General Discussion - So just how much is Tencent's financial control of GGG influencing PoE 2 development? - Forum

GGG outsource artists etc from china...... Obviously those studios are screwed by corona virus.	Posted by medicated03#7220 on Mar 1, 2020, 8:19:15 PM Quote this Post
" LegendaryMewtwo wrote: " iuiulitza wrote: Absolutely no concern. Then you're quite naive. Corona is at the brink of becoming a pandemic, and by prior WHO classification standards should already be considered a pandemic. The sheeple are still having the wool pulled over their eyes. The enlightened realize what this virus can do -- and its VERY clear to those who search for certain emergency supplies -- some of them spiking 1000% more than what they costed back in late 2019. be prepared for the ride -- and i dont mean in just some virtual video game.	Posted by fuxxnuts2#3126 on Mar 1, 2020, 8:49:37 PM Quote this Post
" LegendaryMewtwo wrote: " iuiulitza wrote: Absolutely no concern. Then you're quite naive. Corona is at the brink of becoming a pandemic, and by prior WHO classification standards should already be considered a pandemic. please refrain from using normal real life logic to poe loyalists here.. they ignore such things for their own benefit to defend the all mighty TGGG. as for this thread poe 2 on china might be in a bit of a delay.. this could mean for us that poe 2 might be delayed.. and lets not forget that covid 19 virus could potential be a pandemic virus on this human era and age it could affect the world in ways that we might not be ready to experience.. the development of a game is the least of my concern right now. "Parade your victories, hide your defeats. Mortals are so insecure." Once you break the cycle of fear no angels or demons can whisper you their sweet nothing words. poe0.2/10. Nuff said. Last edited by Xystre#4581 on Mar 1, 2020, 8:58:33 PM	Posted by Xystre#4581 on Mar 1, 2020, 8:57:58 PM Quote this Post
" Arrowneous wrote: Now that the press tour for Delirium is over and the gaming sites have posted articles about it, I read the press release on PC Gamer and in it read this statement: " For those waiting on further Path of Exile 2 news, I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news but due to Coronavirus fears, Wilson says at least one contributing team on the expansion-turned-sequel has been temporarily shuttered, and production has slowed. Development is business as usual for Grinding Gear’s main team in New Zealand, though. Reading between the lines does this mean that Tencent has it's own Chinese team working on parts of PoE 2? GGG has previously stated that the sale of 80% of GGG stock to Tencent Mobility Ltd. would have no affect on the future development path of their arpg (Tencent wouldn't leverage their financial control). Has this changed? Should we be concerned in light of GGG revealing that they are working on PoE Mobile? I was concerned that Tencent would eventually leverage GGG to add features that they wouldn't be doing on their own. Is there anything to be concerned here? Edit: Rereading the PC Gamer statement again maybe it means that the Garena version of PoE 2 will be delayed and thus GGG will need to delay the release of PoE 2 so that they are both released simultaneously. I sure hope that's all there is to it and not Tencent strong arming GGG to code PoE a specific way. I don't think reading between the lines is necessary, it was stated that GGG routinely uses Chinese contractors for outsourcing assets polish and covid19 has made that no longer a viable option. This is not a GGG problem but an every game company that outsources problem. As the reach and impact of covid19 is being felt everywhere.	Posted by Powertrip#1893 on Mar 1, 2020, 9:26:01 PM Quote this Post
" xMustard wrote: why do people concern themselves with such matters Because when they don't you get Activision/Blizzard...two innocent companies corrupted by greedy benefactors over a long, slow period of time. GGG isn't going to be any different if they start to slide backwards in the income bracket and Tencent starts angling for a hostile takeover or something.	Posted by LeetbakaDX#3749 on Mar 1, 2020, 9:28:24 PM On Probation Quote this Post
" LeetbakaDX wrote: " xMustard wrote: why do people concern themselves with such matters Because when they don't you get Activision/Blizzard...two innocent companies corrupted by greedy benefactors over a long, slow period of time. GGG isn't going to be any different if they start to slide backwards in the income bracket and Tencent starts angling for a hostile takeover or something. Friend, welcome to corporate. Don't take it personally. Those 'greedy benefactors' certainly don't. They just want the revenue line to go up on the graph no matter what.	Posted by Powertrip#1893 on Mar 1, 2020, 9:41:49 PM Quote this Post
" medicated03 wrote: GGG outsource artists etc from china...... Obviously those studios are screwed by corona virus. obviously. from the pcgamer article: "Outsourcing partners in China have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak". No relation to tencent, just the good old PRC, GGG is just another collateral. Second-class poe gamer	Posted by pr13st#1040 on Mar 2, 2020, 3:05:46 AM Quote this Post
" LegendaryMewtwo wrote: " iuiulitza wrote: Absolutely no concern. Then you're quite naive. Corona is at the brink of becoming a pandemic, and by prior WHO classification standards should already be considered a pandemic. pandemic for old people. doubt poe woud be affected by this much maybe just a little because of china. poe2 wouldn't be delayed by much if at all. 3.26 when? Don't abandon us. don't turn your backs on the ones loving poe.	Posted by satanttin#4601 on Mar 2, 2020, 9:29:01 AM Quote this Post
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" Arrowneous wrote: I was concerned that Tencent would eventually leverage GGG to add features that they wouldn't be doing on their own. Is there anything to be concerned here? Don't think so. They (Tencent) do not have a history of influencing the development of "Western" games/companies they've acquired (Epic, Riot etc). And as long as GGG are fairly successful, I really do not see why they should "meddle". They can "order" GGG to work on special features on the Chinese realm, but why they would every stronghold GGG into altering the "Western" realm, is beyond me. Of course, some players/people will blame EVERY single thing they disagree with, on Tencent. It's just how people work. Bring me some coffee and I'll bring you a smile. Last edited by Phrazz#3529 on Mar 2, 2020, 12:01:08 PM	Posted by Phrazz#3529 on Mar 2, 2020, 12:00:12 PM Quote this Post