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what a great day for america and therefore the world. *eagle screech* *gunshots in the distance*
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2022-07-04, 02:17 PM #59761The Patient
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2022-07-04, 02:18 PM #59762Brewmaster
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Sorry it hurts that Blizzard isn’t working today. There’s always tomorrow. Have a wonderful 4th of July.
Originally Posted by 8bithamster
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2022-07-04, 02:19 PM #59763Scarab Lord
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Please go outside guys.
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2022-07-04, 02:29 PM #59764Bloodsail Admiral
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It's major news, and they're not going to drop it in an automated post while no one's in the office. Same reason why they won't post it on a Sunday. It would be pushed to the next business day.
Development team is US based, and are off on the holiday. They're not going to hand off the post to CS and marketing staff in EU. Originally Posted by 8bithamster
No, the whole world is not shut down. But also you're getting way too wound up over a US company headquartered in the US giving its US staff the day off for a US holiday. You realize you're coming off an awful lot like the caricature of a self centered and entitled american?
Chill, maybe have some barbeque and a beer or something.
You forgot Jesus! Originally Posted by Arcinatoss
Actually, yes. I would expect the French offices to be closed April 5th. If Blizzard were headquartered in France (and by extension its development and management having the day off) then I would not expect any major news announcements, let alone expect them to give them to the US offices to release. The US isn't the world, nor is France. Originally Posted by 8bithamster
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2022-07-04, 02:32 PM #59765Elemental Lord
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From 1-10, how much are you triggered that Blizzard is on holiday with one of their most important holidays, and that we should not expect any big things today? sheeesh Originally Posted by 8bithamster
Sometimes, the light of the moon is a key to other spaces. I've found a place where, for a night or two, the streets curve in unfamiliar ways. If I walk here, I might find insight, or I might be touched by madness.
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2022-07-04, 02:32 PM #59766The Insane
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It's just one day guys.
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2022-07-04, 02:37 PM #59767Pandaren Monk
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hopefully tomorrow is the day. i am dying for datamined builds
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2022-07-04, 02:39 PM #59768Herald of the Titans
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I don’t see them actually opening anything up today because actually doing that would likely require someone in the offices.
At most we’ll get a forum post saying “Oh hey Alpha later this week/next week” because forum posts can be set on a timer and what not. Originally Posted by Teriz
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2022-07-04, 03:03 PM #59769Brewmaster
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Bank holidays and such are so much more meangingless these days, personally here in England I have worked all Bank holidays so far and we are not getting paid any extra or any extra days off for it, There are always shifts to cover holidays regardless. Originally Posted by Nymrohd
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2022-07-04, 03:44 PM #59770Banned
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Blizzard is on holiday? Again.. No Originally Posted by Makabreska
Their US office has a day off. There are other countries in the world where they work. Damn the American arrogance that the whole world is celebrating their tea tossing.
It's adorable.
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2022-07-04, 03:49 PM #59771Herald of the Titans
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Veteran's day is not the same as Thanksgiving or 4th of July. Originally Posted by Catastrophy349
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2022-07-04, 03:50 PM #59772Warchief
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Definitely a day off for the devs. Some server technicians might be working but that's probably about it. They don't have a European office anymore so, we can safely bet nothing interesting comes out today.
Perhaps a scheduled Mog Monday tweet.
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2022-07-04, 04:09 PM #59773Scarab Lord
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Blizzard, which is an American company, is off for holiday. Originally Posted by 8bithamster
You are aware that most offices outside of the US ones are literally just Customer Service Reps or Server Engineers, not actual developers?
No one's saying that EVERYBODY working for Blizzard is off, just the part that people actually give a shit about.
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2022-07-04, 04:10 PM #59774Elemental Lord
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So let's wait and see if they release/announce anything today, ok? If they will drop and maintain a sudden Alpha on PTR servers, which are located in USA, ok? Originally Posted by 8bithamster
Sometimes, the light of the moon is a key to other spaces. I've found a place where, for a night or two, the streets curve in unfamiliar ways. If I walk here, I might find insight, or I might be touched by madness.
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2022-07-04, 04:18 PM #59775Banned
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Originally Posted by Makabreska
Aah yes. That logic. "They didn't do anything today at all so America is the only that matters."
Nowhere did I disagree with nothing happening today. I only disagreed with the idiots who claimed that somehow the 4th of July has an impact on the world. Which it doesn't.
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2022-07-04, 04:19 PM #59776Elemental Lord
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On the world? No. On releasing an Alpha to PTR servers located in America by American company, run by Americans? Yes. Originally Posted by 8bithamster
Sometimes, the light of the moon is a key to other spaces. I've found a place where, for a night or two, the streets curve in unfamiliar ways. If I walk here, I might find insight, or I might be touched by madness.
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2022-07-04, 04:21 PM #59777Scarab Lord
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4th of July has an effect on a company that operates in the US. Originally Posted by 8bithamster
Do you think there are any actual game-related staff at any of the offices outside of the US?
Take a look at what they are hiring. The non-US branches are only hiring for customer service positions.
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2022-07-04, 04:29 PM #59778Moderator
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This thread isn't about random holidays or nationalism - so let's return to the discussion back to speculation about WoW 9.x/10.0 and drop the unrelated arguments.
"We're more of the love, blood, and rhetoric school. Well, we can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory. They're all blood, you see." ― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
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2022-07-04, 04:35 PM #59779Brewmaster
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Don’t think anyone here claimed that. Just that it has an impact on the company that is based here in the US. Originally Posted by 8bithamster
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2022-07-04, 04:50 PM #59780Banned
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We had several people claim that because Blizzard is a US based company, every office in the world of Blizzard is closed today. Which is factually untrue, labor laws completely prove that false. Originally Posted by Marcellus1986
But it's completely irrelevant. Anyone hoping for an alpha this week is just way to hopeful. So far this thread we have seen:
"This week guys for sure!"
Friday rolls around
"Next week guys for sure!"
This happens every alpha of every expansion. We simply have no clue what will happen when. Claiming that X has an influence on Y without even knowing what their base values are is absolutely useless. All we can do is wait and maybe sometime we can see the start of the alpha. But I personally don't expect it at least until August.
Yes the pre order claims that "The release date is on or before 31-12-2022" but that has 0 legal basis, they might just release it later. And yes, people will scream it's a delay and a horrible business practice. But since a placeholder date (which 31-12 is) is not a confirmed date, you have nothing to be angry about.
