I don't hate WoW, I've never played it nor have plans too, don't like the graphics really.
I just think that Blizzard as a company could have done much much much more for charity with this event than they did, and I feel that the whole event was set up by them as a publicity rather than for the actual reason of charity. My evidence for this is that they did not put up some matching number, or even give away free in-game items to promote the event, or one of the many other things a major publishing company with millions of dollars in profit quarterly could do.
They've done several of these charity events before, and every time they've donated 100% of the proceeds, which is more than can be said for many so-called "charities". Stop trying to find fault where this none.
Why are you white knighting so much about this? There are lots of things that donate all proceeds to charities while giving you a much better return. If I want to donate to charity I'll buy a Humble Bundle.
Ted Turner, who in 1996 was worth $3.2 billion due to his Time Warner enterprise, decided to make a $1 billion contribution to the UN because he had previously donated to similar causes, and felt strongly about the issues the UN were participating in. Before donating to the UN, Turner was a proponent for the protection of the environment, especially in combating global warming. Turner believed that his $100 million per year donation over the course of 10 years would make a difference in the direction of the United Nations, and that he could use this donation to encourage other wealthy members of society to make financial contributions to the work of the UN.[7] By Giving away nearly 1/3 of his wealth while still living, Ted Turner was a major influence in the Giving Pledge movement.
If you've ever been in a position where you need a donation to have food and water for your family or some similarly awful situation, you would realize that any donation is impressive and humbles you in a way nothing else can. Pretty sappy, but also pretty true. The amount of cynicism and negativity on this website sometimes bothers me.
Many of us donate every single day of our working lives.
The donations that impress me are the one where a real sacrifice is made. Giving away 1/3 of your net worth is a huge sacrifice, whether its one hundred dollars or one billion dollars makes no difference to me.
I just don't see the point in differentiating. Donation comes from a good place. It shouldn't matter if some great sacrifice was made. Why nitpick? Why not just be happy that there's people out there willing to help.
Who's to nitpicking? I don't recall putting anyone or anything down. I gave an example of a donation that I thought was very impressive.
You didn't. I just think it's kind of weird that you come into a thread to post about a donation that you think is actually impressive. Is it not equally impressive that Blizzard and their community raised a ton of money for charity? I mean, Ted Turner still had $2.2 billion dollars left in the bank after his donation. Some great sacrifice...
Ah... nitpicking.
No, I just don't think one donation is "better" than another, and I'm trying to understand why anyone would. It's okay, I've learned to accept that I will never understand some people.
Actually you just belittled someone who donated 1/3 of their wealth to a worthy cause.
I don't hate WoW, I've never played it nor have plans too, don't like the graphics really.
I just think that Blizzard as a company could have done much much much more for charity with this event than they did, and I feel that the whole event was set up by them as a publicity rather than for the actual reason of charity. My evidence for this is that they did not put up some matching number, or even give away free in-game items to promote the event, or one of the many other things a major publishing company with millions of dollars in profit quarterly could do.
They've done several of these charity events before, and every time they've donated 100% of the proceeds, which is more than can be said for many so-called "charities". Stop trying to find fault where this none.
Why are you white knighting so much about this? There are lots of things that donate all proceeds to charities while giving you a much better return. If I want to donate to charity I'll buy a Humble Bundle.
Why do you need any return? I think that is the real question that you need to be asking yourself. If you only donate to charity because you get something out of it then you need to take a long hard look in the mirror.
Why do you need any return? I think that is the real question that you need to be asking yourself. If you only donate to charity because you get something out of it then you need to take a long hard look in the mirror.
In this case, I'm speaking about how they were giving something in return. Anyways, the point is, the company has far more resources than players, why didn't they match what the players donated with their better resources, or say multiply it even by as little as 1.25x. Instead they did nothing and as another person pointed out people who have boughten once from a cash shop will be more likely to in the future. That information makes this seem like more of a gateway drug than a charity drive, hence why I don't like it.
Do you all know how much Blizzard itself donates to charity per year? If not, then shut the hell up. So tired of social justice warriors bitching about how much companies raise for charity when they themselves probably can't be bothered to throw $5 at the VFW guy collecting at a local intersection, or take a load of old clothing down to the local Salvation Army.
"OH MY GAWD, TED TURNER ONLY DONATED 1/3 OF HIS WEALTH! HOW GREEDY!"
Tell you what, you can disparage the donations of others when you donate 1/3 of what you own to charity. Furthermore I don't think the charity, or those who will benefit from it, really care who gave that money or why. That's over a billion dollars going toward helping people which likely wouldn't exist if not for Mr. Turner. I greatly dislike the man for other reasons, but picking on him (or ANYONE wealthy, person or company) because he / they didn't give enough to charity in your eyes is absolutely pathetic.
A 'gateway drug'... that's a Palin / Pelosi style comment right there. Good God.
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Why are you white knighting so much about this? There are lots of things that donate all proceeds to charities while giving you a much better return. If I want to donate to charity I'll buy a Humble Bundle.
Why are you bad-mouthing so much about this? Make-a-wish now has an extra $1.7 million that they wouldn't have had if it wasn't for the event. It takes an awfully bitter person to find something wrong with that.
Lol people bashing this needs to give their head a shake, grow up and stop hating so much. What Blizzard did here is a good thing, period. Many companies give nothing at all.
Its good a hundred percent goes to charity now . I think Blizzard probably realized that when they only kept 50 percent for themselves it just looked greedy and cast the company in a bad light .
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"OH MY GAWD, TED TURNER ONLY DONATED 1/3 OF HIS WEALTH! HOW GREEDY!"
Tell you what, you can disparage the donations of others when you donate 1/3 of what you own to charity. Furthermore I don't think the charity, or those who will benefit from it, really care who gave that money or why. That's over a billion dollars going toward helping people which likely wouldn't exist if not for Mr. Turner. I greatly dislike the man for other reasons, but picking on him (or ANYONE wealthy, person or company) because he / they didn't give enough to charity in your eyes is absolutely pathetic.
A 'gateway drug'... that's a Palin / Pelosi style comment right there. Good God.
AN' DERE AIN'T NO SUCH FING AS ENUFF DAKKA, YA GROT! Enuff'z more than ya got an' less than too much an' there ain't no such fing as too much dakka. Say dere is, and me Squiggoff'z eatin' tonight!
We are born of the blood. Made men by the blood. Undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open. FEAR THE OLD BLOOD.
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