Kotick is an asshole

[Noise]

http://www.geeks.co.uk/7282-activision%E2%80%99s-bobby-kotick-hates-developers-innovation-cheap-game s-you

There's only one opinion you can possibly have after reading that, and that is that that man is a detriment to the games industry and an asshole.

Point of discussion is, how will this way of thinking affect Blizzard now that Activision and Blizzard are in bed together?

Also, there's no chance I would get MW2 now.

[Visions of Khas]

Link not found.

[Blazur]

Corrected link: http://www.geeks.co.uk/7282-activisi...heap-games-you

I got a few more to throw at you...gimme a sec to dig.

- Bobby Kotick Wanted To Take All The Fun Out Of Making Video Games
- Kotick: Most Gamers Prefer Sequels to New IP
- When An Activision Boss Jokes About Raising Game Prices...

Kotick is loathsome, and to think he may have an influence on Blizzard disgusts me. How this schmuck became a CEO with his perchance for faux pas at the expense of the industry is beyond me. Activision's reputation will indefinitely be tarnished for me with this asshat at the helm.

Oh, and spare me the arguments about Activision being a company that needs to make money. While that's well known, it doesn't excuse him for being so direct with his desire to milk franchises for every penny as a tradeoff for innovation.

[Sarov]

He is definitely an asshole, Noise. I hate him just because of the article Blazur linked. What I can say, what doesn't include swearing and threats, is that his attempts to pry me of my money for World of Warcraft fail. I have never once payed for it even though I have played it. And Modern Warfare 2? Never wanted to buy it in the first place.

To say it in the nicest way possible without going into any great detail of what I would do to him: that man must die.

[DemolitionSquid]

So who is more loathsome? Bobby Kotick, or Jack Thompson?

[Xyvik]

Men like him make me ashamed to be in the games industry. Yeah, I'm a bit hot-headed and too quick to say what I think at times but there's no way in the depths of Hades I'd ever even think what this man actually says, and apparently believes.

The world will be a better place without such people in the games industry.

[Blazur]

So who is more loathsome? Bobby Kotick, or Jack Thompson?

Jack Thompson. While Kotick is a huge prick at least he provides us gamers with entertainment. Thompson on the other hand was only trying to impede on our fun by advocating against controversial titles. Thank god he's been disbarred.

[Zero]

I was about to change the name of this topic to make it more friendly, but after reading that article, I think I'll spice it up a bit.

Anyway, I disagree Blazur, I think Kotick is worse. Jack Thompson is who he is based off of his law degree, which I hope is still revoked from his last incident. He was a man who wanted to be angry at something, and ended up choosing video games. Aside from his various rants and schemes, he hasn't actually done anything that has hurt the video game community as a whole, he's just an angry old man.

Mr. Kotick, on the other hand, also is an influential position, but not because he worked hard for a law degree that he only has himself to thank, but rather because he got where he is because he's the head of a company that made its money developing video games. He didn't make himself powerful and rich, the gamers who bought his game did. And now, rather than showing some appreciation for the gamers that gave him money, or for the lowly programmers/artists/etc that made those games, he's shown himself to be a completely greedy piece of human trash by squeezing every penny out of the gaming community and turn his employees into mindless cubicle zombies. But Zero, aren't most CEOs and company presidents greedy douchebags? Yes, they are, but at least they try to sugarcoat the truth when they're shafting the little guys. Kotick, on the other hand, openly and publicly spit in the faces of everyone who's made him who he is. And sooner or later, that's going to catch up to him. I just hope when it does, Blizzard will be far enough away to avoid any damage.

[Zabimaru]

Kotick knows that he’s invulnerable

It’s always fun to destroy those who think they are invincible… and the funny thing is, they usually end up destroying themselves anyway...

[spychi]

I will like to see him die covered with unsold MW2! Fucking asshole!
I won't buy the game and I already called a boycott in our country! Don't buy games from Activision!
they deleted threads, called gamers stupid! said that they sell things for 100 $ or for 500$ things that costs 50$. Burn Acti in agony! Your MW 2 sucks! And I will pirate it and I would recommend everyone to do the same.

Saint words Zero, saint words, I hope he will be a homeless bankrupt
join this steam group if you have a steam account
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/mw2b