Pay To Win – Episode 363

In this episode, I start by mentioning companies that support LGBTQ+ people, a little bit about unionization, and a questionable post from Bobby Kotick. Most of this episode focuses on Diablo Immortal and "pay to win".

Things mentioned in this episode:

Electronic Arts tweeted support for Trans Rights, Women's Rights, and LGBTQ+ communitiesRaven Software tweeted about Lion's Pride and Gaymer Emblems in Warzone Sony tweeted (with partner Immigration Equality) supporting LGBTQ+ immigrantsSony tweeted that the global Pride theme is "Transcend"Wowhead has a Pride Fundraiser that supports the Trevor ProjectKotaku posted an article titled: "Dragon Age QA Workers Vote Unanimously To Form Labor Union"Activision Blizzard posted: "Activision Blizzard To Recognize And Begin Negotiations With CWA"A Better ABK tweeted a critique of Activision Blizzard's push against unionizationBlizzard posted: "Snatch Up Diablo Immortal Goodies For Your Favorite Games"Blizzard posted: "Diablo Immortal Known Issues, Hotfixes, and Patch Notes for PC Open Beta"Engadget posted: "'Diablo Immortal' is unplayable on some Samsung Exynos chipsets"Rod Fergusson (SVP, GM of the Diablo franchise) quote tweeted @DiabloImmortal about Over 10 Million InstallsGameRant posted: "It Costs $100.00 to Fully Gear-Up in Diablo Immortal"VGC News posted: "Maxing out a Diablo Immortal character could reportedly cost 'up to $110,000'"@Neinball tweeted a thread about Diablo ImmortalGameRant posted: "Streamer Spends Nearly $4,000 on Diablo Immortal and Doesn't Get Any 5 Star Legendary Gems"Echohack posted a YouTube video titled: "I'm Depressed About Diablo Immortal's Hidden Caps"BigDaddyDen posted a YouTube video titled: "Unbiased Review Diablo Immortal"@bigdaddyden tweeted that he is done with Diablo Immortal@Asmongold tweeted a short clip comparing an Elder Rift with Crests - and without CrestsMetro posted: "Twitch streamer proves that Diablo Immortal is pay-to-win after banning critics over his big spending"CarBot Animations posted a YouTube video titled: "Diablo Immoral"Kotaku posted: "Diablo Immortal Is Far Too Good To Be Free"@candlesan (Wyatt Cheng, Game Director Diablo Immortal) quote tweeted the Kotaku articleThe European Consumer Organization posted information about loot boxesMaxroll posted "Whirlwind Barbarian Solo Guide"@Echohack tweeted "This is what peak Crusader looks like:" and posted a video with a glitch@KamuiCosplay posted a short video of her cosplay as a Diablo Immortal Barbarian@KamuiCosplay posted a short video of her cosplay as a Diablo Immortal Wizard

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Shattered Soulstone T-shirts now available on Jen’s Redbubble!Shattered Soulstone Pride shirts now available on Jen’s Redbubble!Book of Jen website: Diablo gameplay videosBook of Jen YouTube: Diablo III Season 26 playlist (work in progress)Book of Jen YouTube: Diablo Immortal Closed Alpha playlistBook of Jen YouTube: Diablo Immortal playlist (work in progress)Twitch @BarbarianKobold (NOTE: I rarely stream.)

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