Current Events > What would Blizzard have to do to redeem themselves at this point?

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They have fucked up so hard for so long now even before they started publically supporting China.

Is it even feasible at this point? What if they publically apologised to all western fans, and publically announced their support for the Hong Kong protestors? And then withdrew from the Chinese market? And then never again make mobile games?
I dunno, none of that is ever going to happen and even if it did it would be too little too late
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they'll announce Diablo 4 at blizzcon
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Imma tell you a secret: the vast majority of people don't care or are Chinese.
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It's not about what they can do to redeem themselves, it's about what they will do. Which is nothing. So fuck 'em
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thronedfire2 posted...

they'll announce Diablo 4 at blizzcon

This time with a micro-transaction house instead of an auction house.
Cross platform android+ios+pc
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thronedfire2 posted...

they'll announce Diablo 4 at blizzcon

created by tencent
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Dissolve
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For starters, Blizzard needs to take China's cock out of their mouth.

That's the bare minimum.
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Lorenzo_2003 posted...

For starters, Blizzard needs to take China's cock out of their mouth.

That's the bare minimum.

it would be a start for forgiveness but they've got a long ways to go.
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They could support Donald Trump and tweet about MAGA

That'll help turn their reputation around real quick
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Release Diablo 4. Thats it.

I dont care about anything but the games. NFL, gaming companies all that shit needs to be separate from politics.

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Nothing. But people quick to forget if a company comes out with some cool new stuff. So whenever their next big release is I bet a lot of people will forget they were upset.

Non-issue either way for me. I've never played any of their games


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Vote for trump. Just saying

Rika_Furude posted...

Is it even feasible at this point? What if they publically apologised to all western fans, and publically announced their support for the Hong Kong protestors? And then withdrew from the Chinese market?

These and:

- Make sure that their support is continuous, at least until the Hong Kong situation is resolved.
- Return Blitzchung's prize money and undo his ban.
- Rehire the two casters they fired and pay appropriate compensation.
- Ensure that no more bullshit, human-rights-defying censorship like this wouldn't happen again.

Anything less is not enough.
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A personal Draenei stripper would be nice
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no they should double down and say that Japan never kidnapped women in korea and forced them into sex slavery during World War 2

and then deny the holocaust.

then deny the moonlanding.

then say the earth is flat

people wont know what to be mad about!
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Take car. Go to mum's. Kill Phil, grab Liz, go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over. How's that for a slice of fried gold?
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DuranOfForcena posted...

first off, give the Hearthstone player they canned his fair prize money. unsuspend him and do something to make it right with the two casters that they fired, although at this point i wouldn't blame the player or the casters if they didn't want to have anything to do with Hearthstone or Blizzard anymore.

sever all ties with Chinese business interests. pledge to actually uphold their supposed mission statement, "Every voice matters" and to never let political interests get in the way of that, ever.

announce Diablo 4 at BlizzCon.

in that order.

The Hearthstone player violated the rules of the platform, so I don't see why he should go unpunished.

Sever all ties with Chinese business interests? Do you even have any idea how a business works? Why would they sever their market and audience?
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mattnd2007 posted...

But people quick to forget if a company comes out with some cool new stuff. So whenever their next big release is I bet a lot of people will forget they were upset.

this.

gamers are probably the most fickle community out there. release a great product and they'll instantly forget months/years/decades of anti-consumer policies in a heartbeat.

when governments decide they need to intervene and protect the community from themselves, you just know you're dealing with a very special demographic.
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thronedfire2 posted...

they'll announce Diablo 4 at blizzcon

That's not enough.

tamagucci posted...

thronedfire2 posted...

they'll announce Diablo 4 at blizzcon

That's not enough.

Starcraft 3

...with a 4th race
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TrowaBarton7 posted...

tamagucci posted...

thronedfire2 posted...

they'll announce Diablo 4 at blizzcon

That's not enough.

Starcraft 3

...with a 4th race

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