With no internal communication on the matter, it appears he didn’t find out about Chung’s suspension until news hit the following day.Like Blizzard president J. Allen Brack before him, Kaplan believes Blizzard moved too fast in bringing the hammer down on Chung. "There was always a group of us involved in deciding what the punishment should be, and we would heavily devil's-advocate every part of the decision. Tagged with But that’s … It got to me personally. While their first statement reinstated Chung’s prize money, and cut his ban from one year to six months, Blizzard hasn’t quite managed to stem the criticism.
Overwatch director thinks Blitzchung ban "should be reduced more or eliminated" Jeff Kaplan says the process for a suspension or ban in OWL "takes about four to five days" Rebekah Valentine. If you click our links to online stores and make a purchase we may receive a few pennies.
Slowly, but surely, Blizzard have opened up about penalising Hearthstone pro player Ng Wai “Blitzchung” Chung for a pro-Hong Kong protest during October’s Grand Championship finals.
There’s a precedent for how these things should play out, Kaplan claims, drawing on experience handling suspensions and bans in the Overwatch League.“We had to deal with a few of them in season one in particular, and that process usually takes about four or five days to make the decision,” Kaplan explained. Rock Paper Shotgun and RPS are registered trade marks of ReedPop Limited.
“There was always a group of us involved in deciding what the punishment should be, and we would heavily devil’s-advocate every part of the decision. I think the punishment was too harsh and I was greatly relieved when they gave his money back.
Go have a lie down, Internet.® © 2020. "And I think the suspension should be reduced more or eliminated. Slowly, but surely, Blizzard have opened up about penalising As it happens, that opinion isn’t limited to aggrieved fans. Last Friday, Blizzard vice president Jeff “from the Overwatch team” Kaplan criticised the company’s rushed response, calling for Chung’s suspension to be “reduced more or eliminated”.He admits the news came as a shock to him and the rest of the Overwatch team. Blitzchung will now receive his prize money, and his year-long ban … But that's just me. Contributor. This became clear in an interview the Overwatch boss had with the Wahington Post. So I was actually shocked that such a harsh penalty was levied.”Kaplan does make it clear that his opinion doesn’t represent that of the Overwatch team, nor Blizzard as a whole.Blizzard’s handling of the Blitzchung situation put a black mark on what should have been a smooth run-up to a show-stopping BlizzCon.
October 13 Blitzchung has responded to Blizzard’s statement but has not confirmed if he will return to the Hearthstone scene.. After a solid week of protests from the gaming community, Hearthstone player Blitzchung, who shouted “Liberate Hong Kong” during a post-match interview, has had all the prize money he won from Grandmasters returned by Blizzard and his ban reduced from one year …
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