The Decline of Blizzard

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starcraft fans for years: Blizzard forgot about us :( starcraft fans now: oh thank god they forgot about us

"Dont you guys have phones?" Yes I also have a fucking toilet. But thats not where I get my water from.

"Nothing brings the family together like slaying demons" Yes Blizzard, because when I play your games the first thing on my mind is, "how do I get my parents in on this?"

we need a part 2 desperately. So much has happened since then.

Blizzard gave us memorable quotes like “Is this an out of season April fools joke?” And “Don’t you guys have phones?”

2010 in college: I wish to work for Blizzard one day. 2020: glad that wish didn't come true.

That ending with the like/dislike ratio aged like milk "We got rid of dislikes to protect compa- small creators! Small creators is what we meant!" -youtube

I love how in a lot of business the companies have to make expensive research to get info on the client, but in video games you can just go to the community and hear exactly what they want/need, even by just looking at successful community projects of your game will be enough. Yet, the companies refuse to do so. The good thing is that nowadays big gaming companies are getting more in touch with the community. Age of empires is a example that comes to mind and look at the damm thing, the game is ancient by gaming standards yet the game is thriving

"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it." - Warren Buffett

"doN't yOu GuYs hAvE pHoNeS?"

Die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. The death knell for blizzard, Diablo Immoral. It is Ironic the franchise that would show how evil the company has become is a game about hell.

That Tristram music in the background while Deckard Cain preaches is so iconic

*act man: gets his mind erased* Act man: what’s Blizzard? Random wizard: it’s not a story the counsel of gaming would tell you...

I love it when some random old guy breaks into my house, wipes my memory about something, then decides to tell me a story about a video game company

I'm bipolar, have PTSD, and combined, the two manifest some interesting super powers, like ultra-real night terrors for instance. In 2017, at the start of a three day weekend, I went from doing generally bad, to nearly unmanageable. Dealing with people wasn't really an option, and the idea of sleeping was out of the question, so I logged in to WoW. To occupy my mind, I set about pet farming. I didn't talk to anyone. No PvP. I just repeated a pattern over and over again until I'd get a drop, and move on to a different pet. I don't remember which one I got stuck on, but after 36 hours, nothing dropped. I was coming up on 50 hours of non-stop playing, and finally gave in to sleep, so I could function when I went back to work. After work, I discovered I was banned. They wouldn't tell me why, but I assumed they thought I had set up a bot. I poured out my conditions, but the responses only became more hostile. If you don't have either of my problems, it's not easy to understand what happens when they go rogue. It's pretty easy to write someone like me off, and just say, "Get a life, loser", but getting a life has nothing to do with it. Showing up in that life consistently would be like maintaining the same disposition immediately before, and after, you break a bone. If you were the only one who just broke a bone, it's kind of hard for everyone to relate to the sudden change in energy your bringing to the group. It's also kind of patronizing if they try. Being alone often feels better than anything else. WoW was a safety net. When I'm in a good place, I could go raid, tear around battle fields, manipulate the AH, or just chat with the guild. When I'm not good, I could log in, and distract myself, which occasionally means keeping myself from discovering what might be waiting for me if I fall asleep. I'm not really a gamer's gamer, and I haven't found any other games that could do for me, what WoW did. Neither condition is curable, and I don't respond to the known medications the way I'm supposed to. I was paying to play, banning me for playing, without considering why someone like me might occasionally stay logged in for really long stints, was pretty fucking cruel of Blizzard in my humble opinion.

Rip blizzard. You will still have a place in our hearts for what you once were

Blizzard has literally become "That one good guy that got corrupted" trope that they love to spew constantly in their media.

Fan base: "You were the chosen one!! It was said you were to destroy Activision not join them!! Bring balance to fans expectations, not leave it in darkness!" Blizzard: "I HATE YOU!!"

We appreciate you Act Man. Thank you for having us, I've enjoyed staying awhile and listening.