The Decline of Blizzard

Blizzard has fallen far from their glory days. Blitzchung's ban, Diablo Immortal Announcement, Warcraft 3: Reforged, Blizzard's sins are numerous. It seems like they just can't keep out of trouble these days. In this video I'm going to talk about all the reasons why Blizzard has declined.
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___TIME STAMPS___
Introduction - 0:00
The Good Times - 1:58
Activision-Blizzard Merger - 6:21
Privacy Policy - 7:09
Blizzard vs. Valve - 9:43
Decline of WOW - 11:13
Diablo 3 & Auction House - 13:11
Nostalrius Shutdown - 16:49
Diablo Immortal - 20:33
Record Profits = Record Layoffs - 23:45
Blitzchung Ban - 26:23
Warcraft 3: Refunded - 29:42
Conclusion - 34:25
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[@TheActMan]

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[@soulwaxxxxx]

gamer

[@cfiber_inc]

Ok

[@Keatoo]

I noticed, good job man

[@hexiron3852]

Haven't been this early since KZbin started to demonetize half its paltform.

[@Wobble9000]

Good. Twice the pride, double the cringe.

[@lilawodjmqaowdawd5787]

"Dont you guys have phones?" Yes I also have a fucking toilet. But thats not where I get my water from.

[@IlMemetor72]

That's a good one hey

[@Hawk_06]

nice fuckin name

[@tobig.1765]

great i now wish they had replied that :D

[@gabrielberranunto8672]

Damn this name is longer than my......

[@tonimmcx]

HAHAHAHA

[@pr0jectzero281]

Blizzard gave us memorable quotes like “Is this an out of season April fools joke?” And “Don’t you guys have phones?”

[@SUP-BITCHES]

True

[@teeman7137]

The first one is from an ex-fan not from them

[@kidgamer369]

And "you think that you want that, but you don't."

[@HolyknightVader999]

"How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?"

[@Marinealver]

No Blizzard gave us memorable quotes like "Stay A While and Listen" and "Nuclear Launch Detected" Activision-Blizzard is the one that gave us those lines.

[@TheSecondVersion]

"Nothing brings the family together like slaying demons" Yes Blizzard, because when I play your games the first thing on my mind is, "how do I get my parents in on this?"

[@danieluchwal3515]

Think this video needs an update with the release of Immortal

[@sebastianrogel5953]

Yeah, for their credit-card...

[@CorporateG0th]

You mean like with two or more controllers on a gaming console so we can all chill out in front of a TV and splitscreen it? Oh wait you meant everybody quietly sitting through the house thumbing a 5 inch phone screen.

[@Nicole_Auriel]

we need a part 2 desperately. So much has happened since then.

[@brandon7227]

Yep, I think what's messed up is the "remasters" and "sequels" remove the old game from being played. Games that people paid money for, just taken away. Seems illegal to me.

[@lolilluminati5151]

ow2

[@majorgear1021]

Diablo IV fixed everything

[@37Kilo2]

​@@majorgear1021lolwut

[@drphilsranch6782]

⁠​⁠@@majorgear1021, Even if Diablo 4 was an incredible video game (which it’s not) that still wouldn’t clear up the sexual harassment allegations and general shitty business practices.

[@damuao2742]

2010 in college: I wish to work for Blizzard one day. 2020: glad that wish didn't come true.

[@Hakohn2511]

Yep, exactly the same here, bro. I was like: "My dream company as a programmer certainly is Blizzard! So friendly; only golden titles that changed their genre as a whole; company that puts passion into their products." Now, I'd rather work for something like any mobile game developer rather than Blizzard haha. Just so bad, they have become...

[@Thapanirmal]

Lol

[@nedkelly8958]

Mine was bethesda, but the story still checks out haha

[@Dfeneck]

@@Hakohn2511 Did the same thing. Only boycott the entire games industry for app development. Pays better, don't have to do over time and my boss is awesome! Game developers are being screwed because its a 'dream job'. So sad :(

[@Sadeyo1]

I said the same thing about Disney

[@jakesteezy]

starcraft fans for years: Blizzard forgot about us :( starcraft fans now: oh thank god they forgot about us

[@purpleemerald5299]

COMING SOON: *_STARCRAFT REREMASTERED_* Starcraft Fans: _”AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!”_

[@deathblade2639]

@@purpleemerald5299 but we already had sc remastered before wc, afaik it was decent

[@FractalPrism.]

the remasters,.....they're coming for you too.

[@ryleyrobinson7779]

DeathBlade the Starcraft remaster is purely visual. They only updated the game art to look nicer in higher resolutions. The community response was almost entirely positive

[@crug07]

for now...

[@youknow_nothing]

I love how in a lot of business the companies have to make expensive research to get info on the client, but in video games you can just go to the community and hear exactly what they want/need, even by just looking at successful community projects of your game will be enough. Yet, the companies refuse to do so. The good thing is that nowadays big gaming companies are getting more in touch with the community. Age of empires is a example that comes to mind and look at the damm thing, the game is ancient by gaming standards yet the game is thriving

[@planetbob6703]

That ending with the like/dislike ratio aged like milk "We got rid of dislikes to protect compa- *small creators!* Small creators is what we meant!" -youtube

[@autismandgaming4532]

Im a microscopic creator, and if a video of mine got dislike bombed, id think that was useful info

[@Gatorade69]

@@autismandgaming4532 It's a good way to see if something is misinformation. Like If I search up a how to video and it's mostly negative I would know that I should be weary of following their advice. KZbin is a joke.

[@darthcinema4262]

​@@Gatorade69 Just like Blizzard

[@Gatorade69]

@@darthcinema4262 Personally right now I hate KZbin a lot more than Blizzard though they are both pathetic.

[@mrpuffy36]

"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it." - Warren Buffett

[@hecunotmakingalogisquad5785]

Is that a head crab in ur pfp

[@mrpuffy36]

@@hecunotmakingalogisquad5785 Yes

[@safermonk]

There was time when i told my friends: every game blizard makes is good with blizard polish. Time truly flies fast.

[@Sun6935]

@@safermonk my friends and I used to say the exact same thing, we thought nothing could compare to blizzard quality... Times change

[@SuperCer054Real]

@@hecunotmakingalogisquad5785 he do be looking fresh though

[@eugenekrabs2403]

I love it when some random old guy breaks into my house, wipes my memory about something, then decides to tell me a story about a video game company

[@TheActMan]

Happens every damn time

[@vanz681]

So relatable

[@josephhungerford8348]

I definitely agree bro so dame funny

[@AngelFlipz]

Lmao

[@mr.blonde2085]

Guess it’s a Monday 🤷🏼

[@tylerp7522]

That Tristram music in the background while Deckard Cain preaches is so iconic

[@DtWolfwood]

Die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. The death knell for blizzard, Diablo Immoral. It is Ironic the franchise that would show how evil the company has become is a game about hell.

[@echomjp]

The writing was definitely on the wall from the moment they merged with Activision and World of Warcraft had become beyond a certain level of popularity. Diablo 3 also had quite a lot of controversy back when it came out, but in hindsight it still was a solid game (as was Starcraft 2, even if they split the campaign across three versions of the game). Heck, Overwatch was mechanically fun to play, though obviously the greed had seeped in with their loot boxes and the like. All of their games post 2010 or so basically were exercises in "they're extremely greedy, but maybe the game is fun enough to be worth it." At a certain point, it no longer should be worth it.

[@raphexe]

Imagine buying a 3000$ pc and these guys release the next Diablo on smartphone.

[@theanimelibarian7881]

Aye lol

[@kingdom1872]

Diablo 4 looks lit though

[@thetayz72]

If you spent $3,000 on a single PC you're used to getting screwed

[@asparrow9876]

I'd just play something else. STOP MAKING STUPID PEOPLE RICH!!!!!!!............ At this rate I'm gonna start my own gaming company..... Since beta soy boys are so eager to throw their money anywhere possible just to be a pay pig.

[@adryannthedefender701]

Ouch🥶🤢🤮!!!

[@Angel-ob8md]

**act man: gets his mind erased** Act man: what’s Blizzard? Random wizard: it’s not a story the counsel of gaming would tell you...

[@no8366]

Act man: why what could possibly be so bad that no one would tell me? Random Wizard: oh young one, you should try not to be so naive, but I suppose the truth will never the less surprise you.

[@jaxonkoenig6678]

This is outrageous, it’s unfair

[@kyotheman69]

ill be saying "what's Blizzard" if next wow expansion ends up being total shit like last one, this their last chance to redeem themselves, if they fuck this up again, I'm out, Blizzard is dead to me

[@pierreo33]

ahahaha le reddit memes xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@UrAJok3r]

You do know that's supposed to be Deckard Cain and not a random wizard, right?

[@semiliterati]

I'm bipolar, have PTSD, and combined, the two manifest some interesting super powers, like ultra-real night terrors for instance. In 2017, at the start of a three day weekend, I went from doing generally bad, to nearly unmanageable. Dealing with people wasn't really an option, and the idea of sleeping was out of the question, so I logged in to WoW. To occupy my mind, I set about pet farming. I didn't talk to anyone. No PvP. I just repeated a pattern over and over again until I'd get a drop, and move on to a different pet. I don't remember which one I got stuck on, but after 36 hours, nothing dropped. I was coming up on 50 hours of non-stop playing, and finally gave in to sleep, so I could function when I went back to work. After work, I discovered I was banned. They wouldn't tell me why, but I assumed they thought I had set up a bot. I poured out my conditions, but the responses only became more hostile. If you don't have either of my problems, it's not easy to understand what happens when they go rogue. It's pretty easy to write someone like me off, and just say, "Get a life, loser", but getting a life has nothing to do with it. Showing up in that life consistently would be like maintaining the same disposition immediately before, and after, you break a bone. If you were the only one who just broke a bone, it's kind of hard for everyone to relate to the sudden change in energy your bringing to the group. It's also kind of patronizing if they try. Being alone often feels better than anything else. WoW was a safety net. When I'm in a good place, I could go raid, tear around battle fields, manipulate the AH, or just chat with the guild. When I'm not good, I could log in, and distract myself, which occasionally means keeping myself from discovering what might be waiting for me if I fall asleep. I'm not really a gamer's gamer, and I haven't found any other games that could do for me, what WoW did. Neither condition is curable, and I don't respond to the known medications the way I'm supposed to. I was paying to play, banning me for playing, without considering why someone like me might occasionally stay logged in for really long stints, was pretty fucking cruel of Blizzard in my humble opinion.

[@German_Empire_Enjoyer]

What

[@semiliterati]

@@German_Empire_Enjoyer huh

[@jasonhahn8797]

I have schizoaffective disorder, so I can see were your coming from. I would freak if I had my games just ripped out of my hands like that. Video games help. If I'm not in the middle of an episode, I play things like F.E.A.R, go nuts in GTA 5, or play Far Cry 3 (which I guess, if you know the story mode of Far Cry 3, it's probably not the best game to play with my psychological issues, lol). However when I'm in the middle of an episode I play things like Lego Star Wars, Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion (the bright colors and whimsical music satisfy me) or Minecraft. I sympathize with you and I hope your able to gain better management of your BP disorder. PS. Sorry for the excessive parentheses usage. Not good with communication. 😕

[@kwoni3337]

Rip blizzard. You will still have a place in our hearts for what you once were

[@echomjp]

The Blizzard many of us knew and loved ~20 years ago is dead and gone. The writing was on the wall once World of Warcraft became so popular and they went from being a "well known, but niche developer" to a massively profitable enterprise. Once that happened, and once the merged with Activision, their creative integrity was lost. They still pumped out decent gameplay after losing said creative integrity, but only cared for profit at that point. Which is how much of the "AAA" industry behaves nowadays, sadly. I'm not against companies making a profit, but when it comes to things like video games - making a good game should always come first. If that means you might not be as profitable, maybe scale back your production costs in the first place - it isn't like modern AAA games tend to have more features or less bugs than games from 10+ years ago, yet they cost more to make.

[@adad87821]

​@@echomjpright?blizzard only exists in name now the blizzard we loved is dead and long gone

[@daily3865]

Love how the Actman still puts in a bunch of effort. Even when he was a small channel his videos were great and they still are today.

[@TheActMan]

That makes me very happy to hear! I spent prob too much time on this video haha

[@Keatoo]

The Act Man Yeah good work man! Might have to join that Patreon!

[@silversnow3171]

Definitely, this is like Broadway's top Performance on every level - production, script/on the rails, quality, and down-to-earth talk. Hopefully everything's okay at your area Act Man keep up the good work.

[@conorkirwan301]

Daily386 so true he always puts in full effort

[@Lucky_9705]

The Act Man Keep up the great work!

[@Nicole_Auriel]

The "Out of Season Apirl Fool's Joke" guy is still a legend and a hero to many gamers to this day. A true paragon of virtue.

[@R3GARnator]

Not all heroes wear capes.

[@wtrflsh]

@@R3GARnator not all heroes have phones

[@LuisSilvaTF2]

I had to pause the video, that was a major burn and the public reaction was legendary

[@flowervillain5643]

@@wtrflsh thank you for making me ugly chuckle

[@MrKorkann]

All blizzcon heroes wear red when participation in q&a tho

[@coyote4326]

We appreciate you Act Man. Thank you for having us, I've enjoyed staying awhile and listening.

[@ShinkuGouki]

The last thing you wanna tell your consumers is "you are wrong and you need to appreciate what we are offering". A close friend of mine was a huge WoW nut and even he had many complaints about the direction of the game.

[@ivorymantis1026]

Blizzard has literally become "That one good guy that got corrupted" trope that they love to spew constantly in their media.

[@gub4941]

Ironic

[@ExtremeWreck]

Even more crazy when you consider their first games were licensed train wrecks like Home Alone on NES. So they were once a bad guy, then became a good guy, then back to bad. EDIT: OH WAIT THAT WAS BETHESDA!!!

[@danheckerson1722]

Have you ever heard the tragedy of plagueis the wise?

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@gub4941 uP

[@braydintoia2437]

blizzard - "hold my bolvar fordragon"

[@lachazaroony]

"Do you guys not have phones?" Was the biggest insult ive ever been handed by a gaming company. Even after all this time it makes me rage to hear it.

[@rcmmntsbd4813]

It really shows the utter contempt they have for their fans. Not a single ounce of respect for the people who have been supporting them for years.

[@andresgv10]

And are you still giving your money to them? Just asking. Because if you are, then you're a masochist.

[@Astrih_Konnash]

I was watching it online and I hollered a "WHAT?!?" Where I present in the event I don't know what I would do... The suits are the real evil, not only destroying Blizzard but many other game companies and franchises :'(

[@SquaredbyX]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWfcpYaNe9qMnZI

[@cavemantero]

Naughty Dog: HOL MAH BEER

[@shidokasagi5406]

Two years later. Video still young but already aged well.

[@manubishe]

The first hints of corruption sounded out when Ghost grew up a game, but talked his similar talk from the past (yes, the "reap the whirlwind" part).

[@priximus2254]

I dont understand why they didnt pitch Diablo immortal as a "have this while we work on 4" it would have spared them a lot of embarrassment

[@Edsabre]

Exactly. Nobody minds if they make a diablo spinoff game for mobile. But to announce it before saying anything about D4, at a convention full of hardcore, PC playing fans had to be the most braindead idea.

[@wellbi]

Because they are absolutely out of touch with reality. They thought that they are still the company they used to be. A company with the position that no matter what they show to their player base, it will love it, while in fact they were at the time a company that was on a downward spiral for years and they had staunch critics even amongst their most hardcore fans at the time.

[@maczetamaczeta189]

Because there was no plan for Diablo 4 development. Immortal was supposed to lead the new trend of Blizzard, who heard that "mobile is the future". They had no idea how distant mobile fanbase is from their own.

[@DeadlyDanDaMan]

Because that was SUPPOSED to be Diablo 4 in their eyes. They didn't actually start working on Diablo 4 until they realized everyone HATED the idea of Diablo going mobile. They would've gladly got rid of PC Diablo forever if they could.

[@McGooness]

Because they weren't planning on releasing 4

[@BlaZe-pl4ym]

After learning about the workplace and what transpired, this video hits WAY more.

[@theloremandraws3753]

Do please enlighten me, as I dropped off the grid for a bit

[@BlaZe-pl4ym]

@@theloremandraws3753 Basically, the State of California is suing Activison Blizzard after claims were made of worker being sexually harassed and treated unfairly on the premises. One of the victims sadly took her life due to a supervisor passing around her nude photos around the work place during that time. He allegedly kept doing it after her death, which is fucking disgusting.

[@theloremandraws3753]

@@BlaZe-pl4ym wow. Just, wow. Blizzard has gone far beyond just some unlikable corporation now.

[@lacroixproductions3501]

Yeah fax

[@BoboMagroto26]

@@BlaZe-pl4ym second I heard of the suicide… all ican think is ‘what the flying fuck?!’

[@Garrth415]

Good as this was I wish you had brought up just how absolutely, fucking dirty they did HotS. Failed to listen to general feedback, promoted it terribly, tried to cater to its e-sports scene over the general player base, tried to force its e-sports scene into being the next overwatch league - and when it didn't get there they left the entire pro league without any information about next season just to say its cancelled and they completely fucking gutted development and support for the game.

[@candyman851]

It's so sad and frustrating because HotS had the potential to be the best and most successful MOBA on the market. The core gameplay was fun, the heroes and maps were super unique, it had a lot of strategic depth while still being really easy to pick up and learn. They just marketed the game poorly from the start, made some insanely stupid decisions, refused to listen to the playerbase, and didn't give it the resources it deserved.

[@jerrydupont2588]

The fact this was made 3 years ago and what we are witnessing with Diablo 4 and overwatch 2 is just sad.

[@nifer3248]

They somehow keep finding ways on how to get worse as a game company, but I do wonder how worse they could get in the future, even if they are now owned by Microsoft

[@Nibmeister]

“Will Blizzard ever redeem themselves?!” No. No they did not.

[@somm150]

You replied to a present tense question with a past tense answer.

[@dolofonosesostrefis]

@@somm150 Technically it's a future tense question and he's answering from a further point in the future... also they got worse AGAIN... somehow

[@farconwill4708]

they can't riot is now just do a better job than billzard yeah the ruination event of riot is kinda bad but let's be honest that's just a mistake

[@dolofonosesostrefis]

@@farconwill4708 Yeah, they had good plans that got screwed over by the pandemic and scheduling issues. If everything came out at the right times it would've worked a lot better. Don't get me wrong, they made a lot of questionable decisions but it would have been less of a train wreck. But hey, at least it's something to learn from, and Riot does learn... if only a certain other company would :/

[@somm150]

@@farconwill4708 riot was never really a competitor to blizzard

[@SourRobo8364]

Fans: "What is your mission?" Blizzard: "To ensure the survival of our fanbase and franchises." Fans: "You are about to fail that mission!"

[@johnmella7780]

This terminator quote lives on and will never be forgotten. Go forward brother.

[@bencegergohocz5988]

To ensure the total chinase takeover in Hong Kong

[@zevooxgames2366]

You have failed this city ^^

[@R3GARnator]

This has nothing to do with Goblins, Slayer.

[@haraldharam9334]

@Josh derp Sheep goes B A H

[@LordMalice6d9]

The decline of Blizzard. The decline of EA. The decline of Bethesda. The decline of CD-Projeck Red. The decline of Capcom. The decline of Nintendo. The list could go on and on. And I am sure I missed a few other game developers.

[@grondstein8147]

KONAMI!!

[@TheSecondVersion]

@@grondstein8147 Konami is experiencing Valve Syndrome. They stopped caring about their most famous games because they're already making so much money from other ventures.

[@naiiin6949]

This hurts to say, but: Bioware The mass effect trilogy, especially ME2 will always be among my favorite games, but i don't think anyone still believes they are capable of creating games like those😔

[@wingsken]

Most big corporations are like this. Now its only money that counts… all companies fuck over their own consumers just to sniff that extra dollar. Lootboxes and microtransactions coming to cars with BMW being the first shitty brand doing it. More will follow…

[@Killroy007]

Cdpr and capcom may have fumbled the bag with some of their most revent games, but id argue that its too early to already say they are declining. Especially as cdpr did fix cyberpunk.

[@kenpachi1989]

This video has really aged like the finest of wines.

[@saba8264]

Fr

[@MethSloth]

"doN't yOu GuYs hAvE pHoNeS?"

[@faketoddhoward7280]

Is this an out of season aprill fools joke?

[@flamefromHalo]

To be fair, if you watched the vod they were being roasted left, right, and center for something they were really proud of and by the people they thought would love the idea most. It was unprofessional for them to be sassy back, but it is hard not to empathize with them on that stage, if only a little.

[@ang-a-red1907]

@@faketoddhoward7280 no he actually Said that

[@someretardontheinternet]

@@flamefromHalo I don't have sympathy because they're really out of touch with their fans. I've never played any of Blizzard's games and once I build a PC next month I'm gonna try to play some of the older games but I know quite a few people who play a lot of Blizzard's games and I know the audience. I think a lot of people would be completely fine if they made a Diablo game exclusively for the PC but they made a little spinoff for Mobile but they didn't

[@someretardontheinternet]

@@ang-a-red1907 Did you not watch the full video? Someone said that too

[@lordazrielxiii7731]

Blizzard: "Do you guys NOT have phones?" The crowd: "Can you guys NOT develop PC games?"

[@wolfdragox5563]

Blizzard: ok 🙂

[@MariOmor1]

Red Shirt Dude: Is this some kind of out of season APRIL FOOL'S JOKE?

[@dickthegimp4280]

Of course I have a phone, Blizzard. And that's exactly what it is, a phone. Not a PC or console or any gaming device. It's a fucking phone!

[@GAMER3Productions]

Blizzard: Do you guys NOT have phones? Me: Yeah I do, but I left it on your mom’s nightstand!!!

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

@@dickthegimp4280 because mobile games dont exist

[@Eamil]

Man, I was there for the RealID fiasco. My favorite moment was when one of the community managers martyred himself in that massive thread by posting his real name to show that it was totally no big deal. His address was posted to the thread within minutes.

[@SirMrMoon]

D3: After 4 hours of gameplay. "This ain't it chief" D4: After 4 minutes. I'm fucking done.

[@Shutupboi2]

Bro true

[@quincycroft3323]

Fan base: "You were the chosen one!! It was said you were to destroy Activision not join them!! Bring balance to fans expectations, not leave it in darkness!" Blizzard: "I HATE YOU!!"

[@lifadysi9418]

Fan base: "You were my favorite gaming company, Blizzard. I loved you."

[@quincycroft3323]

@@lifadysi9418 Activion: "Can you hear me Darth Blizzard?"

[@Olivermathews0224]

Blizzard: Where are the fans? Are they safe? Are they alright? Activision: it appears in your stupidity you pissed them off... Blizzard: Noooooooo!!!!!

[@masterzoroark6664]

China is the answer

[@quincycroft3323]

@@juice6521 Fan base: "Then you are lost!"

[@chavo8358]

"Your father ruled this company for seventy years, and you've ground it to dust in a matter of days."

[@OmarAlikaj]

WC3 reference there.

[@lucija123451]

I remember I applied for their internship program a few years ago because I was a huge fan of them since I was a child. Boy, am I glad I got rejected lmao

[@zoomforlife]

no your not :D

[@litebkt]

I was a software developer in Silicon Valley for most of my career. I would do a project and get laid off when it was finished. That’s how it worked. Once I was at any one place for two years, I freshened up the resume and started looking. For another job.

[@winglau3128]

I watched a Taiwanese guy talks about the decline of Blizzard. He said : "Look back to the decline of Blizzard its like when you were a kid, you adore this cool teen guy who is funny with great ideas that always impress you, somehow turned into an old tedious pathetic salesman that doesn't have the goal of life anymore and all he wants is to sell his shit to you so he could grap the money from your pocket."

[@nasd1995]

Wow! Just wow! That was so deep that I felt it in my soul.

[@chucklytell]

An unfortunately accurate analogy.

[@Skarfar90]

The unfortunate truth is hard to grasp. But the writing was set in stone the day Blizzard agreed to merge with Craptivision, a company that has been increasingly turning up their levels of corporate greed to an unfathomable level. We saw what happened to Guitar Hero. We have seen what Call of Duty has turned into, and we have seen how they have twisted a great game developer into being disconnected from their fan-base. And let's not get into the constant need to appease the Chinese overlords.

[@darthtepes575]

HEY IT'S LITERALLY ME

[@criztu]

Think of this: the wonderful music of Diablo 2 was composed by Matt Uelmen. he left blizzard in 2007

[@bisexualichigo4227]

“The decline of Blizzard began” Me: “Oh god, plis not that voice for almost an hour” **Goes back to his old voice** Me: “oh thank god”

[@sweetness8674]

No one comes -to- for the wizard voice.

[@vwertix1662]

@@sweetness8674 Is that a challenge.

[@firstnamelastname7079]

But I liked the wizard voice

[@firstnamelastname7079]

I did as well but it would be a strain to talk like that continuous in a long video.

[@firstnamelastname7079]

No one comes to for the wizard voice.

[@sirkl4272]

I was legitimately addicted D2 for 4-5 years and kept playing it sporadically years after. I bought D3, played it for less than 1 day, still haven't even tried to log back in, nor have I bought any other Blizzard game since.

[@Keyce0013]

From what I understand of the Blitzchung incident, Blizzard already had rules in place that participants were not permitted to make political statements during playtime. That doesn't excuse the ludicrous penalties that Blitzchung suffered (and they were NUTS), but the guy did break the rules.

[@echomjp]

The point isn't whether or not they broke the arbitrary rules, but whether or not Blizzard is in the right for punishing them for a political statement while making their own. Blizzard after all can set whatever rules they want. If they set a rule blocking political statements from being made, they need a good reason for it. A good reason is not "we're afraid that we're going to lose out on profits" in a moral sense, ever.

[@victorreznov1440]

Blizzard: killing me will not stop micro transactions I DO NOT CARE ABOUT MICROTRANSACTIONS MY NAME IS VICTOR REZNOV AND I WILL HAVE MY RRRRREFUND

[@bruin730]

This is easily one of the best youtube comment ever made

[@Ghostman223]

Yeah

[@allmustdie624]

All must die!

[@winlover37]

MASON NO!!

[@Germanempireaboolilel]

"If they stand for Blizzard, they die for Blizzard."

[@yourneighbour5738]

Blizzard: "The customer is always wrong"

[@blue9731]

LOL at the Chinese merchant picture.

[@badsiknius4862]

its funny because the customer IS more than always wrong

[@justsomegamer6719]

@Keith Marshall "You think you do, but you don't"

[@a1175779]

Activision*

[@nayyarrashid4661]

Then show them with Diablo 4 that customer can still persuade even though they may be wrong...

[@bartsullivan4866]

This is a great video thanks The Act Man for posting. It kind of reminded me of how Nintendo successfully launched their NES classic. It was retro and had the library of games fans wanted (but not having Mike Tyson in Punch Out is a sin) and bad controller cords. But as a whole it made long time Nintendo fans happy to relive those days with our kids now and show you how it was back in the day. NES was games were hard, none of this save everywhere bullshit or creampuff difficultly. Whereas the boneheads at Blizzards didn't get it with the old version of WOW. There is a reason why Diablo 2 was considered the best PC game of all time. It earned it now Blizzard is mad at its own fanbase for wanting a quality PC game on par with the excellent games of the past. Blizzard botched Diablo 3 and you never hear a peep out of the Starcraft 2 sequel so that was probably not as good as the original either. I remember fondly hours and hours of gameplay with Warcraft 2, and Diablo 1 and 2. The old designers wouldn't release any game that wasn't the highest quality now it is all about money over making a great long lasting game.

[@Flicqin]

I gotta say man your videos are so good, i just recently found your channel and you remind me every day of how good gaming used to be.

[@sajaak940]

30:37 "How can a company actually deteriorate a product's value 18 years later." **cries in Star Wars**

[@thatoneguy6580]

Hahahahah

[@kikijammer]

At least Star wars have Jedi Fallen Order and The Mandalorian. I also like Rogue One. Blizzard on the other hand had me worried about their Diablo franchise

[@KingAgniKai]

Don't forget the final Clone Wars season

[@flameseeker4060]

@@KingAgniKai that was only 12 episodes, 8 of which were actually any good

[@gianb3952]

The good thing is: unless Disney goes full JK Rowling and start giving out nonsensical lore for the OT, the movies are still the same, you can still enjoy Lucas' original vision. Blizzard literally made their 18yo game worse lmao It's like if Disney burnt all copies of the OT and the surviving ones are all in 360p

[@nexferna7695]

God when they were introducing Diablo Immortal, you can see the guy pausing cause he was expecting applause and was just met with complete silence

[@bungiesblueflames]

I read applause as applesauce lmao

[@elipetrou9308]

I also expected applesauce

[@sivvinod3187]

I expected tomatoes and shoes.

[@rejvaik00]

I can't stop watching it😂

[@PoochieCollins]

I, too, give speeches and expect applesauce upon conclusion.

[@Lostinsilenthill]

If only you could see how far they could fall...

[@jeromebirth2693]

That music That old Man My nostalgia classes are fogging up Am I crying?

[@Zathren]

Wow. I genuinely forgot that the head of Nintendo at the time took a pay cut. Knowing that it was required to keep the business afloat. Even worse looking at Blizzard for decimating their employees just so the higher ups could get bonus checks.

[@MachStarry]

same thing Reggie told to Gamestop

[@youtubedeletedmynamewhybother]

@Shazbot81 So Game masters, Customer Service and numerous other departments are Esports? They laid off 800 people bro, of that probably 20 had anything to do with Esports. Since then we can feel the effects of the lay offs in pretty much every Blizzard game..... It's actually quite black and white.

[@kyotheman69]

@@youtubedeletedmynamewhybother i question why they do esports to games that shoudn't have one like World of Warcraft

[@toonlinkluke]

sadly he has since passed away

[@goulouse]

@@toonlinkluke RIP.

[@danielskrivan6921]

9:00 my favorite part of the whole RealID fiasco was when one of the Blizzard employees posted their real first and last name to show that it's not as dangerous as people think. Within minutes, players posted details about him, such as his tax records, SSN, the names of his kids and where they went to school, what kind of car he drives and the license plate number, etc. Within an hour, the thread was taken down and Blizzard reversed their decision.

[@soopcanwastaken]

karma

[@TheOneStooge]

Holy fuck, really? Is there somewhere I can read up more on that?

[@flamingchickin]

@@soopcanwastaken eh, I don't think he really deserved it.

[@patrioticcat5768]

Damn. I'm not surprised. But damn.

[@juanmanuelcorrea7673]

@@flamingchickin I mean.... He baited himself into it. So I'd say he pretty much deserved it.

[@saxdude01]

I am saddened by how well this video has aged. Really hoped blizzard would be better by now, but nope

[@subcitizen2012]

It's so sad looking back on all of this, for myself personally, I think 26 years of gaming history and my own personally history intertwined with it.

[@adradox]

Over years I grew to despise J.Allen Brack. His condescending and dismissive attitude towards the playerbase always made my blood to boil. If you are not listening to us, if you don't make games for us, if we are not your audience, then who the hell is your audience, Mr. Brack?!

[@ashtonderojas821]

The shareholders...

[@petemadrona2252]

The CCP

[@Break531]

Basically, the CCP.

[@ilililil490]

Apathy is a side-effect of a dying civilization.

[@radroach9201]

Basically, gaming became a mega industry, and the focus shifted from consumers to investors. What consumers want doesn't matter anymore... only that they buy it, and they can get by on brand recognition alone at this point. All that matters is convincing shareholders, with no interest in video games themselves, that profits are coming. This is why real talent is strangled from the field, and people with no business at creative tables are there dictating the directions of these games. Why sleezebags with no talent in gaming hold positions of power regularly abused, like Todd Howard, Randy Pitchford, and others.

[@Prak_Giggles]

That quote "Is this an out of season April fools joke?" was better than anything else in Blizzcon 2018

[@bunnysash3298]

The legend of Red Shirt was born.

[@therotten6152]

He will forever go down in video game history

[@deceiver444]

In 2023 the April's joke are named Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4

[@hantumann4r449]

15:08 the best middle finger I've ever seen! XD XD XD

[@david_davidson]

This is the first vid I've ever seen on this and while I found it entertaining and mostly true, the intrusive 16 second unskippable and completely unrelated (to me or my interests) commercial almost made me lose track of both the vid and channel forever. If I hadn't been so intrigued and engaged in your presentation, after hitting the back button on my device (not a phone PC, or laptop) I would never have so aggressively sought out this video again. IDK who's to blame for inserting these unskippable commercials, but if you're trying to Garner more views/viewers and subs I'd recommend against them. Not everyone is a mindless drooling drone who will allow YT to subjugate them to their mostly crap advertisements just because they are momentarily "entertained." All the same. Nice work.

[@killerkitten7534]

“No, you think you want that, but you don’t” Good lord that hurt to listen to

[@Dramn_]

Surprised someone didn't rush the stage to punch that fuckin smug grin off his face

[@lucaleone4331]

I agree, I hadnt heard that interview until this video. I had to pause to cringe lol

[@Lucitaur]

Just pause for a moment and imagine how BLOATED that dude's ego is. Makes you realize a lot about many wrong things in the world and how they come to be.

[@mattbell888]

Developers generally discover that, if they design shit wrong, people will optimize the fun out of a game or not find the intended gameplay loop. Some designers will externalize these failures to their players being dumb and not knowing what's good or not, and then internalize that attitude that players 'don't get it.' On the one hand, he's sort of right that players typically don't know what would make for a better game from the outside, without knowledge of hidden systems or designs. But his response is wrong. Players do want something you're not giving them. While their solution might be incorrect, the core feeling that's driving the players to ask for something or complain about something else is a problem the developer needs to address to keep the game interesting. If devs look at player suggestions and feedback and go 'nah, these guys don't know what they're talking about, they didn't make the game' and ignore the playerbase, that is a quick way to fail. Devs need to look at the feedback and figure out ok WHY are the players asking for this feature, what problem are the players having that they're trying to solve? I've never been a fan of Blizzard games myself solely due to personal taste in games, but to me it seems like Blizzard has been taking the former approach of writing off the playerbase as dumb. I could be wrong, but it really does seem from the evidence presented that Blizzard is just so far up their own asses and talented designers willing to reevaluate their own work have either jumped ship or been laid off.

[@badass6300]

Well he was right. :D

[@TheRogueCobra]

"You called down the thunder, now reap the whirlwind."

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4XPiqyuq9yCgKc

[@xintrosi6829]

I love the quote in the context of Starcraft but hate how wrong it is, lol

[@ThaneAnderson]

Re watching a bunch of your videos at work. Love your stuff dude so glad I found you a few years back! Much love brother

[@briang7030]

Blizzard "do you guys not have credit cards.... I mean phones?"

[@Branditoh.]

Stuck on the toilet glad this was uploaded

[@jackiceton4522]

What

[@TheActMan]

hope you take 37min to poop

[@brysenplays3146]

Same

[@cfiber_inc]

Oof

[@tolunay_my8686]

Same💀

[@crashschwarzen4642]

I dont know about you guys but that old man kinda looks a bit like act man, but thats probably just me

[@TheActMan]

He could be my long lost cousin or something...

[@bruhmomentum2683]

To explain that we need to talk about parallel universe

[@Jim-lg8sf]

The Act Man or your dad...

[@PastaD]

The act gran

[@AngelFlipz]

@@TheActMan Lmao your long lost brother

[@BockNak]

I just discovered your channel and this vid was one of like 10 I've watched now. I swear we had the exact same childhood. SC was my jam. And my siblings and I played Halo almost non-stop. Keep up the work man, love your content

[@itstheedbois]

I want you to know, I am currently using your video as a reference for one of my college posts about cyber trolling and how anonymity is both a blessing a disguise. i love your content and am living proof that your videos are also educational. Keep it up Act Man!

[@SomnusShinra]

I think it's time for "The Decline Of Blizzard Part 2"...

[@artman40]

The worst thing is, it's very possible to have "The Decline Of Blizzard Part 3".

[@Leee275]

Seems he will make a new video about it.

[@SomnusShinra]

@@Leee275 Sadly looking forward to it Blizzard... Now it's not a thing of sadness or hatred is just DISGUSTING...

[@getn_shot2282]

More like the complete and utter destruction of blizzard now...

[@SomnusShinra]

@@getn_shot2282 The scary part is that on July 2020 was the upload of the video and now on July 2021 we are talking about Blizzard too... my god what a disaster.

[@gamephreak5]

"Where once Blizzard was dedicated to it's fans, they're now dedicated to their shareholders." And China. Don't forget China.

[@bobincognito]

I read your comment as if you were trump 10/10

[@masterseal0418]

Blizzard China/SJW Pandering=Disney China/SJW Pandering.

[@Kaiserboo1871]

@@masterseal0418 I kinda wish we as a nation, no the whole world would straight up boycott China in its entirety until they completely did away with its censorship. Imagine how fast their nation would collapse economically. They would either revert back to a Maoist totalitarian shit hole or they would become a beacon of democracy.

[@PoochieCollins]

​@@masterseal0418 : since you want to shoehorn politics into this, Trump pandered so hard for Russia that he was pretty much bending over for Putin. I recently read an article about Russia considering Trump to be a Russian asset.

[@LHKKKing]

Blame China for everything, yet forgot that almost every game touched by Activation / EA turn in to shit. Try explain that. Is Westwood of CnC gone because of China? how about Redwood of Dead Space? what about Mass Effect from BioWare?

[@jtphr33ky]

What killed WoW for me was the reworked talent tree. Before you could build the character you wanted and played how you wanted. But after the change, if you wanted to tank, you NEEDED this talent path with no deviation.

[@MasonForge]

I stayed up binge watching The Act Man, I love this channel

[@Lucky_9705]

The Act Man has continued to create excellent content absolutely necessary for game developers to consume. The more they watch your videos, the more they will continue to improve.

[@Pajali]

I absolutely want to see the meeting where Blizzard’s executives are sat down and forced to watch The Act Man tell them how they’ve screwed up the company. 😂

[@jonathanpretty5031]

Unfortunately, they wouldn't do that. All they care about is money.

[@MariOmor1]

Uh…

[@mapleflag6518]

Or they will see it as a to-do list.

[@lrmcatspaw1]

"I dont think you can point to a single mistake" Me: Points at Activision.

[@Arbbal]

I know right, just look at the section titles, in order: Into, The Good Times, Activision-Blizzard Merger. Starting at about 7:10 (the end of the merger section) the rest of the 38 minute video is how the company screwed up, I'm no business major, but I think I found the problem.

[@hazardeur]

@@Arbbal shareholder interest and artful video game making is often times not something that works together very well. This horse has died long ago

[@Grivehn]

@@yurig014 I think we know at this point that shareholders know nothing about how to make, produce or sell good games, or about games in general. Listening to people who invest in a company just cuz it's big, but know nothing about the product is probably more convinient to companies nowadays, than listening to the fans who know what they are talking about. (A large portion of them, at least.) However, shareholders dont buy games and dont pay making games, and they are the first to pull out at the first sign of trouble. Fans are often loyal beyond reason - as are people now who still hope or play Blizz games. But if they are lost, then really nobody buys the games, and after that shareholders are out, too. Unless Antivision gets in on the business to sell tobacco or razors or smt.

[@crowns9269]

this is such a complex topic, it's like making a deal with the devil. put yourself in the shoes of a game director from a small company: he is genuinely passionate about making good games and cares for his developers, whom he has a responsibility towards in terms of pay and safe employment. maybe bad times come, maybe it looks like a great opportunity, but he decides to start accepting money from people who don't share his values and especially don't care about the people making the games: they're investors and their job is to fund your project and get a return from it, nothing more nothing less. once you have accepted enough money and sold enough of your company to these strangers, it's all out of your hands, you don't have power anymore and it's them who get to decide on how you make your videogames, because the money you are using to make them is theirs. at that point you're no longer a video game company with an artistic goal in mind and certain values to uphold, you have simply become a money-making machine for third parties and if you manage to cram creativity and good design in good on you, but it isn't at all necessary. you're not making games anymore, you're making profits! that's why 9/10 games that come out are so safe and samy and have more time spent developing online shops than the actual game itself, their primary goal is not to be entertaining games, they might very well be but that's not the focus, the focus is making sure that the investors get their returns and nothing more! that passionate, genuine game director from the beginning is now held prisoner, and he has to go along otherwise bad things may happen to his employment and his staff. and the complex part is: would any of us behave any differently if WE were the investors? if I gave a bakery 30.000 dollars would I want them to try 65 different kinds of sweet bread or just want them to stick to the working formula so that I can get my money back? it's such a complex system with so many variables, and I feel we're getting fucked every minute that passes a bit more, sorry for the long post this discussion is too interesting to not give my 2 cents

[@unoriginal7076]

Atleast they stopped supply drops in the most recent cod and free dlc

[@sambonbon755]

Love the intro. Still makes me laught. Foudn your channel recently, and I love it. I love someone with a good head on their shoulders

[@KaneLivesInDeath]

I was in the middle of watching this video decided to start playing StarCraft again because of the nostalgia, I was just launching a nuke at a Terran outpost in Mission 8 "The Big Push" when your joke at the 26:48 mark scared the shit out of me and I panicked... Well played!

[@allesarfint]

Blizzard: Merge with Activision and everything goes down hill Bungie: Joins Activision and everything goes downhill Nintendo: Stays with itself and starts making games that make them resurge from the hell of Wii U The problem is very clear in here, companies with a name starting with B are destined to fall.

[@alarianb]

So... Bethesda next?

[@shira_yone]

@@alarianb yes

[@barkley8285]

Bethesda & bioware

[@MrDamning]

More like if you join Activision you'll trash yourself

[@gamefan987]

@@alarianb what do you mean next ? They have been fucking up for years

[@retronostalgia7964]

Blizzard: Am I so out of touch? No. It’s the consumers that are wrong.

[@rjose705]

they are.

[@akaiyoru2681]

"Don't think, don't ask, don't criticise, consume. Consume the cum chalice"

[@pickle5666]

"Up yours consumers"

[@retronostalgia7964]

Yurt The Silent Chief It’s funny because I wrote this comment before ActMan made the joke in the video. What a coincidence.

[@MyouKyuubi]

@veracsthane they were up around 12 million at its peak... Around wotlk.

[@jamknight3515]

This aged like fine wine

[@Goodpizzaa]

I had only one chance to attend Blizzcon in all my time playing wow from vanilla up until part-way through BFA. I lived on the east coast. I chose the 2018 Blizzcon. Diablo announcement, wow classic set up for you (I hilariously watched my mom tap the W button rapidly to walk forward). Overwatch announcement, a really cool hearthstone setup. When Diablo was announced I swear they had cheers ready to blaze through the speakers or something because I just saw people 1. Confused. 2. Mad. 3. Saying absolutely nothing. It set the tone for every other setup they had there no matter how awesome it was. SO many people (including me) were hyped for a possible HUGE DIABLO release. A very obvious gloom set over the crowd as you walked through it afterwards. There was an immediate drop in "electricity" in the air in an instant and thenceforth.

[@Achillez098]

Blizzard in the past: A role model for the entire gaming industry Blizzard now: Can't even remaster an old game properly

[@orchestrate]

yo dat rimed.

[@ignotumperignotius630]

I seriously never got the bliz love, even in the old days

[@MrRazmut]

@@ignotumperignotius630 WC3, Diablo 2, and WoW up until the latter part of WotLk (until they nerfed heroics and added LFG) were really great games

[@notthebees5905]

Blizzard is a definite role model of how to copy someone's else homework and not get caught by millions of idiots.

[@GTJW22409]

@@notthebees5905 More salt please.

[@fattony75]

"do you guys not have phones" will go down in internet history as one of the worst PR blunders

[@ekscalybur]

The only reason that is the worst blunder is because it followed "You think you do, but you don't." Blizzard followed up telling their customers "we'll tell you what you want to pay for" with "what the fuck is wrong with you, buy our shit and be grateful we're selling it to you". But, my ire is not mostly towards those dipshits. I want to know who hired these supreme losers and gave them the reigns to the biggest franchises in videogame history.

[@amberslahlize7961]

Yeah, I'm one of those people who don't have phones...that statement still pisses me off.

[@wardoge924]

THIS. It became a meme that one...

[@MarceloAbans]

That's pretty up there in top 10 along with Nintendo letting the PSX go.

[@wilaboluap2119]

i hope that dude got fired

[@noneyabuissness146]

The funniest thing about this video is how Aged act man is telling young act man to give up hope and his newest video shows why he finally has given up hope on blizzard.

[@aprofessionalcasual]

11:32 No no, it was DEFINITELY Cataclysm that was the turning and dropping point. MoP continued the trend but Cata was absolutely the turning point.

[@borrisg4972]

Yes. Cata removed the Vanilla game entirely (my favorite parts of the game and the world), and many people chose to quit. I stayed. Then MoP pre-patch launched, and the game would crash out 100% of login attempts. The reason? Blizzard decided to amp up the graphics to such a degree that MANY MORE players were FORCED out of WoW than those who willingly left Cata. Some, if not most, just chose to come back for some reason. Blizzard said MANY times in the past that WoW would ALWAYS be playable to even those on low end systems with no expensive graphics card. Then MoP made it so even people with BRAND NEW, TOPPEST OF THE TOP OF THE LINE CARDS could not run WoW because of some obscure not yet supported by even the newest cards Shader bullshit. I have never paid for one of their terrible games since. I've had zero desire to play any of their trash. Any older games of theirs that is still good, I just torrent it. I OWN multiple copies of Diablo battlechest, Starcraft 1, WoW, and its expansions; so fuck them and their "cease and desist" cries.

[@Ikcatcher]

Feels weird when you realise EA has less controversies as of late compared to Blizzard

[@sajibmazumder3778]

and EA still trying i mean at last trying to make good games

[@thebigyes8482]

Ikcatcher Well, supposedly the new Star Wars game was good, with no microtransactions.

[@sugercane7213]

@@sajibmazumder3778 Have you seen pvz3?

[@ApocalypseGuy1]

@Mohammed Uddin EA isn't redeeming itself. They just have the immense luck of being the publisher for Respawn Entertainment.

[@ryanishungry7409]

I need blizzard for the launcher

[@BubblegumCrash332]

The state of California agrees with this video

[@supercroc8172]

Proud to be living in Cali rn

[@eventhorizon88]

@@supercroc8172 This is probably the only reason to ever be proud of Cali xddd

[@suhasop4919]

Patrolling the Mojave almost Makes you wish for a nuclear winter

[@thescotslair]

I've always hated California, but Blizzard is WAY worse. First thing good they've done in a while.

[@eventhorizon88]

@@thescotslair At least blizzard doesn't tax you to hell

[@Maximara]

I remember the bad as well as the good in Classic and I understand why Blizzard thought the way it did but still they could have something akin to the Caverns of Time (something like now) where you want back to those versions as when they were new.

[@BongoBaggins]

This aged well.

[@NuLL_Icarus]

And continues to age like fine wine

[@DarkFireFox064]

"This Company shall fall... And from the ashes, shall rise a new order that will shake the very foundations of the Industry!" -Blizzard.

[@Raxxes]

Sherlock Holmes?

[@bobbykuhn4582]

That's how i feel about Larian studios and Crate currently.

[@DarkFireFox064]

@@Raxxes Wacraft 3: Reign of Chaos, ending scene of the human campaign.

[@adamtajhassam9188]

a better foundation that is not blizzard will be far fbetter and China will fall the corrupted giant.

[@cylainius713]

It looks like maybe riot is taking the mantle now. We shall see if they make the same mistakes.

[@hanswurst6742]

Not to forget how they were boo'd for immortal by THEIR FANS at their OWN convention

[@JuanPabloContrerasC]

how can we forget it when act man speak of it in this video? 22:06

[@syphylaids4118]

They have also completely destroyed overwatch. The game is actually unplayable. They added a feature where if someone in the game has a worse internet connection, it’ll automatically slow down the rest of the players to match that guy so no one has an advantage. It is literally unplayable because every match is filled with rubber banding and straight teleporting. Blizzard has failed in so many ways.

[@davidnichol4735]

That's been standard since MW3

[@vangoghsseveredear]

"I dont think you can point to one moment" Activision. The Activision sale.

[@jasonlaird4575]

I’ve always appreciated when act man places his ads it doesn’t break up the pace at all

[@TheActMan]

Just doing my civic duty, sir

[@nightman2462]

@@TheActMan I salute you, good sir

[@adrianriyadi7879]

I dont see even notice if there is an ad?

[@prodtenski]

The Act Man *salute*

[@professionalbiologist7108]

@@TheActMan BRONZE STATUE IN YOUR HONOUR

[@sebastiangomez6003]

“And the Oscar goes too...” “old wizard guy...”

[@josephhungerford8348]

I definitely agree bro its very funny

[@tylersmith9868]

The Blizz Wiz

[@viggecokarlittecola4655]

thats like saying "the oscar goes to batman"

[@SALSN]

One year later, and things have some how gotten much worse. Who would have thought that was even possible?

[@deceiver444]

August 2023 : still no redeeming signs

[@RunnyElephant44]

Blizzard now: do you guys not have money

[@omegaslash777]

Man, after hearing what happened today, Activision Blizzard is even worse than we thought...

[@rjrowley3887]

What happened?

[@samreddig8819]

Yeah what happened?

[@minucat4099]

@@samreddig8819 sexual harrassment towards female employees and other bad workplace environment activities like drinking thats what i can remember rn but i think thats the gist of it

[@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569]

Minucat Activision CEO is now apart of it.

[@0Asterite0]

@@minucat4099 allegedly lmao. You can never tell with the sjw woke crowd. This is why you shouldn't ever hire them

[@indeimaus]

great video brother, I'm completely done with blizzard - they have a LOT of work to do to make me excited for any bullshit they make these days

[@jkrw9271]

didn't expect to see you here

[@BrownOpsLeak]

Boycott bluzzard forever

[@charlynigga]

Hello Indei🤘🤘

[@DanS044]

Did you call the Brøthęrš?

[@Mezcon2]

Same here. It would take a LOT of good reviews from the community about any new game and about the leadership itself for me to ever come back to supporting Blizzard. Until then, I am sticking with devs like CD Project Red Update after cyberpunk: OH F**K ME! Lol!

[@951258tike22]

Your Starcraft experience reminds me of playing AoE2 for the first time, going from kid oriented console games to a full blown massive RTS on the PC... almost brings a tear to my eye :')