The Overwatch director and his sequel think that the punishment for the Hong Kong player should be further reduced or eliminated.
The "Blitzchung" case continues to be among the ranks of Blizzard Entertainment. Another discordant voice adds to the current of opinion in favor of the Hong Kong player, this time from the company itself. A heavyweight like Jeff Kaplan, director of Overwatch and its sequel, affirms to the Washington Post that the punishment imposed "should be further reduced or eliminated."
"I am a great defender of freedom of expression," says Jeff. “It's something quite important to me. It came to me personally. I think the punishment was too hard. I was relieved to see that his money had been returned. That was of extreme importance. ” It also reveals that within the team there are many opinions about the conflict.
The president of Blizzard apologizes
In a speech without ornaments during the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2019, Brack acknowledged that the study “moved too fast” and was “too slow” when responding to his decision. "Blizzard had the opportunity to unite the world in a tough moment of Hearthstone esports last month, but we didn't." He sincerely affirmed that "we do not reach the high standards that we set ourselves." "I apologize and accept the responsibility," he says.
Allen continued his speech to make clear the position of his team in the future by "aspiring to unite the world" through the video game. “When we do it well, we create a common space where the community unites independently of the things that divide us. We will improve in the future and our actions will prove it. It is the right of all to express ourselves in all places. ” You can see its appearance in this link.
The origin of the fabric is when Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai showed his support for the demonstrations that are taking place in the Hong Kong region, one of the two administrative regions of China. The cessation of the player was immediate and deprived him, in this way, of being able to participate in any official regulated tournament of the video game; He also lost all the successes accumulated in his career.
