Blizzard has removed Hong Kong Hearthstone player blitzchung from Hearthstone Grand Masters and rescinded all his prize money

[Thorn]

While Blizzard should be criticized, let's not act like any other capitalistic company wouldn't do the same. Things are going to get worse with China's increasing power and influence.

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Its so fucking frustrating how true this is. Everyone is afraid of doing anything about China's bullshit because of the almighty Dollar.

 

[Deleted member 21709]

Blizzard really doesn't give a damn what we think, huh?

 

[Gure]

Absolutely disgusting.

 

[wenis]

The continued kowtowing to the Chinese government by corporations continues to be normalized and will continue to persist until they feel equal heat from the rest of the world.

 

[lostconst]

Seriously, is every single company going to be a bunch of spineless cowards?

 

[LukasHeinzel]

Blizzard is a Joke, gonna boycott them from now on.

 

[Zero-ELEC]

wow, actually fuck blizzard

 

[Xeonidus]

China: Lube or no lube?

Blizzard: No lube, please!

 

[Camisado]

Blizzard clearly got no tegridy

 

[Saturday]

Jeez, even the casters, who literally hid under a table.

 

[seady]

I'm from Hong Kong and this to me is 100x more disgusting.

This is why we Hongkongers hate China so much. They try to take away freedom of speech from us.

 

[Hzoltan969]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

 

[Theswweet]

Don't forget that Activision and Blizzard are the same company, btw.

 

[EVA UNIT 01]

Lets check this off...
Fuck:
Blizzard
China
Government censorship
Fuck corps bending over backward for that chinese dollar

 

[shodgson8]

Awful use of 'catch all' rules to punish everyone involved.

The community throws 'boycott' around for stupid reasons sometimes but in this circumstance it is 100% justified. Terrible.

 

[Thorn]

Seriously, is every single company going to be a bunch of spineless cowards?

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In the era of global markets and a very lucrative Chinese Market?

Yes.

China could kill HK Protestors till the streets ran with blood and I bet you no major company would say a fucking thing.

 

[Ferrio]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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When is the right time? Cause it seems with China there is no right time.

 

[Calibro]

I'm deleting my account with hundreds of hours of Overwatch, Hearthstone, WoW, Diablo and StarCraft. I encourage you guys to do the same. Blizzard doesn't deserve your money and time, plenty of great games and devs out there who don't support genocidal regimes.

https://eu.battle.net/support/en/help/wf/services/1327/1361

 

[Mekanos]

While Blizzard should be criticized, let's not act like any other capitalistic company wouldn't do the same. Things are going to get worse with China's increasing power and influence.

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Ayep.

Companies chase the money. No matter what.

 

[Thorn]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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How's Xi's boot taste?

 

[EVA UNIT 01]

Blizzard clearly got no tegridy

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Hilariously never been more apt

 

[Deleted member 8852]

While Blizzard should be criticized, let's not act like any other capitalistic company wouldn't do the same. Things are going to get worse with China's increasing power and influence.

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Yeah well fuck those other companies too. Fuck Blizzard, cowards.

 

[Johnzyboi]

And I was looking forward to trying Overwatch on Switch. Ring Fit Adventure here I come.

Also fuck Blizzard

 

[saiko]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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"Shut up and dribble"

 

[Shy]

Fucking reprehensible.

Anyone in here who tries to defend this should be insta-perm'd

 

[Deleted member 46804]

Fuck this and fuck Blizzard.

 

[Xiaomi]

It's important to start pressuring casters, streamers, and OWL competitors who support Blizzard's games and getting them to go on record of their support for the CCP's authoritarian rule. Pucket, Sideshow, Malik, Soe, Jayne, Seagull, Surefour... yeah I only know the Overwatch folks, but make them squirm.

 

[Deleted member 2840]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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Shut the fuck up.

 

[gblues]

Hope that tencent money is worth your integrity, Blizzard, cuz you're not getting any of mine.

 

[Thorn]

It's important to start pressuring casters, streamers, and OWL competitors who support Blizzard's games and getting them to go on record of their support for the CCP's authoritarian rule. Pucket, Sideshow, Malik, Soe, Jayne, Seagull, Surefour... yeah I only know the Overwatch folks, but make them squirm.

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Oh they all know they'll have to lick Xi Boot if they want to keep their jobs.

 

[Finaika]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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No politics in muh games.

 

[Agent 47]

I wonder if this is a case of Blizzards China branch making decisions alone with no input from the Western side. I hope this is the case.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

Even the casters?! What did they do?

 

[fundogmo]

Blizzard clearly got no tegridy

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The timing of this is truly incredible.

 

[Mekanos]

Does someone have video of the casters ducking under the table? I'm not sure how exactly to understand the context of that.

 

[Serene]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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A lack of politics is political

so stop pushing this idiotic narrative

 

[never]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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Everything is political. Blizzard's reaction to this is because of politics. This take makes no sense.

 

[Sagadego17]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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Go to hell Xi's puppet!

 

[squidyj]

Does someone have video of the casters ducking under the table? I'm not sure how exactly to understand the context of that.

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https://www.invenglobal.com/article...eration-of-his-country-in-post-game-interview

I think this is all we've got seeing as blizz immediately deleted the vod.

 

[Senator Rains]

Corporations gonna corporate. Fuck Blizzard and China.

 

[Mekanos]

https://www.invenglobal.com/article...eration-of-his-country-in-post-game-interview

I think this is all we've got seeing as blizz immediately deleted the vod.

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I see, the way that's framed helps me understand it.

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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"oppress me daddy china"

 

[WhoaIsThatMars]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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hahahahahaha. Good one

 

[Deleted member 8196]

Tencent owns a stake in Activision Blizzard and they are their chinese partner, they can't piss off China now.

 

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[Instro]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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You could just not post you know.

 

[DSP]

Another reason you should not be playing this now very miserable game anymore.

 

[品川駅]

Truly shameless

a reminder that some corporations have no values.

 

[Deleted member 21003]

How's Xi's boot taste?

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Like human rights violations I bet.

 

[Shy]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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You are a disgusting, pathetic, sub-human waste of oxygen.

 

[Joeku]

Era really likes to go apeshit over news like this. I, for one, find this totally justified. Politics has no place in sports, regardless of views expressed. He chose the wrong time and place to push his agenda and in all likelihood he was perfectly aware of what he was risking.

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This is embarrassing.

I'm deleting my account with hundreds of hours of Overwatch, Hearthstone, WoW, Diablo and StarCraft. I encourage you guys to do the same. Blizzard doesn't deserve your money and time, plenty of great games and devs out there who don't support genocidal regimes.

https://eu.battle.net/support/en/help/wf/services/1327/1361

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And so is this.

Not the decision to stop supporting Acti-Blizz (because this is a trashy, cowardly move by them), but rather that you keep representing a gamergate supporter with you avatar, even posthumously. Will you stop propping up someone who isn't even around anymore to keep egging on those who support harassing women and minorities in games?

Or are you a fucking shitty hypocrite?