Blizzcon live cancelled

[Brochet-11615]

Yea totally, I agree with you, makes sense to skip as well as letting the heat off a bit.

[TheTias-1192]

@Magoblack-1690

Good game, but Activision/Blizzard definitely can’t compete with RIOT, you know? Valorant…

I don’t care how good Valorant is. That rootkit it forces you to run even when the their game isn’t active no es bueno. Rootkits are the number one way to get me to never buy a game.

[Magoblack-1690]

@TheTias-1192

I don’t care how good Valorant is. That rootkit it forces you to run even when the their game isn’t active no es bueno. Rootkits are the number one way to get me to never buy a game.

Agreed and don’t like Valorant too… but if you compare how many players in game with OW, there’s a big difference.

[Melkor-11407]

It makes 0 difference which month they happened if they are still unanswered, also makes no difference to what i said which is not covid related. Thats a very misleading, and lowbrow, way of trying to win an argument on the internet. Changing the subject or focusing or different aspects of the conversation when i said it its stupid to say that blizzcon was cancelled due to covid. Everything you say is exactly when they say ‘’ we are sorry the game doesent we are working really hard and doing our best and bla bla’’ except they are being paid, you just play fakecop here to feel important. As i said before you Bs doesent interested me and your ridiculous mvp doesent intimidate me as well. Ignore me or shutit you are just free labour, no importance whatsoever

[Suedomsa-1857]

Blizzard right now.

The Simpsons - Stop he's already dead HD

[MissCheetah-1661]

@Melkor-11407

It makes 0 difference which month they happened if they are still unanswered, also makes no difference to what i said which is not covid related.

Of course timelines matter. Facts matter.

• May 2021 Blizzard cancels Live Blizzcon that would be in Nov 2021. This is amid early vaccine rollouts and unstable infection rates/closures.
• Late July 2021 the Govt of California sues ATVI, Blizzard, and Activision
• Late July 2021 Blizzard employees protest and submit a list of demands
• Aug 2021 Pair of Beta weekends for D2R
• Late Sept 2021 D2R release
• Oct 2021 (today) they cancel the Online portion of Blizzcon for early 2022. Their reason they give is to focus on making content (ie there is nothing to show)

Your argument (and the OPs) is that they made an announcement in May that was the result of things that happened in July and Sept/Oct.

Unless you have a time machine, it does not work that way. People who wanted to complain about Blizzcon for this fall being canceled should have done that back in May.

[Melkor-11407]

@MissCheetah-1661

Your argument (and the OPs) is that they made an announcement in May that was the result of things that happened in July and Sept/Oct

That is not my argument. I said that the cancellation of blizzcon 2022 was due in part do the terrible image they have atm and the culmination of many factors, public image being the number one. You said it was covid

[MissCheetah-1661]

@Melkor-11407

You said it was covid

The thread title “Blizzcon Live cancelled”. Live was cancelled in May for COVID related reasons.

The OP was trolling talking about the Live event even though today’s news was about the Online event being cancelled.

The online event has nothing to do with COVID and I did not say it did. I said I think they have nothing to show worth the PR investment right now. Could it be other issues too? Maybe? That might impact what they have to show.

The OP mixed up the two Blizzcon events which is why I clarified for them.

[Zax-11538]

Some people here are really toxic lol…

Anyway, i wonder if you could help me little bit. Do you know where i can find rules how to get promotion on this forum please? What are requirements for level so you can post links and pictures. I lost my level with forum transfer which suck.

[ShadowAegis-1537]

Blizz has had other scandals and lawsuits in the past. So if that is part of it then they wouldn’t have had as many Blizzcons as they have had in the past 16 years. Diablo Immortal didn’t cause it either because if it did then we wouldn’t have heard about D4 from Blizzconline.

Due to the fact that they couldn’t spend the time and energy to make Blizzconline this time around is why it is cancelled.

@Melkor-11407

Have to be a moron to think it was covid

What are you like some Republicans that think it is no worse than the common cold or flu. With a death rate of around 2% and the common cold/flu around .1-.2%. So it is around 10 times more deadly than the common cold or flu. That is why covid is something to be concerned about. But I guess republicans and ones like yourself think you are superman or superwoman.

@Melkor-11407

These mvps are so embarrassing. Can’t see one topic about blizz without coming rushing to blindly defend. Blizz was cancelled because blizz know how they are seen and because the R*pe allegations are flowing. And D2R was the only thing that looked good and it turned out crap

Tell me would you spend around a thousand dollars or more just to go there and harass Blizz if it were live? I don’t think so, I know that I wouldn’t do that either.

You and others like you don’t like the fact that others are not agreeing with you.

@Melkor-11407

Imagine an empty blizzcon. Honestly are you trying to convince yourself or everyone else? This ridiculous blizzsucking only gets more ridiculous as D2R gets worst. Will be fun when they release mass refunds and you are along doing free labour for a dead company. Even more fun when they rebrand and change their name.

So how is an online event gonna be empty. What is there a counter that counts how many people watch the event live?

Blizz has survived a lot of things, so the chances of them changing their name is slim and none. They are also no where near dead. They make billions a year on their games.

@Magoblack-1690

Got it… especially when you’re in the middle of one of the biggest failures to launch an online game in video game history.

The only reason D2R is in a mess is because it is a remaster of a 20 year old game that had to use the original engine to run underneath. The server architecture wasn’t done right. Along with game crashing bugs that also could be part of the problem. Maybe even throw in the problems with the lobby as well.

Whereas D4 and Diablo Immortal are new games with new servers. That is not like D2R.

@Lyryal-1485

Lawsuits
Employee’s morale being at an all time low
etc …

I am sure that Blizz has had other lawsuits in the past and has handled them without canceling Blizzcon. I don’t think that people spend a thousand dollars or more just to go to the event and harass Blizz.

@Melkor-11407

It makes 0 difference which month they happened if they are still unanswered, also makes no difference to what i said which is not covid related.

Stating facts about a recently cancelled event, the one comment you maybe didn’t read was that people don’t spend around 1,000 dollars just to harass Blizz. I know that I wouldn’t do it and I don’t think that others would Blizzcon was a live event. They just don’t have anything new to show us that is the most logical reason why they don’t have it this year.

@Melkor-11407

Changing the subject or focusing or different aspects of the conversation when i said it its stupid to say that blizzcon was cancelled due to covid.

Covid was the reason why back in May they told us the live event wouldn’t happen.

@Melkor-11407

Everything you say is exactly when they say ‘’ we are sorry the game doesent we are working really hard and doing our best and bla bla’’ except they are being paid, you just play fakecop here to feel important

So now the devs have to be volunteer workers getting no salary for their work. And Blizz has to be a non profit organization.

@Melkor-11407

As i said before you Bs doesent interested me and your ridiculous mvp doesent intimidate me as well. Ignore me or shutit you are just free labour, no importance whatsoever

You are just griping because that one doesn’t agree with you on what you are saying.

@Melkor-11407

That is not my argument. I said that the cancellation of blizzcon 2022 was due in part do the terrible image they have atm and the culmination of many factors, public image being the number one. You said it was covid

We are not Japan or any other Asian country where reputation matters the most. Where keep face means a lot do those countries. A lot of times it appears that Blizz isn’t happy unless it has some sort of drama going on. And if that is the reason you think that an online Blizzcon event is cancelled then the live ones should’ve been cancelled as well. Where you might’ve had only a small few probably below 5 actual Blizzcons.

[Aucuba-1543]

@ShadowAegis-1537

Blizz has had other scandals and lawsuits in the past. So if that is part of it then they wouldn’t have had as many Blizzcons as they have had in the past 16 years. Diablo Immortal didn’t cause it either because if it did then we wouldn’t have heard about D4 from Blizzconline.

Due to the fact that they couldn’t spend the time and energy to make Blizzconline this time around is why it is cancelled.

@Melkor-11407

Have to be a moron to think it was covid

What are you like some Republicans that think it is no worse than the common cold or flu. With a death rate of around 2% and the common cold/flu around .1-.2%. So it is around 10 times more deadly than the common cold or flu. That is why covid is something to be concerned about. But I guess republicans and ones like yourself think you are superman or superwoman.

@Melkor-11407

These mvps are so embarrassing. Can’t see one topic about blizz without coming rushing to blindly defend. Blizz was cancelled because blizz know how they are seen and because the R*pe allegations are flowing. And D2R was the only thing that looked good and it turned out crap

Tell me would you spend around a thousand dollars or more just to go there and harass Blizz if it were live? I don’t think so, I know that I wouldn’t do that either.

You and others like you don’t like the fact that others are not agreeing with you.

@Melkor-11407

Imagine an empty blizzcon. Honestly are you trying to convince yourself or everyone else? This ridiculous blizzsucking only gets more ridiculous as D2R gets worst. Will be fun when they release mass refunds and you are along doing free labour for a dead company. Even more fun when they rebrand and change their name.

So how is an online event gonna be empty. What is there a counter that counts how many people watch the event live?

Blizz has survived a lot of things, so the chances of them changing their name is slim and none. They are also no where near dead. They make billions a year on their games.

@Magoblack-1690

Got it… especially when you’re in the middle of one of the biggest failures to launch an online game in video game history.

The only reason D2R is in a mess is because it is a remaster of a 20 year old game that had to use the original engine to run underneath. The server architecture wasn’t done right. Along with game crashing bugs that also could be part of the problem. Maybe even throw in the problems with the lobby as well.

Whereas D4 and Diablo Immortal are new games with new servers. That is not like D2R.

@Lyryal-1485

Lawsuits

Employee’s morale being at an all time low
etc …

I am sure that Blizz has had other lawsuits in the past and has handled them without canceling Blizzcon. I don’t think that people spend a thousand dollars or more just to go to the event and harass Blizz.

@Melkor-11407

It makes 0 difference which month they happened if they are still unanswered, also makes no difference to what i said which is not covid related.

Stating facts about a recently cancelled event, the one comment you maybe didn’t read was that people don’t spend around 1,000 dollars just to harass Blizz. I know that I wouldn’t do it and I don’t think that others would Blizzcon was a live event. They just don’t have anything new to show us that is the most logical reason why they don’t have it this year.

@Melkor-11407

Changing the subject or focusing or different aspects of the conversation when i said it its stupid to say that blizzcon was cancelled due to covid.

Covid was the reason why back in May they told us the live event wouldn’t happen.

@Melkor-11407

Everything you say is exactly when they say ‘’ we are sorry the game doesent we are working really hard and doing our best and bla bla’’ except they are being paid, you just play fakecop here to feel important

So now the devs have to be volunteer workers getting no salary for their work. And Blizz has to be a non profit organization.

@Melkor-11407

As i said before you Bs doesent interested me and your ridiculous mvp doesent intimidate me as well. Ignore me or shutit you are just free labour, no importance whatsoever

You are just griping because that one doesn’t agree with you on what you are saying.

@Melkor-11407

That is not my argument. I said that the cancellation of blizzcon 2022 was due in part do the terrible image they have atm and the culmination of many factors, public image being the number one. You said it was covid

We are not Japan or any other Asian country where reputation matters the most. Where keep face means a lot do those countries. A lot of times it appears that Blizz isn’t happy unless it has some sort of drama going on. And if that is the reason you think that an online Blizzcon event is cancelled then the live ones should’ve been cancelled as well. Where you might’ve had only a small few probably below 5 actual Blizzcons.

you could have said all this with this many quotes, or all of this.

@ShadowAegis-1537

What are you like some Republicans that think it is no worse than the common cold or flu. With a death rate of around 2% and the common cold/flu around .1-.2%. So it is around 10 times more deadly than the common cold or flu. That is why covid is something to be concerned about. But I guess republicans and ones like yourself think you are superman or superwoman.

This is a logical fallacy called “ad hominem”.

@ShadowAegis-1537

Tell me would you spend around a thousand dollars or more just to go there and harass Blizz if it were live? I don’t think so, I know that I wouldn’t do that either.

You and others like you don’t like the fact that others are not agreeing with you.

this is called begging the question

@ShadowAegis-1537

The only reason D2R is in a mess is because it is a remaster of a 20 year old game that had to use the original engine to run underneath. The server architecture wasn’t done right. Along with game crashing bugs that also could be part of the problem. Maybe even throw in the problems with the lobby as well.

Whereas D4 and Diablo Immortal are new games with new servers. That is not like D2R.

this is straight up BS, they are not using the same servers. This is easily figured out when the old servers were regional and the new one is global.

All the rest you said, was complete and utter hot air, only used because you wanted to see yourself talk.

Keep trying.

[Words-1598]

Look, they were indeed S***ting their pants, they had nothing to talk about in May and they still have nothing to talk about right now, they are a boring and outdated company with franchises basically on life support/meme state and ON TOP now they have failures and lawsuits so even MORE good reasons not to change their mind and do absolutely nothing. Here, does that work for you? Can you stop playing mall cop now?

[Magoblack-1690]

@ShadowAegis-1537

The only reason D2R is in a mess is because it is a remaster of a 20 year old game that had to use the original engine to run underneath. The server architecture wasn’t done right. Along with game crashing bugs that also could be part of the problem. Maybe even throw in the problems with the lobby as well.

Exactly! There’s a lot of problems I can figure out, see:

1- 20-years-old code. Well, in REMASTER, they have 20 years to fix the code or let’s talk more specific when they decided to remaster D2, it’s about 2 years maybe? Well, 2 years is sufficient time to launch a new WoW expansion, why it’s not time enought to fix the code?
2- They want to keep cheaters and piracy away from their game, so to do that just removed TCP/IP games, well technically it’s still going to be possible to cheat things offline, but the fun of D2 is playing with your friends, so… You’ll need to pass thought Blizzard servers and it could help a bit in these problem, agreed. But this cause another problem, the large number of connections they were getting.
3- When you disable TCP/IP games, you need to get lobby for online matches, Blizzard already have Battle.Net, so they implemented the network in D2 20-years-old code. Well, now we are talking about the biggest problem since the official launch, right?
4- ShadowAegis-1537: The server architecture wasn’t done right. – No, no, sorry, it was, but in TCP/IP games, not Battle.Net, so Blizzard mess it up.

At the finel, don’t matter if it’s old or new game, if had 20-years-code or guys just finished the code yesterday, what matter by the way is the importance that Blizzard placed on D2:R before release for all this crap to happen. This probably won’t happen with D4, but of course it will cost $150, they really want you to play D4, the remaster version of D2 is just a stick in this “half time” they don’t have anything new for show. Unfortunately the change that was made in D2 to integrate Battle.Net screwed up the game and that’s not the fault of the 20-year-old code.

[Noob-1182]

just pucker up and spend all day in here like miss cheetah does and you might get

[Hydroflux-11403]

I think that the forum promotion process is automated and based off how many posts are made and overall user engagement.

There might be some kind of ‘human review’ involved but by looking at who has ‘elevated trust levels’ it makes me question what really earns people said trust level. Is it toxicity, willingness to defend Blizzard at all cost, the ability to bully and browbeat folks or just excelling at good ole run of the mill mealymouthed patronizing double-speak… or something else entirely! Who knows.

After recently being promoted to ‘Level One’ I want to find a way to no longer receive any promotions because personally I do not really want to be associated with the ‘upper crust’ around here. The only solution seems to be to not engage which may be the point of all the toxicity to start with.

[Zax-11538]

@Hydroflux-11403

There might be some kind of ‘human review’ involved but by looking at who has ‘elevated trust levels’ it makes me question what really earns people said trust level.

I had it on previous d2r forum, it has requirements, frequent posting using likes, no flagging on your posts and to be for certain time present on forum and it is automatic i was just curious about exact requirement i need to do to get it as i cant find it anymore anywhere.

[Hydroflux-11403]

I got the following links in the automated message that I received. Unsure if they are what you are looking for but I hope it helps.

httpx://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/

httpx://blog.discourse.org/2016/12/discourse-new-user-tips-and-tricks/

[Nuttymike-1705]

Well concerning the lawsuit, the investigations had been ongoing for 2 years. They most likely had an idea that something was going to happen soon before May 2021. Personally before covid, I was waiting for a live explanation for why War3:R ended up being so jacked up and for Allen Brack to give another “We’re so sorry” speech and proceed to do f all anyways. But man, between War3:R’s release and now, it’s been one PR disaster after another.

[Finnwaltz-1302]

M cheetah, the forever defender of blizzard

[porkhere-3848]

The real fact is that bz is afraid of facing angry users. They are a bunch of waste and can’t do things well. The current queue is a good example. The users have been queued for such a long time and they have no explanation at all. The description of no progress, according to bz’s previous history, I reasonably believe that bz will stop here. The server is so small. The crowded people made Blizzard laugh in the office. Seeing everyone complaining that the queue is bz’s popcorn cola! This is the truth!