Pretty much word for word what he said.

Yeah, eggs can be ridiculously inexpensive. If you go for the smaller eggs around these parts, you can pay less than a dollar for a dozen.

MINE IS THE DRILL THAT SHALL PIERCE THE HEAVENS!

Given the context, you’d get bonus points for finding one of the old blue-and-white illustrations.

It’s curious how you wish a corporation would express your politics for you. I thought the idea was to get business out of politics?

There is no “correct” response, at least not according to the people protesting. Some say even more lenient punishment, some say no punishment at all, some say to back the guy up, as if it wouldn’t immediately kill the Blizzard PR team when Blizzard loses a chunk of its revenue while it’s supposed to be improving…

That’s Tencent’s reply, not Blizzard. Tencent runs operations inside China, and as a Chinese company, is pretty much required to put out statements like that or not survive.

And a pretty interesting movie dramatization.

The single most cogent statement I've seen on the issue, and pretty much my own interpretation. Taking it slow is not looking good either at the moment, however.

The delay certainly lends credence to the theory that PR and not the rules are ruling over there. BlizzCon had better open with an apology for how poorly everything has been handled or things will only be getting worse for them.

Then it’s possible that you may be clinically depressed, and you should definitely be seeking help for it. It’s out there, and there’s no shame in looking for it.

Blizzards actions have been in line with the rules they set down, given that the tournament in question was run by a separate regional division, the tweet was by a Chinese company, the other tournament was under different rules AND not on the official Blizzard stream, and they went out of their way to investigate and…

That is in no way equivalent to a political statement, and you know it, unless you’re less intelligent than you present yourself as.

I’m not entirely up on that particular incident, other than it took place on the “collegiate circuit” and was not directly broadcast on the Hearthstone channel. However, both of those suggest that the broadcasting was not an official Blizzard broadcast, and thus exempt from the rules they established (specifically,…

Because those kinds of humanitarian efforts are newsworthy, more so than fucking protesting at BlizzCon. The moment I see "Gamers Band Together to Aid Hong Kong" instead of articles about memes and Hearthstone rules violations, I'd be more than happy to admit fault. But I don't foresee that happening.

Have you considered that the collegiate circuit might be under different rules? Particularly since it's likely that it was not an official Blizzard stream, and thus not subject to the same rule as the original player.

I don’t know about you, but I live paycheck to paycheck at barely over the poverty level. But I'd still dump a portion of that paycheck and eat even skinnier the moment someone with the time, resources, and connections put something together. Can you say the same?

People have supported revolutions and revolts for centuries. That’s why organizations like Doctors Without Borders exist. A host nation does not have to be aware of the support.

Hong Kong can be shot, starved, and beaten like any other population center, with access to medical aid, food, and water cut off. If you don't believe this is true, you are hopelessly naive.

Yes, I fucking realize that. I'm talking about the difference between SHOWING support and GIVING support. It's about what you are able to put on the line for your ideals, and "protesting" BlizzCon has a small at best monetary and financial risk for no gain for the actual people.