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Warcraft III Reforged beta menu screenshots datamined
- Thread starter SuikerBrood
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I know that we will use Discord since it's our hub for BfA, Classic and OW already
You are the one coming and replying to my comment, like, who cares if you don't care?
If you don't care about them, why are you replying to my comment saying that you don't care about them?
it's a rhetorical question. Someone who'd give up on their principles for a video game isn't someone I think much of. That other people don't care isn't a reason to dismiss the boycott.
Oh yeah. I prepaid for this like a year ago and got a free mount in WoW. I had forgotten all about it. Thanks for the reminder!
Same reason why people talk about THQ Nordic games here and posts news about those games, not everyone takes same boycott stance.
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It was the better era of UI design :)
Battle.net 1.0 was and still is glorious.
I mean, I can't speak for others but I'm doing exactly what you just said lol so it is possible!
This whole thing is actually a really big deal to me and at no point will games become more important than free speech and democracy. I've got tons of games to play as-is. I won't miss ActiBlizz personally
I absolutely respect every individual's choice to not buy from certain companies. At the same time, I hope you also realize that you are very unlikely to find a major company (entertainment or otherwise) in this day and age that is not in some way putting money above principles, or bending to questionable politics.
So unless you want Era to turn into a forum where every thread about a big, publicly traded company ends after two posts cause somebody will point out something bad the company did, I think you may just have to avoid certain topics, and let those who want to talk about them do so. At least that's how I personally handle it.
I agree with some of this but also disagree with some too.
This should be handled the same way as THQ Nordic threads are handled. People should be able to inform others about bad things that companies have done, whether that be in this thread or any thread involving the company, otherwise you get very close to the whole "keep politics out of my video games" rhetoric that the right has. At the same time people who buy products from those companies shouldn't be shamed for doing so.
We know all this but just like when there is a thread from any publisher/dev that has expressed any kind of phobic sentiments, we have the right to chime in and remind folks of the shitbaggery of that company. Blizzard is a shitbag company. I'm not gonna spam the thread or anything but I sure as hell won't refrain from pointing that out.
I don't think there is a single AVGN thread that has ever been made that isn't filled with people pointing out that he still employees that racist Mike Matei. This is how it is. Blizzard has revealed themselves to not respect human rights and the reason this is all the more aggravating is that as a company they have been known to use social matters regularly to sell product and bolster their reputations. So again I won't spam a thread but when Blizzard is mentioned get accustomed to seeing them get shit on because they deserve it until they come out stronger for human rights.
And have every Google, Apple, Disney, ESPN, Microsoft, Ubisoft, etc thread be prefaced by a [READ STAFF POST]?
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I don't see the problem with discussing the boycott, the actions of Blizzard or China's importance for Warcraft 3 Reforged.
We should be able to discuss those topics and the game at hand freely. As long as we don't accuse others of principles they should or shouldn't be holding.
We should be able to discuss those topics and the game at hand freely. As long as we don't accuse others of principles they should or shouldn't be holding.
I completely agree with this. Blizzard won't see another red cent from me (and I say that as someone who's played WoW pretty much since vanilla beta until now and put maybe a 1000 hours into Diablo 3 alone).
Just look at any EGS/THQN thread. The staff post eventually comes up.
Disney (through Marvel, Disney+, their movies, the box office threads) and Apple make a good chunk of the OT threads.
There's a thread right now about boycotting Apple, I'm not sure what you're trying to say honestly? If people want to remind others of shitty things that either Disney or Apple have done then they are free to do so. The staff post only comes up because people here can't discuss sensitive issues in a calm and collected way.
Works for me, in threads for games that I care about I just use ignore users that are boycotting etc. So there's a place for people to talk about the game AND a place for people to express their disappointment.
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Not shaming would be the polite thing to do. That doesn't means it's wrong to do it though.
It's in beta? I had no idea there was even going to be a beta--one that players could potentially be invited to and play, anyway.
For what it's worth I think those menus look pretty.
For what it's worth I think those menus look pretty.
You say this like Blizzard has been making good games for the last 10 years lmao
Imagine defending corporations that make billions of dollars a year.
Do you think it makes for a good forum culture if everyone accused everyone else because of the games they like, or companies they buy from? And I am fairly sure that almost everyone here would be guilty of playing games from a company that has done something another user deems unethical at some point.
Pointing out that a company has done something in a thread makes sense. Attacking other users over it, not so much. And if you are yourself playing games from a company that has done or supported something bad, it is pretty hypocritical I'd say. In this thread alone, you can find some users who are talking about boycotting Blizzard (which again, they have every right to), and when you look a few posts down their history on ERA, you will see that their high moral standards only seem to apply very selectively.
Even if their games are not "good", they are still popular, OW made billions.
And their fanbase won't miss the chance to play Diablo 4, the next Overwatch game or Warcraft 3 Reforged.
Warcraft 3 was/is one of my all time favorite Strategy game. Looking forward to this just from the campaign alone. It's campaign was legendary. It will have the campaign right ?
Yes, the WC3 campaign is returning, with completely redone cutscenes/interludes. Even some maps are being changed--like, "The Culling" is having the map changed around so it more resembles the Stratholme in WoW.
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Wooo looks sick, that music brought back all kinds of nostalgia.
I'm not attacking anyone or advocating that we do that. Does having a user base with principals lead to a good forum culture? Yes. Pointing out bad things within the gaming industry is a good idea. Ignoring them is wrong. Human rights are a big deal.
If I'm a hypocrite then I'm in the wrong. People should let me know. People do let me know. That's what you're trying to do. I will boycott wherever and whenever I can.
If people feel attacked because other people say what they're doing is wrong, then so be it. I'm not advocating harassment or physical violence here.
Ah yes, the old 'don't criticize corporation, think of poor employees' tactic.
A classic.
'You're the real monster for even talking about human rights'
Blizzard isn't doing anything against human rights. Will you put your job on the line? As I said it's easy to take a stance when there's nothing on the line at the end of the day.
Oh and this has nothing to do with « don't criticize corporations », criticize Blizzard all you want while posting this on your smartphone/computer and using google's/apple's/microsoft's services to voice your discontent