- a handicap
What a response. Really shows why we can't have a discussion over this on this forum sometimes.
Anywhom, seems like Blizzard has a hypocrisy regarding acting on their rules when it comes to where it comes from:
https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/9/20906219/collegiate-hearthstone-hong-kong-protestThe American University held up a sign saying: "Free Hong Kong, Boycott Blizz", upon which their video stream was cut.
The video since has been taken down by Blizzard itself, but the only further action was to cancel the rest of the interviews for that championship.
The team has not received punishments (yet?) and even got their next match assignment without trouble. They forfeited it because of the hypocrisy of Blizzard there.
Fair is fair, Blizzard is now officially acting in way that benefits them instead of just enforcing the rules.
You guys were right after all, Blizzard seems to be acting in favor of the Chinese market/government.
Yet i still stand by my previous messages as the actions in of itself, could be seen as a valid response of Blizzard based upon the rules set for the championship.
In their statement they even quote the rule and, separate from other similar incidents afterwards, looked pretty convincing that they were just enforcing the rules.
Remember, i am not saying i despise what Blitzchung did, but i do say that such a measure seemed fair according to the set rules he agreed upon and that actions taken in response to his ban seemed a bit much.
Now, with, more evidence, i can clearly say it was not just that. They cannot justify banning one player and barely responding on the other players, with a very similar act and to be honest, much less on the line as Blitzchung.
Any action taken from now will just seem like damage control to make it look like they are just enforcing the rules. They rapidly responded with a ban on Blitzchung, why not on the American University team?
Wtf Blizzard, fix yourself.