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Google is where I found the statistics in favor of remote work.

I was wondering more about your own personal opinion since perhaps you have had experience as a remote employer or employee, or both. That's what interested me.

I am in a leadership role so it was different for me. I worked remote for maybe a total of 3 days, so my sample size isn't great. I realize im at the other end of the spectrum on that topic so I don't expect everyone to take my approach. For me, I figured out quite quickly that I couldn't do my job efficiently from home, even though I wish I could. I 100% have no problem with working remote as long as your production isn't effected. I told my employees no one would face any consequences or would be frowned upon if they were concerned about their health and wanted to stay home. I felt like I needed to 'walk the walk' if I was going to 'talk the talk' so I was and am in the office everyday. 90% of my employees were back in the office in two weeks.

As per Relic, it was up to leadership to recognize that production efficiency was slipping and nip remote working in the bud because clearly things weren't going as planned, imo.

Not disagreeing with some of what you've said in this thread, but your general attitude to shift the blame of failure onto the 'workers' rather than the decision makers as an overall trend in your comments.

Relic's executive decision makers made some very bad decisions at every turn, over committing to a scope (2 campaigns 4 factions at release) they were likely under funded to achieve, with no respect for what was done for the previous two launches of CoH. Meanwhile they had to do all this whilst using an entirely new engine, the one that was purpose built for AoEIV. It was a disaster waiting to happen.

They also set the tone of the culture you speak of, they work with HR to sign off on policies and working methodologies. They hire the people they want to hire and build their team according to their plan and understanding of what is needed. If that culture and team ends up working from home and only doing what's in their work flow at a steady pace, that's not because they're lazy Vancouver hippies, people work to the culture and their surroundings. If you don't drive performance from the top, you can't just expect it to magically happen.

Also you have the problem of some teams over performing, and some teams under performing. It's clear to me the engineers/coders did really well, the UI/art teams were ridiculously under funded (like a 2 person team), game design had a clear vision to appeal to the CoH1 audience which they largely succeeded in, the marketing team was so far off note and key I wonder if they have ever even played CoH in any meaningful way. When your marketing team is producing things like the flying scalf trailer what chance do you really have? You're an engineer that could have crunched your ass off to make sure COH3 was optimised and then that happens? You simply can't pin it on relic as a 'whole' imo.

I definitely feel that it wasn't just strategic failures, it was also a cultural issue. But I think you haven't gotten the balance right in your posts here between the two, in my opinion at least.

I certainly glossed over that but to circle back around, it absolutely and 100% starts at the top. The work culture is a direct product of the people at the top, they set the tone. I don't work in the video game field so I am looking from the outside in but I think everyone in a leadership position should be axed or certainly up for debate. Many times in the corporate world you have leaders put into position thru connections or corporate politicking. My guess is Relic had a flavor of that, who those people were or what exactly their responsibilities were; I do not know. What exactly would you say you do here? - Office Space

I was using workers as a collective looking from SEGAs perspective down. I realize I did not convey that message well and things are always more nuanced as per the inner workings of a project.

Like you, I love this series and played a ton of it so I am bitter, mad and disappointed. When you fail, there is plenty of blame to go around.

Relic is not 'independent'. They are owned by a UK based investment fund which is known for consolidation and prepackaged debt.

As Relic enters its death throes, I think its a good lesson for people today on WORKING. Work is a job. You are there to make money. Relic on the other hand was clearly run as an adult daycare. Pandering to pandemic woes. Healthy buttery males choosing to 'work' remotely. Playing dungeons and dragons at work. Offering scholarships and internships based on SEXUAL PREFERENCE. Not based on talent or individual drive.

Voted the Best Place to Work in 2022 Canada, well congrats, you don't win these awards by overworking your employees. Their job was to MAKE MONEY. This is the sole reason a business exists.

Instead, SEGA NA employees, soured by the fact SEGA did not give them the same bonuses as SEGA ASia (who actually create titles and games that make money) voted to unionize. Why would you vote to Unionize when you are BLEEDING money. You hold no cards and try to strong arm your employer? Congratulations, enjoy the bread lines.

The skeleton crew left at Relic is now on the clock. These firms don't pour good money into bad. They will continue to eviscerate what is left of salaried talent until they can squeak out a profit. The product will suffer even more.

From the start this game was an absolute disaster. Charging people triple A prices for grade A sh1t. 3 years of development. 350 employees. UNREAL. I am sorry if I am being harsh but they 100% deserve it.

Sega is doing well, their other games are successful enough to offset the Relic loses. If you bought Sega shares two years ago, you have doubled your money today. (it is fluctuating but you are definitely in the green).

Yes. Investing in a company trading OTC is a great idea. Anymore top notch investment advice, Fantoschmuck?

Sturmtiger Cobra was right all the time.


https://twitter.com/relicgames/status/1661060864651452416

https://www.reddit.com/r/CompanyOfHeroes/comments/13pvaw8/about_todays_message_from_relic/

Yes he was. ESG investing is DYING and the age of free money is OVERRRRRRR.

The pied piper is calling and all debts must come due.

You will see more and more of this. Companies will now have to actually produce. No more diluting shares to raise capital. No more interest free money on loans. Adult day cares will be closing and you may actually have to produce for your compensation. No one likes to see people lose jobs but no one is entitled to a job. Relic didn't feel the fire under them and coasted on the laurels of those who came before them and you the consumer being naive. You reap what you sow.

Hiring should never be based upon your race, gender or sexual preference, even if Fantoschmuck, Gunther, Wuff and others tell you differently.

https://twitter.com/relicgames/status/1633606346477273089?s=20

Were they looking to hire the best and brightest from the school? Maybe open some new doors to meet some talented artists with a bright future? NOPE. Partnerships went out based on gender and sexual preference.

The warning signs were there, if you were willing to see them.

https://www.coh2.org/topic/111404/discussion-current-state-of-tournaments/page/2#post_id895944

How many of these employees were hired for their talents or production value?

https://www.coh2.org/topic/110948/title/post/895584

Just another example of how ESG investing has helped destroy something great.

Side note: To the people shitting on Nigo for putting up AE or Ami for community outreach. I am in no way a big fan of AE but to say the guy hasn't put in the work and done a great job considering the resources he has is an absolute fantoschmuck. Both of them did a TON for this community and it cannot be discounted.