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Re:Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hon... by redleggedfrog on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @09:40AM (#21192151)
I have over 500 hours in Hearthstone. I played it on Saturday. It was my main online game. I haven't played it since.

And yes, it's still an easy call. I was in Hong Kong for quite a bit when I was younger. It's a glorious place. Or was, I haven't been back. I don't approve of the Chinese government, nor the United States relationship with China. We've compromised our principals for economic gain (I'm American). Hong Kong should get to stay democratic if that's their choice.

Note I was specific about disapproval of the Chinese government. The Chinese people are an amazing group with a wonderful culture and I appreciate them immensely. But they are governed by communist goons.

And you're right, I'm not quitting Hearthstone. If they say something akin to what the NBA is saying now, I might consider playing again. For now, no.

edit: "say" for "stay" typo.

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Re:Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hon... by eric-hu on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @10:27AM (#21192659)
Wait, did I miss something? Isn't the NBA doing the same thing as Blizzard?
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Re:Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hon... by Retric on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @10:45AM (#21192866)
Not even close. The NBA did not ban a player in response to a comment, “Commissioner says league will continue to back Morey’s right to freedom of expression”. Activision / Blizzard on the other hand is actively suppressing speech.
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Re:Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hon... by michannne on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @11:21AM (#21193237)
It was a really good move for the NBA, they handled it extremely well, did not spur a controversy, just let the situation be and let fans decide themselves how they want to react to it, while also upholding American values in the process, a very classy move.
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Re:Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hon... by wavefunction on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @03:49PM (#21196412)
I feel that American values would not be falling all over themselves to claim the NBA is an apolitical organization. Or at least the American values I was raised with.
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Re:Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hon... by redleggedfrog on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @10:44AM (#21192862)
Well, kinda, they're being all wishy-washy about it:

https://www.nba.com/article/2019/10/08/nba-china-relationshi...

Not enough in my opinion.

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