British marketing is coming!!!

Jump back to quoted post7 Jul 2015, 20:51 PMAlexzandvar

I'm still flabbergasted that they had Brits essentially done a month ago

Jump back to quoted post7 Jul 2015, 20:52 PMVon Kluge

I really hope you're joking

Jump back to quoted post7 Jul 2015, 20:55 PMAlexzandvar

I wish I was. A sept 1st release date means something went wrong/right. The right of course being Sega telling Relic "DoW3 now please " and a skeleton team having to "finish" the rest of the Brits.

Jump back to quoted post7 Jul 2015, 20:56 PMVon Kluge

Edit: Yes I have a crush on Rose Leslie. Deal with it.

Jump back to quoted post7 Jul 2015, 20:58 PMAlexzandvar

I was wondering if you meant "Are you joking because you are breaking the NDA" but I don't think it's really any mystery to someone who didn't even get in that the gap between the Alpha and release is a bit, uh, odd.

Jump back to quoted post7 Jul 2015, 20:51 PMAlexzandvar

I'm still flabbergasted that they had Brits essentially done a month ago

Jump back to quoted post7 Jul 2015, 21:39 PMKatitof

Not.
Even.
Close.

Jump back to quoted post7 Jul 2015, 20:31 PMCookiezNcreem

Go apply for community manager von

Jump back to quoted post7 Jul 2015, 20:16 PMREforever

That is indeed a possibility. Greece has extraordinarily high unemployment rates, so Relic could just have a Greek do the marketing for CoH2 and pay him very little; he can't do much worse than the current marketing team, that's for sure.

I've always maintained that someone should get paid for the quality of their work. If you do a poor job on a task you are given, then you should be paid very little or not at all; the "marketing team" for Relic haven't been doing a satisfactory job, so I sincerely hope that they're not getting paid, or paid very little for their subpar work.

Jump back to quoted post7 Jul 2015, 20:56 PMVon Kluge

Yes I have a crush on Rose Leslie. Deal with it.

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2015, 09:23 AMHighfiveeeee

I'm sure they have great ideas but if the 'bosses' change about 80-90% of their plans it will look like s*** in the end. But that's the way it is. Many people (including you) that experience marketing by the way somehow think they are marketing professionals. And now you propose to let these marketing people work for free because 'yeah, everybody could do it'.

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2015, 09:47 AMKobunite

I have to consider the software, the bosses have to consider the product and the business aims and the two rarely match - no surprise its the same in marketing.

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2015, 10:07 AMsomenbjorn

And neither of them ever considers the users level of computer skills....

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2015, 09:23 AMHighfiveeeee

Wow, what a freaking bullshit I just read?
I, myself, am a marketing/product designer too and you know what? It's mostly not their fault. They have brutally strict regulations coming from SEGA how to promote something and how not to.
I wonder if Cynthia left the company because of the obvious lack of freedom.

I'm sure they have great ideas but if the 'bosses' change about 80-90% of their plans it will look like shit in the end. But that's the way it is. Many people (including you) that experience marketing by the way somehow think they are marketing professionals. And now you propose to let these marketing people work for free because 'yeah, everybody could do it'.

I don't say that Relics advertising and marketing is good at all. But I won't blame them because I know how hard it is to force your own ideas.

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2015, 10:39 AMREforever

I don't know how things work in Germany, but here in Canada you're expected(And payed) to give quality work. It's clear that the marketing team at Relic don't quite know how to work in the the conditions that they've been given; they chose the wrong career choice essentially.If you can't do the job adequately, then don't expect to keep your job for very long. Welcome to capitalism Highfive, enjoy your stay.

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2015, 10:58 AMHighfiveeeee

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Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2015, 13:12 PMKatitof

Greeks will be upset when Germany will finally put them on e-bay