Blizzard staff are conducting a mass walk out today at 10am PST (7pm realm time) in response to everything that has come out in recent days, and the corporate response.
In order to show our support and solidarity with those Blizzard employees, I propose we do a ‘mass logout’ at exactly the same time.
Something similar is being done in the US realms, and this allows us to register our support, but also a signal to Activision-Blizzard.
Meet at the portals in Oribos. I will be there 30 mins before logout.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
P.s make sure to form/join raid groups so we can all see each other and are in the same version of Oribos.
I disagree Tehya.
Inactivity and silence is akin to looking the other way.
Actually organising ourselves and doing something and sending a message is the most important thing we can do. So we must do if.
Many of us have long subscriptions and other responsibilities to people in game, so it’s not easy to just ‘unsub and disappear’ without a voice. The truth is I love this game but I don’t love Blizzard right now.
And if you don’t want to come there is no pressure or obligation, but for those that DO want to do something this is what I’m arranging.
Also no one said we are logging off for 4 hours and then forgetting about it, don’t be so dismissive.
You said it was to match the walkout. The walkout will be four hours.
If inactivity is akin to looking the other way, paying and playing is akin to funding the perpetrators.
By your analogy of course, this isn’t at all something I personally believe.
It really is. It is extremely easy if you want to protest in a way that means anything. Not that I blame people that don’t, but I do point out those that want to have their cake and eat it too by engaging in slacktivism.
I personally unsubbed as I think that sends a bigger message of discontent. I don’t think logging off for a day will do much, and it seems to have been lionized as a grand gesture. I think people shouldn’t play at all or at least make it a month at the very least.
I am guessing it’s supposed to be inline with Blizzards own actual protest?
I don’t think this is the only real way. It will send a message, naturally, but at the same time if the best people leave WoW without a desire to make it better only the worse elements of the community remain, and Blizz’s environment will have less of an incentive to change (due to the fact that the playerbase left will care less).
In the end, I think each one should protest in the way they believe it’s best for them and for the game. Even small in-game protests can go a long way!
They are organising a virtual protest on the US realms and I am doing the same here. If you would rather just unsub and not play then I of course respect your decision.
However this is what I am doing and organising and everyone is welcome.
Even if I do unsub I have game time until October, plus I am a guild leader with people who rely on me, so this is something good we can do while we figure out our next move.
I know people have obligations in WoW as I’ve seen similar messages. It is easy for me to walk away because I have no current investment. But this gesture (not just pointing at you) just comes across as “I’m outraged, but not enough to where it becomes inconvenient for me.”
It’s why I just believe not giving Blizzard money is the only real option I have to say I am outraged.
To some extent I think the whole Oribos sit-in over on the US realms (because as far as I know it’s not been much of a thing on AD-EU?) might be more telling to Blizz than active player numbers because the sit-in is players directly showing they dislike what’s been going on over at Blizz HQ, whereas people not being on for a few days could be anything from dissatisfaction with the game, to having the week booked as holiday given we’re in the middle of summer, to just not having time to login - and yes, also those who aren’t logging because Blizz and Activision have screwed up majorly.
A whole group of players logging off at the same time I think would be a message that’s difficult to interpret as any of those above.
To be honest it’s an evolving process right? It’s dependant on what happens going forward. This protest doesn’t t mean nothing else will be done by me or others, just that as of today, we are showing solidarity with blizzard staff walking out.
Showing solidarity with blizzard staff who are walking out today is a GOOD THING, and a perfectly human thing to want to do.
If you guys want to unsub and stop playing and posting straight away then that is is also a good move.
You say about hitting them in their wallet, but if you’ve paid your subscription for the next x months then you cancelling has no effect on their finances until your sub runs out and is not renewed.
I’m not one to tell people how to show their discontent, but I do believe even unsubbing for a whole month would really tell Acti-Blizz to really get their act in order. A single day just does not seem long enough, it’s trivial, easy even; a convenient protest. I think even the official Blizzard staff one should be longer.
It’s like the corporation have given them their ‘mandated protest hours’.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they stage more walk-outs in the future, especially for the WoW team who, to my knowledge, are still basically unable to work on the game in any meaningful capacity at this time.
No offence right, but posting on low level alts saying how this ‘isn’t enough’ and we should all ‘unsub or do nothing’ is a pretty easy and convenient thing to do for yourself, especially for someone who has admitted doesn’t haven much investment in the game.
Actually trying to organise something and motivate people takes effort.
Time is everyone most valuable resource, and anyone who puts time in to protest should be commended. Posting on the forums when you’re at work (or whatever you’re doing) doesn’t count for much.
For everyone else, 6:30pm realm time we gather at the Oribos inn! We are logging out at 7pm. Message me in game for an invite.
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