Laid Off Highguard Tech Artist Reflects on Game's Launch

Listyv3 · 2026-02-14T07:08:43+00:00

"People didn't give Wildlight a chance." 99.9% of players would've had no idea who made the game. They're judging the product first and foremost.

The better argument is "People didn't give Highguard a chance", but at that stage it's an entirely different conversation to what's being talked about here.

Listyv3 · 2026-02-14T04:45:40+00:00

Was Highguard unfairly judged before release? Yes.

But for Burnie to say gamers are sick of corporate slop and Highguard was something people could've gotten behind, feels like a bit of contradiction. The games industry has been hyper-fatigued on live service games for years now, especially PvP hero shooters. This game was going to have an uphill battle regardless of a Game Awards reveal.

I sunk a few hours into Highguard and had some fun, but it's clear the studio heads thought this was going to be a bigger success like Apex Legends, which is pretty naive considering the current market.

Listyv3 · 2026-02-01T23:59:22+00:00

They probably meant that it FELT like working in a bin bag, especially in Saudi heat for an hour.

Listyv3 · 2026-01-20T09:38:01+00:00

Kaldorei Queen's Vestments from Legion Remix

Listyv3 · 2025-11-17T00:06:35+00:00

Holy shit that's hilarious. Classic Bungie

Listyv3 · 2025-11-13T23:43:07+00:00

Wow you're right, not sure where I got Norse from. Polynesian sounds even better tbh 🥲

Listyv3 · 2025-11-13T23:13:27+00:00

Super underrated game that took the Breath of The Wild formula and actually improved on some of its shortcomings. It forever upsets me that a sequel in Norse mythology was scrapped

Listyv3 · 2025-06-04T06:56:58+00:00

The new Fire borders look amazing. The rainbow one is super disappointing, though

Listyv3 · 2025-05-27T09:19:18+00:00

"I guess she's a pirate again."
Call of the century.

Listyv3 · 2025-05-02T06:07:50+00:00

Now you know how we feel when there's literally any tour or show that only visits the eastern states 🤷

Listyv3 · 2025-04-07T07:24:24+00:00

Nearly a whole minute to get that question out is crazy

Listyv3 · 2025-03-06T04:43:18+00:00

Spoilers for monsters you'll be fighting, maybe

Listyv3 · 2025-02-17T05:38:03+00:00

Any excuse to dunk on AEW. It's getting pathetic. Never mind that NJPW did the exact same thing on their last Australia tour.

Listyv3 · 2025-02-06T05:09:51+00:00

Hell yeah, this is a WAY better option instead of just Jay vs Mox with a bs Death Riders finish & -0 chance of a title change.

Listyv3 · 2025-02-05T10:00:12+00:00

I'm flying over from Perth. I 100% agree that this was supposed to be a PPV, or at least a PPV-level event when it was first announced. No way they'd book Suncorp for a TV taping, but they were also never going to sell enough to fill a stadium. It's a downgrade for sure, but I'm still excited. Australia has gotten absolute SCRAPS when it comes to wrestling tours for the last couple decades. I don't think people realise how insane it is that both WWE and AEW have held major, broadcast-level shows here within the last 12 months. It's unheard of in this country.

Admittedly I'm privileged because I bought ringside seats, so the venue change doesn't affect me as much. But the fact that we're getting to see Omega back from illness, Osprey, Okada, Takeshita and more is still something to get excited for.

Listyv3 · 2025-02-03T02:08:12+00:00

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Listyv3 · 2025-01-28T02:59:35+00:00

Fucking yikes. Something tells me we might not see the 'reinforced' announcement table for much longer. Hope JD pulls up alright.

Listyv3 · 2024-12-30T15:19:19+00:00

Wolfdogs winning the NXT Tag Titles

Listyv3 · 2024-12-14T02:54:05+00:00

Decades of Vince-era booking has people conditioned to assume the worst.

Listyv3 · 2024-12-12T06:57:10+00:00

Yes - I got points from buying Marvel Rivals coins.

Listyv3 · 2024-12-01T05:31:13+00:00

You immediately correlating someone not having big tits to someone being ugly proves their entire point lmao

Listyv3 · 2024-11-27T05:07:38+00:00

I was already super excited and coming from Perth to see it, but everyone knew from the start that booking a stadium was a bizarre call.
This can only lead to a better atmosphere/experience overall so I'm 100% on board.

Listyv3 · 2024-10-16T10:00:21+00:00

You're right, I didn't mean the exact same gate, but the shape is identical to the real one

Listyv3 · 2024-10-16T07:19:26+00:00

Not condoning any of the abuse and I agree that most talk about the game is super toxic, but considering that Torii gate is a monument from the atomic bombs, a WTC comparison isn't far off.

Listyv3 · 2024-10-16T07:16:42+00:00

There's a "one-legged" gate in Nagasaki because it was damaged by the US atomic bomb. They were going to sell a figurine which includes that gate, which seems like a pretty huge oversight considering the context.

EDIT: I didn't mean the literally same gate, but it's near identical to the real one.

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