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wow forever (thelemmy.club)
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a video game boycott is the ultimate litmus test for whether or not a person is capable of self-governing. To boycott a video game is objectively right. There are no situations other than dire emergencies in which a person is not able to boycott a video game. Simultanously, it is not illegal to buy a video game that's a boycott target Therefore the video game boycott presents itself as the apex example of whether a person will do what is right without being forced to do it. No one will punish you for not boycotting a video game, no one will fine you or kill you for not boycotting a video game you gain nothing by boycotting a video game You must boycott a video game out of the goodness of your own heart. You must boycott a video game because it is the right thing to do. Because it is correct. A person who is unable to do this is no better than an sheep, an absolute consumer who can only be made to do what is right by threatening them with a law and the force that stands behind it. The video game boycott is what determines whether a person is a boring consumerist mark.
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[–] 3 points 13 hours ago* (3 children)

Xbox was added to BDS in April 2025. In April 2025, Blizzard was part of "Microsoft Gaming". Microsoft Gaming was renamed to "Xbox Division" in April 2026. The BDS list says last modified on September 2025. When Xbox was added to the BDS list, Blizzard was not considered to be part of Xbox.

https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/microsoft-gaming-changes-name-to-xbox-1236729080/

I was not aware of the rename. I'm not sure whether BDS Movement would consider Blizzard to be part of Xbox after the rename happened. I don't see any posts about World of Warcraft on the BDS Movement social media pages. To correct my previous comment, BDS did name Blizzard in the original Microsoft announcement, though Blizzard is not listed on the list image.

When I posted about Microsoft being added to the BDS list, it bothered me that people responded negatively and some said they wouldn't follow it. It makes me suspicious that people call for the boycott of WoW Forever for being BDS but I never saw anyone say boycott Call of Duty MW4 for being BDS and it had a much larger audience.

I think people should read the whole list and follow the BDS boycott list whenever possible.

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  • [–] 19 points 13 hours ago

    It makes me suspicious that people call for the boycott of WoW Forever for being BDS but I never saw anyone say boycott Call of Duty MW4 for being BDS

    Tbh, I think we might be able to just chalk that one up to a demographic issue. Nobody here plays cawadoody or would have even considered doing so. But we do have a pretty significant proportion of the type of nerd who would play wow.

    I mean I've been playing EverQuest Legends lately lmao

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  • [–] 8 points 13 hours ago

    cod heads probably don't care about human lives and communists probably aren't interested in the propaganda frat bro shooter, while we do have the kind of nerds who would play mmorpgs.

    i don't think it makes sense to boycott a corporate entity but not its commonly known subsidiaries, especially in games where those divisions are the most fictional and things could be reorganized at any time.

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