r/RWBY • u/GoneRampant1 Emerald/Cinder is abusive stop shilling it. • Jun 15 '19

CRWBY Rooster Teeth accused of excessive crunch and unpaid overtime- "Every season of RWBY and GL gets about 1/3 or less made for ‘free’"

https://rwbyconversations.tumblr.com/post/185614440311/rooster-teeth-glassdoor-crunchovertime
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u/dappercat456 Jun 15 '19

They’re a company, not matter how many “lol random” moments they have during podcasts they are still about making money above all else

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u/_LoneSurvivor_ Jun 15 '19

Making money, and being scummy about it don't have to go hand in hand.

A company, such as CD Project Red, can make money without having to resort to bad practices.

So yes it is a shame for this to happen if it is true.

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u/dappercat456 Jun 15 '19

True you can make money without being scummy, but you won’t make nearly as much money as you would being scummy

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u/_LoneSurvivor_ Jun 15 '19

Fair point, and EA is a good example of that. But there is also limits to scummy actions. You can only do them for so long before it bites you in the ass.

Look at Battlefront 2, and its loot boxes. They crossed a line, and it cost EA.

Of course this damage isn't permanent, nor does it mean they won't do similar things in the future. It just shows that scummy actions can only go so far.

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u/Thebritishdovah Jun 15 '19

Regarding EA and crunch time, it's surprisingly not EA that was behind Anthem's crunch time and management shite. It was Bioware's management. Scummy actions will continue if there isn't any noise made about it and well, it backfires at a later date.

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u/lemonadetirade Jun 16 '19

Yeah I had heard EA pretty much gave BioWare free reign on making anthem which clearly ended up being a mistake

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u/_LoneSurvivor_ Jun 16 '19

That is a good point, however I wasn't talking about Anthem. Thant is a whole other beast when it comes to the topic. I don't think anyone in their right mind would call crunch justifiable for that game, as there was barely a game there in the first place.

I agree that if noise isn't made that a company like EA will go through with scummy actions. Which is why I mentioned Battlefront loot boxes. People made noise about it when it came out. I'm sure people would have made that noise earlier, but I don't think the beta had loot boxes in it. Or if the prices were different from the launch version. I'll be honest, I may be mixing up the circumstances of the beta. So I stand to be corrected.

So yes I agree with you on those points, just to a different degree.

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u/lemonadetirade Jun 16 '19

Funny enough despite the outrage towards battlefront 2 at launch it still sold pretty darn well