 expansions)

Phoenix534

Are you talking about last five years or all time?

WoW has taken up most of their time since 2003, not to say they aren't doing anything else, but they needed to release expansions for that beast otherwise they would killed their cashcow. It's time for them to come back into the fold and release SC2 and D3 (unfortunately, it could be another 1-3 years before those titles get released).

Well Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are looking like they will be great. I'll reserve my final judgment for when I get to actually play them. However, I was one of the people that wasn't very impressed with Warcraft 3. It wasn't a bad game. The single player campaign was fantastic. But I didn't like the multiplayer because of the heroes. Coming on the heels of Starcraft, Warcraft 3 was kind of a letdown for multiplayer.

I would say infact Blizzard gets sometimes unnecessary hate, let me give some examples :-

The only reason they get so much attention is they made games anyone can play. Not bad persay but they by no means deserve anymore praise then a company like CD Projekt who takes risks and puts out a game that is mature and not for everyone since it actually requires thinking.

Whiteblade999

i think blizzard is super overrated. they have only made 1 game and 2 expansions for that one game (world of warcraft) in the last five years. there is no denying they make great games, but they make hardly any. where as other developers make much more:

valve = 14

bioware = 4 (and one expansion)

relic = 4 (and 5 expansions)

joshthor

14 games by Valve ?

if we just see fullgreat retail games till now by

valve : HL 1, Hl 2, L4D, TF 2

Blizzard since 1998 : Starcraft, Warcraft 3, Diablo 2 , WoW

Bioware Since 1998 : BG2, KOTOR, NWN, Jade Empire, ME

Relic : Homeworld, Homeworld 2, CoH, DoW , DoW 2

I would say the yare pretty equal as far a number of great games are concerned not to mention Blizzard's expansions are much highly rated

The reason Blizzard gets so much attention is because they are unique as a developer/publisher. No other developer so fully work to ensure that the games they do release will be truely outstanding.

Every game they have released since Warcraft 1 has been a huge hit and has in one form or another changed the PC Games industry. In short, while you might or might not enjoy the type of game due to personal preferences, when Blizzard releases a game you can be 100% sure that it will be exceptional quality.

No other developer comes close to being so consistant in releasing only super hits of a very very high quality.

I think it applies.

People pay too much attention to blizzard I think.

Don't get me wrong. Blizzard is a very good game developer. but there are many companies that mostly create good games,but people don't pay attention to them as much as Blizzard. of course you may ask ,then why blizzard gets so much love and others don't? well I say, god blessed Blizzard.;)

herzalot

I don't think they're overrated. They make pretty solid games that have lots of replay value and attract a wide demographic. They know what the majority of gamers want...I'm surprised they haven't made a really good FPS yet :P

i think blizzard is super overrated. they have only made 1 game and 2 expansions for that one game (world of warcraft) in the last five years. there is no denying they make great games, but they make hardly any. where as other developers make much more:

valve = 14

bioware = 4 (and one expansion)

relic = 4 (and 5 expansions)

joshthor

[QUOTE="herzalot"]

People pay too much attention to blizzard I think.

Don't get me wrong. Blizzard is a very good game developer. but there are many companies that mostly create good games,but people don't pay attention to them as much as Blizzard. of course you may ask ,then why blizzard gets so much love and others don't? well I say, god blessed Blizzard.;)

Muxika

I don't think they're overrated. They make pretty solid games that have lots of replay value and attract a wide demographic. They know what the majority of gamers want...I'm surprised they haven't made a really good FPS yet :P

i think blizzard is super overrated. they have only made 1 game and 2 expansions for that one game (world of warcraft) in the last five years. there is no denying they make great games, but they make hardly any. where as other developers make much more:

valve = 14

bioware = 4 (and one expansion)

relic = 4 (and 5 expansions)

[QUOTE="Gooeykat"] Didn't Blizzard buy Blizzard North (Diablo, Diablo 2)?DanielDust

[QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="Gooeykat"] Didn't Blizzard buy Blizzard North (Diablo, Diablo 2)?Gooeykat

Condor, Blizzard North was composed of Condor emplyees, and after that they renamed it to Blizz North, Blizzard renamed them, you were right but it's not how you wrote it, besides Blizz North is almost gone now since almost all of the former emplyees left and so far failed, sadly, with their career and all.

[QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

[QUOTE="joshthor"]

i think blizzard is super overrated. they have only made 1 game and 2 expansions for that one game (world of warcraft) in the last five years. there is no denying they make great games, but they make hardly any. where as other developers make much more:

valve = 14

bioware = 4 (and one expansion)

relic = 4 (and 5 expansions)

Gooeykat

Are you talking about last five years or all time?

WoW has taken up most of their time since 2003, not to say they aren't doing anything else, but they needed to release expansions for that beast otherwise they would killed their cashcow. It's time for them to come back into the fold and release SC2 and D3 (unfortunately, it could be another 1-3 years before those titles get released).

I think sometimes people underestimate the amount of time and money needed to develop/update/maintain an MMO. MMOs are not like other games where once it is released you are more or less done with it. Even before the first expansion for WoW came out Blizzard was continuously releasing updates which included some new areas/loots/enemies. And then there is the whole matter of maintaining an infrastructure for an online service that is to handle millions upon millions of players from all over the world. I still find it kind of amazing that Blizzard managed to make such a success of their first attempt at an MMO. It is not really that surprising that WoW took up a lot of their time, but it says a lot that they are currently working on two different games, another MMO and an expansion for WoW all at the same time as well as overhauling their online services. With the expected expansions for D3 and SC2 (which you can expect to come a year or so after the release of the games) I think you will be hard pressed to find other devs that do as much work as Blizzard.

[QUOTE="Gooeykat"][QUOTE="DanielDust"] How can Blizzard buy their own section from them?DanielDust

[QUOTE="Gooeykat"] Didn't Blizzard buy Blizzard North (Diablo, Diablo 2)?DanielDust

Because Blizzard North used to be Condor.

[QUOTE="Gooeykat"] Didn't Blizzard buy out Blizzard North (Diablo, Diablo 2)?madrocketeer

[QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="Gooeykat"] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_NorthGooeykat

As for Valve - they cheat. They buy up and hire all sorts of different devs and modders to crank their games.madrocketeer

Hiring creative people is cheating? Do you really think Blizzard or anyone else for that matter still employ the same exact people they did a decade ago? Blizzard has grown immensely over the years (especially post 2004). And what have they done? World of Warcraft. Valve hires people with fresh original ideas and enables them to make their vision come true as well as intergrating them into Valve "proper". Counter-Strike team, Day of Defeat team, Team Fortress team, Portal team...they are all Valve (with the possible exception of Turtle Rock since they are at a different location). Also, it doesn't seem that you fully understand Valve's working conditions. These people don't work seperately on different games, they all work together. For example, a "Team Fortress 2 guy" can come to work one day and do something on Day of Defeat. Portal wasn't written by the students that created Narbacular Drop, it was written by the Half-Life writers. Such a development culture is probably why it takes Valve forever to actually put a game out there, but it's a highly empowering and stimulating working environment.

I think they are the most overrated developer on the planet and that their games are reviewed on Bias.

But Im just 1 person that no one cares about.

I think they are the most overrated developer on the planet and that their games are reviewed on Bias.

But Im just 1 person that no one cares about.

Zemus

Overrated?

And what do you think their place should be, with games like Warcrafts, Diablos and Starcraft?

[QUOTE="Gooeykat"] Didn't Blizzard buy out Blizzard North (Diablo, Diablo 2)?madrocketeer

So valve is hiring people with talent as opposed to losing them(blizzard)?

Overrated?

And what do you think their place should be, with games like Warcrafts, Diablos and Starcraft?

Mograine

Diablo and Starcraft are pretty overrated. Great games, but not as mindblowing that the blizzard fanboys, which are almost as bad as apple fanboys, would want you to belive. WC3 is the best game Blizzard has made so far.