It is moments like this when I truly understand that humanity has been a mistake. Because the internet loves outrage and outrage points, but its blown over now and will simply fade away and some if not many of those people against blizz will eventually resub. Subreddit for all things Overwatch™, the team-based shooter from Blizzard Entertainment. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. But it's not all hopeless, many people think a protest is successful because they are supposed to riot and disrupt an event or that success is dependent on the number of attendees. There is also the problem of getting people to actually stand by the value they preach. Who's saying this? I'm still boycotting Blizzard until they actually make it up to people they punished. Personal interests and comfort is more important then one's moral compass.

That's fantastic! Because most people just meme for karma and dont hate blizzard.

imo the ones who joined the fold when all this started are the only ones there's going to be. One of the top posts on here is ripping on the hollow apology given today.

As much as I like a dumpster fire, boycotting blizzard for me also means that I spend a lot less time following blizzard.

Press J to jump to the feed. Same here. Everyone effected was already in one place, and a place to protest their issue was the location they all live in. Need help with a submission? Reddit still looks pretty pissed at Blizzard. As much as I'd like to, no amount of posts on Reddit are going to bring new people to protest against them; if anything, it's just going to make others outside of this have more reasons to say we're obnoxious for spam. Let us know! Having people physically turn up depends on a multitude of factors.

As great as all these new trailers look. Also, I seriously doubt blizz got hit as hard as people think, because at the end of the day many people are slacktaivsts at best and boycotts for gaming especially never work because enjoyment overrides morals. No personal attacks or hateful speech. Activision Blizzard company news and discussion of Blizzard games.

This is blizzard's largest convention and we could send quite the message by sticking with the program. In the case of say Hong Kong, they had been protesting since late 2014.

r/heroesofthestorm: Reddit community for Blizzard's MOBA game - Heroes of the Storm Press J to jump to the feed. I'm boycotting it all the same.

Boycotting, making bad press, speaking to government official, or even just roasting the target can have dramatic effects to their bottom line and reputation.

Blizzard didn't have to censor us here, our own community here did that. But in today's age, we live in the information era.

I guess I just thought there would be more backlash on all fronts... All positive Blizzard news is getting censured on Reddit, only r/games is having the balls to not downvote those threads.

Reddit still looks pretty pissed at Blizzard.

I'm just not spending any money on them, and keeping updated on any signs of improvement on the way they've handled the whole ordeal, because I am a big fan of a couple of the IPs.

I'm still boycotting Blizzard until they actually make it up to people they punished, level 2 Great write up!

I can't ask for anymore than that, I was just stunned at the like to dislike ratio on all the trailers and gameplay videos they've released on YouTube. We see this even now, many people agree the apology was unapologetic, and are calling Blizz out for it.

By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Meanwhile millions of others will and your lack of money won't be noticed. For something like this, where a global company chooses it's time and place. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. But in this age, protest comes in the form of awareness and action and those results are often far reaching. Press J to jump to the feed. No low-quality, low-effort, or repetitive content.

this is how shitty humans are, no one truly cares till it directly affects them, till tear gas in their face, till they get tasered and beaten down.

Perhaps in the 1800-1900 or even further back, that might have been the case. I understand that this is just reddit and people move on quickly, but can't we all just stick with it for a couple more days? Looking at r/wow and r/overwatch I'm not seeing much in the ways of protest.

What anger I had has been shared among my friends and while I support Hong Kong and Taiwan, currently, I'm expressing my disgust by not supporting their twitch, their youtube, their forums and by, of course, cancelling my wow sub along with not buying their products. Looking for a particular post type? It is now ok to burn fighters for human rights. I'm simply not here anymore. Have a question about a post removal? Stopped playing heathstone and won’t be getting overwatch 2 or Diablo 4. ... help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts. User account menu. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Everyone will have accesses to the information, then that individual will need to choose if they wish to take action.

Prior to that the outrage drew world wide attention from various nations around the world. Search posts by flair. Even the posts with a good cause were trashtalked to be "karmawhoring" and shut down. At the end of the day I’m a dedicated blizzard fan, but not at the cost of human rights. Blizz did the right thing and waited it out and here we are, blizzcon with minimal to 0 interruption.

I don't get it.

The problem is no one cared and simply seemed more annoyed they were there than anything, As I walked by people seemed more upset by them being "physical loud" not what they were protesting for.

Why not purchase hongkong shirts at booths instead of blizzard merch?

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I’ve unsubscribed from wow. Don't get me wrong I want to look forward to D4 and Overwatch 2 as much as the next guy, but I don't want big business to win against human rights. Why not downvote all the game trailers that just dropped?

But that was possible because the entire demographic, and the issue at large is centered around one regional city. Protest does not need to be physical, yes it is intimidating to have a mob protest. Blizzard r/ Blizzard. I'm giving my time and money to the games or developers I actually think are worth it. During all this turmoil, the Blizzard forum on Reddit has chosen to close until further notice. Have a press inquiry? Protests are very difficult to do. r/Overwatch: Subreddit for all things Overwatch™, the team-based shooter from Dislikes hurt blizzard's sponsorships and that's about the best weapon we have at the moment. Then physically turning up is more feasible. I can't expect everyone to throw money at Hong Kong, but, and blizzard said it best, "you all have phones don't you?"

This is both costly and time consuming vs if you lived at the area or close to where the convention is being held. Lets say that people in Europe wants to join the protest, but then they would need to plan a trip to the convention. Not everyone can physically make it. To protest in this era, we simply need to make the issue known, then send it off to the internet. r/Blizzard: Activision Blizzard company news and discussion of Blizzard games. r/diablo3: This is the subreddit community for Diablo 3 and its expansion, developed by Blizzard. Then blizcon drops and all we can say is "the apology sucked, but oh well?". Pretty much.

This is what our ancestors died for. In today's time many people will go about their lives preaching a virtue, value or religion, but doing nothing to live up to those values. You brought up a lot of good points. That and the YouTube like/dislike ratio. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. We had posts almost daily for the longest time saying: "Don't let this die, I stand with Hong kong, let's give blizzard hell". Press J to jump to the feed. In that sense the protest was a great success, because more people now, know more then they did before and they have the option to take action. Come and join the discussion! I'm expressing my disgust by not supporting their twitch, their youtube, their forums and by, of course, cancelling my wow sub along with not buying their products. Because that is what they are, the internet loves outrage points. One of the top posts on here is ripping on the hollow apology given today. Be civil. Yeah, I deleted my Blizz account and haven't really payed them much attention since. Cookies help us deliver our Services.

Unfortunately Redditors turned against each other and started to downvote and report Blizzard boycott posts.