Hello community, terrible times ahead, its crazy outside, I hope everyone is doing their best to keep themselves safe and stay home as much as situation allows them to.
I believe this is one of those rares times where we, humans, have to stick together and help each other as much as possible. It’s time for reflection and its time for unity.
to get to the point that made me create this thread:
I’d love to share my concerns about how Acti-Blizzard, a multi billion company is choosing to prioritize their greediness over well being of people, and its own customers, and how little they value customers.
Im sure a lot of you, just like a lot of people around me, lost their employment until “a later date”. which is at this point “at least a month” but subjectively I believe it will be much longer. regardless a lot of people lost their income, some have savings, some dont. it’s crazy out there. If you’re still employed or getting payed while your job is on hold, good for you, Im genuinely glad for you, but we gotta understand a lot of people lost their income, and considering how most people have only once source of income, it means they wont be getting any more money, and they’ll have to reduce their spending - prioritizing utility bills and food, as well as household items.
Now another issue comes up, which is actual quarantine, meaning people arent allowed to go outside unless there’s 100% necessity. so Just to make it clear, it’s not just that people lost their income, its also that they’re not allowed to socialize, arent allowed to entertain themselves, and yes some of us are able to sit home and not die from boredom. (e.x books, video games, just sitting on discord and having good time, I get to work from home, etc.) but some people are having a really bad time and this is just the beginning.
Now I gotta admit, a lot of companies worldwide reacted to this crisis in a positive way. and when I say positive I dont mean people opening their windows and throwing out money, lets be realistic it wont happen however doing “something” to help people deal with crisis is a great gesture.
for example, Airway/flying companies reduced prices on their tickets or made them absolutely free for their own citizens.
Amazon offered Free shipping
Phub offered free membership etc. etc. etc.
It’s a crisis and Im sad to see some people dont realize it yet.
Its understandable that companies wont be giving out food but Im very sad to see that blizzard wont be helping out those who need help the most.
Im referring to A LOT of people who wont be able to afford sub in those times, due to crisis. people without jobs and income who’re forced to quit the game they love, who’re forced to not have access to entertainment because its a choice between food and video games. and what do blizzards customers get? people who supported the company and their games for years.
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100 BONUS EXP!!!
that must solve it all right? a lot of people wont be able to play the game any longer, a lot of people wont be able to pay their subscription and instead of a move that’d allow those people to enjoy their quarantine just a little bit more, we get 100% BONUS EXP!!!
To me personally this looks like a move to tempt people to get back to the game, a cheap marketing move. awful.
a lot of my friends will be quitting/quit already, and my guild officially disbanded yesterday. I shared my gold with my friends so that I can help them just a little bit more during those times, but sadly I have limits and I wont be able to help out all my friends.
Im surprised that blizzard didn’t just gifted us a pet or something of that level of a joke to “compensate” for crisis and bad times, but this 100% bonus exp isnt far from it. sad.
Yes certain ways to help out people may not be profitable, but sometimes we humans have to reject our own profits, and accept less profitable ways for greater good. that’s what makes us humans, ability to empathize, alltogether with other things.
and the reason blizzard’s been losing big chunk of its playerbase is because they value short term profit over a long term profit and high quality, valuing of customers and all the good things that bigger companies do to keep their customers happy and loyal.
Also no, certain compensations and good gestures wont affect blizzard employees so dont bother mentioning it. employees get 1-2% of company profits at the most.
I understand a lot of people dont know how business works but if that’s the case please dont pretend you do.
Now another topic which I believe is very important here - Blizzard employees have said in the past that subscription isnt even half of profit wow makes, hence why they’re not too bothered about losing player numbers, and that game sustains itself in other ways.
that’s another reason why blizzard could make game more affordable for a lot of people, a great gesture, that’d earn them respect.
I am really trying to not sound offensive and therefor Ill be stopping my thread here, because I believe I made my point clear.
good job! hope your parents are finally proud of you now.