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Blizzard CEO Lays Gay Guild Issue To Rest

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the our-bad-sorry dept.

Edge Online reports that Blizzard CEO Paul Sams has responded to the GLBT Guild issue that flared up in World of Warcraft a while back. From the article: "... he again characterized the earlier decision to prohibit mention of real-world subjects in recruiting for guilds as an 'unfortunate mistake,' which only came about because the initial comments weren't properly analyzed before sending a warning. 'It is expected and accepted that players will discuss a wide variety of topics, based on both the game world and the real world,' Sams says. 'Players are free to discuss personal characteristics if they wish, to include their sexual orientations and gender identities.'

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  1. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Blizzard CEO lays Gay Guild"?!? Now that's customer service!

  2. wait wait wait wait... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hold on... Liberals won?! In the United States, in this conservative day and age, with politicans and corporations bending over backwards to appease the religious right, and capitalism trumping everything... ...and you're telling me the liberals won one?!?

    WOO-HOO!!!

  3. Re:Eh... by Amouth · · Score: 3, Funny

    it is a f*cking game.. who cares.. i am not for either side here..

    i don't think it should have been an issue to begin with..

    reminds me of a friend that tried to get me to play EverCrack by saying "it's soo cool you can even sit and watch a sun set" i then promptly pointed out the window and told him to go outside

    --
    '...if only "Jumping to a Conclusion" was an event in the Olympics.'
  4. Re:Laid to rest? by Dunbal · · Score: 3, Funny

    People shouldn't be offended by the EXISTENCE of other people.

          You've obviously never been to 0.0 space in Eve...

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    Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.