I was in the same frame of mind yesterday. But after doing a lot more research and re-visiting weibo (china twitter) posts made by the official china blizzard account and hearthstone account…
I had to change my mind. Both talked about defending the pride of their country and dignity of their nation. This speaks volumes as to what their motivation was for punishing him and the casters. I denied it at first but I had to come to terms with the idea that perhaps the punishment itself was warranted but NOT the motivation for the punishment.
Yes, He broke the contract for participating. Were they in their rights to punish him? Yes. However, the motivation for the punishment was and is not acceptable. That being the condoning and defending of china’s actions against the citizens of hong kong.
Blizzard China has made it clear WHY he was punished and why it was so harsh.
Blizzard America has said nothing. Which is a shame.
That is why I canceled my pre-order for MW and my subscription to WoW (rip classic). I morally had no choice but to do so.