Change battlenet profile picture pro#
Blizzard unexpectedly kills Heroes of the Storm's pro scene That would later become an enormous meme wielded by bitter fans. Things only got worse when Cheng later asked a booing audience "What, do you guys not have phones?" after clarifying that Immortal would not release on PC. It seemed like Blizzard was more interested in chasing trends rather than giving its audience what it wanted. Players who had been eagerly awaiting a proper Diablo PC game felt tricked. It was an enormous misstep to position the Diablo Immortal reveal as the big finale to BlizzCon. By September, things were so bad that game director Ion Hazzikostas issued an apology to the community and promised to be more communicative and fix Battle for Azeroth's many problems.
Players were upset by the non-existent communication from the development team about long standing issues.
Early in its beta, players began complaining about new systems like Azerite Armor being too confusing and unrewarding, but it seemed like Blizzard wasn't making any positive adjustments based on that feedback. The first half of 2018 was relatively quiet for Blizzard, but shortly after Battle for Azeroth launched in August, World of Warcraft players were up in arms. 2018 WoW players are pissed about Battle for Azeroth These events help paint a broad picture of Blizzard's recent turmoil over the past few years and can also give some useful context in its changing corporate culture and the recent allegations against it.
This timeline covers Blizzard's most notable controversies and high-profile departures since 2018.