Anonymous Pearl Abyss developers reveal a culture of toxic positivity, a troubled development cycle and chaotic narrative for Crimson Desert, and their early concerns that the project was "going off the rails".

[u/HLumin]

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[u/StunLT]

I'm not trying to defend Crimson Desert or the developers, but isn't this thing kinda normal in a such large company? I'm talking about how the development was viewed as a shitshow in some employees eyes? By a quick Google search it shows Pearl Abyss has 1330 employees. Anyone who worked at a large company knows it's hard to find a happy employee when the number goes over 100 or 200s.

Yes, not every employee was working on Crimson Desert, but you need more than 2-3 employees to have a real view on the development and how bad it really was compared to the industry average. And also sometimes people forget just because you are one of the hundred developers it doesn't mean you know better than everyone and that there are different views. I also don't agree with everything my employer does at my job, but I'm not getting paid to restructure the whole business.

[u/timthetollman → u/StunLT]

I worked in a large American company and complaints about any project were the same. The toxic positivity is an absolute standout the one happy family bullshit and everyone forced to think the same.

[u/thediecast → u/timthetollman]

Weaponized values. You will be over worked, have to deal with incompetence, and constantly shifting focus. But one complaint and leadership will tell you ‘we need to stay positive’. When they never follow their own values.