Just before the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone Maj Pacific, a strike by the Developer QA team was announced. Now, 17 days later, their claims are apparently still being ignored despite the game’s quality issues.
It’s no secret that Warzone has a lot of bugs. Just last week, shopping stations crashed and console gamers considered “retiring”.
While players on social networks are quick to criticize the developers. They don’t seem very happy either. A few days before the launch of Pacific, it was revealed that a number of QA testers had been made redundant. And this despite previous promises of better wages.
Then, in solidarity, around 40 QA testers decided to protest the layoffs on December 6. Today, 17 days later, the developers explain that they are still on strike. Indeed, their requests were not met, and they received no response.
Warzone quality testers still on strike
We would like to thank the community and our colleagues across the industry for their support. We look forward to the new year, where we will continue pushing for #ABetterABK. Happy Holidays everyone.
– ABetterABK ? ABK Workers Alliance (@ABetterABK) December 22, 2021
“We have been on strike for almost 17 days now, with no response to our request.” The claim at issue here is that QA testers who have been fired be “reinstated”.
Without a response from Activision, it appears the workers will begin their vacation while remaining on strike. It’s unclear what that means for the game and its current test team, but nothing positive can come of a dismissal like this.
These people were asked to relocate to Madison, WI to work here. Now they are out of a job on January 28th.
Our QA team does incredible work but this will not only increase their workload but moral crush.
If any industry friends have open positions, please share them.
– ALAN WAKE 2 EXISTS (@eyyohbee) December 3, 2021
The alleged initial motivation for the strike was that QA testers were asked to relocate to Madison, Wisconsin. Also promising them a full-time job after their contract work, which ultimately did not hold true for a number of employees.
As Warzone continues to patch issues and make adjustments, fans have indicated they want more fixes (especially on console).
At this time, it is not known if the QA team will be able to make these corrections before the holidays. And, one wonders how long this strike will last without Activision reacting.