Blizzard Promised This Would Never Happen

#0 - May 22, 2010, 12:08 a.m.

I see this phrase get thrown around a lot by people throwing the typical General hissy fits about PvE-PvP transfers and faction change and what ever else is on the front page. Here's the OP in a recent thread:

Q u o t e:
I love how you completely tippy toe around like your on thin ice with this one. Why cant you simply say "no this is NEVER going to happen"? Because several things you guys have promised in the past would never happen have happened? which means of course then, that this idea has been discussed and is possibly still on the table?

Here's the part that bugs me:

Q u o t e:
several things you guys have promised in the past would never happen have happened

Where exactly are these so-called promises? Could somebody link me a blue post that EXPLICITLY responded to a question/request with the phrase, "will never happen?"

I don't think such a post exists. Every blue poster I've always responds in the negative with, "we have no plans at this time to implement this."

Zarhym

#2 - May 22, 2010, 12:14 a.m.

I promise you I will never respond to this thread.

Zarhym

#45 - May 22, 2010, 1:24 a.m.

Q u o t e:
"We don't have plans to do that" does not = "I promise to never ever do it!"

It's also worth noting that individual employees are capable of making mistakes or wording things poorly. Yes, we speak for Blizzard, but we (GMs, CMs, developers, etc.) as individuals are still human. If one individual says "this will not happen," it's possible that statement does not align with our internal goals. It's an unfortunate matter of fact we try to avoid at all times through proper training, as we understand players consider the words of any employee to be an official statement from the company.

Just to give you an example, I make a mistake whenever I hit the "Post" button to reply to a thread. :p