Most developers hate their games in some capacity. (E.x., Brevik and Schaffer brothers are at the point where they won't play Diablo.) It's understandable that the burnout is extreme when corporate overlords get involved in art. Artists burn out pretty fast on their own
without external pressure. We remember great writers but it's important to point out that consistency is very rare among great artists. (E.x., GRR Martin will never finish
Game of Thrones.)
The original Turbine team is so long gone. Sev came on AC in 2006. He has been playing D4 and posting his reactions on
Twitter. Quote:Diablo up to level 50 was super fun, but the post 50 game is not. I am floating around 65 and it is a slog. It's too easy, it is slow to level, and I am getting loot drops that are 5-15 levels too low. I want to up the difficulty, but there is an arbitrary limit of 70.
Earlier comment indicating he's been playin' POE:
Quote:Diablo 4... Does anyone know a way to get abilities to fire as if you are holding position without holding shift or toggling hold position? Like PoE?
Much earlier comment from him on M+
Quote:World of Warcraft. I like it. M+ is one of my favorite ways to play. But the thought of having to get rooted over and over with Entangling is so demotivating to me that I think I am just burnt a little and need to take a break.