Suggestion for an "apology hotfix"

[Ivarr]

"Sorry we allowed our female staff to be sexually harassed, here, we're letting you grind to max gear faster."

[DesoPL]

You forget also something for transmog, pet hunters, PvP enthusiasts or roleplayers.

Oh! Let's make Goldshire as porn hub officialy! KAPPA

[Lochton]

These changes don't really make the biggest sense to add yet. The game does not equal the actions of such assholes and does not offer much of an apology to the victims, said the same victims who - some - still love this game, and fight for it instead of leaving others to experience the same behavior.

[Tooshie]

Not really a good time to worry about the game changes. I can't fathom what kind of moral flexibility one needs to possess to be able to play this game at this point.

[Lolites]

15 million player subs on classic

this is the "best" joke i ever read in my life

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Don't forget "bliz waives all subscription fees until they show proof they are working on the game again". Don't take my money while you work out your internal failures.

you pay for access to game, not for future content, game is accessible so you do get what you are paying for...

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You know, I wondered if they even plan to address the playerbase in any shape or form about this.

The players are young women, girls, too. Also parents. I know it's about the victims most of all. But here we are, looking at them... in disgust.

honestly, most players wont give a fuck in a day or two, remember Blizchung and how fast he was forgoten? this will be the same...
and to be fair, its not such an irational stance to not give a fuck about the company, i play the game bcs i enjoy it, not bcs i like their corporate policies, sure they definitely should get their house in order, but its not like we would even see the difference...

[Saltysquidoon]

Blizzard should apologise to the players for not paying their female employees commensurately and sexually harassing them by patching a video game.

That's not how the world works my man.

[Tooshie]

Are you sure you’re not like genuinely missing the point as this would be an apology to the players for offering such a shitshow of a tedious game and not an apology for what’s happening at blizzard?

What kind of tonedeaf idiot would worry about the state of game at this point?

[Philomene]

What kind of tonedeaf idiot would worry about the state of game at this point?

The people still paying and playing for this game. Didn’t read the intro of the post, though, I genuinely thought it was aimed at what’s left of the playerbase.

[sam86]

no idea why mocking it, in fact i think those changes are actually good
but there is no way in egypt (since egypt is currently worse than hell) that bobby kodick would do that, he might lose 0.001% of his yearly bonus that way, he will have to fire this time 20% of staff instead of his usual 10% to keep his fat bonus safe, even if the entire 10% of staff salaries costs less than 10% of his bonus

[Vinictus]

Since their reputation is spiraling down the proverbial and literal toilet lately, Blizz might as well put out a hotfix to make the game more fun.

I'm not saying that they should, nor suggesting they would, and definitely not implying that such a thing would erase the scandal, but it might placate the playerbase for a short time.

So here goes:

[Combat]

• All skills previously put on the GCD in Battle for Azeroth have now been removed from it.
• The AoE target cap has been removed.

[Covenants]

• Conduits will now drop at the highest possible level.
• Conduit Energy has been removed.
• The Anima Reservoir cap has been removed.
• All missions from the mission table and their Anima costs have been halved.
• Followers will now earn double the rate of EXP. In addition, the cost to heal and revive them has been halved.

[Currencies]

• All expansion-relevant currencies have had their sources doubled. a single Ardendew Pearl now awards 70 Anima(1)
• All expansion-relevant currencies have had their prices halved. a Tier 3 Anima Conductor now costs 5000 Anima and 11 Redeemed Souls(1)
• Item upgrades have had their prices halved. In addition, the higher ranks no longer have any requirements.

[Flying]

• Flying is now possible in The Maw and Korthia.
• Battle for Azeroth Pathfinder is now automatically unlocked.(2)

[Heirlooms]

• All heirlooms now work up to the current level cap (Level 60 in Shadowlands), therefore upgrades are no longer required.
• Wearing a full set of heirlooms will double the player’s experience point gains from all sources.

[Instances and Loot]

• The drop rate of all bosses in every dungeon and raid instance has been doubled. from Vanilla to Shadowlands and all in-between
• A new debuff called "End of the Legion" reduces the health and damage done by bosses from Legion-expansion raids by 35%.(3)
• A new debuff called "Out with the Old" reduces the maximum health and damage done by bosses from BfA-expansion raids by 35%.(4)
• A new debuff called "Death Defiance" reduces the maximum health and damage done by bosses from Shadowlands-expansion raids by 35%.(5)
• Sylvanas' legendary bow will now drop from LFR.

[Mounts]

• The Chauffeured Chopper no longer requires the Heirloom Hoarder achievement, and can be purchased from Heirloom vendors for a low-low price of 10 gold.
• Mounts which previously had a profession requirement no longer do. a non-Tailor can use the Flying Carpet
• All mounts earned on an account contribute towards mount-related achievements. even ones from the opposite faction or a different class

[Pet Battles]

• Battle Pet experience gains have been doubled.

[Reputation]

• All reputation gains have been doubled. this includes buffs; WHEE! now increases gains by 20%
• All reputation requirements have been halved. it now takes 10500 rep to reach Exalted

[The Great Vault]

• All items available from the Great Vault will be obtainable - you no longer have to choose. In addition, you will receive 3x Attendant's Token of Merit by default.
• Legendary Powers and Sylvanas' legendary bow are now on the list of items obtainable from the vault.

[The Runecarver]

• Legendary Recipes now drop even if the Runecarver has not yet been unlocked. In addition, their drop rate has been doubled.
• The cost of crafting and upgrading legendary items has been halved.

[Torghast]

• Tower Knowledge gains have been doubled, and their costs for perks in The Box of Many Things has been halved.
• Phantasma gains have been doubled, and their costs for purchases via the Broker NPC have been halved.
• The debuff "The Jailer's Chains" has been removed.

(1) This includes all currencies from every expansion; past, present, and future.
(2) Both parts will unlock automatically.
(3) This includes Emerald Nightmare, Trial of Valor, The Nighthold, Tomb of Sargeras, and Antorus the Burning Throne.
(4) This includes Uldir, Battle of Dazaralor, Crucible of Storms, The Eternal Palace, and Ny'alotha.
(5) This includes Castle Nathria, Sanctum of Domination, and all future raids in Shadowlands.

Thank you for your service, I hope these go through.

[Low Hanging Fruit]

Lets be real the only thing they will be offering is another store mount and tokens in TBC.

[Kapaya]

So someone gets sexually harassed, commits suicide and you have the audacity to ask for an "apology" when it literally has nothing to do with you, the player?

Trash like you need to get your fucking heads checked, imagine thinking they need to do anything for you.

[Lady Atia]

Gosh, everything on your list is horrible. You are a bit late for april's fools, aren't you?

[Peacemoon]

This feels a bit like trying to use the crisis to benefit yourself. None of these things are acceptable responses to sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace, and if I’m honest, it’s quite immature and foolish to try and link the two.

[Jazzhands]

This entire thread is such a joke. Blizzard is a massive pile of flaming shit, that's for sure, but they don't owe any of you shite. If you don't like that they aren't actively working on the game, just unsub and move on and stop acting like a whiny entitled child.

[Xorzor]

So someone gets sexually harassed, commits suicide and you have the audacity to ask for an "apology" when it literally has nothing to do with you, the player?

Trash like you need to get your fucking heads checked, imagine thinking they need to do anything for you.

And Chinavision-Jizzard loyalists like you are just so dense and stupid. To think that, when I said "apology", it meant that it was directed at me specifically. I suppose you think that the victims have the audacity to ask for an apology too?

Bobby Kotick called you Kapaya, Jazzhands. He needs his boots licked.

It's an idea, nothing more. Get over it. Go learn some Mandarin and/or Cantonese.

[VinceVega]

Are you serious? That would make the game useless. In i think every way.

Also you get back to "one AE class to rule them all" meta...

And why the ever living hell do you want to nerf CURRENT raids by 35%?
Making the game completly faceroll is a apology for you? Heavens i sure hope this is saracstic... otherwise.... phew...
Idk.. maybe play somthing else? Because you obviously hate every single aspect of the game from the last 15 years....

[Zka]

This entire thread is such a joke. Blizzard is a massive pile of flaming shit, that's for sure, but they don't owe any of you shite. If you don't like that they aren't actively working on the game, just unsub and move on and stop acting like a whiny entitled child.

Exactly this. Sometimes I can't believe my eyes looking at the immense stupidity in this forum.

[Kapaya]

And Chinavision-Jizzard loyalists like you are just so dense and stupid. To think that, when I said "apology", it meant that it was directed at me specifically. I suppose you think that the victims have the audacity to ask for an apology too?

Bobby Kotick called you Kapaya, Jazzhands. He needs his boots licked.

It's an idea, nothing more. Get over it. Go learn some Mandarin and/or Cantonese.

In what world am I defending him? On the contrary, the victim(s) is the only one who deserves an apology, not you, not me and certaintly not the damn WoW player base.

Enjoy the ban though, guess even MMO-champ didn't want to keep someone with your intelligence around.

[C20]

And you personally get to dunk your least favorite developer in the dunking tank.

I think a lot of people would vote to dunk Afrasiabi for several long minutes even though he's no longer with the company.