Do any devs lurk in here?

I wasn't very active on this forum before warlock launched so I haven't had a lot of time to extrapolate who might be a part of the dev team, past or present. I've seen a few discussions ad nauseum posted throughout the years regarding developing a use for the Standard of Heros since it is worthless in it's current state other than maybe chronicle. Is this something that could get some real traction? I think, based on all the discussions, everyone agrees this would be a very nice addition to the game

Not that I'm aware.

But on the off-chance there is one:
Go fix the

Miasma Chain friendly-unit-blocking and 0-dmg-to-target bugs! And the plethora of other bugs that have largely been around since D2:R launched with no fixes in sight. Thanks.
(Will give you a cookie if you actually get stuff fixed! Delivery not included.)

Schnorki wrote: 4 hours ago

Not that I'm aware.

But on the off-chance there is one:
Go fix the

Miasma Chain friendly-unit-blocking and 0-dmg-to-target bugs! And the plethora of other bugs that have largely been around since D2:R launched with no fixes in sight. Thanks.
(Will give you a cookie if you actually get stuff fixed! Delivery not included.)

Agreed. It's annoying af having to reposition around my crew

Also on the off-chance, please fix the mechanics of poison damage so that poison damage is not interrupted by other sources of damage and that poison from different characters is able to be applied on top of poison from someone else so that you can be in a multiplayer setting with two+ poison builds at once (think of how ridiculous it would be to not be able to have two melee characters in the same game).

Schnorki wrote: 4 hours ago

Not that I'm aware.

But on the off-chance there is one:
Go fix the

Miasma Chain friendly-unit-blocking and 0-dmg-to-target bugs! And the plethora of other bugs that have largely been around since D2:R launched with no fixes in sight. Thanks.
(Will give you a cookie if you actually get stuff fixed! Delivery not included.)

Well, IF there is one here, you must most definitely use reverse-psychology. Telling Bliizard what they have to fix hasn't worked for years. So maybe you say something like "Bugs are a feature and a source of healthy proteins." Maybe then you will evoke some childlike response of

Defiance and take away your beloved bugs.

mikelessar wrote: 3 hours ago

Schnorki wrote: 4 hours ago

Not that I'm aware.

But on the off-chance there is one:
Go fix the

Miasma Chain friendly-unit-blocking and 0-dmg-to-target bugs! And the plethora of other bugs that have largely been around since D2:R launched with no fixes in sight. Thanks.
(Will give you a cookie if you actually get stuff fixed! Delivery not included.)

Well, IF there is one here, you must most definitely use reverse-psychology. Telling Bliizard what they have to fix hasn't worked for years. So maybe you say something like "Bugs are a feature and a source of healthy proteins." Maybe then you will evoke some childlike response of

Defiance and take away your beloved bugs.

Pshhhh

If cookie bribes don't get them going, I've got no Faith left in any of them anyways.

I think it's a misconception that "developers" have any say in what thing to build and which bug to fix.

Shareholder tell the CEO "make money".
CEO tells directors "make money".
Directors tell product owners "make money".
Product owners shuff things tam hat they think will make money into the backlog.
Devs code what is in the backlog.


Back in the days, when games like D2R were created, it was different. The task was "make an awesome game" because this is what led to money. Now it's tweaking the wrong metrics for the sake of bein "data driven".

The current dev team should get credit for involving d2r intensive players / streamers. But unfortunately they missed that 99%+ of players are not like them. But at least they involved some players.

vued wrote: 2 hours ago

I think it's a misconception that "developers" have any say in what thing to build and which bug to fix.

Shareholder tell the CEO "make money".
CEO tells directors "make money".
Directors tell product owners "make money".
Product owners shuff things tam hat they think will make money into the backlog.
Devs code what is in the backlog.


Back in the days, when games like D2R were created, it was different. The task was "make an awesome game" because this is what led to money. Now it's tweaking the wrong metrics for the sake of bein "data driven".

The current dev team should get credit for involving d2r intensive players / streamers. But unfortunately they missed that 99%+ of players are not like them. But at least they involved some players.

Be that as it may, the devs are 100% more accessible than any CEO or Director ever will be so that's the first line of defense. Once that is breached, there might be an off-chance that one of them is disgruntled or rogue enough to John Wayne some code in for us pee-ons

Does this site feed into any LLM that Blizz employees might query? Joking aside I guess it depends if the devs actually play the game or not. This site is a mandatory tab on my web browser as an active D2R player...

There is no more developpers. They have all been replaced by AIs.

Tornado_OLO wrote: 1 hour ago

There is no more developpers. They have all been replaced by AIs.

And even when humans were developing, they were too young to know the original D2.

vued wrote: 1 hour ago

Tornado_OLO wrote: 1 hour ago

There is no more developpers. They have all been replaced by AIs.

And even when humans were developing, they were too young to know the original D2.

Wait, so that was a serious comment? The devs are all AIs now?

Rhaegar86 wrote: 1 hour ago

vued wrote: 1 hour ago

Tornado_OLO wrote: 1 hour ago

There is no more developpers. They have all been replaced by AIs.

And even when humans were developing, they were too young to know the original D2.

Wait, so that was a serious comment? The devs are all AIs now?

For now. Until managers notice that tokens cost more than junior devs in India.

vued wrote: 1 hour ago

Rhaegar86 wrote: 1 hour ago

vued wrote: 1 hour ago

And even when humans were developing, they were too young to know the original D2.

Wait, so that was a serious comment? The devs are all AIs now?

For now. Until managers notice that tokens cost more than junior devs in India.

Interesting. That makes sense though