Aggrovious wrote: »

Bo0137 wrote: »

Trust me. ZOS listens to players WAY more than Nexon does. Like, way more.

I don't have any interest in praising ZOS other than being fair. I'm just being fair.

I am NOT saying ZOS is perfect. I acknowledge several flaws in ESO. I am saying that ZOS is the best there is for the consumers in the MMORPG market.

Why didn't they hire Skinny Cheeks then?

There's a whole host of reasons why a company doesn't employ a person. Maybe someone interviewed better, maybe his vision didn't fit theirs (it didn't fit mine either), maybe they felt there was a conflict of interest with an influencer hire, or maybe in person he behaves like a terrible person.

All or none of the above might be true. We'll likely never know.

But for a good example of a bad influencer hire, look up Madison and Linux Tech Tips. They did a video together, and their on-screen chemistry was an absolute joy. They hired her a year later, and boy howdy, did it go to rat poop and drama within a couple of months.

FWIW, I like Skinnycheeks, and if he stops doing ESO videos entirely it'll be a sad day for ESO. But I'd also never presume someone's a perfect hire based on their on-screen persona. No matter how much enthusiasm they have for a product.

Aggrovious wrote: »

Bo0137 wrote: »

Trust me. ZOS listens to players WAY more than Nexon does. Like, way more.

I don't have any interest in praising ZOS other than being fair. I'm just being fair.

I am NOT saying ZOS is perfect. I acknowledge several flaws in ESO. I am saying that ZOS is the best there is for the consumers in the MMORPG market.

Why didn't they hire Skinny Cheeks then? It seems there is something internally handicapping ZOS from making easy reverts or changes. I really want ESO to thrive, but their latest patches/policy/vision have annoyed me. I will say the latest dungeons are really cool though. The group finder is also the best thing they have ever implemented in the game.

I have tried to reach out to multiple staff and interact on the forums here, but I feel little to no impact.

I'd counter it with them hiring Gilliam and some other people from the community names of which I sadly barely remember anymore, did your experience enhanced years after? Doubtful it was, so it's not as easy as hiring some actual talent but more nuanced issue in company at large. Skinny is a great content creator no doubt but working in the company takes more, way more to it than just knowing the game. Regular employee won't even have any weight to them decision wise but can make for another scapegoat for the company so I'm glad he's not hired to be silenced and blamed for all further shifts zos would make as people did with Gilliam.