Retail Playerbase is 70% Chinese According to Blizzard Employee

[Pict-stormreaver (Pict)]

He says that team 2 generally feels the same way about the game that your average player does, which means they think that the portion of the playerbase that’s disillusioned with the game is a minority.

[Eret-hyjal (Eret)]

Actually no. You’re trying to tell yourself that it’s true. Believing since random on twitch because he siad so.

People on twitter say the Earth is flat. Some of them are fairly popular. do you believe them also?

[Pict-stormreaver (Pict)]

Believing since random on twitch

There you are, doing it again.

[Brahmina-khadgar (Brahmina)]

I’ve been trying to figure out what’s wrong with Chinese people playing WoW, and I really can’t come up with anything.

[Eret-hyjal (Eret)]

And there you are deflecting. The circle continues.

By the way did you have a chance to read up on the code of conduct during your ban?

[Pict-stormreaver (Pict)]

Right here:

It could explain why Blizzard makes some of the decisions they do. They may be changing the game to tailor more to a Chinese audience instead of a North American/European audience. For example, internet cafe gaming is very popular over in China. They pay for and use small chunks of gametime at a time. Blizzard may have implemented features like LFD/LFR primarily to accommodate this method of paying and playing.

Another example is microtransactions. Real world microtransactions are a lot more lucrative across the Chinese market for video games in general. Blizzard may focus a lot more on developing content for the cash shop mainly because that content sells so well to Chinese players.

These are just theories though, but I definitely don’t think the statistic is unsubstantial.

Reading the thread before posting is always useful.

By the way did you have a chance to read up on the code of conduct during your ban?

I did actually. Is there something that suggests I didn’t?

[Eret-hyjal (Eret)]

You are posting speculation. Not proof. The fact that every other AAA developer has moved to maus also states that microtransactions make them a lot more money. Games-as-a-service unfortunately is here to stay.

[Pocketbuster-nagrand]

Except those kind of systems eventually break down. And when they DO break down, the aftermath is always messy.

The people with money will be fine. The financial crisis for example. Those guys are doing fine.

[Brahmina-khadgar (Brahmina)]

Reading the thread before posting is always useful.

And not being a dweeb is useful, too.

These are just theories

You’re making stuff up to try to justify your xenophobia. Get over yourself.

[Pict-stormreaver (Pict)]

You are posting speculation. Not proof.

I state explicitly that those are just theories.

You’re making stuff up to try to justify your xenophobia. Get over yourself.

yea for sure

[Sabbia-moonrunner (Sabbia)]

The amount of stupid in this thread is impressive even for GD standards.

[Pict-stormreaver (Pict)]

It’s pretty average.

[Syzzyt-area-52]

If I read something constructive, I’d give it credit.

Either trolling or just being willfully ignorant. One way or the other incorrect.

[Gedpriest-queldorei]

I doubt the 70% chinese pay very much compared to what we pay.

However maybe thats the reason for the big focus on increasing micros through /timeplayed and super grinds. To get what they can outta chinese players.

[Shonky-dathremar (Shonky)]

Your claim is 100% bollocks according to me.

[Baelharth-azralon (Baelharth)]

You do realize that when we wer ein wrath over 6.2 millions of the players were… chinese?
Literally half.

If anything it just means MMO market is less popular on the west, which overall MMO player number has been showing lately.

[Vertigineux-thrall (Vertigineux)]

Was thinking just this. They’re angry we’re unhappy, but we’ve told them what makes us unhappy and they won’t address it. Are they like… immune to personal accountability or what?

[Yuliah-daggerspine]

In these clips, the Blizzard employee states that team 2 (the team that works on WoW currently) is often frustrated with the community’s negativity.

Well, when they release an unfinished product, and make the game less fun, and on top of that, ignore the community feedback, how do they think the community is going to react?

They sound a little flakey. They KNOW the parts of the game WE dont like, but insist on putting the crap in there anyway for mindless busy work.
So we’re obviously gonna complain.

[Koloi-moon-guard]

In these clips, the Blizzard employee states that team 2 (the team that works on WoW currently) is often frustrated with the community’s negativity

well gee now whose fault is that I wonder? you mean all the endless condescendence the smug attitude with stuff like “you think you do but you really don’t” and the total ignoring of the players feedback didn’t somehow magically make the game better?

who could’ve not seen this coming?

[Kyveli-aerie-peak (Kyveli)]

He linked two videos for you, if you want small details you could easily watch the whole video on your own. People can’t hold your hand forever.

He linked two videos where some unnamed individual is alluded to being a Blizzard employee at some undetermined level of the organization who - if he is in fact a Blizzard employee - may or may not have access to the information that would support his comments.

So, much smoke - no fire.

Preface: I think Destiny is a douchebag and would say anything for views. That said:

Anonymous sources are now and have always been a thing. Naming your source gets them in serious legal trouble. Naming their department, level within the company, etc is how companies hunt down where leaks come from. People with anonymous sources want to protect those sources so they can keep getting information and therefore attention for spreading that information.