The problem is the new hires at least based on what has been released, developed and also said on Twitter, appear to be the sort that don’t give a crap and go “Oh well. Bye phobes!” If this sentiment is cast in error, My deepest apologies but silence on the subject and the uplifting of posters who antagonize these forums such as Talon/Tul/ etc. leads one to believe this may be the case.
It’s not that most players actually are phobes, but rather the ongoing, repeated, and antagonistic efforts of some to shove their politics or sexuality somewhere that no one wants to hear about it.
Sure, give them some representation. Everyone deserves that.
But doing it 20 times till you can literally guess at it the conclusion ANY time there’s two same sex NPCs? It comes off as overboard and a creepy as hell. It also is not the sort of game that I will pay for. Oh and for every ideologue who claims “phobe!” Kiss off and cry your faked indignation into your alcohol stained double chin. You are a liar and I don’t listen to twits like you.
My issue would be exactly the same as well if it was always male / female couples too. No. Too many sexual overtones in any game about high fantasy make me think this is becoming a trashy Newgrounds date simulator.
The irony of all of this? If the Blizzard Developers really think engaging in wish fulfillment for a minority is going to be profitable, or that their work won’t fundamentally be altered or outright deleted on private servers, they are kidding themselves. Admittedly, it’s kind of funny in a defeatist sort of way.
Do you know what I ultimately base all this off? For one, the melt down some of these people had about Metzen a few weeks back. One would think that a group that is passionate about Warcraft would and should of been happy about the fact that the creator himself was coming back to help!
…But no. It was horror unbound judging all the ranting, incoherent rage on Twitter. Whether this was also happening and is a sentiment within Blizzard Entertainment or amongst it’s employees or not, I could not say. I hope not.
The fact that the mobs of psychology however ‘were’ screaming about how Metzen was involved with the scandal when he was NOT, tells me that a lot of people never gave two craps or were outraged about the scandal. The fact that Blizzard never restored the original Voice Actor for Kael’thas to his job even when he was found innocent, tells me that appeasing the mob; is more important than doing the right thing.
So really it makes a strong case that all that any of these posturing demagogues are, are liars who wanted to take advantage of a crisis, and who would just as soon falsely accuse someone to get a promotion as tell the truth. Again, this is not a charge I levy at Blizzard. I truly hope Blizzard is not populated with such mindsets because if it is, it’s a company I will not support ever again and I suspect neither will many others.
I have never been a fan of private servers, but that’s where many of the players leaving will probably go. You don’t like that news? Sorry, but don’t shoot the messenger for stating the obvious. It is also quite likely that when such players go, the server operators are going to delete or fundamentally alter anything that they perceive the players are pissed at the Devs over, as well as restore lines that they feel were wrongly removed.
For people like me who prefer to remain law-abiding, it’s back to FFXIV.
Better figure out where you stand on this quick Blizzard. Good luck. You’ll need it.
