This has gone too far

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First they came for Field Marshal Afrasiabi, and I understood what a terrible representation that name was and I did not speak out.

Then they came for Mac’Aree, and I always thought that was a goofy zone name, so I did not speak out.

Then they replaced a woman with a bowl of fruit, and I found that odd but I’d long since forgotten that single piece of art from 16 years past, and so I did not speak out.

Then they came for my Big Love Rocket, and there was no one left playing to speak out.

Blizzard, this needs to stop.

You started with good intentions, and I do believe that. You wanted to remove the names of individuals who did not reflect your values and undo some of the hubris that goes along with naming NPCs and zones after key developers. I can understand this.

But it didn’t end there, did it?

You’ve now moved to the point of trying to rewrite over 16 years of our shared history.

Is an old–and very low-resolution–piece of art of a scantily-clad woman posing buried so deep in the game’s history that virtually no one remembered it so terribly offensive that it must be removed? I can assure you, it will be well-remembered now.

Are humorous double entendres no longer allowed? Is my sack truly no longer “Gigantique”? Are the bros truly no longer before the ho ho hos?

How long before my girl no longer loves to Skadi all the time? How long before Haris Pilton loses all her portable holes?

The game has been replete with teenage humor since the beginning. You’ve started down a slippery slope that has no end short of a complete revamp of the game to where it’s no longer our game.

What does this accomplish? We remember, thanks to these changes being so-well datamined. Indeed, we’ll remember long after every single one of these cases would have otherwise been long since forgotten.

And call it what you would, but my Big Love Rocket will forever be just that.

So, I implore you, do not knee-jerk these changes. Act with reserve and with wisdom. You cannot undo the past by rewriting parts of the game that may even hypothetically offend someone somewhere. We remember. It’s done and part of our history. Stop these changes now, and move on to make a better future for the game.

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dint u no in a affort to get more player to WOW game , there gonna make game for babys to , dont belive me ? look on dh i think u gonna belive me then ! LOLHAHAHAHAHA

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Alright, we know it’ll happen, lets take bets.

When will they change ALL the skimpy Classic / TBC transmogs away?

My guess is 2-3 weeks from now, they’ll also redesign and rename the succubus on the same update.

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goodjob i like u post alot ur char she look like my char is FUNY do u no dh

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They don’t stop. They’re like a virus. Once it feeds it hungers continues to grow until all is consume. Of course leads to bankruptcy if too far, but remember this is a cult with a strong manipulating agenda and won’t stop.

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more and more people moving to other games, soon the will only need a couple servers to run Warcraft

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Yeah, what they said about gaming babies!!

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Comparing this to Na zi Germany and the holocaust is pretty tasteless really.

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ya is gonna be goodjob i like u on WOW form

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Maybe this is the way Blizzard employees get back at people in charge, malicious compliance.

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No one’s doing that. Stop with your hyperbolic nonsense.

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Did you see the original post? It’s wordplay on First they came for the Jews, its absolutely comparing it to the holocaust.

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Honestly the changing of the Twin Consorts to the Twin Empyreans takes the freaking cake for me. Consort is an actual royal term, there have been queen and king consorts throughout history. I understand why they removed the references to former employees who couldn’t keep their hands to themselves, that is completely understandable and needed to be done. But all of this that has come since is just dumb. It’s window dressing for an issue that they apparently don’t know how to fix so they attempt to over correct in this method which DOES NOTHING.

You know what’s gross and sexist in game - a percentage of the players. As a woman the only thing that has ever truly made me feel uncomfortable in game is the actions of other players, and that is what the report button is for. I’ve never looked at a random painting, the name of an achievement, or the name of bosses/mobs and was offended. This is pearl clutching to the nth degree.

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Any before anyone blames this on milennials, gen zers, etc. no one asked for this.

Literally no one. Blizzard is doing this on their own accord, which, yes, is their right as its their game, but it’s also our right to complain and tell them to stop.

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No it’s not. Alluding to a famous poem does not mean you are comparing the two subjects. Stop with your hyperbolic nonsense.

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Honestly, at this point, we just need to spam the usual news sites with this ridiculousness so they can shame Blizzard into stopping.

Even Buzzfeed would tell them they’re virtue signaling to no one, and just doing more harm than good.

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Using a poem that references the holocaust to point out blizzard’s censorship, which by the way was also a hallmark of that period in Germany, is a direct comparison whether you agree or not. It’s quite tasteless. You don’t have to agree with what blizzard is doing, but it’s most certainly not anything remotely like the holocaust.

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All she’s doing is saying “The slippery slope.” Basically. Calm down.

Chrisp

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I think what’s tasteless is simping for multibillion dollar companies for no reason and making baseless claims about their detractors. Get lost.

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It’s not enough! The entire game is tainted!

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