Should blizzard apologise for lack of content?

[Knyx]

They don't owe and apology to anyone. Nothing was ever promised. No one forced anyone to stay subbed. It's a ridiculous idea that they should apologize.

Let's say, however, that they did apologize. What would that do for you? Would it give back the money you spent? Would it make more content appear retroactively? No? Then it's pointless. So much importance is put on receiving an apology these days. Like that helps anything.

[Dug]

Nah people need to just grow up and unsub if there is a lack of content. Play other games in the down time. Even with the long ass content droughts I got more than my moneys worth playing this expansion and don't feel like I paid for less. Why people want to stay subbed and play WoW 24/7 all year round is beyond me.

[Deleted]

If your trust is broken, feel free to distance yourself from their product. They don't owe you shit in terms of apologising.

I see more people saying 'they don't owe you shit' ... how does this work? Do these people only apologise when a judge or something similiar forces them to? And the you can distance youself/unsubscribe argument is equally absurd.. how does this lessen the gravity of their mistakes in any way? Or are you supposing the 'pro apology' people are lying on the ground in a foetal position unaware that they can do other stuff..

It truly doesn't compute, it's not about if they must, noone ever must apologise for anything.. there are however many reasons and places where it's smart to, where people appreciate it.

I'll quote Klingers as he put it pointedly

• An apology is an act of contrition and an acknowledgement of a problem. It also demonstrates a willingness and a priority to change behavior.
  
• Blizzard's lack of ability to keep semi-regular drip feeds of new experiences for players has undoubtedly damaged the community. Resentment and boredom turns into toxic behavior from younger players, guilds people took time to build into communities implode from simple attrition, and raid teams eventually call it a day after 12 months or more of smashing their head against the same farm content. There is a built-in shelf-life for any content and Blizzard hurts the community by allowing it to expire.

[Demithio]

I think you should apologize to yourself for thinking that it was going to be different this time. It hasn't been 2 expansions. It's been 4 that we've had a year or longer content drought. Expecting them to fix it, even in Legion, is basically insanity at this point.

I'll believe that they can fix the content drought problem when I see it and no amount of statements from them or others will sway me on that.

This pretty much nails it. Talk (and apologies) are cheap. What is the point in them 'apologizing' if they will just continue doing the same. Its like the definition of insanity to expect a different result after numerous iterations of the same behavior. Blizzard has a very skillful marketing department, this is by no accident, and apologies have nothing to do with that.

[Self Inflicted Wounds]

I see more people saying 'they don't owe you shit' ... how does this work? Do these people only apologise when a judge or something similiar forces them to? And the you can distance youself/unsubscribe argument is equally absurd.. how does this lessen the gravity of their mistakes in any way? Or are you supposing the 'pro apology' people are lying on the ground in a foetal position unaware that they can do other stuff..

It truly doesn't compute, it's not about if they must, noone ever must apologise for anything.. there are however many reasons and places where it's smart to, where people appreciate it.

I'll quote Klingers as he put it pointedly

Okay fine. They don't have to. But I also don't think they SHOULD either.

[dd614]

Just unsub and play another game. You're officially a sucker if you're still subbed and complaining about lack of content. Why pay money for a game you don't enjoy?

Blizzard owes the players nothing. They put out a product and you give it approval with your sub money. In fact, that's the only way anyone gives approval to a product or service: by using it and/or paying for it.

[plato13]

I dont think blizz needs to apologise for the lack of content. WoW is still unmatched for the amount of consistently released content. The only thing they should do is give us some free gametime to make up to all the serverdowns and gamebreaking bugs in the last two months.

[Gaexion Ramza Beoulve]

I think we are beyond apologies at this point.

[Ealyssa]

Nope.

They offer a product. Like any company in the world. It's up to the customer to value this product to what they think is worth.
If you feel robbed with a subscription you are willingly paying, you have issues.

[Eleccybubb]

Yeah they should apologize because you chose to spend your money on their products. You chose to pay the fucking sub for the game and not quit that's your own choice. So many people on this forum who think game companies should treat them like a friend.

[Self Inflicted Wounds]

OP, you're basically that one meme of the middle aged woman with a short haircut (basically a reverse mullet) who "wants to see the manager" at some random fast food joint because "the customer is always right..."

Sorry man, just unsub for a while and come back. Blizzard didn't sign a contract with you, owing you X amount of content every X months.

[Deleted]

I see more people saying 'they don't owe you shit' ... how does this work? Do these people only apologise when a judge or something similiar forces them to? And the you can distance youself/unsubscribe argument is equally absurd.. how does this lessen the gravity of their mistakes in any way? Or are you supposing the 'pro apology' people are lying on the ground in a foetal position unaware that they can do other stuff..

It truly doesn't compute, it's not about if they must, noone ever must apologise for anything.. there are however many reasons and places where it's smart to, where people appreciate it.

I'll quote Klingers as he put it pointedly

Apologise for what?

That you are hurt? You are a paying customer. If you don't like their product, don't buy it.

You being unable to process the fact of your own responsibility, does not create one in Blizzard.

Apologising and doing nothing about it, is like treating the "Emotion", with another "Emotion".

No trade of actual value was here, and you could just as well, do the same process, with fact of yourself.

Since you yourself bought the game, you play the game ; If you don't enjoy it, take your responsibility, and leave it.

You can't expect an apology, for anything, in regards to Blizzard. They don't owe you shit, in terms of "Social Responsibility".

They could keep shut, and have all the right to, if they so damn please.

[GrieverXIII]

Heya fellas,

I was wondering whether YOU THINK blizzard should apologise for the second long period of no content,They swore after mop this would never happen again! In subsequent expansions now we've had no content patches for 14 months (both in MoP and in WoD). Do you feel like they are milking you for cash? Or was it incompetence/unforeseeable?

Discuss!

Not like any Blizz executive held you at gun point to stay subbed if you were bored. So no, they shouldn't.

Personally i stuck around because of Arena and that's it. Had fun with it though.

[CogsNCocks]

How about this for an idea.

Subscribe when there's content to play through, once there's no content left to play though or you're bored then.... tada... unsubscribe!

Then you're free to try out the other tens of thousands of other games out there, or even take up hobby like playing the guitar or painting or something, that stuff might even get you laid

Then when Blizzard release some new content, you're free to resubscribe once again, and you're then able to rush through that content as fast as you can. Content that was years in the making....

[Deleted]

should they? sure. will they? only in a crysis to smuge some shit over company lovers' eyes.

[Orange Joe]

Still waiting for where they promised this would not happen anymore. Without that quote the whole premise of the OP is false.

[TheVaryag]

Heya fellas,

I was wondering whether YOU THINK blizzard should apologise for the second long period of no content,They swore after mop this would never happen again! In subsequent expansions now we've had no content patches for 14 months (both in MoP and in WoD). Do you feel like they are milking you for cash? Or was it incompetence/unforeseeable?

Discuss!

Okay so first @Gehco, Pre-patch Is not a content patch for the current expansion, It's not 6.3, It doesn't count.

Now, yes they should apologize but will they? Probably not, cause they're blizzard and they don't do that, they don't apologize even If they should have many times over.

[Seezer]

Heya fellas,

I was wondering whether YOU THINK blizzard should apologise for the second long period of no content,They swore after mop this would never happen again! In subsequent expansions now we've had no content patches for 14 months (both in MoP and in WoD). Do you feel like they are milking you for cash? Or was it incompetence/unforeseeable?

Discuss!

No. APologies do nothing. It isn't going to change the lack of content. You just want it to feel better. If you didn't like the content drought you should have unsubbed until there was new content. You had 100% control.

[Jaylock]

Heya fellas,

I was wondering whether YOU THINK blizzard should apologise for the second long period of no content,They swore after mop this would never happen again! In subsequent expansions now we've had no content patches for 14 months (both in MoP and in WoD). Do you feel like they are milking you for cash? Or was it incompetence/unforeseeable?

Discuss!

On the contrary. We should apologize to Blizzard for over reacting during WoD and letting our pride get the better of ourselves. Blizzard has created an AAA title and they put polish and extreme effort in bringing quality to the table. It looks no different with Legion.

[Wild]

Heya fellas,

I was wondering whether YOU THINK blizzard should apologise for the second long period of no content,They swore after mop this would never happen again! In subsequent expansions now we've had no content patches for 14 months (both in MoP and in WoD). Do you feel like they are milking you for cash? Or was it incompetence/unforeseeable?

Discuss!

The answer to your problem is simple: take a WoW break once u get bored, play something else and get back to it with the next expansion. EZ as that!