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Why do you think there is such extreme vitriol for Blizzard now compared to Warlords of Draenor? The recent Zandalari Kul Tiran Human unlock requirements video was BOMBED with dislikes. You can go to the Mists of Pandaria reveal trailer. 50% 50% like/dislike. SIX POINT ONE SURVIVAL GUIDE. DO YOU REMEMBER 6.1.? About 60% 40%.
But now that the hate train for BfA is chugging at full steam ahead, the overwhelming votes for all YouTube content from World of Warcraft are dislikes.
Personally I believe it’s “cooler” to despise BfA than WoD because anti-establishment is extremely “in” right now. Just as well, the majority of content creators are overwhelmingly negative in coverage of the game and company.
BfA is a bitterly flawed expansion, but this amount of unrivaled hatred compared to WoD honestly sickens me.
“Do you not have phones” = everyone for the rest of eternity being angry at Blizzard and downvoting everything.
Further, people angry about the layoffs.
Even further, regardless of whether or not the expansion gets better, it will likely be disliked regardless of opinion because that’s how people work.
wod didn’t exist in a timeline where manbabies have convinced themselves that discussion on the internet is somehow highbrow and intellectual by virtue of going thru a piece of technology
This might be a fallacious argument, but if you go by YouTube metrics alone.
Getting a SELFIE camera, a legendary follower, and a few new quests was more enjoyable than Dazar’alor, three new currencies, incursions, changes to Azerite armor, new war campaign quests, etc. etc. that was covered in the 8.1. prep.
People are much more sensitive and dramatic that they used to be. It is almost like everyone has morphed into 13 year old girls. Everything is so earth shatteringly devastating.
I don’t think people are more dramatic about WoW now compared to the 14+ years people have proclaimed the game is LITERALLY GOING TO DIE ANYTIME SOON, even when the sub numbers were going up until 2012ish.
The toxic bro Gamergate culture hadn’t quite metastasized in the WoD era. Now, every time a girl gets to do things in a sci-fi movie or a game developer goes in a direction people don’t like, anonymous brigading and vote-bombing is the go-to.
Maybe people are unhappy with the expansion and releasing videos portraying that everything is fine instead of communicating with the players is looked down upon.
Look at the warbringers videos or Old Soldier, both heavily upvoted, so you can’t say it’s all videos this expansion.
I didn’t notice that one, but I assume that it happened to Blizzard specifically due to Blizzcon. That’s when I noticed the nosedive, personally. As for other videos, I haven’t paid much attention to be honest.
People are tired and just not buying the crap excuses ActiBlizz is selling anymore. It’s the same with all the AAA game companies, really.
“Hey guys, turns out all these loot box, micro transaction infested Skinner boxes with flashy lights are actually kinda not good. I’m going to go spend my time and money on some other product that does what I want!”