Maybe he shouldn’t call his family comedy film “Departed II” then?

I worked in graphic arts for a few years myself. I know exactly what is being done in the screenshots and I don’t need it to be pointed out to me. If you’d like I can give a list of the tools used to make the changes. Also I’m sure you are aware fooling around with something in photoshop is a far cry from going back into the game and reworking the engine. If Blizzard actually listened to the ill-informed albeit eloquent petition that you decided to sign. They would be setting development back not by months, but by years. They would also lose any investment made in the game thus far.

You still haven’t answered my question as to why the people who have created the petition know better than blizzard. Which is what you have been asserting here. You say that you are not criticize the people at Blizzard and in the same breath you go onto say that they are doing there best. Which is it?

You also asserted that the people who play games have strong positions as to who is more knowledgeable about game development. Which is what we are talking about here.

Here’s an analogy. Scorsese has finished working on his latest film. Its a family comedy. The trailer is released most people are elated. We’ll say about 5,000,000 or so people (the number is random). Meanwhile 100,000 or so people who are going to see the movie regardless begin a petition stating that Scorsese should only make movies like The Departed, and that he should go back and reshoot whatever he’s done so far to accommodate them.

What do you think he should do?

Please look up what saturation is and get back to me.

Darker rainbows will still be rainbows…
You are completely missing the point of this initiative.

This is false dichotomy. People who created previous games know where they want to go with the new one, and people who will actually play it and pay for it know what they want to see on their screens. They both have a strong position in the “knowing what’s best” department.

“As for suggestions never being a bad thing what if I suggested you give me all your money.”

I kindly thank you for your suggestion. I’ll take it under consideration when I’ll see that you put some creative effort in it. It will also help if you can show me how I will benefit from this.

“Being passionate about something does not qualify you to be the one to make decisions.”

Do the authors of this petition are in power to make decisions? Heck no. They are making suggestions and they are sending the message.

Again, I don’t criticize people at Blizzard. I think they are doing a great job, but it’s nothing wrong with saying: “hey guys, maybe you could add a little bit of that to the mix”.

“You state your admiration for the “hard” work the people behind this petition.”

Well, now I’ve got a task for you. Show me where I called their work hard. The fact of the matter is that the guys at Blizzard are well paid to do what they do. Fans on the other hand have to spend their extra time on it and they do it for free.

“I suggest you turn the gamma and saturation down on your computer, because that’s the only thing being done in those screen shots.”

Again, either (a) you have something wrong with your eyes, or (b) your thought processes are not working correctly, because you are unable to deduce what changes were introduced to the screenshots (even when I pointed out those changes to you).

Why is it that they know what’s best for the game rather than the people who helped create the first one?

If you could answer me this question than your argument would have some credence. As for suggestions never being a bad thing what if I suggested you give me all your money. Just leave me your account info here.

Being passionate about something does not qualify you to be the one to make decisions Moon.

I think there is a strong misconception about how games are made. You do not just sit around all day, critiquing the games you play and then spend a few hours working on a game. There are people at Blizzard who work their butts off night and day to make great games. It is no simple task to go and overhaul all the textures/lighting/geometry so that a vocal minority who is not putting forth nearly as much of an effort might be satisfied.

At the end of the day though you might pay to play the game it is not yours. You did not create it and you do not own it. If you don’t like something about it that’s fine there are plenty of other games that will cater to your tastes.

The developmental team are the ones busting their backs to make the game great. I would ask you to think about that next time you state your admiration for the “hard” work the people behind this petition are putting forth.

If you really want the graphics to be “dark”. I suggest you turn the gamma and saturation down on your computer, because that’s the only thing being done in those screen shots.

(gems his weapon turning it orange)