That came from the players, who brought their sexism, racism, and 'phobia with them from Earth... and by degrees, over the years, Blizzard has done less and less to stop them from spewing it in-game.
Honestly, I think this real ID move by Blizzard will function to return gaming to more of a white-het-boys club. Not only will the voices of oppressed people be silenced, fewer would-be allies will speak out. On top of that the "post rating" feature will further drown out the voices of those who speak against misogyny, racism, homophobia and transphobia.
Blizzard's community team will be able to quickly and easily locate highly rated posts to participate in or to highlight discussions that players find worthwhile.
And Blizzard does like to claim that they respond to the wants of their player base. The ones who communicate with them via the official forums.
I'm sure that the mainstream commercial gaming industry will look to Blizzard, see who stuck with them through tough economic times, and continue to define that as the "gaming base" that needs to be catered to. In spite of the social engineering that is obviously happening to keep the increasing number of voices who would say differently silenced.
Re: WIGI and some studios...
Honestly, I think this real ID move by Blizzard will function to return gaming to more of a white-het-boys club. Not only will the voices of oppressed people be silenced, fewer would-be allies will speak out. On top of that the "post rating" feature will further drown out the voices of those who speak against misogyny, racism, homophobia and transphobia.
Blizzard's community team will be able to quickly and easily locate highly rated posts to participate in or to highlight discussions that players find worthwhile.
And Blizzard does like to claim that they respond to the wants of their player base. The ones who communicate with them via the official forums.
I'm sure that the mainstream commercial gaming industry will look to Blizzard, see who stuck with them through tough economic times, and continue to define that as the "gaming base" that needs to be catered to. In spite of the social engineering that is obviously happening to keep the increasing number of voices who would say differently silenced.