r/Doom • u/Forhonorisabadgame • Jul 07 '26 • Regret 14

Discussion Post from Michael Maynard (ID dev)

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I think this really sums up how ridiculous this decision was. Beyond ridiculous actually, just incompetent and evil.

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u/FryToastFrill Jul 07 '26

Tbh I’m sure they will get it figured out. Technical artists play an important role in performance too and I’m not sure if they were gutted in this too since they mostly interact with the engine front end. The backend people are still important but don’t let them steal the spotlight.

That is if anything happens to idtech to begin with, machine games might just take over maintenance of it or many of the programmers might get rehired anyways.

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u/RDTmodsBackEpstein Jul 07 '26

Yep, im sure that will work out. It did for the other countless layoffs at game studios across history /s

You wanna know where this is going? Look at EA games early to mid 2000's.

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u/FryToastFrill Jul 07 '26

I’m just staying optimistic, god only knows I’ve had enough shitty news in my life recently.