gaming Blizzard is never getting my business again. Here's why.

[Buck Testa 5,505]

 

In 2015, the company that decided to torch its reputation with the gaming industry and made stupid ass pr moves was Konami. This year, Blizzard seems it wants to follow in its footsteps at least with its World of Warcraft crowd. 

 

Now let me say that I've never even touched WoW in my life, but what THAT guy said is vile whether you've actually played it or not. The sheer amount of disrespect shown to that fan of their product, telling them what THEY want as supposed to actually LISTENING to them. Its disgusting. To think a tactless douche bag like that is a CEO over anything besides his own toilet boggles my mind.

 

 How did I come across this little clip if I'm not into WoW? Well a fan made server of the ORIGINAL vanilla world of warcraft was just shut down by Blizzard. It had over 800,000 subscribers. 

 

"You think you want that, but you don't" 

 

I heard about it from Dodger and the almighty JonTron himself. 

 

 

Again, whether or not you've actually played WoW is irrelevant in this case, because getting shit costumer service transcends all borders. 

Edited April 11, 2016 by Buck Testa

[Scrubbed user 3,417]

Keeping a server with the vanilla version of WoW is actually a form of piracy. Most publishers and/or developers don't really seem to care if an unsupported game is played online, but WoW still is, and Blizzard has the right to take action against that.

 

Do remember that Blizzard may not be wholly the ones taking action as they are owned by Activision these days. Which of course is an evil, greedy company.

Edited April 11, 2016 by Azure Flare

[Buck Testa 5,505]

Keeping a server with the vanilla version of WoW is actually a form of piracy. Most publishers and/or developers don't really seem to care if an unsupported game is played online, but WoW still is, and Blizzard has the right to take action against that.

Not my point. The focus of this isn't about the server going down, its about the sheer lack of respect towards paying customers who just want a product they provided and getting told they "don't really want that." 

 

Clearly they did, which is why everything went down the way it did. 

[Limeblossom 482]

They definitely won't get a f*cking euro from me. It's like those PR are playing a match in who's the best in being an asshole to their consumers.

[Jest (Inactive) 875]

So because a massive company doesn't want to pander to a minority of fans you will never play a game that you never played anyway? 

[Vulcan 3,256]

I believe to an extent I understand why they would say that, as creating sub servers of previous expansions may have a potential of subdividing the community. and for a community centric game like WoW , creating such servers may be disastrous. 

 

Despite this, I still believe that the way they acted was completely disrespectful to a loyal fan.

[Buck Testa 5,505]

So because a massive company doesn't want to pander to a minority of fans you will never play a game that you never played anyway? 

Its the utter disrespect I have beef with. All he had to say was "We are not considering making legacy servers at this time." or "We don't think its viable to make legacy servers" 

 

Blizzard doesn't just make WoW either, they made games I actually liked like Diablo and Starcraft, and now they've totally lost my and probably many other peoples business for the utter disrespect they show towards their customers. 

[Jest (Inactive) 875]

@@Buck Testa,

 

I don't think it was that big of a deal, sure he said it a bit cocky, but, so what? One person doesn't reflect an entire company and it's not like he was even that bad. People saying that they will never buy off a company again because one person was a little bit of a jerk seems a bit of an odd logic, but if it makes you offended enough not to buy then that's your choice.

 

I am fully aware what blizzard have made and have played all of those games myself, I prefer to focus on the quality of the games, not the people who make them.  

[Buck Testa 5,505]

 

 

One person doesn't reflect an entire company

He's the Executive Producer. That's kind of as representative as it gets.  

 

If you want to support shit people that's up to you, but if they don't have the decency to show respect to paying customers then they don't need my business, and in fact I'll spread the word against their business just because of that. 

[Jest (Inactive) 875]

@@Buck Testa,

 

Calling someone a shit person over one phrase? This just shows the way that people have become ''Moral'' policemen / women. Of course people don't have to buy games for any reason they want, that's absolutely fine, but what does ''spreading the word'' against a company do, kind of twists the situation, if people view the video for themselves and decide not to buy, then again, up to them, but making some kind of lynch mob or protest after one person says one thing that might be taken as being a jerk is kind of pathetic honestly, at least in my opinion.  

Edited April 11, 2016 by Jestwinged

[Buck Testa 5,505]

@@Buck Testa,

 

Calling someone a shit person over one phrase? This just shows the way that people have become ''Moral'' policemen / women. Of course people don't have to buy games for any reason they want, that's absolutely fine, but what does ''spreading the word'' against a company do, kind of twists the situation, if people view the video for themselves and decide not to buy, then again, up to them, but making some kind of lynch mob or protest after one person says one thing that might be taken as being a jerk is kind of pathetic honestly.  

This isn't one person, this is a company who decided this was okay to say to say this kind of crap to their customers. If taking a stand for being treated like a damn human being and not a money dispenser is pathetic in your eyes I don't know what to tell ya.  

[Jest (Inactive) 875]

This isn't one person, this is a company who decided this was okay to say to say this kind of crap to their customers. If taking a stand for being treated like a damn human being and not a money dispenser is pathetic in your eyes I don't know what to tell ya.  

 

Please don't twist my word's, something that seems to happen alot in these ''debates''. I did not say that being treated like a human being is pathetic. I am simply saying people really need to get a grip on reality and stop with this sort of SJW morality. 

 

Let's seriously look at this clip. 

 

A fan, in the minority of people who want's a ''Legacy mode'' on a video game was replied too by a guy saying ''No, and you don't want to do that either, you think you do but you don't''. That is a bit of a smarmy way of saying it sure, and might offend the thinned skinned people out there, but what he's saying is you think it would be a good idea but it actually wouldn't. Which is actually not a bad thing to say, people, are just grasping onto the phrasing of something, boo hoo someone said something that could be remotely considered being a jerk.  

 

Perhaps at a later date he could go onto explain why he said that, which is another thing this SJW culture forces to do is explain their reasoning for everything they say, he could go onto say that it is only a minority that wants it (which is true) therefore it wouldn't be money worth spending constantly keeping these servers updated, running, staffed etc just to please a minority of people. It would also create a divide in the game community and from a marketing people may stop people wanting to buy newer expansions. On top of that you would see these schisms appearing like it has in Runescape for example where you get the bashing between the old school and the RS3 players who both think they are superior. Why give themselves the headaches? 

 

I honestly wish people could just suck stuff up and stop getting offended at every tiny thing, first it was that moronic thing about Blizzard removing an ass because some SJW people thought it was too sexual and now this, comon. 

 

Also I want to make clear, these are my opinion's and I am not personally attacking anyone here. I apologize if you feel offended. 

Edited April 11, 2016 by Jestwinged

[Buck Testa 5,505]

Please don't twist my word's, something that seems to happen alot in these ''debates''. I did not say that being treated like a human being is pathetic. I am simply saying people really need to get a grip on reality and stop with this sort of SJW morality. 

 

Let's seriously look at this clip. 

 

A fan, in the minority of people who want's a ''Legacy mode'' on a video game was replied too by a guy saying ''No, and you don't want to do that either, you think you do but you don't''. That is a bit of a smarmy way of saying it sure, and might offend the thinned skinned people out there, but what he's saying is you think it would be a good idea but it actually wouldn't. Which is actually not a bad thing to say, people, are just grasping onto the phrasing of something, boo hoo someone said something that could be remotely considered being a jerk.  

 

Perhaps at a later date he could go onto explain why he said that, which is another thing this SJW culture forces to do is explain their reasoning for everything they say, he could go onto say that it is only a minority that wants it (which is true) therefore it wouldn't be money worth spending constantly keeping these servers updated, running, staffed etc just to please a minority of people. It would also create a divide in the game community and from a marketing people may stop people wanting to buy newer expansions. On top of that you would see these schisms appearing like it has in Runescape for example where you get the bashing between the old school and the RS3 players who both think they are superior. Why give themselves the headaches? 

 

I honestly wish people could just suck stuff up and stop getting offended at every tiny thing, first it was that moronic thing about Blizzard removing an ass because some SJW people thought it was too sexual and now this, comon. 

So your asking me not to twist your words and then call me an SJW in the same breath. You kidding me with this shit right now? Demanding some common decency and respect for paying customers is SJW shit to you? You yourself are admitting that he sounds fucking smarmy as hell and yet you are defending it cause...why? You like their products? Again, if you don't care what douches are peddling the things you like that's on you, I have standards. 

 

It is not irrational, OR the work of an SJW, to demand respect for paying customers who aren't even doing anything wrong. The guy asked a simple innocuous question as a fan of the product and was completely disrespected in front of thousands and the internet at large. 

 

Do not rope me into the same camp as Anita Sarkeesian whose whining that she can't see Batman's posterior when all I expect is for a company to behave like respectable individuals towards their customers and fans. Its not that fucking hard. 

[Jest (Inactive) 875]

 

 

So your asking me not to twist your words and then call me an SJW in the same breath. You kidding me with this shit right now? Demanding some common decency and respect for paying customers is SJW shit to you? You yourself are admitting that he sounds fucking smarmy as hell and yet you are defending it cause...why? You like their products? Again, if you don't care what douches are peddling the things you like that's on you, I have standards. 

 

If you read my post you will see that I said it was not personally aimed at anyone, yourself included, just chill for a second as well, it would be great if we could talk about something logically without getting all emotional.  

 

Key word there is ''Demanding'', why do people feel entitled to something just because they paid for a game. Can't people also understand that not everyone in the real world is a super nice person 100% of the time and people make mistakes in what they say. Yes I admit he sounds smarmy, so what? It's nothing to get offended or angry over , there is much worse people have to deal with on a daily basis, sucking it up is part of life.

 

I am not ''defending the person'' I am simply using a realistic point of view. I understand that people aren't sunshine and rainbows, that the real world isn't nice, and no one owe's me anything for spending money. Assuming I don't have standards because I don't get offended over something is a little hypocritical.

 

 

 

It is not irrational, OR the work of an SJW, to demand respect for paying customers who aren't even doing anything wrong. The guy asked a simple innocuous question as a fan of the product and was completely disrespected in front of thousands and the internet at large. 

 

Again with the ''demand respect thing'' is even more smarmy than what the guy replied. You don't have to do anything wrong to sometimes get a bit of attitude back, again it's about understanding that people aren't going to be respectful 24/7, the employee probably has heard that question so much and likely is tired of hearing it, does that justify what he did, no , but the way he said it is understandable. Completely disrespected is a bit of an exaggeration, simply he was told no, it might have been a little embarrassing but thats about it. Again, I want to say that what the employee did was wrong but as I said before lynch mobbing someone over a very human mistake is much worse and so hypocritical. 

 

 

 

Do not rope me into the same camp as Anita Sarkeesian whose whining that she can't see Batman's posterior when all I expect is for a company to behave like respectable individuals towards their customers and fans. Its not that fucking hard. 

 

Never said I roped you in with her, but okay. No, you are ''DEMANDING'' respect because you purchase something and, if I went into PC world and bought a mouse for £30 does that entitle me to life long respect in that shop, if I went in a year later and the manager said something a bit smarmy, would saying to him ''I bought a product from you a year ago, so I DEMAND you show me respect'' be normal? Not really.

 

Though I think at this point we both clearly don't see eye to eye on this issue, I think that people need to get out of their cotton wool world and stop being offended over such pointless things that can easily be attributed to the repetitive nature of the question or just the fact human's aren't perfect, and you think this is a huge injustice.  With that being said it is probably best to agree to disagree and leave the ''floor'' open for other people.  

[Buck Testa 5,505]

 

 

Assuming I don't have standards because I don't get offended over something is a little hypocritical.  

I'm not assuming anything, you said it yourself. 

 

 

I prefer to focus on the quality of the games, not the people who make them.  

 

You don't give a shit who makes the games, which again, is on you. 

 

A person isn't going to be sunshine and roses 24/7 sure, but this is a company. Companies should and are held to an entirely different standard than the average joe. 

[Jest (Inactive) 875]

 

 

I'm not assuming anything, you said it yourself. 

 

You assume that I don't have standards for not getting offended over the same things you do.

 

 

 

You don't give a shit who makes the games, which again, is on you. 

 

Again, assumptions, I ''give a shit'' who makes a game if they do something worth giving a shit over.

 

 

 

A person isn't going to be sunshine and roses 24/7 sure, but this is a company. Companies should and are held to an entirely different standard than the average joe. 

 

Then this is the fault of the consumer for having unrealistic expectations for other human beings just for being part of a company.  

[Limeblossom 482]

And now some old news is coming back about Blizzcon 2014, where the opening speech was about "harassment" and indirectly linking to GG. Pathetic. The fans came to the convention for the games, not political anti-game bullshit.

Edited April 11, 2016 by Limeblossom

[Riganthor 484]

luckily I stopped playing WOW after WOTLK (wrath of the lichking) and I am no starcraft fan so I wasn't planning to buy any blizzard games and after this I will also ignore overwatch