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Isn't it going to be hard to stay away from both blizzard and Activision? They made/make really good stuff. The concept that if anything about x pisses you off

Isn't it going to be hard to stay away from both blizzard and Activision? They made/make really good stuff. The concept that if anything about x pisses you off, just be done with it entirely would be great in theory if a large portion of the market felt the same way but in the end it's vidja games and a lot of people are sucked in and don't want to give up something fun for some high minded ideal that doesn't really impact them

john-shaffer 6y ago
> Isn't it going to be hard to stay away from both blizzard and Activision? They made/make really good stuff. Not really. The last good game that Blizzard made was StarCraft 2, 10 years ago. It's free anyways, so you can cost the company a few cents in server charges without supporting them. I don't play console games, so Activision is completely irrelevant to me. > The concept that if anything about x pisses you off I was talking about Blizzard specifically, not x. Ditching Blizzard will save you years of disappointment and frustration. It's quicker & easier to forget them for moral reasons than to be gradually disillusioned by their releases.
falcolas 6y ago
It’s not hard at all. While they make (some) good games, they’re hardly the only videogame creators out there. Even should you discount the thousands of indie creators (and you really shouldn’t), there’s several dozen AAA creators that you can still pick games from. If you can avoid the COD and “Blizzard games are always the best” hype trains, there’s a lot out there to play, and a lot of games which respect your pocketbook. Boycotts work. I enjoy playing competitive FPS shooters occasionally, and I’ve personally been able to stay away from COD since the private server debacle with no issues. To claim that their games are so good no boycott will ever work (so why bother) is conceding defeat before you’ve even tried.

john-shaffer 6y ago

> Isn't it going to be hard to stay away from both blizzard and Activision? They made/make really good stuff. Not really. The last good game that Blizzard made was StarCraft 2, 10 years ago. It's free anyways, so you can cost the company a few cents in server charges without supporting them. I don't play console games, so Activision is completely irrelevant to me. > The concept that if anything about x pisses you off I was talking about Blizzard specifically, not x. Ditching Blizzard will save you years of disappointment and frustration. It's quicker & easier to forget them for moral reasons than to be gradually disillusioned by their releases.

falcolas 6y ago

It’s not hard at all. While they make (some) good games, they’re hardly the only videogame creators out there. Even should you discount the thousands of indie creators (and you really shouldn’t), there’s several dozen AAA creators that you can still pick games from. If you can avoid the COD and “Blizzard games are always the best” hype trains, there’s a lot out there to play, and a lot of games which respect your pocketbook. Boycotts work. I enjoy playing competitive FPS shooters occasionally, and I’ve personally been able to stay away from COD since the private server debacle with no issues. To claim that their games are so good no boycott will ever work (so why bother) is conceding defeat before you’ve even tried.