Poll of the Day > Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is hiding and completely silent

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Ferarri619
07/26/21 10:00:38 PM
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https://www.windowscentral.com/activision-blizzard-ceo-is-a-coward

"Ultimately, I have to ask why is Kotick paid as much as he is, if he's nowhere to be found at Blizzard's darkest hour? For an ongoing calamity of reasons, I'd say the time for new leadership, new perspective, and a more progressive vision for one of gaming's most historic publishers is long overdue."

What a loser

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Zareth
07/26/21 10:02:45 PM
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You realize that the first thing that happens after allegations like this come out is that the alleged parties contact their lawyers, and the first thing they always tell them is to be completely silent so as not to incriminate themselves, right?

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shadowsword87
07/26/21 10:04:10 PM
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This is what you're supposed to do, if you're innocent or guilty, that's what you do.
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ParanoidObsessive
07/27/21 7:20:22 AM
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Zareth posted...
You realize that the first thing that happens after allegations like this come out is that the alleged parties contact their lawyers, and the first thing they always tell them is to be completely silent so as not to incriminate themselves, right?

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Joshs Name
07/27/21 7:23:26 AM
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he doesn't need to say anything cause imo when a company like this is this sick all leadership needs to be purged starting with the ceo.

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ParanoidObsessive
07/27/21 7:37:26 AM
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Joshs Name posted...
he doesn't need to say anything cause imo when a company like this is this sick all leadership needs to be purged starting with the ceo.

The more realistic scenario is that they deny everything, try to ride it out, plea bargain if it looks like they can't win, fire a bunch of scapegoats, then Kotick gets a raise. Then everyone forgets about it and buys the next Blizzard game because that's what gamers always do.

A lot of the silence/lack of official statement now is because they're gambling that the story stays niche and most of their customers neither know/care about it. They don't want their own denial to spread the story farther than it already has (because it absolutely would).

There's a very specific PR dance that comes into play when lawsuits happen to corporations, and it has literally nothing to do with the validity/lack thereof of accusations or the morality/lack thereof of the situation.
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Lokarin
07/27/21 8:04:25 AM
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more likely Kotick is a baby and his employees are bullying him into silence

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hockey7318
07/27/21 8:14:38 AM
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Question is, when do I buy back my stocks in Activision?
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Alpha218
07/27/21 9:22:49 AM
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Remember that Kotick was in Epsteins phone book

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Blighboy
07/28/21 8:23:49 AM
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https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/letter-ceo-bobby-kotick-all-employees

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Final Fantasy2389
07/28/21 8:26:56 AM
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Bobby Kotick sucks. I hate that dude so much.

ParanoidObsessive posted...
Then everyone forgets about it and buys the next Blizzard game because that's what gamers always do.
I was talking to a co-worker yesterday about Acti Blizzard and I brought up the lawsuit and he basically said he doesn't like it but he's still gonna buy their games.
I wish I was surprised but that's exactly what's going to happen.

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Mead
07/28/21 8:47:17 AM
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Blighboy posted...
https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/letter-ceo-bobby-kotick-all-employees

Please dont make me resign. This time I have changed, trust me.

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Blighboy
07/28/21 10:17:25 AM
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Final Fantasy2389 posted...
Bobby Kotick sucks. I hate that dude so much.

I was talking to a co-worker yesterday about Acti Blizzard and I brought up the lawsuit and he basically said he doesn't like it but he's still gonna buy their games.
I wish I was surprised but that's exactly what's going to happen.
I'm hearing that a lot of online content creators are dropping WoW content (though not just as a result of the lawsuit, more the relevance of the game declining).

Boycotts by "the gamers" are rarely meaningful because gamers lack any kind of integrity or shame, but a decline in other forms of online content is actually meaningful, that's a huge amount of free marketing that can just evaporate overnight.

I don't think WoW or Blizzard is going to die, but it seems like they might be leaving the zeitgeist, which would lead to heads rolling from a company that feels so entitled to success.

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helIy
07/28/21 10:29:36 AM
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Blighboy posted...
I'm hearing that a lot of online content creators are dropping WoW content (though not just as a result of the lawsuit, more the relevance of the game declining).

yeah. the reason for that is because the story that's been going on just seems to be getting really shit, moreso than usual. like complete character 180's and shit, and it's just really pissing a lot of longtime players off because it makes no absolute sense.


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Nichtcrawler X
07/28/21 11:01:37 AM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
Then everyone forgets about it

I do not expect Jim Steph to stay silent.

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MrMelodramatic
07/28/21 11:23:24 AM
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What happened at blizzard?

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ParanoidObsessive
07/28/21 11:36:16 AM
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Nichtcrawler X posted...
I do not expect Jim Steph to stay silent.

They've also pointed out in the past that they're constantly losing subscribers and views and it often feels like beating your head into the wall over and over and over again for no real gain.

It doesn't really matter how loudly one person is shouting if no one else is listening. Or only a few people are listening, and they're the people who already agree with the premise and don't need to be convinced.

A lot of the audience left there (especially the ones paying into Patreon) tend to be a bit radicalized.
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Ogurisama
07/28/21 11:38:06 AM
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MrMelodramatic posted...
What happened at blizzard?
Huge lawsuit from the State of Cali about sexual misconduct/discrimination.

Anyways
Here is Bobbys Statement, very PR like, but its to expected at this point. And even though thats the case, and most likely writen by a PR team and lawyers, he probably had input.

https://www.mmo-champion.com/content/10029-A-Letter-From-CEO-Bobby-Kotick-to-All-Employees?#comments

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Metalsonic66
07/28/21 11:54:25 AM
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It's honestly shocking to me that WoW is still popular (or, popular again?)

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ParanoidObsessive
07/28/21 12:03:20 PM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
It's honestly shocking to me that WoW is still popular (or, popular again?)

They deliberately started re-releasing the original core game and all the old expansions so people who hate the modern game and stopped playing because of it can get back into things. It led to a huge surge of players.
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Metalsonic66
07/28/21 12:12:01 PM
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Welcome to the new World, same as the old World

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aHappySacka
07/28/21 12:16:21 PM
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He's just waiting for this to blowover the last time it happened.

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Ogurisama
07/28/21 12:52:44 PM
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aHappySacka posted...
He's just waiting for this to blowover the last time it happened.
He actually made a statement

Ogurisama posted...
Huge lawsuit from the State of Cali about sexual misconduct/discrimination.

Anyways
Here is Bobbys Statement, very PR like, but its to expected at this point. And even though thats the case, and most likely writen by a PR team and lawyers, he probably had input.

https://www.mmo-champion.com/content/10029-A-Letter-From-CEO-Bobby-Kotick-to-All-Employees?#comments


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Zeus
07/28/21 1:56:20 PM
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Ferarri619 posted...
https://www.windowscentral.com/activision-blizzard-ceo-is-a-coward

"Ultimately, I have to ask why is Kotick paid as much as he is, if he's nowhere to be found at Blizzard's darkest hour? For an ongoing calamity of reasons, I'd say the time for new leadership, new perspective, and a more progressive vision for one of gaming's most historic publishers is long overdue."

What a loser

Who, Kotick or the guy who wrote the article? And what a weird-sounding site. I'm not sure I'd even click the link.

shadowsword87 posted...
This is what you're supposed to do, if you're innocent or guilty, that's what you do.

Pretty much.


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Blighboy
07/28/21 2:09:25 PM
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I do notice that Activision specifically seems to be getting a lot of criticism directed at them over this lawsuit. While not unfair, it's worth noting that many of the allegations date back to the "good" days at Blizzard.

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Mead
07/28/21 2:35:20 PM
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He should be removed and they should put Deckard Cain in charge

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ParanoidObsessive
07/28/21 3:12:43 PM
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Mead posted...
He should be removed and they should put Deckard Cain in charge

"Stay a while, and stop sexually harassing your co-workers!"
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adjl
07/28/21 3:57:50 PM
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Blighboy posted...
https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/letter-ceo-bobby-kotick-all-employees

I like the legal disclaimer at the bottom that basically amounts to "we're not actually committing to anything here."

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helIy
07/28/21 4:02:21 PM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
They deliberately started re-releasing the original core game and all the old expansions so people who hate the modern game and stopped playing because of it can get back into things. It led to a huge surge of players.
it did at first.

then people played it and it was terrible because they fucked the remaster up, so there was a massive influx of refund requests.

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Zareth
07/28/21 4:37:04 PM
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He's talking about World of Warcraft Classic, which is literally the same game, not Warcraft 3 Remastered, which was shit.

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adjl
07/28/21 5:07:21 PM
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WC3 Reforged was so bad it broke the original game. That had already prompted me to boycott Actiblizz even before this news broke, since if I can't trust them not to destroy a game I've owned for 15 years, I don't see much point in spending any more money on any further products they put out (not that I was exactly buying lots of their stuff in the first place, given that Diablo 3 Switch is the first one I've bought since SC2:WoL). This is just even more reason to avoid supporting them.

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Ferarri619
07/28/21 5:44:03 PM
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Per Kotick's statement:

"In-game Changes. We have heard the input from employee and player communities that some of our in-game content is inappropriate. We are removing that content."

Huh? What content was that?

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Blighboy
07/28/21 5:45:28 PM
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Ferarri619 posted...
Per Kotick's statement:

"In-game Changes. We have heard the input from employee and player communities that some of our in-game content is inappropriate. We are removing that content."

Huh? What content was that?
He might be referring to some content that references or glorifies some of the alleged abusers?

I'd eat my fucking hat if he meant loot boxes.

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Metalsonic66
07/28/21 5:52:40 PM
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He means the Mei skin that is blonde and pale

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Ogurisama
07/28/21 5:59:33 PM
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Ferarri619 posted...
Per Kotick's statement:

"In-game Changes. We have heard the input from employee and player communities that some of our in-game content is inappropriate. We are removing that content."

Huh? What content was that?
www.wowhead.com/ news/references-to-alex-afrasiabi-removed-in-world-of-warcraft-323588

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Gaawa_chan
07/28/21 7:45:53 PM
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https://kotaku.com/inside-blizzard-developers-infamous-bill-cosby-suite-1847378762
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM4j9Soyt9A
Yeah, if people on here still have doubts about how bad the work environment is there...

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ParanoidObsessive
07/28/21 8:04:41 PM
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Zareth posted...
He's talking about World of Warcraft Classic, which is literally the same game, not Warcraft 3 Remastered, which was shit.

Bingo.
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