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My bad
Having dgon interview caps is just brutal
Never seen a hair gap like this. Caps, plz just keep it shaved.
#Worlds2026
Thank you everyone for the kind words about today’s Worlds debut. It’s been a dream for over a decade and to be here feel surreal. The team is so awesome. The energy is so awesome. The players are so awesome. Let’s do it again tomorrow! 📸:@colinyoungwolff
Oh wow
“They've had Jojo, Berserker, they've had me, they've had Loki, they've had Zven [and Tactical]. Any iteration of the [Cloud9] roster has choked for 3 years straight.
You [have to] — to be blunt about it — look at other players as the reason.”
— @alwaysplanahea1 🧵(❤️🔥♻️) :
“I think your interpretation of the facts is somewhat influenced by personal assumptions, possibly due to a lack of firsthand industry experience or a relatively narrow range of information sources” is a generational dunk.
Wait, are you, by any chance, trying to give me a lecture??
You even went so far as to explain some of the technical aspects of game development to me… There are actually quite a few points I could challenge there, but technical arguments tend to become rather unproductive, so I’ll deliberately leave those aside.
Well, how should I put this… Okay, then. Let me address your arguments head-on, not as a matter of personal opinion, but from the perspective of someone who has spent over 31 years working at major game developers and publishers, and offer a few general observations.
I think your interpretation of the facts is somewhat influenced by personal assumptions, possibly due to a lack of firsthand industry experience or a relatively narrow range of information sources.
(1) Oversimplifying the issue as “executives only care about numbers.”
Considering profitability and respecting the passion of creators are not necessarily opposing concepts. (I understand that this might be difficult to reconcile on an emotional level, though.)
(2) Overgeneralizing that the mid-market largely disappeared after 2008.
You’re attributing a complex structural transformation of the market to essentially a single cause.
(3) Citing the success of NieR:Automata while underestimating the importance of the business decisions and financing that made that success possible in the first place.
(Incidentally, Yoko Taro-san, like me, is a former Namco employee.)
(4) Treating “the passion of fans” and “corporate business decisions” as fundamentally opposing forces.
Even to continue delivering the games that fans want, a business needs to remain economically sustainable.
That said, I did notice that you explicitly qualified your argument with “from an outsider’s perspective,” so I understand that you’re at least aware that you’re commenting on the industry’s internal workings without actually having firsthand knowledge of them.
Even worse I’m realizing my childhood Pokémon cards were there as well. And I just don’t have time to file the police report and everything’s closed for the night. It just feels so violating
Episodes like today’s are why I love doing the show. We threw the harder questions at Yamato and he give brutally honest and raw answers.
Today's new episode of Power Spike with @YamatoMebdi, @dGon, and @jamada
Yamato shares his insider takes on what happened with Cloud9, we reveal picks for the opening matchups at Worlds, and a whole lot more.
Stream it now at the links below!
C9 fans. The safe space has opened up. Hop in and share your grievances . #c9win
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