This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2020/06/30/amazons-crucible-is-going-back-to-the-warehouse/
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2020/06/30/amazons-crucible-is-going-back-to-the-warehouse/
Amazon should stick to selling books.
Ow, pretty harsh! I support them admitting they made a mistake and trying to fix it. Even though as they say “you only get one chance to make a first impression” and the impression of Crucible is pretty sour. However, retooling things Can work… it worked for the Final Fantasy MMO… Was it 14? I can never keep the names of those straight. That game came out, was pretty much universally panned, pulled back and retooled, re-released, and was really well received the second time. So it’s possible to bring a game back from the brink of death.
One review I read that made a lot of sense to me pointed out that Crucible seemed to throw in a number of game modes, seemingly trying to hit all of the popular game modes out there now (battle Royale, co-op, etc). But it didn’t implement any of them that well. So all they did was fragment the player base and give people a bunch of lackluster game modes. Theory was that if they had stuck to one game mode and made it really work well they would’ve had more of a positive impact. I thought that was a pretty good argument when I ran across it. Perhaps that’s what’s happening now?
Whatever they’re up to I wish them luck in improving it.