Chris Rowlands

Studio Director at Tempest Workshop. Former Game Develoment Team Lead @ Funko Games/Prospero Hall. I'm just trying to get folks to use their imagination. He/Him

[Chris Rowlands @npcchris]

A little over a month ago, me and a lot of my team were laid off. Today, we're announcing a new design and development studio called Tempest Workshop. More details over on LinkedIn: https://t.co/572j8oZtEm

[Chris Rowlands @npcchris]

@oElementz It’s all good, people get really heated and this website is hell. I see your broader points and agree that it feels like Blizzard is held hostage a bit by the fear of change. I’m a retail player first, but I can see the appeal for some of the broader “classic” ideals. Cheers!

[Chris Rowlands @npcchris]

@oElementz Your original post was seemingly explicit that the issue was the length of time. I responded to that. But we’re not going to agree on subjective things such as “feel like a chore.” That said, I don’t think we’re that far off from our personal feelings about Forever.

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@oElementz That isn’t to say that there can’t be improvements, but what you’re describing is disingenuous. The 1-60 experience isn’t something you are forced to do before you play the game. It is an intrinsic part of the game.

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@oElementz There is incentive to group, for tags.

But that isn’t really my point. The point is that for you, you have seemed to conflate the end game with “driving.” But to many, the game is everything before you get to 60. Quests, professions, exploration, collecting, dungeons, all of it.

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@velv4t @ushouldwatchAOT Welcome to….every competitive ranked game ever. 1/3rd of the time you lose because your team is trash. 1/3rd of the time you win because the other team is trash. 1/3rd of the time the game is even and your play matters.

[Chris Rowlands @npcchris]

@orochihime What gives you the impression that isn’t her main character?

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@LtgKingEli Her teammates are in her lobby. If they’re better, they’ll climb.

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@wayneisboss I watched the video preparing to disagree with you…but no, you have told no lies.

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@Elliott_Games You’re being a bit disingenuous with those examples, but I think you can intuit the difference.

[Chris Rowlands @npcchris]

@Elliott_Games I’m not refuting the RPG example, I’m refuting your first sentence.

The requirement is the through line between sessions, not variable setup.

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@seattlegolfer @SEAbuoy @SeattleKraken Mascots are for children. AI slop is for losers.

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@swaguley Literally early access.

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@nweatherservice Gonna be there, first in a long time.

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@prewallthego @towelthetank Here was the original prompt. So for somebody who was fine with sharing AI generated content as their own it would be trivially easy to cut corners. Why give the benefit of the doubt to someone who has already shown they’re completely cool with Gen AI?

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@prewallthego @towelthetank

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@KINGJulien15x @MckKirk Who is being manipulated?