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RuneScape studio Jagex confirms layoffs 'to reduce complexity, increase agility, and ensure we are fully focused on the areas that matter most'

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      Why weren’t they doing that before?

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        peetabix@sh.itjust.works
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        I’ve never understood how reducing your staff can make a company more agile. Surely that’s putting a greater workload on the people that are left. Also more agile while focusing on what matters most?

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          nullpotential@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          I think people having jobs is what matters most.

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            glitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            Cutting back on bug fixing and new content, focusing on optimizing in game purchases

            I love Dragonwilds, I really hope they don’t add micro transactions

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            • P peetabix@sh.itjust.works

              I’ve never understood how reducing your staff can make a company more agile. Surely that’s putting a greater workload on the people that are left. Also more agile while focusing on what matters most?

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              trippasnippa@aussie.zone
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              It’s bullshit doublespeak that really means “we’re cutting costs (in the short term, the only term that matters)”. Reducing headcount doesn’t reduce the workload, it just means each remaining person has to do more work.

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              • P peetabix@sh.itjust.works

                I’ve never understood how reducing your staff can make a company more agile. Surely that’s putting a greater workload on the people that are left. Also more agile while focusing on what matters most?

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                implyingimplications@lemmy.ca
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                They’re owned by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. It’s just their way of saying they’re gutting the staff to increase profits for shareholders.

                In 2006, CVC and Permira were accused by Labour MP Gwyn Prosser in the House of Commons of “greed” and “blatant asset stripping” of The AA “to borrow £500m on the basis of The AA’s assets in order to pay themselves a dividend.”

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                • P peetabix@sh.itjust.works

                  I’ve never understood how reducing your staff can make a company more agile. Surely that’s putting a greater workload on the people that are left. Also more agile while focusing on what matters most?

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                  Agile when used like this is 100% some lean leader bullshit buzzword. It just means your focus will shift as per your bosses whims.

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                    etnaatsume@lemmy.world
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                    Increase agility? Get out there and grind the courses with the rest of us!

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                    • T trippasnippa@aussie.zone

                      It’s bullshit doublespeak that really means “we’re cutting costs (in the short term, the only term that matters)”. Reducing headcount doesn’t reduce the workload, it just means each remaining person has to do more work.

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                      ledericas@lemm.ee
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                      to record profits to investors.

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                      • I implyingimplications@lemmy.ca

                        They’re owned by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. It’s just their way of saying they’re gutting the staff to increase profits for shareholders.

                        In 2006, CVC and Permira were accused by Labour MP Gwyn Prosser in the House of Commons of “greed” and “blatant asset stripping” of The AA “to borrow £500m on the basis of The AA’s assets in order to pay themselves a dividend.”

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                        ledericas@lemm.ee
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                        PVE will destroy companies wherever it touches eventually. rs3 is like on its 3rd owners right now.

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                        • E etnaatsume@lemmy.world

                          Increase agility? Get out there and grind the courses with the rest of us!

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                          ledericas@lemm.ee
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                          people just use agility dummies if they have them or the silverhawk boots.

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                            to record profits to investors.

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                            pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip
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                            For a little while.

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                            • I implyingimplications@lemmy.ca

                              They’re owned by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. It’s just their way of saying they’re gutting the staff to increase profits for shareholders.

                              In 2006, CVC and Permira were accused by Labour MP Gwyn Prosser in the House of Commons of “greed” and “blatant asset stripping” of The AA “to borrow £500m on the basis of The AA’s assets in order to pay themselves a dividend.”

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                              gronk@aussie.zone
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                              There’s been some pretty clear cases where the OSRS team has been forced to look into microtransactions, or profit-focused mechanics that have had huge pushback by the player base and they know that.

                              They can only fight the shareholders for so long, jagex is on its way out.

                              Sucks but that’s capitalism baby!

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                                yeehaw
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                                Ah, more corp-speak/rhetoric.

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                                  people just use agility dummies if they have them or the silverhawk boots.

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                                  mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                                  Silverhawks are the only reason I ever got above 40 or 50 agility. The courses are so grindy, for virtually zero benefit.

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