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I'm going to try and get into the Q&A line for Diablo. Any questions you guys want answered?

Nevalistis

Posted 5 years, 10 months ago (Source)

Just an FYI, they screen your question before you get up to the mic, so if you are going to meme you'll be tossed out of the line.

To clarify - I'll be screening questions at the microphone, and the reason we do that is because we know there are some questions that the folks on stage can't answer (either because they don't know or because it's not something we can talk about).

There's usually only time for a handful of questions. We want to make sure we get as many quality, answerable questions as we can. Sometimes that may mean it's a question you, personally, might already know the answer to, but there's a good chance the folks watching from home might not.

Please, please, PLEASE do not waste everyone's time by asking something you know we can't or won't answer. Putting us on the spot isn't going to change that.
Nevalistis

Posted 5 years, 10 months ago (Source)

How about questions about development philosophies? Im always curious to get into the details of what leads the directors and developers to create what falls in line with their philosophies.

I think most people hate meetings, but I'd do anything to sit in on a couple development meetings to hear how ideas are generated and then executed on.

We love those kinds of questions! Very rarely do our devs get the opportunity to "lift the veil," as it were, because honestly most people don't ask about it. Most questions we get tend to be on mechanics, game balance, etc.

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    <div class="md"><p>Just an FYI, they screen your question before you get up to the mic, so if you are going to meme you'll be tossed out of the line.</p>
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<div class="md"><p>To clarify - <strong>I'll</strong> be screening questions at the microphone, and the reason we do that is because we <strong>know</strong> there are some questions that the folks on stage can't answer (either because they don't know or because it's not something we can talk about).</p>

<p>There's usually only time for a handful of questions. We want to make sure we get as many quality, answerable questions as we can. Sometimes that may mean it's a question you, personally, might already know the answer to, but there's a good chance the folks watching from home might not. </p>

<p>Please, please, PLEASE do not waste everyone's time by asking something you know we can't or won't answer. Putting us on the spot isn't going to change that.</p>
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    <div class="md"><p>How about questions about development philosophies? Im always curious to get into the details of what leads the directors and developers to create what falls in line with their philosophies.</p>

<p>I think most people hate meetings, but I'd do anything to sit in on a couple development meetings to hear how ideas are generated and then executed on. </p>
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<div class="md"><p>We love those kinds of questions! Very rarely do our devs get the opportunity to "lift the veil," as it were, because honestly most people don't ask about it. Most questions we get tend to be on mechanics, game balance, etc.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/comments/9sa8py/blizzard_qa_suggestions/e8v3yjd">Nevalistis</a>)
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<p><div class="md"><p>To clarify - <strong>I'll</strong> be screening questions at the microphone, and the reason we do that is because we <strong>know</strong> there are some questions that the folks on stage can't answer (either because they don't know or because it's not something we can talk about).</p>

<p>There's usually only time for a handful of questions. We want to make sure we get as many quality, answerable questions as we can. Sometimes that may mean it's a question you, personally, might already know the answer to, but there's a good chance the folks watching from home might not. </p>

<p>Please, please, PLEASE do not waste everyone's time by asking something you know we can't or won't answer. Putting us on the spot isn't going to change that.</p>
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<p><div class="md"><p>We love those kinds of questions! Very rarely do our devs get the opportunity to "lift the veil," as it were, because honestly most people don't ask about it. Most questions we get tend to be on mechanics, game balance, etc.</p>
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