BioWare Blog: Anthem Game Development

They already started to do that months ago you don’t need to worry about that. Point is, whether found this response weak, strong (I personally felt it was just okay) people will still just sharpen their pitchforks out for their blood. A crowd loves a spectacle whether merry or bloody something I feel Jason is trying to drum up.

Keep defending bullshit like this and devs WILL die, you fool. What Bioware did to these developers is fucking unacceptable. Anyone who has the gall to get upset by someone calling out disgusting crap like this is not interested in peoples well being, no matter what they say. 

I don’t think Jason is wrong, I just think he’s coming across as overly dramatic which I suspect he’s trying to manufacture rage.

Ok.

Jason Schreier is not those idiots from Youtube. He is not Yong or Joe or Downward Thrust.

We should not be conflating the two.

Gotta generate those clicks.

As far as this blog post is concerned, it's an incredibly half-assed attempt at damage control that reads like it was cobbled together from existing text blocks. The parts about workplace culture and team health and wealthfare seem almost cynical after reading Mr. Schreier's article. Shame on whoever posted that.

Yet some people would rather scream and rage at the messenger. It boggles the mind.

Eh, it's definitely got its sights on some specific people.

yeah, it's meant to trigger people or some specific people as you just said. that user behaves that way usually.

I don't doubt Schreier is telling the truth, I had a feeling this might have been the case that Andromeda's issues where not limited to just Andromeda. But I have to agree that throwing gasoline onto the fire with a divisive response that might be interpreted by some as blame or throwing specific employees under the bus isn't what is needed from leadership at this point--especially if company culture and morale is as poor as it is. Actions speak louder than words, and that's really what is needed, implementing the changes necessary to turn things around and keep their current projects on track.

Indeed, Bioware themselves throwing people under the bus publicly would not change anything in a positive way...but leaving the people responsible for this toxic work enviroment in place is a great way to continue to repeat the same mistakes, imo.

Jason mentioned Jon Warner specifically in the article and vaguely painted him as someone in over his head...which he may well be.  Regardless, it's no shock they "neither confirming nor denying"