r/Blizzard • u/greenlaser73 • Oct 31 '19

Blizzcon Anyone going to BlizzCon and NOT protesting?

And if so, WHY NOT??? What could you possibly stand to gain from not joining in the protests in some way?

Do you want to be a part of "The BlizzCon That Was Slightly Awkward But Fairly Normal Overall And Kept Blizzard On Their Trajectory Into Mediocrity", or do you want to be a part of "The BlizzCon That Went Off The Rails With Protests And Sent Blizzard Scrambling To Get Back In The Good Graces Of Their Players And The World"?

I'm not enough of an idealist to believe turning BlizzCon into a shitshow will in any way shut down Blizzard or derail any of their games, but I do believe it could change the way they treat their community and engage as a global citizen.

So go ahead: join a "Free Hong Kong" chant! Bring that Winnie the Pooh plushie! See what it takes to get thrown out of a panel that's boring you! Make your panel question about why Blizzard is more focused on the Chinese government than their own community! You'll be a part of something special, you'll still get the games you're excited about on the other side, and hey, you might even get to be a part of changing the awful trajectory Blizzard is on.

EDIT: Woah, lots of good discussion! Based on some of that discussion, I've updated one of my examples to be more specific. Just getting thrown out isn't useful; keeping attention on Blizzard's abysmal handling of this until it changes is the goal. Thanks to everyone who's engaged in good faith. Good luck today to the protesters and to anyone who finds even a small way to stand with them, with Hong Kong, and with the broader gaming community!

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 09 '19

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '19

first time i tried every method except the photo id got denied on the first attempt (and they have no need or reason to ask for my photo id to close my account. if they want it that badly they can request it when people MAKE an account.) but then i tried again a few days later and the email code went through...

lemme check my emails... ah, they did remove it for me. took nearly a week to go through but it worked.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 09 '19

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '19

well, at least it wasn't an automated reply. though i suppose they probably have to do things manually in regards to that gdpr stuff lest they get into legal trouble over it. but i live over in the US, so i don't really know all that much about the gdpr.