J. Allen Brack gave the community some updates on recent and upcoming events.
- BlizzConline will be February 19th - 20th and free to watch.
- Players have already made over 10 million visits to the new barber shop.
- Classic players have already crafted more than 6.5 million Greater Frost Protection potions.
- There have been over 9 billion ghosts and wisps from WoW Classic this year.
- Players have created over 100 million characters in WoW and dinged over 1.5 billion levels.
- Blizzard is exploring other things farther out on PC, console, and mobile.
- Blizzard will apply the same level of craftsmanship that they've always demanded of themselves to future games, regardless of platform.
- Blizzard's AI/Machine Learning system used to validate player reports around offensive behavior and language in Heroes and Overwatch has caused an incredible decease in toxic text chat and re-offense rates. This system was expanded to WoW public chat channels a few months ago, cutting how long disruptive players stick around for in half.
- In Overwatch, penalties were recently increased and more profanity filter options have been added.
- Combatting offensive behavior and encouraging inclusivity in all games and workplaces will be an ongoing effort.
- In February, Blizzard will hit their 30 year anniversary.
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