I think releasing WC Refunded definitely has got this beat
Only a couple of people are named in the lawsuit, because the rest will be handled internally. The Cosby Suite was actually named in the lawsuit. So itâs not only a facebook connection. The Facebook connection was by reporters to provide proof to reading audiences that the Cosby Suite was known by more than just those named in the lawsuit, but the Cosby Suite itself was named in the lawsuit as being a problem.
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One of the people in that photo (Kosack) was named as someone who would actually intervened if he saw things.
Yep, no respect left for blizzard after this.
I used to hold them in high regard, but the lawsuit dropped that respect considerably.
Then this weasel move removes any lingering respect. Honestly what a load of horse manure.
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Google what the IRL Jesse McCree looks like man and you might change your mind on whether we should rename the character lmao
They didnât pick the name because of any of those people. Youâre reinforcing my earlier point:
How about you just sue the original McCree to change his name. Stating that his name and actions hurts your brand and let the cowboy keep the name.
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Nah, they gotta do this right after it became evident that they were caught shredding documents so people get caught up in a debate over a name being changed instead of discussing the issue of the documents they were caught shredding.
PR team working hard at keeping people from scrutinizing the companyâs actual misconduct.
Part of Activision Blizzardâs statement as provided to Axios by a spokesperson for Activision Blizzard by the way regarding the documents they were shredding is as follows.
âWith regards to claims that we have destroyed information by shredding documents, those claims are not true. We took appropriate steps to preserve information relevant to the DFEH investigation.â
The second sentence contains some pretty obvious deniability written into it. ârelevant to the DFEH investigationâ. There is no denial that they shredded documents, theyâre claiming that the documents they were shredding werenât relevant documents.
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Because the name is a good âgotchaâ after the Cosby trial.
Also Iâd be completely fine, by the way, if they explicitly said that Jesse Mccree the dev was found to have inappropriately behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for the cowboy to have his name. Also Iâm perfectly fine with the lore showing jesse mccree was an alias, even if the guy didnât do anything. But be clear for the love of god. Donât walk around it.
They have not done that.
Theyâre making it sound like thatâs the case, but theyâre not saying it.
If they say that, itâd all be clear to me. The fact theyâve been avoiding it feels very much like an internal settlement to leave the company with good severance and without any bad press for him (although Iâd consider this bad press)
I just need this sort of transparency, not a vague statement.
And like I already said: it doesnât matter.
They could have named him after a genocidal dictator, but itâs still just a string of letters.
âme right u wrongâ
Yeah, very compelling. You got me bro.
I feel like its not hard to grasp I am refering to blizzard as a whole.
No oh my god.
Weâve had this argument before.
Seeing someoneâs name on a piece of paper and saying âhey thatâs a cool name we should use itâ is not naming a character after someone.
Naming someone after someone else implies you are saying âhey letâs name this character or person after this other person who is a cool dudeâ
They just used his name.
Or are you telling me that if I name my kid âValerieâ because when I was in elementary school there was a girl named Valerie and I always liked the name, Iâm naming after her some girl I barely remember other than the fact that her name is Valerie?
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Then you arenât named after her, you just have the same name. -.-
My name is Jennifer, and so is the name of many, many other girls born between 1975 and 1983. Are we all named after the first Jennifer?
Give me a break.
But can you at least tell us, with absolutely no intended hints or obligations, that you are still aware of his existing lore that his name may not have been McCree anyway?
We are aware of the existing lore.
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Itâs fine as long as itâs close.
Example: from Cree to Ree.
Reeeeeeeeeeee!!!
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No. But deliberately going âI like your name, can I use it.â is naming after, by definition. It didnât just happen, it was deliberate choice to use the name of another.
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Blizzard, there is a map called Blizzard World, it was inspired by a real life company with a horrible work environment, the map even has the name of such company⌠Remove, rename and redesign it too 
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Hey, Iâd just like to pop in and say sorry you have to deal with all the outright hostile people here over this situation. Hope theyâre not getting to you too much
Seriously, some people are getting EXTREMELY hostile against this name change stuff. Civil discussion between people with different opinions is fine and good, but the straight-up flaming and personal attacks need to stop.
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Coming soon:
Jesse McCrae.
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Basic trolls finally get some ârealâ power. Scary stuff.
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Totally unnecessary tbh.
Thatâs like saying every dude named âTedâ is scum because they have the same name as Ted Bundy.