Nope. Ff14.
Youâre telling me they fund esports with toys paid for irl money?
Rofl. So you honestly thing our subs fund the esports? They donât.
Thatâs not what I said, good job at dodging.
You seem to specify 2 things
- The game has a sub.
- We are able to buy items that fund esports.
What exactly is your problem with this?
Edit: but let me ask you this. What other game with a sub has esports?
So many people donât seem to understand that they are already fully funding their esports tournaments at the same levels that they always have, and the toy sales are just extra. And if you want to argue that they should just up the prize pools themselves⌠then where do you think theyâd take the money from to do that in the first place?
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Exactly this. What do you think they do with all the money from the cash shop? Just because they donât tell us that the $30 you spent on that shiny mount/pet package got partially distributed to esports doesnât mean it wasnât.
This is just anger at their transparency, ironic since weâve all been asking for more of that.
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oh no, buying an item in the store will have a percentage of the price used for an event. the world is falling.
do you say that same when big corporations do it for things like breast cancer week also?
on a side note, i like the item but i truly dislike esports so iâm waiting until it no longer contributes to it before i get the item. but no, far from having an issue with this of all things. let the people that support esports get something out of it while they are supporting what they enjoy.
From their record profits!?!?!?!
Or maybe have a business model where the people at the top arenât being paid billions and roughly 300 times more than an average employee there.
The company is consistently making higher profits and paying itâs people at the top more and more while laying off people at the bottom.
They arenât a struggling company, have plenty of money, and people shouldnât act like selling these toys are make or break for blizzard e-sports.
Itâs like you live in a world where thereâs never a free sample, give out, two for one deal, or anything else along those lines. Companies often DO give away things for free, or take a loss on something, because itâs good for their brand, acts as advertisement, or helps the company in the long run. Iâm unsure whatâs worse: that people want to act like every company is just out there to scam people with unethical levels of greed, or the people who want to defend companies for acting in a manner that seems like excessive greed.
People are just being cranky. Blizzard is already putting up a minimum of $500,000 in rewards. People asked for higher rewards. Hence the toys.
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So you think the profits from WoW donât come from the same place that the profits from this toy do? Regardless of how they fund the tournament prize pool, they are using your money, whether from subs, services or store sales. They are just being upfront about where some of this particular sale is going.
This is an example of the problem with some posters.
They want to place a company raising money for breast cancer as equivalent to people raising money for e-sports. Also, when companies do those type of drives, the contribution is usually higher than 25% and closer to 100%
People probably asked for higher rewards and possibly expected the company would simply raise the cash pool? There would seriously be almost no controversy if they were simply selling the toys because the controversy isnât the selling of the toys, itâs a billion dollar company that competes for #1 in the industry. Itâs like Disney saying they are selling something to help fund Disney world when everyone knows Disney is so rich they basically own everything.
Similarly, thereâs a reason why people protest any millionaire appearing on gofundme.
The complaint isnât about them using their profits from various games, including WoW, to fund an event where they will also be making money. People are upset that a company places these toys as a way to increase funds for an event, including the statement that the funds will only be increased if enough toys are sold, when Blizzard can afford to raise the amount given without hurting their bottom line.
I see you canât actually see that there is no issue here. if you donât like the practice, donât buy the toys. Those that want to contribute, arenât complaining. No one is being forced to buy the toys.
Keep complaining about nothing. You will make the world a better place through your endeavores.
This is the part that doesnât make sense. Say they just raise the amount, as you said. The money for that has to come from somewhere. So what is the difference between them taking a % of sales and letting you know upfront it is for esports, and taking a % of sales and funding the esports prize pool but not saying anything about it? They are already funding it with your money, toy or not. The only difference is they are upfront about where a % of this particular sale is going.
You donât become rich by giving away your own money.
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As Iâm sure others have said, I donât care that theyâre raising money for Esports. In fact, I think WoW esports are stupid. So let the people that actually care about the esports pay rather than Blizzard themselves wasting money.
I just think taking 75% off the top is scummy.
Well, of course those who donât see a problem with it wouldnât be complaining, but donât also act like Iâm the only one complaining nor the only person seeing an issue with it.
Record profits, for several years in a row, meaning each year they had more money than previously. Meaning, the money comes from the extra money profited that wasnât there previously.
Thatâs the whole point. The complaint isnât about them placing something on the store, the issue is them advertising it as needed for a non-charity event, stating enough toys have to be sold for their to be an increase in the cash pot, when Blizzard could easily cover the increase themselves.
In other words, the argument being made by Blizzard is fallacious, which is why people are upset. Itâs the equivalent of a millionaire on go fund me discussing how they need to sell things because they want to get a bigger boat.
or, put even more differently, people are telling blizzard to stop peeing on their leg and tell them itâs raining, they can see through the facade.
Blizard are a corporation, and by definition soulless. They are not a person, they do not have a soul. The individual developers, artists and writers who work very hard to create Blizzardâs products inject an intense amount of soul into their games, but Blizzard themselves do not.
They want your money. End of. I seriously donât think theyâre on a different level to EA - either. EA has games I enjoy, too, but Iâd never fight for them.
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You know, I remember back when people were complaining that Blizzard wouldnât do this, saying that it was a sign of their greed that they wouldnât donate any of the money they earned from the cosmetics they sold to the tournament prizes like DOTA 2.
Iâm glad to see that you understand the truth though, that true greed is donating part of your sales to things the players want. Real selflessness only comes from selling things and taking all the money for yourself! Because only by taking are you truly giving.