Blizzard cuts off Iranian access to World of Warcraft

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Also, why aren't the allowed to be refunded?

Obviously,stealing is fine if you are a US company!

Imagine if an Iranian company did the same in the US?

 

[Devlish]

The US and it's sanctions sucks, I don't think there is any debating that

Good Grief, this really isnt the forum for debating politics but do you even know why there are sanctions and what the alternatives are?

The games forum should stay on discussing games, not geopolitics. theres enough ignorance on both sides in the few posts here to start a flame war.

 

[Ohnoezfail]

Stupid Amerifats just making the people in the middle east suffer more than they deserve, as usual. Nothing new here

 

[opstrat]

I can see asylum applications going up.

With regards to a refund, obviously blizz cant just take someones money and not give them a product, but who can the iranian people complain to? The US goverment will be like meh its only iran. iran goverment has got problems of thair own than have to deal with a computer game.

 

[Caseh]

Good Grief, this really isnt the forum for debating politics but do you even know why there are sanctions and what the alternatives are?

The games forum should stay on discussing games, not geopolitics. theres enough ignorance on both sides in the few posts here to start a flame war.

Those sanctions suck for the people that are affected; The innocent people that just want to get by, and in this situation play a game for a bit of entertainment. That's all I meant, nothing political. Now, jump off your high horse, before you fall and hurt yourself.

I do know enough about the politics, but as you said, this isn't the time nor the place for that.

 

[badcompany]

US being a ******** to the rest of the world
The Iranian people has done absolutely nothing to deserve this.

the people perhaps not but the state is refusing to follow UN directives.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

It does not change the fact that Blizzard was happily taking people's money,knowing this was going to happen.

Its not the US government's fault,this is Blizzard's fault entirely.

 

[ak22]

the people perhaps not but the state is refusing to follow UN directives.

Just like US....

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

What we can tell you is that United States trade restrictions and economic sanction laws prohibit Blizzard from doing business with residents of certain nations, including Iran. Several of you have seen and cited the text in the Terms of Use which relates to these government-imposed sanctions. This week, Blizzard tightened up its procedures to ensure compliance with these laws, and players connecting from the affected nations are restricted from access to Blizzard games and services.

This also prevents us from providing any refunds, credits, transfers, or other service options to accounts in these countries. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and will happily lift these restrictions as soon as US law allows.

So,Blizzard why didn't you tell your Iranian subscribers last week and then process refunds??

 

[HAz]

Stupid Amerifats just making the people in the middle east suffer more than they deserve, as usual. Nothing new here

Wow are you in alkida?

 

[Rainagul]

Today we take WoW, tomorrow the world.

Oh well at least the Iranian shut ins can go see the light of day again till the sanctions are lifted.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Wow are you in alkida?

I don't think WoW is able to run in people??