After reading the endless anti-common sense defense force, i've come to a newfound dislike for the Blizzard fan base. They've been defending Blizzard's move into slapping MT's into their games and basically nickel diming as much as possible.
I'm not sure if anyone here has been aware, but Blzizard launched SCII back in 2010, a game that was split up into 3 pieces and sold at £45 a pop. The Nova ops were sold separately as well as the announcer and Ai partner packs, basically making more money for them over time. The War chest is apparently designed in such a way that it's meant to "fund" the SCII E-sports scene.
I feel like I'm, one of the few within the entire userbase that knows what Blizzard has been doing for years and how they've been taking on Activisions bad practices, albiet using the goodwill they've earned over the decades to soften players up to F2P payment methods. I know Blizz is a part of Activision. I know very well that they aren't some poor indie company, struggling to make ends meet. I know Activision makes millions , if not billions with both of them combined.
There is no way they say that they won't pay for the e-sports scene, for a game that is theirs to run and theirs to make sure it stays alive and supported for years. They can absolutely afford to keep the SCII e-sports scene running for decades based on the money they earn yearly and the total in their bank, yet fanboys defend their "we cba footing the bill, you guys do it for us" excuse and crap on anyone who objects to it.
I am all for the e-sports scene being kept alive, but I'm not stupid to not notice Blizzard having more than enough money to fund them e-sports scene themselves. Eventually every other AAA company will take this route, saving them millions.
Mankind, in its arrogance and self-delusion, must believe they are the mirrors to God in both their image and their power. If something shatters that mirror, then it must be totally destroyed.
