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MariaTaylor posted...

Blizzard has asserted that diverse representations of characters is the MOST important aspect of development. And based on my experience as an individual who does not consider it to be the most important thing, knowing that many gamers do not feel it is the most important thing, as well as citing and debunking Blizzard's own sources which they cited in the article that is being discussed in this topic, I am refuting their stance; it is NOT the most important aspect of development.

Blizzard referred to a specific survey that asked a just as specific question that is accurately described in the single 72-word opening paragraph which is the only place they make any "claim", the rest is describing how they are addressing it. I'm struggling to understand your issue because you're claiming a statement that is not present here.

• Blizzard has asserted that diverse representations of characters is the MOST important aspect of development.

^This is a false statement, unless you're looking at some other article that isn't in the OP but that's the only link on the first page and the only link you directly quote from.

What IS stated is a claim that people want diversity, followed by a reference to a survey sourced and accurately described of the actual claim.

• what they considered to be the most important factor in the growth of the gaming industry

"Most important factor of growth of the industry" and "MOST important aspect in development" are two vastly different statements

I'm sorry you typed more but it isn't even relevant, you're just descrbing your own personal desires which again is a datapoint, and one of an entirely different question than what's actually presented, and there exists plenty more datapoints in this topic that disagree from their own "experience as an individual". The survey referenced is freely linked and obviously no survey has respondants saying 100% x factor -- in this case diversity tops the responses at 61%, ahead of other answers which are at 58, 50, 45, 43, and 21%. So you may very well be in the 39% who said no and again that's all well and good for yourself but massive international publishers seek to reach as much of an audience they can and not just the people who don't care personally about something.