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There is a good chance it was not authorized by HQ and might be some China-specific PR division acting autonomously. I have a feeling blizzard just wants this

There is a good chance it was not authorized by HQ and might be some China-specific PR division acting autonomously. I have a feeling blizzard just wants this problem to go away, otherwise people are going to turn blizzcon 2019 into a shitshow

rubinelli 7y ago
Redditors are already talking about going in Rockets gear and Winnie the Pooh shirts.
- apotheon 7y ago
  It would probably be more meaningful to cancel registration, and maybe even picket the place wearing that stuff (or at least post photos of wearing that gear on social media announcing they cancelled their registrations for the convention).
  - ulzeraj 7y ago
    Agreed but on the other hand I’m dying to see the “is this an April’s fool joke?” moments during Q&A.
  - snagglegaggle 7y ago
    The tickets and accommodations are nonrefundable.
    - nordsieck 7y ago
      Not sure about accommodations, but the tickets are definitely not refundable. > Tickets to BlizzCon, once purchased, cannot be refunded by the purchaser or exchanged; https://blizzcon.com/en-us/event-info/attendees/ticket-agreement https://blizzcon.com/en-us/event-info/attendees/ticket-agree...
jethro_tell 7y ago
Maybe they should nut up and make it go away?
tomatotomato37 7y ago
It's actually quite impressive how they have managed to be on an even worse PR trajectory than the out-of-season april fool's joke of last blizzcon
nordsieck 7y ago
> There is a good chance it was not authorized by HQ and might be some China-specific PR division acting autonomously. I'm not sure why that should matter. Either the company immediately disavows the "rogue" statement, or everyone (including employees) will see it as an official statement.