You did not hit a nerve, I just have a hard time everytime I read this argument, because it's so devoid of substantial information, especially in a cosmos were competition does not exist.
Sorry @All for opening this can of worms though, back to "alpha when" talk.
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I mean when all the others are shitty, you don't have to be shitty too. Unfortunately Blizzard doesn't measure with the best, it competes with the worst in that regard. And all the other companies get a lot of criticism for that as well, with Blizzard it's just piling up in the last year(s), that's why they are in the focus more than others.