Comments on Profile Post by Vtory

  1. Kernel Kurtz
    Kernel Kurtz
    Just look at that guy and tell me he isn't Winnie the Pooh..
    Oct 10, 2019
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  2. BillOhio
    BillOhio
    I'm not totally sure I hold it against private companies if they want to remain apolitical.
    Oct 10, 2019
  3. YMO
    YMO
    Be like Randy Marsh.
    Oct 10, 2019
  4. DigMe
    DigMe
    @BillOhio I don’t think banning a top player and refusing to give him the prize money that he has already won for making sympathetic comments is “apolitical”
    Oct 10, 2019
  5. BillOhio
    BillOhio
    @DigMe I'm guessing that the banned player, and every other player, was contractually obligated to not use Blizzards events as a podium for their political views which seems fair to me. The guy presumably chose to breach a contract so I'm still not sure what the issue is.
    Oct 11, 2019
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  6. songmic
    songmic
    Because they lack Tegridy.
    Oct 11, 2019
  7. Vtory
    Vtory
    @BillOhio The most uncomfortable point to me is that we cannot use the battle tag of "FreeHongKong" while "FreeUS" or "FreeChina" accepted. I support the idea of being apolitical but imho it should not be 'selective' depending on estimated profits.
    Oct 11, 2019
  8. netforce
    netforce
    I don't exactly blame Blizzard for wanting their platforms to be free of politics. I definitely don't like the punishments the player and the casters got. The casters do have to own up a little as they knew what the guy wanted to say but firing them and baring from also casting other Blizz games is fucked.
    Oct 11, 2019
  9. DigMe
    DigMe
    @netforce I agree w your thoughts. It went way beyond wanting to be politics free by the shear punitive nature of the punishments. They made a clear statement.
    Oct 11, 2019
  10. BillOhio
    BillOhio
    A business has a right to enforce their contracts.
    Oct 11, 2019
  11. Deep Funk
    Deep Funk
    At China's core the politics are communist. You want to make deal, they want to own you. That is it. Thing is China wants the innovation and freedom of thought of the West. Not going to work. Without compromise, nothing will work. Hong Kong is already showing symptoms. So complicated...
    Oct 12, 2019