Board 8 > Blizzard bans and withholds prize money from hearthstone player for HK support

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SantaRPidgey 10/12/19 5:41:23 PM #455:	WazzupGenius00 posted... Can't speak/read Chinese so I can't vouch for its veracity but this seems interesting: https://twitter.com/SGBluebell/status/1182817588147052544 I've been helping a lot of chinese people make their business emails seem more natural to native english speakers and everything he's saying is 100% on point. https://mobile.twitter.com/SGBluebell/status/1182826495582060545 This post is particularly potent. the things mc are saying are a bit more like nonsense. --- wird <cite>SantaRPidgey posted [p:928682946] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>WazzupGenius00 posted...</cite> <quote>Can't speak/read Chinese so I can't vouch for its veracity but this seems interesting: https://twitter.com/SGBluebell/status/1182817588147052544</quote> I've been helping a lot of chinese people make their business emails seem more natural to native english speakers and everything he's saying is 100% on point. https://mobile.twitter.com/SGBluebell/status/1182826495582060545 This post is particularly potent. the things mc are saying are a bit more like nonsense.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paratroopa1 10/12/19 6:22:06 PM #456:	I think mc is missing the fact that this post IS written in english. It's not, like, a sloppy translation where the grammar is incorrect; the person who wrote this is what I would describe as fluent in english. But they are not native in english, and there are certain choices of phrasing that make that clear to me, things that are "technically correct" but are not the way I would write something. The biggest 'smoking gun' for me is this paragraph: "But playing fair also includes appropriate pre-and post-match conduct, especially when a player accepts recognition for winning in a broadcast. When we think about the suspension, six months for blitzchung is more appropriate, after which time he can compete in the Hearthstone pro circuit again if he so chooses. There is a consequence for taking the conversation away from the purpose of the event and disrupting or derailing the broadcast." Nothing in this paragraph is incorrect so to speak, but there are two things that stand out to me here. 1) "When we think about the suspension..." It's really difficult for me to pinpoint the exact reason why this phrasing is odd, but it is, and I just know it when I see it. If I were writing a formal statement like this, I would probably start this sentence as something like, "after further consideration..." Starting this out as "when we think" clearly comes across to me as someone who learned a slightly odd way of saying things. Something about the tense is just wrong here. 2) "There is a consequence..." No, there are consequences. Again, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly why this is wrong, but the phrasing here clearly would be "there are consequences." It would not occur to me to say "there is a consequence." It might slip out in casual conversation as a result of me conjuring up words in a slightly disjointed order, but it wouldn't occur in writing. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing, but I have seen a lot of words before, and I've seen enough words written or spoken by people of other linguistic backgrounds to know it when I see it. This isn't a knock on people who only know english as a second language, since the subtleties here are so precise that I can't even describe WHY they are the way they are, but it just... is. I don't even know what I should take away from any of this I just think it's neat <cite>Paratroopa1 posted [p:928684321] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>I think mc is missing the fact that this post IS written in english. It's not, like, a sloppy translation where the grammar is incorrect; the person who wrote this is what I would describe as fluent in english. But they are not native in english, and there are certain choices of phrasing that make that clear to me, things that are "technically correct" but are not the way I would write something. The biggest 'smoking gun' for me is this paragraph: "But playing fair also includes appropriate pre-and post-match conduct, especially when a player accepts recognition for winning in a broadcast. When we think about the suspension, six months for blitzchung is more appropriate, after which time he can compete in the Hearthstone pro circuit again if he so chooses. There is a consequence for taking the conversation away from the purpose of the event and disrupting or derailing the broadcast." Nothing in this paragraph is incorrect so to speak, but there are two things that stand out to me here. 1) "When we think about the suspension..." It's really difficult for me to pinpoint the exact reason why this phrasing is odd, but it is, and I just know it when I see it. If I were writing a formal statement like this, I would probably start this sentence as something like, "after further consideration..." Starting this out as "when we think" clearly comes across to me as someone who learned a slightly odd way of saying things. Something about the tense is just wrong here. 2) "There is a consequence..." No, there are consequences. Again, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly why this is wrong, but the phrasing here clearly would be "there are consequences." It would not occur to me to say "there is a consequence." It might slip out in casual conversation as a result of me conjuring up words in a slightly disjointed order, but it wouldn't occur in writing. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing, but I have seen a lot of words before, and I've seen enough words written or spoken by people of other linguistic backgrounds to know it when I see it. This isn't a knock on people who only know english as a second language, since the subtleties here are so precise that I can't even describe WHY they are the way they are, but it just... is. I don't even know what I should take away from any of this I just think it's neat</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SantaRPidgey 10/12/19 6:32:03 PM #457:	Paratroopa1 posted... There is a consequence for taking the conversation away from the purpose of the event and disrupting or derailing the broadcast. Yeah this sentence alone has so many poorly chosen words, an english speaker can clearly detect the sinister undertones of the sentence and would word it to be more corporate-diplomatic. It would probably read something more like "Ultimately, there was still a rule broken, and to keep the focus on the gameplay and event, we still believe this to be a reasonable course of action" damn blizzard should hire me to proof read their chinese directed corporate speak. MC can you give blizzard my number --- wird <cite>SantaRPidgey posted [p:928684695] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Paratroopa1 posted...</cite> <quote>There is a consequence for taking the conversation away from the purpose of the event and disrupting or derailing the broadcast.</quote> Yeah this sentence alone has so many poorly chosen words, an english speaker can clearly detect the sinister undertones of the sentence and would word it to be more corporate-diplomatic. It would probably read something more like "Ultimately, there was still a rule broken, and to keep the focus on the gameplay and event, we still believe this to be a reasonable course of action" damn blizzard should hire me to proof read their chinese directed corporate speak. MC can you give blizzard my number</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paratroopa1 10/12/19 6:33:46 PM #458:	SantaRPidgey posted... Paratroopa1 posted... There is a consequence for taking the conversation away from the purpose of the event and disrupting or derailing the broadcast. Yeah this sentence alone has so many poorly chosen words, an english speaker can clearly detect the sinister undertones of the sentence and would word it to be more corporate-diplomatic. It would probably read something more like "Ultimately, there was still a rule broken, and to keep the focus on the gameplay and event, we still believe this to be a reasonable course of action" damn blizzard should hire me to proof read their chinese directed corporate speak. MC can you give blizzard my number Yeah, that's the thing. People have brushed this off as "oh, it's just corporate speak," but no it's not, again I wouldn't describe myself as an expert but I've seen enough corporate speak in my life and this ain't it. <cite>Paratroopa1 posted [p:928684752] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>SantaRPidgey posted...</cite> <quote>Paratroopa1 posted...</cite> <quote>There is a consequence for taking the conversation away from the purpose of the event and disrupting or derailing the broadcast.</quote> Yeah this sentence alone has so many poorly chosen words, an english speaker can clearly detect the sinister undertones of the sentence and would word it to be more corporate-diplomatic. It would probably read something more like "Ultimately, there was still a rule broken, and to keep the focus on the gameplay and event, we still believe this to be a reasonable course of action" damn blizzard should hire me to proof read their chinese directed corporate speak. MC can you give blizzard my number</quote> Yeah, that's the thing. People have brushed this off as "oh, it's just corporate speak," but no it's not, again I wouldn't describe myself as an expert but I've seen enough corporate speak in my life and this ain't it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PrinceKaro 10/12/19 6:48:50 PM #459:	jeez the president of blizzard sounds like some douchebag politican going 'well golly gee the way I always vote for policies that favor the oil comanies or labor unions has nothing to do with the millions of dollars they give me lol!' fuck him --- https://i.imgtc.com/a6iBg1Y.jpg Congrats to Advokaiser* on being really good at predicting stuff* <cite>PrinceKaro posted [p:928685342] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>jeez the president of blizzard sounds like some douchebag politican going 'well golly gee the way I always vote for policies that favor the oil comanies or labor unions has nothing to do with the millions of dollars they give me lol!' fuck him</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IfGodCouldDie 10/12/19 10:22:33 PM #460:	@Paratroopa1 I think you're bang on about that translation. --- Mind post. XBL:Cyanide Sucker PSN:IfGodCouldDie IGN:SuperPattyCakes FC: SW-1615-6159-5504 <cite>IfGodCouldDie posted [p:928692182] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>@Paratroopa1 I think you're bang on about that translation.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
banananor 10/12/19 11:15:21 PM #461:	i came in prepared to think you all were crazy conspiracy people, but i'm convinced --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. <cite>banananor posted [p:928693931] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>i came in prepared to think you all were crazy conspiracy people, but i'm convinced</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
banananor 10/12/19 11:15:41 PM #462:	it just doesn't make sense for a company to do something this stupid... --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. <cite>banananor posted [p:928693942] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>it just doesn't make sense for a company to do something this stupid...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paratroopa1 10/12/19 11:17:23 PM #463:	I don't even know what to take from the fact that the person who wrote that statement might be Chinese, I just find the linguistics of it very interesting <cite>Paratroopa1 posted [p:928693991] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>I don't even know what to take from the fact that the person who wrote that statement might be Chinese, I just find the linguistics of it very interesting</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SmartMuffin 10/13/19 11:04:41 AM #464:	Nah, it actually is a pretty smart business decision. Americans are moral cowards, and because we (mostly) have capitalism, purchase decisions are (mostly) decentralized. There is no single authority who can just say "Welp, Blizzard products are now banned" here, like there is in China. And China has proven they totally will do that. They don't fuck around with this stuff. They are quite serious about what they will and won't tolerate, while we mostly just bitch a lot but then continue to buy products and support companies who 100% oppose our core values. --- SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized - https://imgur.com/W66HUUy http://dudewheresmyfreedom.com/ <cite>SmartMuffin posted [p:928707592] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Nah, it actually is a pretty smart business decision. Americans are moral cowards, and because we (mostly) have capitalism, purchase decisions are (mostly) decentralized. There is no single authority who can just say "Welp, Blizzard products are now banned" here, like there is in China. And China has proven they totally will do that. They don't fuck around with this stuff. They are quite serious about what they will and won't tolerate, while we mostly just bitch a lot but then continue to buy products and support companies who 100% oppose our core values.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 10/13/19 11:11:06 AM #465:	SmartMuffin posted... And China has proven they totally will do that. They don't f* around with this stuff. They are quite serious about what they will and won't tolerate, while we mostly just b a lot but then continue to buy products and support companies who 100% oppose our core values. Doesnt that just show what our core values really are? --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:928707794] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>SmartMuffin posted...</cite> <quote> And China has proven they totally will do that. They don't f* around with this stuff. They are quite serious about what they will and won't tolerate, while we mostly just b**** a lot but then continue to buy products and support companies who 100% oppose our core values.</quote> Doesnt that just show what our core values really are?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SmartMuffin 10/13/19 12:34:29 PM #466:	yeah, mostly empty feel-good hedonism which im generally onboard with, but more and more lately I'm finding that they're taking too much advantage of me and I'm just tapping out --- SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized - https://imgur.com/W66HUUy http://dudewheresmyfreedom.com/ <cite>SmartMuffin posted [p:928710301] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>yeah, mostly empty feel-good hedonism which im generally onboard with, but more and more lately I'm finding that they're taking too much advantage of me and I'm just tapping out</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 10/13/19 12:46:20 PM #467:	wait wait Is Smartmuffin starting to get disillusioned by some aspects of capitalism? --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:928710698] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>wait wait Is Smartmuffin starting to get disillusioned by some aspects of capitalism? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dowolf 10/13/19 12:59:31 PM #468:	metroid composite posted... What the? Why are there semicolons instead of commas after Think Globally, Lead Responsibly? Like...I can see why if someone had this in a word processor, the word processor might put a red underline and tell you to add a semicolon. "Think Globally" is technically a complete sentence. But in this context it's an object, enumerating core values. For a list preceded by a colon, if one or more of those items has a comma, most style guides will recommend the use of semicolons in order to make things clear. The weirdest thing about this for me is that I don't really mind this being a compromise between western and Chinese interests, though the punishment's still kinda harsh. Just, you know, don't lie to me and tell me it wasn't. --- Nonsense. "Testing" is for when you're still guessing--and now, I have no need to guess. -- Agatha, Girl Genius <cite>dowolf posted [p:928711198] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>metroid composite posted...</cite> <quote>What the? Why are there semicolons instead of commas after Think Globally, Lead Responsibly? Like...I can see why if someone had this in a word processor, the word processor might put a red underline and tell you to add a semicolon. "Think Globally" is technically a complete sentence. But in this context it's an object, enumerating core values.</quote> For a list preceded by a colon, if one or more of those items has a comma, most style guides will recommend the use of semicolons in order to make things clear. The weirdest thing about this for me is that I don't really mind this being a compromise between western and Chinese interests, though the punishment's still kinda harsh. Just, you know, don't lie to me and tell me it wasn't.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ExThaNemesis 10/13/19 1:34:21 PM #469:	when China shows you deep down what communism really is, it makes it a lot easier to begrudgingly accept capitalism even with all its flaws. At least there are things you can try to fix with our system. There's no changing anything over there. --- "undertale hangs out with mido" - ZFS Smash Ultimate Switch Code: SW-6933-1523-8505 <cite>ExThaNemesis posted [p:928712599] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>when China shows you deep down what communism really is, it makes it a lot easier to begrudgingly accept capitalism even with all its flaws. At least there are things you can try to fix with our system. There's no changing anything over there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoomTheGyarados 10/13/19 1:35:57 PM #470:	ExThaNemesis posted... when China shows you deep down what communism really is, it makes it a lot easier to begrudgingly accept capitalism even with all its flaws. At least there are things you can try to fix with our system. There's no changing anything over there. Or you can accept many forms of capitalism but don't make it unfettered. --- Sir Chris <cite>DoomTheGyarados posted [p:928712671] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>ExThaNemesis posted...</cite> <quote>when China shows you deep down what communism really is, it makes it a lot easier to begrudgingly accept capitalism even with all its flaws. At least there are things you can try to fix with our system. There's no changing anything over there.</quote> Or you can accept many forms of capitalism but don't make it unfettered.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 10/13/19 1:43:37 PM #471:	ExThaNemesis posted... when China shows you deep down what communism really is, it makes it a lot easier to begrudgingly accept capitalism even with all its flaws. At least there are things you can try to fix with our system. There's no changing anything over there. Modern China is not communism, lmao. Its fascism. --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:928712971] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>ExThaNemesis posted... </cite> <quote>when China shows you deep down what communism really is, it makes it a lot easier to begrudgingly accept capitalism even with all its flaws. At least there are things you can try to fix with our system. There's no changing anything over there.</quote> Modern China is not communism, lmao. Its fascism. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ExThaNemesis 10/13/19 1:47:42 PM #472:	redrocket posted... Modern China is not communism, lmao. Its fascism. it's almost like one thing nearly always leads to the other! --- "undertale hangs out with mido" - ZFS Smash Ultimate Switch Code: SW-6933-1523-8505 <cite>ExThaNemesis posted [p:928713132] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>redrocket posted...</cite> <quote>Modern China is not communism, lmao. Its fascism. </quote> it's almost like one thing nearly always leads to the other!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/13/19 1:50:51 PM #473:	ExThaNemesis posted... redrocket posted... Modern China is not communism, lmao. Its fascism. it's almost like one thing nearly always leads to the other! Capitalism led to fascism in the 1940s, and it's doing it again now. Let's not blame an economic system for uniquely evil men wanting to amass unfettered power, and co-opting their government to so do. --- Touch fuzzy. Get fuzzier. Inviso <cite>Inviso posted [p:928713255] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>ExThaNemesis posted...</cite> <quote>redrocket posted...</cite> <quote>Modern China is not communism, lmao. Its fascism. </quote> it's almost like one thing nearly always leads to the other!</quote> Capitalism led to fascism in the 1940s, and it's doing it again now. Let's not blame an economic system for uniquely evil men wanting to amass unfettered power, and co-opting their government to so do.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metal_DK 10/13/19 2:57:48 PM #474:	social media is leading to fascism, but thats mostly because our new capitalistic system revolves a LOT on who is getting the most retweets, followers, likes, etc. Anytime a major new event that changes the day to day human experience, major conflicts occur. Social media is setting the stage for something bad, and its getting worse and worse every year. --- Casual Revolution 2007 - 2016 <cite>Metal_DK posted [p:928715945] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>social media is leading to fascism, but thats mostly because our new capitalistic system revolves a LOT on who is getting the most retweets, followers, likes, etc. Anytime a major new event that changes the day to day human experience, major conflicts occur. Social media is setting the stage for something bad, and its getting worse and worse every year. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 10/13/19 3:00:10 PM #475:	redrocket posted... Is Smartmuffin starting to get disillusioned by some aspects of capitalism? He always was, hence the ease of supporting market controls that align with his (incel-ish) societal goals --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:928716021] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>redrocket posted...</cite> <quote>Is Smartmuffin starting to get disillusioned by some aspects of capitalism?</quote> He always was, hence the ease of supporting market controls that align with his (incel-ish) societal goals</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 10/13/19 3:07:37 PM #476:	Inviso posted... Capitalism led to fascism in the 1940s, and it's doing it again now. Let's not blame an economic system for uniquely evil men wanting to amass unfettered power, and co-opting their government to so do. Fascism is always the end goal of a government. The point is how much power the individual has to resist moving towards that. Communist sympathizers can't imagine that their dear overlords would ever turn evil, while in the same breath dismissing all existing and past examples of that exact thing by saying that all government systems can lead to fascism. As if it's not a problem just because it's not a unique problem. The natural end result of that super dismissive attitude is, of course, massacre/police/famine/etc apologism. Hopefully you don't end up there. --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:928716286] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Inviso posted...</cite> <quote>Capitalism led to fascism in the 1940s, and it's doing it again now. Let's not blame an economic system for uniquely evil men wanting to amass unfettered power, and co-opting their government to so do. </quote> Fascism is always the end goal of a government. The point is how much power the individual has to resist moving towards that. Communist sympathizers can't imagine that their dear overlords would ever turn evil, while in the same breath dismissing all existing and past examples of that exact thing by saying that all government systems can lead to fascism. As if it's not a problem just because it's not a unique problem. The natural end result of that super dismissive attitude is, of course, massacre/police/famine/etc apologism. Hopefully you don't end up there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dedue 10/14/19 11:15:38 PM #477:	https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19 "woops" <cite>Dedue posted [p:928779122] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19 "woops"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Team Rocket Elite 10/14/19 11:30:48 PM #478:	Is BlizzCon still going to happen? It's only a little over two weeks from now. --- Link isn't the only one who kicks ass. Congrats to Advokaiser for winning the CBX Guru Contest! <cite>Team Rocket Elite posted [p:928779845] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Is BlizzCon still going to happen? It's only a little over two weeks from now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lucavi000 10/14/19 11:31:57 PM #479:	Its gonna happen and its gonna be a shit show. Everyone in winnie the pooh costumes will be booted out, no Q&A for fear of free honk kong messages. --- "Doesn't matter, still obtainable. You were wrong, simply admit it and apologize for your ignorance and s*** attitude." - Firemage7777 to SuperZay <cite>Lucavi000 posted [p:928779893] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Its gonna happen and its gonna be a shit show. Everyone in winnie the pooh costumes will be booted out, no Q&A for fear of free honk kong messages. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranzonEx 10/14/19 11:31:57 PM #480:	nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong --- 2 line break(s), 160 characters allowed <cite>GranzonEx posted [p:928779895] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dedue 10/14/19 11:35:45 PM #481:	GranzonEx posted... nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong Why are you like this <cite>Dedue posted [p:928780070] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>GranzonEx posted...</cite> <quote>nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong</quote> Why are you like this</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lucavi000 10/14/19 11:36:09 PM #482:	I mean, he's right but itll be after blizzcon when everyone forgets. --- "Doesn't matter, still obtainable. You were wrong, simply admit it and apologize for your ignorance and s*** attitude." - Firemage7777 to SuperZay <cite>Lucavi000 posted [p:928780088] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>I mean, he's right but itll be after blizzcon when everyone forgets. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Drakeryn 10/14/19 11:41:33 PM #483:	Lucavi000 posted... free honk kong untitled hong kong game --- another place and time, without a great divide, and we could be flying deadly high <cite>Drakeryn posted [p:928780315] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Lucavi000 posted...</cite> <quote>free honk kong</quote> untitled hong kong game</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranzonEx 10/14/19 11:44:12 PM #484:	Dedue posted... GranzonEx posted... nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong Why are you like this it's almost not even trending on reddit anymore it's almost cycled out of the news cycle and people have moved on to being outraged at Trump for pulling out the troops --- 2 line break(s), 160 characters allowed <cite>GranzonEx posted [p:928780423] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Dedue posted...</cite> <quote>GranzonEx posted...</cite> <quote>nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong</quote> Why are you like this</quote> it's almost not even trending on reddit anymore it's almost cycled out of the news cycle and people have moved on to being outraged at Trump for pulling out the troops</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snrkiko 10/14/19 11:44:37 PM #485:	https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19 --- ...Snrk. And theeen, we do stuff like, 'Persona!' with our Personas and beat the crap outta Shadows... <cite>Snrkiko posted [p:928780444] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red13n 10/14/19 11:54:02 PM #486:	GranzonEx posted... nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong Everyone is still talking about this. --- "First thing that crosses my mind: I didn't get any GameFAQs Karma yesterday." Math Murderer after getting his appendix removed. <cite>red13n posted [p:928780809] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>GranzonEx posted...</cite> <quote>nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong</quote> Everyone is still talking about this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dedue 10/14/19 11:55:34 PM #487:	Snrkiko posted... https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19 That's nothing, check this out. https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19 <cite>Dedue posted [p:928780864] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Snrkiko posted...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19</quote> That's nothing, check this out. https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CoolCly 10/15/19 12:11:09 AM #488:	It's funny that they straight up just say it was Blizzard that cancelled it --- The batman villians all seem to be one big joke that batman refuses to laugh at - SantaRPG <cite>CoolCly posted [p:928781379] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>It's funny that they straight up just say it was Blizzard that cancelled it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snrkiko 10/15/19 12:16:46 AM #489:	Dedue posted... Snrkiko posted... https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19 That's nothing, check this out. https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19 oh yeah? what about https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19 --- ...Snrk. And theeen, we do stuff like, 'Persona!' with our Personas and beat the crap outta Shadows... <cite>Snrkiko posted [p:928781567] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Dedue posted...</cite> <quote>Snrkiko posted...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19</quote> That's nothing, check this out. https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19</quote> oh yeah? what about https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/1183940424467173378?s=19</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MariaTaylor 10/15/19 12:53:56 AM #490:	GranzonEx posted... nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong it's still on my mind, but I will admit that I'm not a good representation of the average person. I was actually surprised at how much the community reactions on the first few days were similar to my own. now, the talk I see on those same communities has gone more toward what I would have expected from other people. people are just going to be the way that people are. it's hard to get a lot of them to care about something for longer than a short while. though I will say this still feels a bit bigger than just the random outrage of the day. the only thing we can do is wait to see blizzard's next quarterly report. that will tell us how many people chose to boycott over this and actually stayed away from blizzard long enough for it to matter. maybe I'll be disappointed when I see the report but it's kinda pointless to act disappointed in the movement already before we've seen ANY substantial data to suggest one way or the other. just because people aren't talking about it 24/7 doesn't mean they aren't thinking about it. and there's going to be people who just put blizzard out of their mind entirely, like, totally given up on blizzard, which is also a good thing. that also contributes to the boycott even if they aren't constantly posting about it on board 8 or reddit. --- I saw the truth, I saw endless night skies; Understanding is pain. https://imgtc.ws/i/OObNl5s.jpg <cite>MariaTaylor posted [p:928782581] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>GranzonEx posted...</cite> <quote>nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong</quote> it's still on my mind, but I will admit that I'm not a good representation of the average person. I was actually surprised at how much the community reactions on the first few days were similar to my own. now, the talk I see on those same communities has gone more toward what I would have expected from other people. people are just going to be the way that people are. it's hard to get a lot of them to care about something for longer than a short while. though I will say this still feels a bit bigger than just the random outrage of the day. the only thing we can do is wait to see blizzard's next quarterly report. that will tell us how many people chose to boycott over this and actually stayed away from blizzard long enough for it to matter. maybe I'll be disappointed when I see the report but it's kinda pointless to act disappointed in the movement already before we've seen ANY substantial data to suggest one way or the other. just because people aren't talking about it 24/7 doesn't mean they aren't thinking about it. and there's going to be people who just put blizzard out of their mind entirely, like, totally given up on blizzard, which is also a good thing. that also contributes to the boycott even if they aren't constantly posting about it on board 8 or reddit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranzonEx 10/15/19 1:22:01 AM #491:	MariaTaylor posted... GranzonEx posted... nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong it's still on my mind, but I will admit that I'm not a good representation of the average person. I was actually surprised at how much the community reactions on the first few days were similar to my own. now, the talk I see on those same communities has gone more toward what I would have expected from other people. people are just going to be the way that people are. it's hard to get a lot of them to care about something for longer than a short while. though I will say this still feels a bit bigger than just the random outrage of the day. the only thing we can do is wait to see blizzard's next quarterly report. that will tell us how many people chose to boycott over this and actually stayed away from blizzard long enough for it to matter. maybe I'll be disappointed when I see the report but it's kinda pointless to act disappointed in the movement already before we've seen ANY substantial data to suggest one way or the other. just because people aren't talking about it 24/7 doesn't mean they aren't thinking about it. and there's going to be people who just put blizzard out of their mind entirely, like, totally given up on blizzard, which is also a good thing. that also contributes to the boycott even if they aren't constantly posting about it on board 8 or reddit. I'm just being a pessimist I think it's hard to get people focused on an issue when it's so far away and with no end in sight and with news cycles it's easy for companies to just stay quiet and let the focus shift to something else. China let the 2014 Umbrella Movement die out after the students grew tired and eventually gave up so I'm expecting more of the same here the people of Hong Kong will keep fighting but for how long? --- 2 line break(s), 160 characters allowed <cite>GranzonEx posted [p:928783227] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>MariaTaylor posted...</cite> <quote>GranzonEx posted...</cite> <quote>nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong</quote> it's still on my mind, but I will admit that I'm not a good representation of the average person. I was actually surprised at how much the community reactions on the first few days were similar to my own. now, the talk I see on those same communities has gone more toward what I would have expected from other people. people are just going to be the way that people are. it's hard to get a lot of them to care about something for longer than a short while. though I will say this still feels a bit bigger than just the random outrage of the day. the only thing we can do is wait to see blizzard's next quarterly report. that will tell us how many people chose to boycott over this and actually stayed away from blizzard long enough for it to matter. maybe I'll be disappointed when I see the report but it's kinda pointless to act disappointed in the movement already before we've seen ANY substantial data to suggest one way or the other. just because people aren't talking about it 24/7 doesn't mean they aren't thinking about it. and there's going to be people who just put blizzard out of their mind entirely, like, totally given up on blizzard, which is also a good thing. that also contributes to the boycott even if they aren't constantly posting about it on board 8 or reddit.</quote> I'm just being a pessimist I think it's hard to get people focused on an issue when it's so far away and with no end in sight and with news cycles it's easy for companies to just stay quiet and let the focus shift to something else. China let the 2014 Umbrella Movement die out after the students grew tired and eventually gave up so I'm expecting more of the same here the people of Hong Kong will keep fighting but for how long?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wanglicious 10/15/19 2:45:35 AM #492:	i mean it's still going to stay in the news because china keeps extending their reach further and people keep noticing. so much so that Dreamwork's latest movie is literally banned in Vietnam because in the movie there's a map showing China's illegal claim to islands. so now come tomorrow people are looking for a response. --- "Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel. <cite>Wanglicious posted [p:928784873] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>i mean it's still going to stay in the news because china keeps extending their reach further and people keep noticing. so much so that Dreamwork's latest movie is literally banned in Vietnam because in the movie there's a map showing China's illegal claim to islands. so now come tomorrow people are looking for a response.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordoftheMorons 10/15/19 3:01:03 AM #493:	wtf Lebron https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/1183917743680020480 --- Congrats to Advokaiser for winning the CBX Guru Challenge! <cite>LordoftheMorons posted [p:928785111] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>wtf Lebron https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/1183917743680020480 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 10/15/19 8:27:39 AM #494:	GranzonEx posted... nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong You realize you're talking about an issue that started 5 months ago Normally I would agree but Hong Kong has been prominently in the news every single month and almost every weekend (the internet has learned I'm interested in it and keeps giving me articles about it at least) --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:928789471] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>GranzonEx posted...</cite> <quote>nobody is talking about this anymore in a week nobody will remember Hong Kong</quote> You realize you're talking about an issue that started 5 months ago Normally I would agree but Hong Kong has been prominently in the news every single month and almost every weekend (the internet has learned I'm interested in it and keeps giving me articles about it at least)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lightning Strikes 10/15/19 10:25:07 AM #495:	Yeah this will definitely have a lasting impact. To what extent we do not yet know. Also what are the odds they cancel Blizzcon? --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh Advokaiser <cite>Lightning Strikes posted [p:928792315] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Yeah this will definitely have a lasting impact. To what extent we do not yet know. Also what are the odds they cancel Blizzcon?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
handsomeboy2012 10/15/19 10:51:55 AM #496:	<cite>handsomeboy2012 posted [p:928793243] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GildedFool 10/15/19 11:13:19 AM #497:	Lightning Strikes posted... Yeah this will definitely have a lasting impact. To what extent we do not yet know. Also what are the odds they cancel Blizzcon? Literally 0. --- https://i.imgtc.com/tP0gkiQ.png <cite>GildedFool posted [p:928793975] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Lightning Strikes posted...</cite> <quote>Yeah this will definitely have a lasting impact. To what extent we do not yet know. Also what are the odds they cancel Blizzcon?</quote> Literally 0.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 10/15/19 11:17:13 AM #498:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrlJum5u4uE" data-time=" --- Video Game Music Contest 14 winner: Terraria Calamity - Scourge of the Universe <cite>NFUN posted [p:928794113] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrlJum5u4uE" data-time="</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
banananor 10/15/19 11:26:49 AM #499:	LordoftheMorons posted... wtf Lebron https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/1183917743680020480 That's pretty crummy. It sounds like basically the same thing the south park guys said about canning the Muhammad episode- they could've made a stand and released it, but decided that putting their employees at risk wasn't worth it Except in this case I guess he's talking about the oodles of money they could be missing out on, rather than mortal peril --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. <cite>banananor posted [p:928794484] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>LordoftheMorons posted...</cite> <quote>wtf Lebron https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/1183917743680020480 </quote> That's pretty crummy. It sounds like basically the same thing the south park guys said about canning the Muhammad episode- they could've made a stand and released it, but decided that putting their employees at risk wasn't worth it Except in this case I guess he's talking about the oodles of money they could be missing out on, rather than mortal peril</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 10/15/19 11:36:24 AM #500:	Pooh Bear --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:928794850] in Blizzard b... [t:78071335]...</cite> <quote>Pooh Bear</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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