Poll: Will you boycott Blizzard?

[Zaxxon]

There are no Blizzard games coming out in 2021 that I want (more accurately - there are none at all coming out in 2021.)

...he says, one week after the release of D2: Resurrected.

[Blackhawk]

There are no Blizzard games coming out in 2021 that I want (more accurately - there are none at all coming out in 2021.)

...he says, one week after the release of D2: Resurrected.

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[naednek]

This is all that matters:




If not buying a game translates to lower revenues which translates to a lower share price, or committing to not buying a game translates to lower guidance which translates to a lower share price, ATVI will act. If not, they won't.

which translates into layoffs at some point to possibly innocent people or the victims themselves

[Hipolito]

In addition to the company's history of sexual abuse, there is Blizzard's taking action against a Hearthstone player for saying something that offended the Chinese Communist Party.

I haven't bought a Blizzard game since Starcraft 1. If I do buy one, I'll pay as much money (or more) to an organization such as RAINN that deals with the consequences.

In fact, I'll do that now because I recently bought Star Control: Origins, a Stardock game.

Edit: corrected the link.

[Blackhawk]

That's not a bad approach at all. Funny how these issues can be something other than black-and-white.

[Paingod]

If not buying a game translates to lower revenues which translates to a lower share price, or committing to not buying a game translates to lower guidance which translates to a lower share price, ATVI will act. If not, they won't.

which translates into layoffs at some point to possibly innocent people or the victims themselves

If creating an environment like what's been described at Blizzard results in the business sinking, I'm okay with that. All of those people will be inconvenienced and harmed, and some may be innocent - but life will move on and the lessons learned there should be a warning to other businesses, creating better working conditions for more future employees than those who were harmed in the making of the lesson.

It's like OSHA and most safety regulations. Someone had to die or be seriously harmed for there to be a new rule about whatever it was they did, and now we're all safer.

[Carpet_pissr]

That's not a bad approach at all.

Concur. Great idea.

[Blackhawk]

Sort of like a carbon offset. It isn't a perfect solution, and doesn't directly address the issue, but it does balance out such a purchase. Even more so if we make it known that we're doing so.

Again, not everybody is going to be able to address every single social issue. Nobody has that kind of time/financial/mental resources. Especially if they're not the type to just take others' word on what is good and bad and prefer to look at the evidence and decide for themselves. We do what we can, more on those that hit close to home, less on others.

[LawBeefaroni]

This is all that matters:




If not buying a game translates to lower revenues which translates to a lower share price, or committing to not buying a game translates to lower guidance which translates to a lower share price, ATVI will act. If not, they won't.

which translates into layoffs at some point to possibly innocent people or the victims themselves

Sounds like something Bobby Kotick would say.

You don't perpetuate a toxic environment because some people may lose their jobs. And it's not strictly a binary choice. Threats of lower revenues can spur action before they actually become reality. Ideally a boycott changes corporate behavior rather than destroys a business.

But even if it led to layoffs, do you think someone working there would rather be sexually assaulted/harassed or laid off? How about their coworkers? "You can keep your job and we will continue to harass and demean women or you can get laid off and it ends...."

[LawBeefaroni]

In addition to the company's history of sexual abuse, there is Blizzard's taking action against a Hearthstone player for saying something that offended the Chinese Communist Party.

To do,l for October 8, 2021. Sign up for Hearthstone, start ripping the CCP in chat.

[Drazzil]

In addition to the company's history of sexual abuse, there is Blizzard's taking action against a Hearthstone player for saying something that offended the Chinese Communist Party.

To do,l for October 8, 2021. Sign up for Hearthstone, start ripping the CCP in chat.

Sounds like something I would do.

[gbasden]

I'm not sure Blizzard cares in the slightest if you rip on China if you don't happen to be a famous gamer from Hong Kong that does it right after they win a Blizzard tournament on a Blizzard livestream.