Dead Men Walking

Forum Archive 2023 => dMw Gaming => Gaming Archive => World of Warcraft - Dead Men Raiding => Topic started by: Ranualf on August 28, 2012, 06:37:12 PM

Title: Harsh facts of the real world
Post by: Ranualf on August 28, 2012, 06:37:12 PM
So after the wife came in from worktoday, she asked, "have you seen the news about blizzard banning accounts?"

Hmm, what`s this, so off i go and look it up, oh dear !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19399375#story_continues_1 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19399375#story_continues_1)

Seems like trade sanctions bite you on the net too !
Title: Harsh facts of the real world
Post by: JonnyAppleSeed on August 28, 2012, 07:43:10 PM
What else could blizz do?

If sanctions have been set then there hands are tied.
Title: Harsh facts of the real world
Post by: Ranualf on August 28, 2012, 11:06:07 PM
yea as a USA based company but operate on a global market, they are tied to the same restrictions as any other USA company.
Kinda sad if your a wow player, to attempt to log on, be be told, no sir, you live in a place where our government says you cant have x, y or blizz

Doubly so when you have paid for subscription, only to be told that the same sanctions means you don't get your cash back, or that the company in question can not assist you.
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Title: Harsh facts of the real world
Post by: Lazy Badboy on September 27, 2012, 02:42:04 PM
Sad state of affairs; though would have been worse if Blizz had waited a month. Till, say, the 26th September.  Now that would really bite!