You actually said “friends and family” originally. Even worse.
/from the distance
"June 7th is also my birthday!!"
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Looks like the troll is trying to get fed before Thanksgiving.
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Yep. We already told family that we aren’t hosting any events or family this year, and most likely not traveling, either. Spouse is possibly having surgery between the 2 holidays and I am not going to risk his health because of some idiot that thinks covid takes a break just because “but we’re faaaaaaaaaaaamily!” (eta - specifically referring to something I am dealing with from extended family, so sorta a vent)
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Not playing a day or so won’t do anything to you, if so, then that’s not the games fault. If you want to choose game over family then do that… world ain’t gonna end with that decision.
Umm…the choice is clear, WoW because covid. Having a big thanksgiving meet up is pretty much inviting covid into your body so no thanks.
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NATHANOS MUST DIE!
Yeah, Those Idiots that I don’t know but thanks to modern marvel of a monitor I’m able to throw around tasteless accusations.
I’m pretty much going to miss the whole first week of Shadowlands now so that’s rad.
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Um, wasn’t referring to you and the person you were arguing with? I was specifically referring to a certain family mindset that is within my extended family that think that getting together for the holidays is okay because “we’re family” even tho they have not taken any precautions at all and actually believe covid is a hoax. But okay.
For many of us, Thanksgiving is not about eating turkey and watching football. It’s about celebrating the blessings we’ve been given. Surviving 2020 has to be one of the biggest blessings to celebrate.
I’m not a fan of a Thanksgiving launch because it means the low level functionaries at Blizzard are going to have to put in extra work that week, and I know that during the launch of a game, they often have to work 12-16 hour days. Blizzard probably could have waited one additional week but decided they’d rather stir up conflict within the community.
I do no celebrate the holidays so no big deal to me. Thanksgiving really is a terrible one.
I don’t know of any one in my circle of friends that thinks “covid” is a joke. I for one know first hand how it is Because I work for the State of Arkansas as a DHS worker.
So I’ve seen people dealing with it come into my office seeking assistance with bills because they are on Medical leave from work pending their test results.
Not directly attacking you based on the post you made, but I find it funny reading a lot of the replies of people and their thought process behind Covid and how to deal with it.
I know right? The horror. I get to go home and play video games. Somebody better ban Ion and delete all his characters.
Got it. I admit, I did appear pretty vague. Just still frustrated after having to (for the 5th time since we announced this to family) deal with another ‘Oh, it’s okay, we’re family, you’ll be fine!’ from someone we see maybe 3 times a year that has school aged children (in an area that is still sending them to school) and this particular one is antivax.
Obviously everyone knows their personal families and their own limitations and safety measures better than some random on the internet. I should have prefaced that I was specifically talking about a personal interaction with annoying family and a medical reason for saying, “Nope!” this year.
The world does not revolve around the US. You have to decide if you want to risk getting covid by spending time with people or playing wow. But don’t expect the rest of the world to feel bad about a US holiday
Not saying you’re wrong about covid, but since estimates via realmpop in 2018 show more Characters in US (plus Canada) than all the other countries combined you can’t really believe Blizzard does intently care about a US holiday.
I just want to say if you are actively considering playing instead of spending time with family to get “ahead of the curve” that is a genuine addiction problem, and you need help. If you don’t do thanksgiving should be no problem to play, but if you do and are going to ignore loved ones, wow. That’s not cool.
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that’s cool and all, but what if it’s not?
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Except it is? If you don’t usually do thanksgiving anyway then by all means enjoy the WoWing. But if you usually do it with family/loved ones and ACTIVELY CHOOSE to ignore them for a video game, that is not okay.