J. Allen Brack's Unrepentant Bullshit (The Jimquisition)

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Blizzard Entertainment President J. Allen Brack is a man who knows he doesn't have to apologize, and that's why he's never done it.
Sure, you may feel like you've heard him apologize, and he may even say sorry. He doesn't actually apologize though, and after several issues with Blizzard and its behavior, the hallmarks of the Brack Apology - the Brackology - have become clear.
His routine is transparent, but it never needs to be anything else, because he knows full well he doesn't have to apologize. Not for Blitzchung, not for Warcraft 3: Reforged, not even for how Blizzard damaged the careers of an entire league of pro Heroes of the Storm players.
The Brackology is never sorry, but it is always insulting.
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[@asbestosfish_]

As a distraction from the horrifying shitscape our world is turning into: Jim looks like the villain of a Modern-Day _Dolemite._

[@JimSterling]

This comment is amazing.

[@clutchhh]

Omg yes

[@allengordon6929]

It was always a shitscape. The shitscape cannot hide any longer.

[@Shindai]

I'd love to see that xD A My Name is Dolemite style film about Jim would be epic

[@accursedsidor8987]

I would watch thate Dolemite if Jim Stirling was the villian. Also, he at least does all his own wardrobe, if not the whole movie's wardrobe.

[@Keldoh3ad]

Can't believe he made a second career to spite WWE over a copyright claim.

[@sunglassesskeleton]

Jim bases his career choices on a hefty mix of spite and how wacky the outfit he'll get to wear for it is

[@sairassiili]

@@sunglassesskeleton Not necessarily in that order

[@rodawallace]

Yanno, there is something too right about something so deeply weird.

[@2und2sind4]

Can somebody give me the backstory to that?

[@jasonblalock4429]

Presumably the WWE took issue with him calling himself "Sterdust," complete with a Stardust-style costume, but I don't know the details.

[@themisspultone]

"We got two things wrong. We got caught, and we didnt manage to make it your fault"

[@thomasjenkins7506]

it is the fault of gamers, though. how many times has blizzard/activision done something extremely scummy? how many times to do gamers come back a continue to give blizzard/activision their money? how many people are still wanting konami to make a silent hill or castlevania game? how many gamers keep giving bethesda their money? you people blame capitalism without realizing that capitalism is the solution. stop buying their games. if they aren't making money, then won't do those scummy things. if you don't give them your money, they can't screw you over.

[@moosemaimer]

I recently saw the expression "apology without change is manipulation" and it really shows.

[@HageanFQ]

Thomas Jenkins I do want a silent hill and castlevania, just not from Konami

[@KuraIthys]

@@thomasjenkins7506 People advocating capitalism, especially unregulated capitalism need to realise copyright laws literally ARE government intervention in the market. The entire industry (and those like it) would not exist without active government support. I realise that's not actually the point you're making... But whena 'capitalist' industry owes it's entire existence to government granted monopoly rights, can you still actually call that capitalism?

[@thomasjenkins7506]

@@KuraIthys regulation can exist and should exist in capitalism. government intervention in the market is also fine with capitalism. it's when government controls the market that it's no longer capitalism. that means they are setting the price, the amount produced, and the amount allowed per person.

[@Vnx]

Brack after running down a dozen people in his car. "We had a tough automotive moment."

[@themetalone7739]

How to Write a J. Allen Brack apology: 1, Say things haven't been going well, the fewer details the better. 2, Mention your high standards and expectations, and kinda just barely touch on the fact that you failed to meet both. 3, Make an empty promise, like an abusive ex, that "things will be different from now on." Don't worry...you don't have to mean it. 4, DO NOT address ANY of the concerns or questions people have. 5, If you're done, and people look confused, don't worry. You've just successfully apologized like Mr. Brack.

[@hoyvin4099]

The Metal One I was going to post something about Brack always saying the same thing in every apology, but this is way better.

[@aoitamashii]

You forgot the most important part: Direct your sorry-ness at peoples' negative experience rather than admitting any actual fault in the vague allegory you're making.

[@Zappygunshot]

No no no, they're never actually _your own_ standards and expectations, they're your _fans'_ standards and expectations. Because, as we all know, fans can be a little unreasonable at times, so we can't _really_ be blamed that we failed to meet their amazing, titanic, totally unrealistic expectations again~

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Zap Gun do you mean hardcore fans?

[@michaelramon2411]

I JUST realized that Jim's entire heel wrestling persona is just him channeling an amalgam of all of the AAA video game companies.

[@FeralPhilosopher]

Yes, and it is absolutely amazing.

[@StephySon]

FeralPhilosopher and I lovr him for it

[@mclovin6039]

Surely he's just stealing aaa game producers intellectual property? 😂🤣 Love the heel wrestling skits though. Get him signed Tony Khan!

[@michaelramon2411]

@@mclovin6039 Well, as it happens, the AAA companies signed away their moral rights to their schemes. Should've read that EULA, guys.

[@kaiser9321]

Michael Ramon yeah same just realised that now

[@whitenun]

Someone should egg his house and leave a note: "I had a difficult decision to make. I had a lot of eggs and I didn't want a lot of eggs so I had to make a tough choice. I didn't communicate this fast enough, and for that I am sorry and take responsibility. Moving forward, I will make better egg based decisions"

[@schoo9256]

I think I love you.

[@teddrewflack400]

Replace eggs with shit

[@renatocorvaro6924]

@@teddrewflack400 Nah eggs is good. High class, shows real effort. If we starting shitting all over people, then we're just like Blizzard.

[@evillecaston]

"This was a tough egg sports moment"

[@lonerboy18]

I seriously hope something like this actually happens 😂

[@Odima16]

A lot of people seem to forget the most important part of an apology: a concrete, specific promise on how the behavior won't be repeated.

[@gwillis01]

Some people do not know how to apologize sincerely. They might as well be saying "circle square circle square" instead of "I'm sorry" .

[@djoakeydoakey1076]

@@gwillis01 I see you been play Parappa the Rapper too.

[@kallmannkallmann]

@@gwillis01 Well in a personal relationship simply saying im sorry may be enuff if the party is remorseful...but Alan ain´t and it ain´t my wifes brother...

[@ManoredRed]

I'd say the most important part is de facto not behaving like that again.

[@intrepidhero]

Hell, I would settle for the part of an apology where they confess and admit to what they actually did wrong. They said sorry(a lot) and the when and where it happened but never actually mentioned what they did wrong. You could just as easily read that apology as them say that they where sorry that they didn't properly censor Blitzchung.

[@corranhorn85]

"While the launch of the Titanic had a bit of a rough start, we stand behind the product and are committed to improving the customer experience in the future."

[@jupitersnoot4915]

"And we're sorry that the passengers felt we delivered a sub-par experience"

[@seriousspikesam7770]

But hey, we'll do better with the sequel... I think?

[@jackharris6497]

just checked, the company that operated the titanic did not suffer in any major way, it technically still exists but was effectively left as a shell after the great depression.

[@TheArbiter10]

"By buying, playing, or otherwise interacting with this game, you legally grant Blizzard Entertainment complete, utter, universal, unrestricted, irrevocable, physical, metaphysical, moral, theoretical, theological, literal, figurative, creative, intellectual, structural, cultural, sociological, and economical rights to your soul, which Blizzard Entertainment reserves the right to sell in a loot box."

[@kallmannkallmann]

thats abit strict *"reserves the right to do what they wish with including making deals with the devil"

[@Sorain1]

Blizzard also reserves all rights not enumerated here for themselves as part of this agreement. You missed that one.

[@WesleyABrown]

The Lord of Terror gives his approval.

[@Bubbas_dissapointment]

"16 times the level of hell"

[@ImperatorofNonsense]

Good news is soul's do not exist.

[@Juniper_Rose]

" The Gang Shits on Blizzard. " (And they deserve it)

[@42Mrgreenman]

I think you meant, the gang of shits at Blizzard...

[@viscountrainbows6452]

BLIZZARD IS ＮＡＵＧＨＴＹ

[@planescaped]

@@42Mrgreenman The Gang Shits on Blizzard is a reference to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, where 'The Gang does X' is a go-to title for an episode.

[@OptimusShr]

Blizzard only has themselves to blame

[@Shattered_Universe]

Princess Rainbovvs X Musashi BLIZZARD DID VIDEO GAMES B A D

[@waizardsoda]

I swear, I thought the Announcer was going to say "We are contractually obligated to thank god for him".

[@WickedKnightAlbel]

He should have

[@Tolly7249]

Honestly I was disappointed that he didn't!

[@rainbowsnail4171]

"Skyrim character creator hair" is the best, most creative insult I've seen against him.

[@grumpyguy112]

That mullet makes him look like an 80s porno extra.

[@James__Russell]

He looks like Draco Malfoy's father if he just gave up & let himself go.

[@grumpyguy112]

@@James__Russell hahahahaha. Im laughing my ass off. Its a contest now as to which of the 2 of them is the bigger rich asshole.

[@SpinDlsc]

"I'm SO HYPED about the micro-transactions that will be in Diablo 4!" Said no one but Activision Blizzard.

[@muckymucks]

Don't forget all those idiot gamers who will be buying said microtransactions, many of who have watched this very video.

[@justiciar1964]

Remember gambling in Diablo 2? Remember the odds of getting so much as a low tier set item? Well, now you can pay actual money to do that!!!! 😮😮😮😮😮

[@Netherlag1]

Quin69 approves microtransactions in D4 though. Never liked the guy.

[@BoogieManFL]

All they've done with that MINE MINE MINE policy is discourage creativity. Good job. You're not going to steal the next Defense of the Ancients, you've prevented it from ever being created.

[@LupineShadowOmega]

That part. All they would have had to do was court the creator and offer them a few bucks, instead they get nothing...but bad PR.

[@aoitamashii]

More like they've guaranteed it will just be made on a different platform which gets to internalize the positive PR benefits and increased sales. Which is where their greed really shines: Feeling they were cheated, rather than realizing DOTA1 probably directly sold them untold numbers of copies of WC3.

[@RaymondStormbl3ssed]

Even considering that this is Activision blizzard, this has to be a new low for not only blizzard, but video games in general

[@cweston9440]

It's funny as well because apparently people have been making let's say controversial maps an now blizzard owns all right to them 😂

[@Sonichero151]

@@cweston9440 this is basically a repeat of the Disney Porn Vault.

[@huismands]

From Wikipedia: A non-apology apology, sometimes called a nonpology or fauxpology, is a statement in the form of an apology that does not express remorse. It is common in both politics and public relations. Saying "I'm sorry you feel that way" to someone who has been offended by a statement is a non-apology apology. It does not admit there was anything wrong with the remarks made, and may imply the person took offense for hypersensitive or irrational reasons. Another form of non-apology does not apologize directly to the injured or insulted party, but generically "to anyone who might have been offended". Statements that use the word "sorry" but do not express responsibility for wrongdoing may be meaningful expressions of regret, but such statements can also be used to elicit forgiveness without acknowledging fault.

[@possumlodge5368]

It's common to learn these practices in any customer service jobs. The issue is that these phrases are often only a useful tool when dealing with people one on one. When it's your entire customer base that's pissed, that shit doesnt fly.

[@faceplant950]

Sounds like DP Oil, from SouthPark... :)

[@DresdenShuffle]

"We're sorry" *rubs nipples*

[@Eunostos]

The wikipedia definition is bullshit, since it conveys non-apologies (which are jackass insincerity) with the sorts of sentences that empathetic people use in perfectly reasonable and sincere conversations.

[@smallpseudonym2844]

@@Eunostos - I think the word you were looking for was "conflates".

[@meladarkwood314]

"Skyrim character creator hair" Never have truer words been spoken.

[@DetectiveBarricade]

But that's kind of insulting, isn't it? What did Skyrim character creator hair ever do to deserve being compared to J Allen Brack?

[@Floydthefuckbag]

@@DetectiveBarricade I mean they were bad hair options.

[@barrymacdonald3439]

@@Floydthefuckbag yeah but Bethesda knew that the modding community would fix it. They design there elder scroll games that way.

[@thefactory7221]

Brack wears that smile a customer has when they say "sorry" for coming in two minutes before closing, and then takes thirty minutes to shop. and then he does it next week, again.

[@truegregthompson]

"I like how the staff follow me and focus on me like I'm the only customer that matters."

[@Javetts]

@@truegregthompson I felt that

[@mclovin6039]

I just tell people, we're shutting in 1 min, tills are this way, then stand in their way so they can't shop anymore 😂😂🏪

[@truegregthompson]

I worked at a store where you had a membership to shop and it led to entitled old bitches doing literally this once or twice a week.

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

I lost all faith in shit like vision boards in one single moment. I didn't have a lot to begin with, but I absolutely gave up on even thinking "weeeeeell, maaaaaaybe..." I worked in a big-box grocery store, and it was LITERALLY the day before Thanksgiving. We couldn't close because ONE-SINGLE OLD PERSON was LITERALLY COMPARING one box of oatmeal to another. And did so for an entire 20 minutes. And that's 20 minutes after we closed, she'd been there longer. And I have never seen an entire store try to hate one single person to DEATH so HARD and the fact that she didn't IMMEDIATELY fall down the stairs as she left means that shit DOESN'T WORK.

[@sonlen796]

I love how he says that "Our community expects amazing things from us" as if we STILL expect amazing things from Blizzard

[@lemonsquidsec]

The only thing I expect is to be disappointed and gouged for cash.

[@Xarestrill]

"Our community has come to expect really amazing things from us..." No mate, the community has come to expect crap, lies, and bullshit from you. They're just pissed off about you giving them what the expect.

[@bluecanine3374]

Yeah. Blizzard is now in the same league as EA and Bethesda. Not a good club to be a part of.

[@Arbron]

Funnily enough, if he'd said "the community ONCE expected really amazing things from us..." he'd have been 100% correct.

[@rhaeven]

@@bluecanine3374 I mean, it's the making shitloads and shitloads of money club, so it is a good club to be part of. Just not good for us.

[@poccer7722]

I hear the guy throwing around "high standards" a lot. Just gonna say: these standards don't stay high if you continue to not live up to them. So yeah, don't beat yourself up about it.

[@KlintKaras]

Also with warcraft... YOU(Blizz) SET THE STANDARD YOU TWIT!DONT SHOW US GOLD BARS AND AFTER WE PAY GIVE US BRASS SPOONS!

[@TheCmDragon]

@@KlintKaras At the very least hopefully a lot less people will pre-order shit from them in the future.

[@fosphor8920]

@@TheCmDragon Unfortunatly the reason we are in this mess is bcuz fanbois forget very quickly

[@zenithquasar9623]

Amazing, yes!

[@princessaria]

Klint Karas Yup!!! They over-promise, then under-deliver and blame the audience for expecting what was promised.

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

Blizzard: "We had a very hard week." Bethesda: "Yeah, join the club." Konami: "What's that? There's a club? Can I join?!" Blizzard and Bethesda: "No."

[@mjc0961]

Konami doesn't need to join. By not making any video games, they haven't had a hard week. Nobody talks about Konami anymore, because there's nothing to say other than "hey, remember Konami, that company that stopped making video games in favor of pachinko machines?"

[@LrnecBuma]

@@mjc0961 I thought konami make mobile games of their panchiko machines

[@cpt_nordbart]

Hasn't ea created that club?

[@Luminethereploid]

Konami is the Yamcha? Lol

[@memorydefekt]

@@mjc0961 they're still selling Yu-Gi-Oh cards. I wonder how profitable they are for them

[@oneofone210]

When Jim really goes in on you, there is a direct correlation between how much he alters your voice and how little he likes you.

[@jeremygonzal8603]

This is surprisingly true.

[@natanoj16]

A reversed correlation between Effort and like. Less effort = more like and vice versa

[@BMoser-bv6kn]

Somehow his squeaky voice is less annoying than Brack's actual smug as shit hornwaffle.

[@donaldtheduck6073]

J: We're extremely sorry. Fans: What are you sorry for J? J: We didn't make the right call in a tough e-sports moment. Fans: What was the call J? J: The wrong one. Fans: But J what specifically are you sorry for? J: Making the wrong decision and not being able to live up to fans expectations. Fans: What decision specifically are you sorry for J? J: Look why don't you just write down all the ways you feel I should be sorry and I'll sign it. Fuckin Brackvar Graymane.

[@Lemonidas_of_Sourta]

underrated

[@DebatingWombat]

It’s also a prime example of the purely rhetorical approach to taking responsibility, i.e. saying you accept the responsibility and then doing fuck all beyond this and suffering no consequences as a result either. It’s a weird and perverse “inverse Uncle Ben creed” that seems to be metastasising across the top ranks of all kinds of organisations: “With great power comes no actual responsibility...”

[@Tolly7249]

Jim Sterling: I'm gonna go play with the dogs. Me: I did not know until now that I needed footage of Jim Sterling surrounded by dogs.

[@wererat42]

J Allen Brack: "You THINK you want an upgraded Warcraft III... but you don't."

[@aizenalighieri9178]

You guys don't have phones ?

[@wikwayer]

@@LeadHeadBOD actually I'm playing the pirated version so no more copyright proplem

[@tranz2deep]

Actually, at this point, I'm pretty sure they don't want Reforged at all and would gleefully applaud you "downgrading" (upgrading) back to Classic Warcraft III!!

[@nyghtsyko4954]

Dont worry, gamers all over will keep giving Blizzard money to teach them a lesson.....

[@thomasjenkins7506]

gamers have done more destroy games than the industry has. if gamers didn't give them money when they screw up, the industry wouldn't be in the state that it is.

[@ionracas8743]

Whenever I bring this up places, my comment either is ignored or downvoted by butthurt Blizzard fanboys. It's real ironic that the people most vocal of their hatred for Blizzard have also given Blizzard plenty of their money. Which consequently, is just the money vote they need.

[@justdog5506]

Most gamers don't care about corporate policies. They just want to play games and relax.

[@thomasjenkins7506]

@@justdog5506 then it's their fault when they get screwed over. i stopped giving most of these companies my money because of their business practices and i don't have to worry anymore. i'm happier playing games than i ever have been.

[@tumamaencosplay]

@@justdog5506 Which later on, doesn't let them to play games and relax as confortably.

[@jasonsadler3813]

That's politics, baby!

[@kellz9972]

art of the deal!

[@Claymann71]

THAT'S GOLF~!

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

@@Claymann71 burn the golf courses.....

[@Claymann71]

@@Red_Lanterns_Rage Mark Twain said: Golf is a perfectly good afternoon walk Ruined. I agree. I have a Pontoon Boat.

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

@Jared Kamel aah a wiseguy, nyuk nyuk nyuk.... lolz

[@A-Duck]

I have one other friend who watches your videos. This friend and I casually refer to you as "The Great Spandex'd One" or some variation of that in group conversations with zero explanation, utterly bewildering everyone else in the group. This amuses us, so we resist offering any further explanation and carry on as usual, creating a kind of unapproachable enigma, like you're some mystical cultist figure to them.

[@BalthorYT]

I hope you're thanking god for the Great Spandex'd One, or you two will be plagued by tough e-sports moments for the rest of your lives.

[@A-Duck]

Balthor Had a tough e-sports moment in the bathroom this morning. Laxative should help.

[@polterghost_]

Blizzard: > abandons Diablo 3 > abandons Heroes of the Storm > abandons Starcraft 2 > still claims that they support their games.

[@rmcunningham3874]

Don't forget that they dicked over Warcraft 3 players on Battlenet!

[@ManoredRed]

@@rmcunningham3874 That's basically anti-support.

[@JH-zs6vh]

Abandons Warcraft 3

[@byteresistor]

2 of those are super old games.

[@JH-zs6vh]

byteresistor So is your mom but gg

[@felman87]

It's telling that in his apology he, at least to my recollection, never once stated what it was Blizzard did. He said they acted too quickly then not quickly enough to rectify the situation. Then he said he was sorry. If you were just casually watching, without any insight into what he was talking about, you'd still have no idea what the fuck he was apologizing for. That's by design. He's not sorry. That's why he never actually stated what they did and why it was wrong, just that they acted hastily and then slowly. And we know it was a hollow apology. Blitz and Commentators were still banned. They just had their sentence reduced. That's not a "Oops, sorry. We fucked up." . That's a "Ugh, shut up. We want this to go away." They're not at all ashamed of what they did. Sure, they lowered his ban time. But if Blizzard truly believed what they did was wrong, they'd retract that ban. You know, like someone who was actually sorry for what they did would do? Does anyone truly believe that was anything other than a move to placate the hardcore fans while at the same time letting others know that we won't tolerate anyone who says something Blizzard considers controversial?

[@westinian5502]

Conrad Brooks I don’t doubt it really but I also don’t think blizzard would take any sort of a chance to shadow ban them permanently and it cause another shit storm when blitzchung or the others can get on any social media or reach out to any of the gaming news channels and tell them they got permanently banned by blizzard. Blizzard isn’t intelligent but I wouldn’t think they’d be stupid enough to go back and perma ban them or anyone who spoke out when it was already said and done...twice.

[@westinian5502]

Conrad Brooks I wouldn’t say no one will care because everyone knows that blizzard is a pretty sorry excuse for a company. And if something like that we’re to happen like I said it would genuinely take them a second to become relevant again by reaching out to the gaming news. It happens more than you think really. And sorry you said it happened to you but genuinely no offense no one knows you like blitzchung and you aren’t popular in the gaming industry as he is. And this is just theoretical maybe if they care enough to be pitiful human beings and shadow ban him in the future when he is done playing yeah even he wouldn’t care enough to complain, but as of right now blizzard can’t do anything to him or anyone since they’ve already passed a verdict since they have the spotlight on them.

[@joemagill4041]

An apology is fundamentally about accepting responsibility and owning up to your mistakes and missteps. If he accepts responsibility then he has admitted he has done something wrong. If he admits he has done something wrong then he faces the financial and possibly legal repercussions of that. That isn't going to happen is it?

[@westinian5502]

Conrad Brooks I wasn’t talking about them apologizing though... We were talking about them going back and banning blitzchung and the others. But no an actual whole hearted apology would do great not just in this scenario. If you’re in the wrong you need to apologize. I don’t know why you don’t think it isnt good or beneficial, but quite clearly it’s caused them already a bunch of problems with their trying to shift the blame and pleasing China. They need to give a actual apology and get reprimanded. Will it happen no and it’s already effected their sales and their company and it will continue to do so. For how long who knows but if they continue like they are going it’s just going to get worse for them.

[@westinian5502]

Conrad Brooks not true actually. They’re recovering from a heavy lose in 2018 where a 50% drop after it failed to achieve any growth. It is rising but it is not at all close to “the highest it’s ever been” it is somewhere in the middle on the sales charts. And it’s do to mostly activision because of division and cod(and the mobile game) boosting sales. They’re not a strong company give it a few years and they’ll probably go back to where they originally where into the high 80%. It could really use a lot of work and as of right now it’s labeled as a terrible China loving company. And that in itself is not a smart business move and can effect sales(as it already has) and a actual apology and getting reprimanded like everyone has asked for would help but won’t happen so it’ll likely just continue to grow but as it already shows extremely slowly and unsteadily. But this is not really the point and you kinda seem to keep getting sidetracked so I probably won’t reply again hope you have a great day.

[@daking6361]

Jim roasting an executive on a Monday morning. This is how life should be

[@MoreImbaThanYou]

Honestly, these are some of the best Jimquisitions for me. Yes, there are alot of scummy buisness practices and concepts that deserve the attention, but having a face attached all that makes it ten times better.

[@Claymann71]

I love the smell of napalm and corruption burning in the morning.

[@GaKoPop]

J. Allen Bracula, a vampire that only feeds on diabetics

[@asakurawhyte4320]

I'm a type-1 diabetic, and I feel fed upon!

[@GaKoPop]

@@asakurawhyte4320 oh no, he got you too

[@LordMoku]

"What, don't you have insulin?"

[@Baiswith]

...what is that even meant to mean?

[@Sonichero151]

I'm very scared now

[@90maducc]

“Captain, what do we do? He’s not on the list?” “Forget the list, he goes to the block.”

[@Crested_Hadrosaur]

"There is Shit on my tie" I didn't see any AAA logos on your tie

[@arrashishiv1591]

He feels like those "cowardly, weakling servant of big bad" type of character.

[@Alphacron]

Arrashi Shiv The Grima Wormtongue to Bobby Kotick’s Saruman.

[@nakenmil]

I wish games media looked more at the stakeholders and board of directors rather than just the CEOs.

[@Culky]

He's what you get when you train a game developer to be a corporate executive. The Skyrim character creator hair (LOL) and work shirt are supposed to make you think he's still "one of us", but he has clearly embraced the boardroom speak and mannerisms and will do whatever it takes to get that sweet paycheck.

[@therustbeltblacksmith]

such a waste of resources and effort, Sean Hannity in his grandmother's wig and a work shirt would be equally as genuine (and visually identical), and there's a chance he'd be willing to lie to people's faces for free.

[@calderhall1794]

So if you don't want the devs running the company and you don't want the suits running the company who do you want running the company?

[@quorryraphael9980]

@@calderhall1794 the galaxy brain play would be collective ownership

[@calderhall1794]

@@quorryraphael9980 How did I know you were going to say that.

[@youngkingdom8131]

Imagine stumbling upon Jim, in full costume, out on the sidewalk.

[@lemming9984]

I'd run.....

[@AirahsELL]

He has like 10 costumes.

[@chrisleffler2435]

If we're talking anywhere within 10 blocks of South Street Philadelphia, and the outfit from this video with the hot pink, leopard spotted, top hat and white goggles... he can pass as a native.

[@ryanc5572]

"His hair looks like an aging vampire's..." Dead 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@dominquedoty458]

That's it, I'm dead!

[@Megaspartan23]

@@dominquedoty458 The AAA gaming industry is ruled by blood-sucking monsters

[@ryanc5572]

@@Megaspartan23 Amen brother

[@TheArchitectJC]

"I'm sorry we dident think about how we would get caught and how it could cause backlash."

[@MoreImbaThanYou]

I completely forgot the HotS statement. They essentially said: "We do this, because our grEaT cOmUniTY eXpeCTs tHiS fRoM uS." The lack of honesty is disgusting. At least Android Wilson has the decency not to hide behind the facts that he just loves money. Edit: If I would have said something along the lines of "I am sorry you feel that way" or "It was a tough growing-up moment.", my mom would have slapped me across the room.

[@Stiffmiester979]

His lisp makes it more infuriating for me tbh.

[@dyveira]

@Esben M He did. Rather than explain history and why it was so, he made some half-ass anecdote about "girls can fight in WW2 also" because he couldn't be an actual parent. Not surprising, he's a robot anyways.

[@MoreImbaThanYou]

@@Stiffmiester979 ikr? Everything of this just screams "I ACT LIKE YOU WANT ME TO! IS THAT NOT ENOUGH?"

[@jackgarcia5926]

Honestly, if my kid spat the "tough e-sports moment" meme at me, I would be too busy laughing to be mad anymore.

[@dowman5]

@Esben M That was Patrick Soderlund. As soon as the PR went sour, he was fired. Well...more like encouraged to step down with a golden package, but basically fired.

[@Keyfur91]

"We stand behind our games..." Only so you don't get pelted by the audience's rotten tomatoes and rocks.

[@Yal_Rathol]

i would never throw rocks or rotten tomatoes at them. i would throw pooh bear plushies instead. might as well remind everyone where their loyalty lies.

[@Keyfur91]

@@Yal_Rathol - Oh my god that would be amazing to see.

[@hybrid9mm]

😂 a proud company stands by their products after all 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Keyfur91]

@@hybrid9mm - They certainly do. Especially exploitative ones.

[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

Let's face it, Acti-Blizz don't give a shit about their customers and will continue with their current approach just as long as people continue to buy their shitty games; like so many other big corporations, all that matters to them is money and not the quality of their products.

[@nimbulan2020]

That custom game TOS reads like something you'd find in an Onion article.

[@Vorael]

Kinda shocked there wasn't some reference to "your immortal soul" in there, honestly.

[@AdamIsUrqed]

Only because their lawyers told Blizz to remove the soul passage.

[@themurmeli88]

@@Vorael Moral rights are as close to selling your soul as you can get since slavery is illegal.

[@Neitenth]

Slavery is still legal if you've been convicted of a crime. I expect that loophole to be heavily exploited in the future.

[@nimbulan2020]

Hah that's a good one. Didn't even think of that.

[@Pranaynaynay]

It's like the manufacturer of the most popular artist pencil claiming ownership of every sketch/design made with their pencil.

[@evillecaston]

J. Allen Partyintheback: Proving tough gamer moments since all the talent left

[@darebrained]

Brack's head looks like a middlefinger with a cheap wig that was bathed in conditioner.

[@viscountrainbows6452]

He looks like Corpsegrinder but if he decided to shred his credibility instead of his vocal cords

[@TheColemancreek]

@@viscountrainbows6452 They're all dead... they're all dead....they're all dead..by loot-box-ation. I come alive during board meetings To rip off customer's greenlings 20 bucks for seasons passes To shell out to the whale masses... (guttural Blizzard growl)

[@dowman5]

That description was hilariously specific.

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

he looks like a high school janitor....

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

@@spaceskeleton2000 so you played with greying haired trolls growing up?? grandparents don't count....

[@chomskyismyhomeboi3509]

'Hairstyle of an aging vampire' I literally had a spit-laugh with that one : D

[@Guns367]

"Do you know what I love about Mississippi? The fact I'm not there anymore." - Damn. Don't have to rub my dream into my face like this.

[@JoshSweetvale]

One less dixiebrit reviewer expat. Almost had a trend there. Almost.

[@schoo9256]

You can do it xx

[@Efreeti]

"Our community has come to expect really amazing things from us, and we've heard from them that we did not achieve that bar. But we stand behind our games, and have consistently shown that not only do we support them, but we continue to build on them even after launch" No, Brack. The Blizzard I remember didn't even PUT OUT a game if it wasn't meeting expectations. You're not even a shadow of what came before you.

[@warped_rider]

"I see a Blizzard and I want to paint it Brack...."

[@TheGrayMysterious]

"No more honest men, I want them to turn Brack..."

[@WilltehGreat]

I love how Jim's wrestling thing started as a one-off gag and has now taken on a life of its own.

[@cleanerben9636]

We're sorry. [pets puppies] Sorrryyyyyyy. [naked on the rug in front of fire] We're sorry for the things that happened. They were uncomfortable e-sports moments. [Ski's down slope] Sorrrryyyyyyyyy. [puppy eyes, blink blink]

[@rufusconnolly8489]

Fucking yes. YES!

[@BAIGAMING]

Also google "Stephen Harper with a cat", even presidents or prime ministers aren't afraid of using the sorry technique.

[@GrunOne]

"We didn't live up to our AMAZING COMMUNITY's expectations." [Swirls whiskey; stares into fireplace]

[@Zergal00]

Someone with more time than me plz edit J.Allen.Brack's face on that scene.

[@vigilantmug5028]

Step 1: release a Disney themed mod that will scream copyright infringement. Step 2: Since blizzard holds the rights to that mod and therefore owns it it is an active infringement of copyright. Step 3: Inform Disney's lawyers. Step 4: Watch your creation unfold.

[@bagrym]

Iirc in their Terms of Service its forbidden to create Things Based on IPs from other owners.

[@EatonEmmerich]

What about illegal things that arent an IP infringement?

[@EatonEmmerich]

@@bagrym in what legal system is this valid?

[@Carewolf]

Well, you have to first find a legal shithole where the Blizz' EULA is legally valid first.

[@danielagger6687]

I can't believe Mr "You think you do, but you don't" became the head of Blizzard. Like that moment alone should have shown how out of touch he is

[@elliegray8184]

I know nobody will read this, but you remember the official statement about the Hearthstone banning supposedly made by Allen? Reread it, and you can pick up on the word choice and tone of the message and see that, it was absolutely a Chinese response translated into English, not even Brack's own words or anything. He just slapped his name on to the pathetic excuse for an apology his foreign overlords slipped him and pretended like it meant anything.

[@KilliK69]

the original chinese statement also referred to the player as a threat to their national honor. the matter was political to them.

[@grumpyguy112]

@@KilliK69 China has NO honor. They soiled it long ago.

[@seth-nico]

I hate it when publishers use the word “HoNeStLy”.

[@cpt.keaton]

That's because they use the word dishonestly

[@justdog5506]

Because everything that is said after that is bullshit

[@RenegadeScooter]

Honestly, they are anything BUT honest.

[@QuestionYourWorld]

@@cpt.keaton Your comment is simple yet witty. Very witty.

[@JDWonders]

If someone has to say out loud that they're being honest, they should immediately not be trusted.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

Blizzard: Please make fun and enjoyable content for us. Blizzard: Thanks. We made this.

[@thedude5294]

Isn't that what they do to IP creators already?

[@tverdyznaqs]

I love how Jim's editor puts random Ducktales pictures in every episode without ANY context

[@CryoJnik]

Is context ever needed to show DuckTales?

[@tverdyznaqs]

@@CryoJnik nope :D

[@EstimatedProphet92]

mjc0961 it is. There are random images thrown in don’t get me wrong, but if you watch a ton of Jimquisitions back to back you will notice certain images/references are used to symbolize certain recurring tropes often featured on jimquisition.

[@tverdyznaqs]

@@mjc0961 that's the obvious one, yes, but how do you explain that random pic of Huey and Louie in the middle there?

[@fatbroccoli8]

Mr/Clusterfuck because he’s saying “while that may sound amusing... however...etc” so the picture shows the kid amused along with the older one who is not amused

[@jvstice56]

Brack is a stooge of Kotick, we all know it too. It's why Blizzard's no longer Blizzard in my eyes. I will repeat my comments I've made regarding it: it's a shell that Activision consumed from the inside out.

[@FaylunaRaRa]

Gamers: "The investors expect too much from you and are causing you to ruin your games!" Blizzard: "The investors and their money tells us that you gamers expect too much from us and our games are perfectly fine."

[@SeekerOfKnowledge87]

*Sniffs fart* You see, in the free market, competition and customer satisfaction will regulate predatory practices and inferior product quality. If a customer is unhappy with the product, they will simply take their business elsewhere. The market will punish bad companies.

[@bcatgamering]

Two or three or some-odd years ago, I remember when you first mentioned your professional wrestling gig and I thought it was a bit. Nowadays stuff like those clips is entirely normal to me and I appreciate being able to see it on the channel.

[@Jaxymann]

Imagine you walk to work one morning and just see Jim Sterling walking about with a purple hat and telling people how shit Mississippi is

[@mjc0961]

That would be the best morning of my life.

[@wizardom]

sounds like my kind of morning!

[@jeffreyvauxhall3260]

Well, I mean his not wrong

[@Claymann71]

Just going down to the store for some Energy Bars & Scotch---IS THAT JIM FUCKING STERLING, SON? *The Gang Buys Jim a Few Pints, Eventually Has Him on the Show or Vise-Versa*

[@tranz2deep]

I do imagine it. I figure a listener might snark, "To spell?" back at him, of course.

[@SinaelDOverom]

Don't forget that they removed shadows from original game to make remaster look slightly better in comparison. TWO DECADES OLD GAME was DOWNGRADED to make new "remaster" look better!

[@kelvinphillips7140]

That's just wrong. How sad.

[@Donnerbalken28]

Just in case it gets forgotten: Fire Bobby Kotick.

[@spee6826]

Looks like an aging vampire? What?!?! More like he just came from a GameStop yelling, "It's ma'am!!! it's MA'AM!!!!"

[@alululululu]

calm down people, he's having a tough e-sports moment

[@PijiPlays]

"Going to play with the dogs." Truly a person of culture and high refinement.

[@kamurotetsu4860]

"A tough moment" is the new "surprise mechanics"

[@AtrociousNightmare]

I'm so delighted by seeing how much more of your identity is pouring through these new videos. You are a bizarre, righteous man and I love you so much for it.

[@andrewcurlutu6422]

Why SHOULD Brack care? He's got his. I'm sure he's wealthy beyond the wildest dreams of avarice, and has a golden parachute all ready to deploy if the scandal gets too bad and the board calls for his head.

[@MrSubejio]

"I'm in Philadelphia now!" As a lifelong Pennsylvanian, I'm sorry.

[@PervertedNovaxc3]

Jokes aside, I wish I could have seen him myself.

[@nitehawk86]

As a Burgher, I am doubly sorry it was Philidelphia.

[@Dr170]

Damn it, Jim! Punxsutawney is RIGHT THERE and you move to Silly Philly?

[@TheRogueWolf]

Hey, at least he's not in New Jersey. (As someone who spent the first 24 years of his life in that state, I speak with authority.)

[@MrSubejio]

@@TheRogueWolf As someone who spent his entire driving life dealing with imported drivers from your state, I believe you. "Camden; it's like Philadelphia, only missing most of the reason to visit!"

[@accursedsidor8987]

"It's Always Stirling in Philadelphia"

[@roryconroy9669]

You deserved more credit for this.

[@georgekostaras]

We don’t deserve Jim’s magnum dong

[@Claymann71]

Jim's going to make a Shirt with this on it now. I can see the future, sometimes.

[@stevegoodson9022]

Hoping that Starman pays the troll toll to get access to Mac's soul (pronounce it how you like)

[@stephvanquaethem440]

"Blizzard claims a moral right to your content." ...What? Maybe I'm misremembering things - or maybe this is just a matter of USA vs Belgium - but I thought the whole point of moral rights (as opposed to economic rights) is that they cannot be transferred to someone else? (With the exception of certain special cases like "ghostwriting".)

[@renatocorvaro6924]

That's true. Blizzard's claim in their ToS is actually illegal. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean it won't be enforced regardless.

[@BlindErephon]

@@renatocorvaro6924 Illegal only means you need to try slightly harder to get away with it. Blizzard has enough cash and lawyers to make whatever they want stick to when it comes to the rights of normal folks. Most times in order for something to functionally be illegal you need to have an ability to defend your rights, but court cases cost money, so even if you have a slam dunk case, you're going to get fucked compared to a big company. Blizzard could give every purchaser of Warcraft 3 cancer, and probably not get more than a fine that didn't amount to much compared to their profits.

[@KuraIthys]

@@BlindErephon Still sucks that the law is basically pay to win. Really says a lot about society when you think about it.

[@BlindErephon]

@@KuraIthys Right? Its hard to fight a sense of "It wasn't supposed to be like this."

[@kallmannkallmann]

@@KuraIthys inrl has allways been pay to win sadly :(

[@arneb23]

I appreciate the captions. It's something that's basically an automatic-like from me, and so so rare to find.

[@DeathBringer769]

J "You think you do, but you don't" Allen Brack.

[@piedpiper1185]

Jim, now that you live in Philly, you must do the Rocky stairs run in full Sterling getup

[@SenshiSunPower]

Oh no.

[@HurlySheperd]

@@SenshiSunPower Oh I thought it was a joke. It is now theoretically possible for me to run into him as opposed to 0 percent.

[@denimchicken104]

Justin Adams right. It’s such a strange feeling knowing that I could theoretically cruise into Philly on a whim and see him doing jim sterling things.

[@booshank2735]

Imagine being that rich, yet simultaneously having that haircut.

[@calperez3221]

Wait til you see the Oakland Raiders owner's haircut

[@MakoHazard]

But the real kicker is probably the obscene amount of money he spent to get that "haircut ."

[@mclovin6039]

So fucking greasy too!

[@robdude999]

Yunus Akram like the man himself haha

[@manfredflyingcircus1232]

Should have got very expensive doll hair implants by now lol

[@georgikuzev4779]

Funny how they keep talking about the “standards” they’ve set for themselves. I am really curious on what exact standards they have, mass production in China?

[@qty1315]

The standards is code for "How much money we thought we'd make."

[@artlessknave]

the standard is "don't get caught again"

[@frostpyr0]

The walking around has crazy Ricks Rants/Mercer Report vibes, I like it.

[@rafathegafa]

Nieghbours will be like: "Why is is steampunk Mike Reid doing on the sidewalk?!" "Who's Mike Reid?"

[@Mouzekiller83]

it's so weird to see jim totaly casualy on the streets.

[@holdtehmayo]

Mouzekiller83 I didn’t think he was real, I thought he was an anime girl hologram.

[@timesoldier810]

Imagine walking down an English street and see this random guy without context.

[@presidentwoodrow]

If Bruce Springsteen can do it in the video for streets of Philadelphia so can Jim

[@AB-fh9zh]

With the streets unaware of the mortal peril they are facing.

[@screamingsheik2264]

Jim looks downright normal in Philly

[@inti665]

I really love your work Jim. Thank you so much.

[@JimSterling]

Thank *you*! Glad you enjoy my silly work.

[@Nagatem]

Jim Sterling, it’s amazing, always amazing, it stokes the fires of injustice and keeps it burning every week, been a loyal watcher for years and your quality only go’s up, especially that Skeletor voice XD

[@kjj26k]

@@JimSterling If I can, I'll have my children watch your work, you have taught me so many valuable lessons about the world and are genuine part of the person I am. (one of the best parts) Thank you so much for everything you have done and continue to do!

[@planescaped]

@@Nagatem That's why I can't watch Jim regularly... it pisses me off to much. :P

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

The truly sad part is Blizzard moves from one failure to the next and yet instead of getting fired for incompetence I am pretty sure J. Allen Brack is getting a bonus.

[@akantor0811]

Yeah because despite the shit he gives you people claim outrage but then carry on spending

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

@@akantor0811 Eh I haven't bought a blizzard product in 3 years? Last thing I got was overwatch, on discount for 16 bucks. I have never bought loot box and so on. So don't put me into the "you people" catagory as the problem. I will admit I really don't care about politics in gaming. Every company is complete trash if you look at how they treat their workers and what they will do for a buck. It's impossible to boycott every company with shady business practices and still buy anything. My purchase practices are centered around one thing, my own budget and value for money. I care more about how they treat their customers and what I get for my money than anything else. Because lets face it every company works with china, treats their employee's like garbage etc. If you buy shoes, they most likely are built in a child labor sweat shop, if you eat foot under paid near slave labor migrants probably picked it. Nothing is safe, deal with what you can imo. "Principles" and boycotts are the privlege of the rich who have more choices than starving or eating something that might of killed a panda.

[@Arbron]

@@akantor0811 Many of those who actually comment on this sort of thing ("outrage") aren't the type who spend the money. It's millions of people who do NOT think or care about how they're being exploited that do that. A friend of mine included.

[@silentfox9359]

funny how the high standards and expectations of players are an argument why something wasn't as good as expected in one instance(Warcraft 3) but also why they had to do what they did in another instance(Heartstone). So somehow these things are good or bad depending on how Blizzard wants it.

[@rmcunningham3874]

They're just empty, meaningless catch phrases.

[@Jolis_Parsec]

Jim Sterling walking down the street in his Jimquisition garb would be amazing to see in my town to say the least. 🤣

[@despondia]

Remember Starcraft: Ghost? A beta build leaked this week. Y'know, that game created in a time where Blizzard seemed to have some integrity, and were prepared to cancel / reboot things, instead of shoving them out the door in a broken state? Yeah, me neither, and I'm old.

[@Earthboundmike]

Oh shit a beta build for starcraft ghost? That is most interesting

[@kurgo_]

I think TB must be rolling over in his grave considering how much he loved blizzard games.

[@csmiller1182]

I can't even begin to imagine what TBs reaction to all of this would be, I imagine it'd be a mix of fury, sadness and genuine cynical vitriol towards the company he once loved.

[@4eyes2killingyou]

Probably doing 360s and everything

[@redhammer92]

@@csmiller1182 'i angrily yell at blizzard for 30 minutes' I can see the video title now.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Shaking hands with the reaper calmed him down in his final days. He'd probably have gone on a rant, but it'd be an 'I am disapoint' sort of thing.

[@dowman5]

Him and Incontrol for that matter. Ugh. They're both gone, too soon. If there's any consolation for their sad deaths, they don't have to see the desecration of the company they loved.

[@ArrowValley]

So many gaming companies have shat the bed this Generation. Looking forward to how low they will go next gen.

[@BlueBD]

They still got loads of billions so they will keep it up until the go into the red

[@popeyethe29th]

Well there are still Sony exclusives, CD projekt red and from software games to look forward to.

[@Cryley]

It's making me consume games less and less. I'm basically a casual these days.

[@mjc0961]

@@popeyethe29th Exclusives from any company are not something to look forward to. Exclusives are an anti-customer move. Xbox has been getting it right: they know that profit margins on console hardware are slim or sometimes non-existent, so rather than trying to force someone to buy an Xbox to make a measly $14, they just sell the games on multiple platforms. Maybe they don't make that $14 off a console sale, but they make way more when PC gamers who were never going to buy an Xbox buy the game on PC. Xbox made more money and gamers are happy that they got to play a game without having to invest in a new platform. Win for everybody. Furthermore, Xbox hasn't even started selling their next generation console yet, but I already have a platform to play Xbox's latest games: my PC. If PlayStation doesn't step up and start doing the same with the PS5, they're going to look like massive anti-customer dinosaurs.

[@Septimus_ii]

Even Paradox has a pretty big screwup, releasing Imperator far too early. It's mostly fixed now

[@MyTomServo]

I feel like not enough people are mentioning the weird audio cuts in WC3 Reforged. At some point they wanted to retcon anyone referring to Grommash Hellscream as Grom and Malfurion Stormrage as Furion, so the audio is awkwardly spliced to either skip them saying their name or put in a line where the same character says their name the preferred way. What's weird is that that was always their name... Manaroth calls Grom Grommash, Furion is referred to as Malfurion several times. They just didn't want them saying the shortened versions of either name for some reason. It's like going through all the places you called someone named Alexander the shortened version of their name Alex and weirdly splicing the audio to remove it.

[@DrownedInExile]

Loved that Brack-pology movie montage. You missed the one where Brack is a Xenomorph, bursting out of poor Kane's chest to deliver his non-pology!

[@Montesama314]

The statement "I accept accountability" has so much hubris attached, the sentence should weigh down your computer. It's like a criminal in court saying, "Alright, I guess I'll ALLOW you people to send me to prison."

[@zcritten]

That "apology" for the tough eSports moment mentioned nothing, he didn't care, he won't ever care, I feel disappointed that they get rewarded no matter what they do, they're completely anti-consumer and I'd never heard the community game mode part. That might make it my least favourite company, at least EA helps to fund some quality games from talented studios (I'll miss visceral so I won't ever say I like them but 400 hours in the Sims 4 is something I like a lot). Blizzard barely have quality control it seems

[@TheSkaOreo]

It's cynicism at its finest. They know they can get away with practically anything because there's too many people who don't have their priorities checked, and "but Diablo 4." Ever wonder why EA treats Gamers like shit? It's because we are shit.

[@mr.j8356]

@@christiandauz3742 no, no one does. pricks like you with statements like yours are the reason why we can't have nice things.

[@christiandauz3742]

@@mr.j8356 They are never going to stop. Fascist Capitalist pigs only respond to violence MLK died for nothing. Asked Tamir Rice

[@zcritten]

@@christiandauz3742 yikes I don't think murder is in order because video game not v good

[@benmasta5814]

@@TheSkaOreo the problem is the huge 8-17 year old audience. Sure some of them are smart kids, but the majority think they are smarter than everyone else (like all kids) and will actively defend ridiculous practices because a basic need/understanding is met. They dont see the clear deceptive practices because they dont recognize financial exploitation. They just see something to ask mommy to buy for them.

[@Timelost_Techpriest]

I've never been real wild about Blizzard, but in the last decade I've come to really, genuinely despise it.

[@originalscreenname44]

I have never once been interested in a Blizzard game with the exception of playing Lost Vikings on emulator, and I'm really not surprised they've come to sink this low. I knew they were scummy since the release of WoW and everything that they've done since has done nothing but confirm it.

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

I was a fan of Starcraft and DIablo. The older versions but never did I think "Oh blizzard, this will be great". IT was more, hey this is a game and I never thought about who made it. I can't imagine being a true "Blizzard" fan boy. I mean it takes them decades to make a sequel. They put out so few games other than WoW it's hard to really call them a game company imo.

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

to me Bliz is Blackthorne and Starcraft......those are the only 2 games I give a F about lolz since Starcraft Bliztard became stupid and very elitist and trend chasers, not trend setters like they used to be, I never hated Diablo or Warcraft but I was just way more into SC....WOW made me start hating warcraft.....Diablo 2 and 3's reuse of the same plot made me hate Diablo.... at least SC2 was a legit sequel....but they implemented it wrong ugh....

[@Dwarficus]

I remember playing the original demo for Warcraft 2 and thought it was fun, then I discovered the holy light of the Golden Throne *makes the sign of the holy aquila over his heart* and I couldn't help but notice how much Blizzard ripped off from Games Workshop, even down to the iconic GW orks/orcs. Blizzard's actions in the last couple of years is just a continuation of those scummy actions. Blizzard made their name by ripping off (at the time) a small british company, so why shouldn't they continue? And before Blizzard fans say Warhammer is ripped off from Lord of the Rings, GW staff will happily confirm this before pointing you to the Lord of the Rings section of their stores. One of GW's first games was Lord of the Rings, way back in the 70's and they have retained that licence since then. Everything GW learnt from doing the LotR game went into designing Warhammer. And again into the legendary Warhammer 40,000. Remember good citizens: The God-Emperor protects, but a loaded bolter always helps.

[@jordanespinosa2508]

Just a point of order there; Blizzard is scummy; but StarCrafts original mold was bought from Games Workshop legally by Blizzard. If I recall correctly, StarCraft was originally put together as something particular to a subsector of space in WH40K, but they never really did anything with that property. So yeah, lots of similarities, but they've been apart and have had enough work out into them that they are distinct and have a very different feel to them.

[@wilburcobb8990]

"we have heard from our community that we did not achieve etc" he's actually putting the blame on the customers and saying that they're doing this as a favour to an ungrateful community. that's amazing

[@GabdeVue]

I have thousandS! of hours of playtime in Blizzard-Games, bought merch, fell in love within their worlds even if the one and other change were not to my liking and the expansions kept declining in quality (for me personaly). I always found something i loved about their games. They broke my heart by not loving their 'product' anymore. A bit late but in 2016 i kept hearing worse and worse stuff from people working there - who were even more heartbroken. They cared so much about their company and their customers but ever changing structures and directives prevented them from doing quality work. Each and every one left. I cherish the good memories and the friendships i was fortunate to make. I often return to old games and am so sad i will not be able to do that with Blizzard's games and never show my kid where mom and dad met (Magister's Terrace). Even if i could return there technically, I will not be back.

[@Jaxymann]

Blizzard: *It Just Doesn’t Work*

[@blargblarg-jargon9607]

Blizzard: We Overwork Our Workers to Provide You With More Meaningless Material Bullshit You Really Don't Fucking Need

[@300IQPrower]

Crack legitimately looks like every style of hair he’s ever had pops off like a lego person. #FreeHongKong

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

#BoycottMulan

[@meowpower08]

It’s a lace front

[@Next0gen0]

"they know you'll come back" Yeeeeah, not for me anymore. Blizzard is dead to me at this point. Even they're game's don't have anything interesting anymore that other's don't have.

[@TheBaralinChannel]

Quit years ago, haven't come back. It's all underproduced nostalgia baiting bullshit and unfortunately I have friends who fall for it every time. What can you do, atleast we can be happy we're not the cause of the problem.

[@SinaelDOverom]

You may go and never look back, like thousands others, but Bliz won't care about you since for every one boycotter there be thousands of blind consumers.

[@TheBaralinChannel]

@@SinaelDOverom I know and that's the shame of it but it is how it is. I save myself a couple of dozen bucks and that's about it. Not a big hit for them but a nice score for me atleast. Helps to buy a nice dinner once a week as opposed to give Blizzard anything.

[@thomasjenkins7506]

@@TheBaralinChannel all you can do is take care of you. blizzard, bethesda, konami, etc. can't screw you over if you don't give them money. you'll find yourself to be much happier and able to enjoy games like you use to.

[@randjan8592]

Me too, but I am not sure about Warcraft 3. I loved how old-fashioned it was, but still so amazing, with wide-screen support, so many custom games and no lag even with people from other regions! But, my PC can't run this new Warcraft 3 Reforged, so I am not sure should I try to refund it, if it's possible. I only bought reforged and used that to play the original in the last few years. It was really fun to play this old game that has so many possibilities. Also, sadly, maybe I come back to play 1 month of WoW sometimes, maybe, I played 1 month this year, because of the 15th anniversary.

[@placeholder7054]

"Do ya like dags? I like dags." - Jim Sterling 2020

[@alanmichael5619]

The thing I find staggering about the current state of the video games market - for decades marketers have worked as hard as they can to get rid of the "oddball gamer" stereotype. Only, over the last 10 years, to establish a brand image that video games are "dodgy" and that production standards are lowering. Whilst the industry is undoubtedly large, and companies like Activision-Blizzard are making money, growth is not nearly as strong as it should be. Indeed, with legislation slowly creeping in around microtransactions and lootboxes I wouldn't be surprised to see a period of negative growth in the video games industry within the next 5 years. Why? Because a big chunk of the core market *are* suspicious of new content and because there is a growing image that video games are decreasing in quality. The mobile games industry already has a drastically bad image problem and, with those poor practices leaking into the rest of the games market it is only a matter of time before consumer confidence bottoms out. This isn't to say that shitty practices will die out. Bastards will forever be bastards. But it does mean that there is growing space in the market for solid, well produced games. Cities: Skylines was a strong example of what happens when a major publisher screws up (Simcity [2013]). The same goes for Outer Worlds (Fallout 76). I mean, all fortnite was was a refinement of a preexisting formula that had actually existed in numerous other games before including Minecraft. All they did was release a polished product that had a distinctive look:- when it launched we didn't see a litany of bugs and missteps. The "black hole" incident was actually genius when looked at through this lens - it meant that the company had extra time to do last checks on the next update before hitting the button to go live - and that they could divert more resources into that! Blizzard, as a company, is clearly fearful of the future as that glorious WoW money slowly decreases year-on-year. Electronic Arts survive solely on exclusive rights to things like FIFA and Madden and Star Wars. Bethesda... well... i dread to think what their balance sheet looks like after the last year. The point is that Major Publishers had a great opportunity over the last 10 years to make video games truly mainstream. Instead, their greedy practices have kept video games in the "nerdy kid" corner - prime opportunities have been missed. Instead of innovating the AAA market has simply spent its time panicking and releasing garbage in the hope of pleasing shareholders.

[@Spamhard]

This seems a little optimistic considering most the games aimed towards the more "casual" gamers are often where the easiest money is at. Video games haven't been kept in a nerdy kid corner (they never really were in the nerdy kid corner to begin with), video games make huge amounts of money from sports games, mobile games and annual FPS games that are explicitly aimed towards the mainstream. The 'core market' don't give a shit, which is why shit like FIFA and CoD are still some of the biggest money makers. Sure, some of their numbers are dwindling but I think that's more from over saturation than shitty practice. There may be a crash on the horizon for some of AAA, but as long as capitalism exists, there's gonna be this consistent issue that'll keep bubbling back to the surface over and over. The big names of today may not be there in a few decades, but there'll be others taking their place.

[@alanmichael5619]

​@@Spamhard Thank you for your response. I'm not trying to claim that shitty practice will vanish, nor am I saying it will necessarily decrease. I'm not expressing optimism or pessimism - this is more an expression of deep frustration. What I'm saying is that the video games industry is missing out on prime opportunities. Video games have *plenty* of room for growth. For example; in the UK video games have achieved approximately 50% penetration and, of those, 59% spend money on games annually (Satista, 2019). Furthermore a very large chunk of revenue being received by people like EA and activision is coming from a core subset. Put it this way Ultimate Team is earning EA 30% of its revenue now. About 35% of FIFA players spend money on Ultimate Team and, of those, 20% are contributing 80% of the revenue (Various Sources, 2018-2019). We can also point to statistics on how people define themselves. For example, only 10% of americans consider themselves gamers (Pew Research, 2018). It's these kind of figures show that these companies have got a long way to go before they can say they've graduated from being niche products. Yes, the revenues for games are high, but the potential is so much higher. You're right to talk about oversaturation as a reason for a potential decrease in overall sales in the future - I would personally consider this shitty practice too, but lets not split hairs - it is this oversaturation and decision to try and squeeze existing customers that is causing a problem and gaps in the market. Take, for example, The Sims. The Sims 4 came out 6 years ago and had pretty mediocre reviews at the time. The franchise had very significant revenues behind it and I really wouldn't be surprised if a competitor moved into that space. There's also an element here of publishers like EA & Activision relying too heavily on customer loyalty when damaging their own brand. They have, so far, gotten away with it because the games industry has been in growth overall. So new people have been joining the market replacing the ones ditching the brands at a faster rate. People don't ditch brands overnight - it tends to be far less dramatic than that. As I say; what I'm saying here is neither optimism or pessimism. It is more an expression of incredulity that these big organisations can be so short sighted. That they have allowed themselves to become so beholden to shareholders that they're effectively going to bring about a recession in the industry. This, of course, is hardly surprising. The "shareholder model" is little more than a form of perpetual debt that a company accumulates for itself.