Crono wrote:A friend of mine lives in Cali, not saying city, but you can probably guess. He knows devs in the company. From what I gather, this whole bad PR has hopefully shaken up enough to change policy. Also, the lead devs on WoW are Activision plants, they never worked on it before cata. They have a mentality that they know best because reasons. J. Allen Brack and his "you think you do, but you don't" bullshit.
Also, he told me some employees did play on Nost, their bosses knew about it, and it was not spoken of at work. You know, "research" purposes.
My hunch is based on this information, the timing of the shutdown, and an understanding of economics and marketing. Blizzard is in a situation to rebuild good will with many fans, make a good amount of money for low cost, and bring more visibility to their brand. This of course happens if rational decisions are made, but we all know how that goes with Blizzard.
I would honestly love for this to be true, that Blizzards silence is simply them contemplating or preparing for an announcement of legacy, I hold out hope but I fear we'll be living in silence until this "disappears" .