Blizzard Responds To Battle.net 2.0 Critisism

[spychi]

I'm not a conspiracy theorist on spychys level but this is not blizzard circa 1998, nor is this the industry climate of that time.

lay off whatever you take

and rage works as we see, yet it's only the first step to actually change anything
but in the end since last year blizzard lost in my eyes too much to be trusted

[killermofo]

I tend to agree w/ spichi, over the past 12 years since Starcraft's original release blizzard has evolved.

Never have been a w0w fan.


Here's what needs to happen:

Fix cross regional support and create a single dedicated network.
(w/ as much money as they're making off w0w this shouldn't be a concern)

Public text and voice rooms

Create a Ranked Clan League

Fix these issues and i believe we'd all be sold! ;O

[GnaReffotsirk]

[minerals]

Lol at refrense to husky's kitten video!

[don]

I really don't think anything is going to be "fixed". Most likely the response will be a well thought out PR spin explaining why they've done things the way they have. I'm not a conspiracy theorist on spychys level but this is not blizzard circa 1998, nor is this the industry climate of that time.

Well, if it would be only that then that PR spin would have to be really sensible. The community is smart, thats why it has come to this point.

[newcomplex]

A couple things.

lol blizzards been aware of this since day one.

-and-

Their is no conspiracy. Calm down folks. They're really that stupid/out of touch.


Here are my predictions/analysis. First of all, some reevaluation of priorities has occurred through blizz HQ. Our recent collective community outburst had an impact. That being aid, I doubt chat channels will make launch. Instead, the upcoming situation report will work towards bridging a player to developer gap -and- a developer to player gap. It's going to acknowledge that the developers are aware of many of our recent issues (specifically, case by case, not just a broad acknowledgment). Which they may or may not have actually been aware of prior to this shitstorm. And how these issues tie back into there overarching plan. Finally, their going to acknowledge some changes they've made as a result of us. Probably moreso in the Global play and Custom games list then in chat channels. Then end.

Just try to take it at face value. The fact that they're going out of there way for a unilateral response in itself is reassuring because they care about our outcry and value our still somewhat minority reaction.

u know what would rock.

bobby kotick making a kitten video saying all the wrong things that he usually says and thinks, but saying at the end : how can u be mad about microtransactions or anything while watching these cute kittens

I would expect him to just start putting kittens in his mouth and chew halfway through the video.

[spychi]

http://www.examiner.com/x-33477-Cogn...l-to-democracy

[SinsWage]

lay off whatever you take

Uhhhh, what?

[Pandonetho]

Spychi is just an oversensitive and bitter dude. Ignore him. You make one comment about him and he gets overly defensive, starts spewing stuff about censorship, and god knows what else.

Now I'd better go hide in a neosteel reinforced bunker before he tells me to lay off whatever I take.

[killermofo]

Canadian w/ a United States of America Confederate Flag?

Lemme guess.. your great great great grandfather was a draft dodger..

bwhahah