We all recall the huge uproar over Blizzard banning a professional Hearthstone player named blitzchung for expressing his political views on the issue of the Hong Kong protests.
But after the voices of protesters rose to this behavior the developer returned and announced the easing of his penalties on the player where he made the ban 6 months instead of 12 months, but this was not enough for some as the players took advantage of the Belize Con 2019 event to organize a protest against Blizzard, forcing the team leader To take the stage and publicly apologize.
But not all members of the team seem to agree on this behavior. Today, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan said he was happy to hear the ban was reduced to six months, although he thought it should be further reduced and even canceled altogether.
He said that he always advocated freedom of expression and supported the right of everyone to express his opinions. He usually dealt with such decisions in his game. The decision required 4 or 5 days and after consultations between specialized people. Therefore, the studio was surprised to take such a decision and take tough action quickly.
