Blizzard banea a jugador de Hearthstone por protestar contra el gobierno chino
En una entrevista posterior a un partido de Hearthstone, el jugador profesional blitzchung pidió por la liberación de Hong Kong, aludiendo a la actual situación política de la región china y la tensión entre fuerzas gubernamentales y las masas protestantes.
Desde ese momento, Blizzard Taiwán borró el VOD y los clips de la transmisión de Twitch, y efectuó un baneo a blitzchung, tanto de la competición Hearthstone Grandmasters como de la escena competitiva por 12 meses, y tomaron también la decisión de no entregarle el dinero por el premio de la temporada 2 de la competencia.
Blizzard también despidió a los dos casters que estaban conduciendo la entrevista al jugador, luego de hacer un gesto de agacharse detrás del escritorio luego de escuchar las palabras de blitzchung, y desactivaron los comentarios a la noticia en su plataforma, cosa que aparentemente es la única vez que han hecho.
Citamos la declaración oficial de Blizzard:
Upon further review we have found the action has violated the 2019 Hearthstone Grandmasters Official Competition Rules section 6.1 (o) and is individual behavior which does not represent Blizzard or Hearthstone Esports. 6.1 (o) is found below.
2019 HEARTHSTONE® GRANDMASTERS OFFICIAL COMPETITION RULES v1.4 p.12, Section 6.1 (o)
Engaging in any act that, in Blizzard’s sole discretion, brings you into public disrepute, offends a portion or group of the public, or otherwise damages Blizzard image will result in removal from Grandmasters and reduction of the player’s prize total to $0 USD, in addition to other remedies which may be provided for under the Handbook and Blizzard’s Website Terms.
Grandmasters is the highest tier of Hearthstone Esports and we take tournament rule violations very seriously. After an investigation, we are taking the necessary actions to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
Effective immediately, Blitzchung is removed from Grandmasters and will receive no prizing for Grandmasters Season 2. Additionally, Blitzchung is ineligible to participate in Hearthstone esports for 12 months beginning from Oct. 5th, 2019 and extending to Oct. 5th, 2020. We will also immediately cease working with both casters.
We’d like to re-emphasize tournament and player conduct within the Hearthstone esports community from both players and talent. While we stand by one’s right to express individual thoughts and opinions, players and other participants that elect to participate in our esports competitions must abide by the official competition rules.Blizzard
La empresa desarrolladora, al momento de escribir esta noticia, todavía no dió comentarios sobre la eliminación del VOD del suceso.
Fuente: Rod Breslau e Inven Global
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