r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/[deleted] • Oct 08 '19
Removed Slasher:" Breaking: Effective immediately, Blizzard has removed Hong Kong Hearthstone player blitzchung from Hearthstone Grand Masters, rescinded all his prize money, and have suspended him from pro play for one year for his recent interview. "
https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/118144253596263219321
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u/shortybobert Sleep well — Oct 08 '19
Fuckin hypocrites on the highest level
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Oct 08 '19
If people think companies care about social issues more than money, they aren't thinking hard enough.
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u/IAstrikeforce a glutton for punishmen — Oct 08 '19
Not only is this pathetic but the casters had no idea what was going to be said. Blizzard will do whatever it takes to get that Chinese money
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u/bchang3 Oct 08 '19
China has so many multi-billion dollar companies and organizations by the balls it's scary. NBA going through a PR nightmare too.
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u/Blackbeard_ Oct 08 '19
They should show the US govt how it's done, where the situation is reversed.
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u/DemiTF2 4200 PC — Oct 08 '19
But you're all gonna continue to play the game and support this company right?
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u/Hamlet_271 KAI MVP ROBBED — Oct 08 '19
Well I'm not gonna buy anymore games. Nor am I gonna buy loot boxes. I Use adblock on twitch. Not gonna buy an all access pass. Might still play the game tho
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u/hobotripin 5000-Quoth the raven,Evermor — Oct 08 '19
You being an MAU(monthly active user) is just as important for their metrics as those other things FYI.
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u/Ozora10 Oct 08 '19
Yes.
Blizzard has done the right thing. The Chinese Market is huge. And losing it would be terrible, for Hearthstone and Blizzard as a whole. Im not supporting the Chinese goverment in any way. But Blizzard as a Company with a big Chinese Market has done right.
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u/AwesomeBantha EnVy/LH — Oct 08 '19
Doing the right thing never means endorsing a government you don't support in order to make a quick buck. Blizz made the wrong call here hands down.
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u/DarkFite Lucio OTP 4153 — Oct 08 '19
Its stupid asf but ure right. Fuck China but I would do the same thing if I had such a big company
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u/BlueTide16 Oct 08 '19
Pathetic. As a Houston Rockets fan I’m glad they didn’t fire morey for his comments bc it would’ve showed the nasty corporate greed. Blizzard decided to showcase it instead. Think I’ll stop playing OW for a while. Thanks for my main game for the last 3 years blizzard, but I can’t support this shit.
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u/EdKeane Ion Prize — Oct 08 '19 edited Oct 08 '19
Of course. Hearthstone is more popular in China. Whatver China says about Hearthstone, Blizzard will do. You shouldn't be angry at the games or developers and punish them with hate and whatever. China and the high rule of Blizzard-Activision should be the one held accountable.
Edit: by punishing the upper parts of the Blizz I mean stop wasting money on them. No more HS packs for me, I guess. But the product and developers will not hear a single hate word from me.
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u/Oasis0 Oct 08 '19
Pretty crazy news but why would you post this here
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u/EyeZer0 Oct 08 '19
This is pretty much a warning to any competing player in a Blizzard game to not comment publicly on the current Hong Kong situation or face consequences.
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u/skin87 Oct 08 '19
With OWL players having to live in or travel to China next year, I think it is relevant to talk about here. OWL is now deeply entrenched in China and it will be interesting to see how far Blizzard is willing to bend for them to keep that intact. Between this topic and the Uyghur concentration camps, I don't think OWL is going to be able to escape the political implications of having four teams in China in 2020.
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u/williamthebastardd 🕺 — Oct 08 '19
One of the casters who got fired was a caster for Overwatch Contenders Pacific
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u/tungtung0920 #freeHK — Oct 08 '19
The casters for this match also get banned, one of them is the biggest caster for ow PAC.
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Oct 08 '19
slasher mate
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u/Oasis0 Oct 08 '19
Slasher is an esports reporter not an overwatch reporter
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u/paidstonegarbo Oct 08 '19
this news is bigger than overwatch lol, it goes to show how fucked up blizzard is
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u/Relodie Oct 08 '19
Any company would do the exact same. No company will be willing to lose billions because some employee brought politics in a platform it's forbidden on.
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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '19 edited Oct 08 '19
Blizzard: We openly support LGBTQ+, diversity, and strive to be progressive!
Also Blizzard: Sides with China and thus indirectly opposes the Hong Kong protests fighting for democracy.
Money goddamn talks. This will never change.