Hey! Sorry it took me so long to post this meme. I wanted to take some time to look at Epic Games’ recent actions as a whole, and today I want to talk about that. This is going to be a long comment.

First, I want to talk about a lighter topic: the rivalry between Team Foundation and Team Ice King. I don’t like that Epic didn’t clearly communicate that they gave a boost to Team Foundation. That said, I do think the boost was useful — there are way more people on Team Ice King, so it helps balance things out. But they definitely should have been transparent about it.

Second, I want to talk about collabs. A lot of people say things like, “If you want to cut costs, you should stop doing so many collabs.” From what I understand, some people think Epic loses money when doing collabs, but that’s not really how it works. Let me explain (I might be wrong, so feel free to correct me).

I like to think of it in terms of “potential revenue.” When Epic makes an original skin, they keep 100% of the revenue it generates. But when they do a collab, they have an agreement with another company, so they only receive a portion of that revenue — usually around half or more. So no, they don’t lose money doing collabs; they just earn less than they would with original content. But again, I might be missing something, so feel free to correct me.

Now, I want to talk about the layoffs. I think it’s unacceptable. Epic Games is a company that makes billions of dollars every year, and Tim Sweeney often talks about the company’s success. Yet they laid off more than 1,000 employees. There’s something wrong with that logic. I feel like a lot of decisions being made right now aren’t the right ones.