| vivster said: It was definitely blown way out of proportion but I'm happy that it did. It's both a middle finger to Blizzard and a great highlight to the situation in HK and the overall situation with China in the world. I followed it from the start since Hearthstone is the only Blizzard game I ever played and I visit the reddit daily. I very much feel with the people in HK so it's extra hard to play Hearthstone right now. It'll probably lead me to stop giving Blizzard money, though. Not that one should need a scandal like this to be motivated do so. |
It's the same w/me and Overwatch. I've played it religiously (minus some like 2-3 week breaks here or there) since close to its launch in 2016 and find it very fun and innovative, so it's really tough for me to stop playing - especially since I was looking forward to playing handheld on the Switch & with a couple of friends who I couldn't play w/before on XBL. So I'll probably still play again eventually but I'm definitely taking a long break as I have a significant backlog of stuff sitting on the shelves and other games I still need to get like Astral Chain. And yeah, with the few Blizzard-related stuff I do get, I'm definitely buying "used" from them from now on. XD
| Azzanation said: Mate you simply don't get it. If you choose to blame video games by boycotting them over outside politic issues than that's a personal problem that needs to be voiced outside the gaming industry. Yes, you are blaming the good games by boycotting them and the good staff behind the hard work. Blizzard are the ones with the "personal problem." This is a problem of basic human decency. If someone wants to use a brand to voice his opinion without the brands consent than that's there issue simple as that. Use the internet if they had a brain, its not that hard. You have gone off your radar again here by thinking Blizzard is all for communism just because they are following the laws in Honk Kong. They are a business that wants to stay relevant. I don't blame them for acting up because Honk Kong most likely has a gun to there head saying punish or be banished from our country. Businesses care about making money and if majority of money comes from a country than id expect any brand to do what Blizzard did. Should I boycott the Mitsubishi brand because they made the Japanese Airplanes that slaughter many US Navy crew at Pearl Harbor? No I don't. Should I Boycott German Car makers because they made German tanks that helped slaughter majority of the world? No I don't. Well if that's really all it takes, then Blizzard should take the hit and be banned in the country. That's on China, not Blizzard. They didn't need China to become the empire they've become. Why do they need them now? The point isn't merely that they're doing business in China, it's that they are ACTIVELY supporting (and indeed engaging in) censorship at the whim of an oppressive regime. DIFFERENCE. End of the day someone brought it to Blizzard, Blizzard isn't exactly going out hunting gamers for there freedom of speech, they punished a guy at there ESport for throwing there name into a warzone they probably don't want to be in. Good to see Blizzard is refunding the guy his rightfully earnt prise money so good on them. The incest law was an example which again went over your head. If we allow anyone to speak up at any major events without any concsent from major brands than that means anyone can simple do it about anything. I don't want random cultist or Regilous people interrupting my shows and events to say they are right. Sorry I am not in for it and I wont be part of it. Gaming is a relaxing medium for some of us and I much rather it stay that way. Yeah no, it didn't go over my head at all. I understand perfectly clear what you're talking about and it's asinine. A young man expressing support for fellow citizens to not be silenced, oppressed, beaten, and even shot is nowhere near equivalent to "cultist" or even "religious" people expressing controversial or divisive rhetoric. The leaps of these "comparisons" you're making is utterly absurd. How you can remotely equate the 2 is beyond me.. HARMLESS free speech (which is what this was) should always be allowed. Boycott Blizzard games, take it out on quality games, but I will say this, If Valve came out and supported the Nazi's and managed to make Half Life 3, I will be buying Half Life 3 and I could care less what political views they take. That does not make me Nazi. If you don't like my opinion you and any others can simply deal with it. I am all against Hong Kong for there actions taking place but bringing this up at Esports is simply stupid in my opinion. Again, an astronomical and absurd leap in this "comparison.." Did you pull a muscle in making that stretch? EDIT: There are some good people working at Blizzard that is against this behaviour so Boycotting the games those devs make, is a logically choice by you? I don't get it. You rather throw out there hard work, nice. That's why boycotting makes no sense to me because multi-billion dollar business blame the sales of there products on there internal staff like those good employees that don't want to get involved in the drama and just want to make a living are now the ones getting punished by that logic. The first time you've come remotely close to making a semi-fair point: but this is the responsibility of the corporate heads of Blizzard. They're responsible and accountable for their employees and the blowback that comes from foolish decisions. At the end of the day if their bottom line suffers, it's on them, and I'd wager most of the employees understand this. Employees are free to speak up, or go along with it, or outright leave - same scenario for ANY corporation who's struggling financially. |
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