The Treasure Goblin started out as Diablo’s, but has also made several cameos in World of Warcraft, appearing during the Diablo 20th Anniversary World Event in 2017, and was later added in the Dragonflight patch earlier this year. Emerged as a “booty specialist”. The way of thinking is always the same. If they are killed, they will drop treasure, but only if you catch them before escaping through the magical portal. What made the looting specialists different was that they had lore-worthy reasons for the behavior of the video game itself, and Venture’s acquisition arm (used to parody corporate malfeasance since the early days of World of Warcraft). He was a member of the goblin trade cartel.
When Eric Covington of World of Warcraft’s quest team wrote Loot Specialists, he gave them lines like “Another record-earning quarter!” And “no profit sharing!” without thinking too much. Until I was suddenly fired after working for Blizzard for nearly nine years.
Covington argues that: twitter He said he was fired because “someone saw an innocent joke and saw the reflection.” It’s tempting to skim through the conversation and wonder if a particular phrase might have gotten him into trouble. Maybe “Time to go back to the office!” Or “Looks like another yacht!” “They made a big fuss to get me out by the end of the month, fully aware that my benefits would expire the next day,” Covington said.
What makes the whole thing particularly bizarre is the fact that while Mr. Covington claims he wasn’t a fan high enough to fire him, the marketing team was definitely a fan. They continued to use videos of looting experts saying stereotypically greedy things like “I saw it first!” “Let’s call this a cost of living adjustment!” in a promotional tweet even after being shown the door.
Covington said he would have been “willingly and understandably cooperating” to replace the line that caused the problem if asked, but was not given the opportunity. “In a post-retirement email exchange,” he said. I have written“I have reviewed and approved the content in order for it to be posted on my social media accounts, but I have not found any issues with their content in light of the full list of evidence I have provided. I appealed to them to reconsider their actions.”
Meanwhile, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick says that everything is actually fine at Blizzard, and claims to the contrary were fabricated by an “aggressive labor movement” trying to “destabilize the company.” increase.
There have been no confirmed reports that Kotik was last seen jumping over an escape portal with a bag over his shoulder.