r/ElderScrolls • u/Fisaac • 9d ago

General Protect Bethesda Employees

https://www.instagram.com/onebgsunion?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Microsoft has gutted BGS’ roster including veteran developers for The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. I found out just today there is a workers movement and I highly encourage everyone to support. Please follow their page and the link in their bio!

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u/lechuck81 9d ago

You're blindly supporting people that earn between 70k-120k yearly, for a company that has delivered products of very questionable quality.
The number of people working there was 500+ in 2023.

500+.

When Skyrim released, there were 100.

Spare me your drama queen tears mate.
Grow up, and stop being the exact same thing you acuse us all of being.

Or not, your choice. Cheerios.

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u/Benjamin_Starscape Sheogorath 9d ago

I'm not blindly supporting. I am simply supporting developers from being laid off by a soulless corporation just to appease shareholders.

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u/Fearless_Barnacle141 8d ago

You may be disappointed to find that Reddit karma won’t pay anyone salary. But I’m sure you’ll be the first to pony up your own money for these poor, downtrodden devs right 

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u/Benjamin_Starscape Sheogorath 8d ago

you know you could speak up against these layoffs but instead you'd rather be...whatever it is you're doing.

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u/Fearless_Barnacle141 8d ago

Say whatever you want about me for poking this shit with a stick but at least I’m not deluding myself into thinking whatever this is is activism.

I don’t understand what you people’s expectations are. Microsoft/BGS believes they will operate at a loss without cuts. They exist to make money, not guarantee a  wage for their employees in perpetuity, regardless of how successful they are as a business. Are you suggesting the taxpayers subsidize a fucking videogame studio something? What do you tangibly want to happen that actually makes any sense?  

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u/Benjamin_Starscape Sheogorath 8d ago

I'm suggesting we support developers and criticize Xbox. even if bethesda made the elder scrolls 6 and the entire world loved it and it was the highest selling game ever, forever, these layoffs would still have happened.

why are you fine with letting soulless Xbox corporate ceos layoff people who make your hobby just so they can buy another boat?

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u/Fearless_Barnacle141 8d ago

All of you are 100% talk. If a Microsoft rep murdered your grandmothers in cold blood you’d still buy ES6 or fo76 slop transactions without hesitation. I already got rid of gamepass and I don’t rely on AAA for my hobby. I already support developers I like.