![]() ![]() We discuss these issues and others in a recent Townhall - I strongly suggest giving it a watch. ping, mmr, and wait times continue to get worse as player pool decreases). Many of these issues are exacerbated by a dwindling player base (e.g. Here are the largest equity shareholders in Activision Blizzard.įor the uninitiated, ToD has a great post here with all of the problems. Allen Brack received a beat down from Bobby Kotick after being asked by an investor "On Warcraft, there's been some negative press on Warcraft 3 Reforged lately, can you tell us what you're doing to address that?" - in all likelihood it previously was not even on Bobby's radar. Working for Intel and seeing how investor questions can cause corporate action, I guarantee you J. ![]() Questions from investors to corporate executives are extremely influential. Obviously they aren't going to listen to you as an individual in the decisions they make, but it may cause them to ask questions like what we heard on the last Activision Blizzard earnings call. Tell them you want them to sell their position in Activision Blizzard. If you have a 401K, write a letter to the fund who manages it and tell them that their position in ATVI_AB makes you very nervous because of how Blizzard Entertainment has mishandled Warcraft 3 Reforged and damaged the reputation of their most important intellectual property. Relatively speaking, the WC3 community is an older community of gamers where many of us have jobs outside of gaming. Contact your broker or fund representative where you work.Keep posting, even if you think it's not doing anything - it is. I do think people who work at big companies read their own Reddit, Twitter, and other social media. We should stay on message and remember that it doesn't take a majority to prevail, but an irate and tireless minority. Mixing in the Blitzchung or Diablo Immortal controversies together with the Reforged debacle will water down the message and group us together with the trolls. This isn't about Blizzard hate, it's about love for WC3 and pushing them to fix the game. ![]() I believe being relentlessly courteous will have a greater effect in light of the mass trolls who hijacked much of the Reforged conversation on launch. Post on Activision and Blizzard social media relentlessly.I plan to re-buy Reforged when the classics team delivers a product with the Blizzard polish that I have come to expect." The key is to create monetary incentive for fixing the game, whether you as an individual will follow through on it matters less than all of us as a community taking action. Tell Blizzard something like, "I am a long-time fan of WC3 and am extremely disappointed with Reforged. When you refund you have the ability to write why you refunded. I hadn't refunded until this week, previously misguided by the logic that I was showing support for WC3 and the community. Refund Reforged and Spoils of War if you bought it.This post is about constructive actions we as a community can take to influence Blizzard and the Reforged team to fix what they have broken. ![]() That being said, I am finding it increasingly difficult to enjoy my time when I sit down and fire up a game of WC3. First, I think it's important to remember that those of us who have played and are still playing WC3 are doing so because we love the game and want nothing but success for it. ![]()
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