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[lughnasadh123]

I'm not bothered enough if they wanted to change it or not but I certainly understand why they'd feel it important enough at least as a PR move to not have a character named after someone like that.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

This is great news. Invigorating even.

 

[TheGrat1]

McCree was named after a real Blizzard employee who was allegedly involved with a sexual harassment scandal at the company, and so they felt they had to change the name to something else to "make things right" despite no one giving a rat's ass about any of this.

Giving video game characters a background when nobody GAF...

In a game with no story mode, no less.

 

[treemk]

They went full retard

Yeesh. So many people acting personally attacked by this. What's with the hot take that it doesn't solve sexism and create world peace, so nothing at all is worth doing? So many people can't wait to be outraged by gestures because it attacks their own personal status quo. It's a video game character. It's totally a dumb gesture that does nothing, but gnashing and crying that it was done is almost more sad.

Its the overall mindset and priorities. Renaming a character is childish and shows complete disregard for their players in favor of their personal petty bullshit. From this to censorship and avoidance of attractive women in Diablo 2 they have gone full retard.

 

[01011001]

I'm not bothered enough if they wanted to change it or not but I certainly understand why they'd feel it important enough at least as a PR move to not have a character named after someone like that.

noone even knew they did name him after that guy, but now everyone knows and everyone who plays the game will eternally think about the guy they wanted to erase from the game...
I had no idea... Mcree sounds like the most generic cowboy name ever, noone gave it a second thought

Streisand effect wins, flawless victory

 

[mitch1971]

 

[Elginer]

I'll stick with McCree.

Same. This is fucking retarded. Sorry, if that word is also now offensive. I’m from the 90s, I don’t understand this shit anymore.

 

[DeepEnigma]

People on the twatters are having a laugh right now saying there's a pornstar called Cassidy Cole.
Did a fact check and yes, it's true. Found her profile on a site called babepedia.

Fist they sub out a succubus for a male demon that rapes women in their sleep, now this.

That is why I used the Brokeback Mountain gif, shit sounded straight out of a gay porn name. But all along it is an actual female pornstar.

This simulation is wild.

 

[Halo is Back]

Good job Blizzard, all your sins are now absolved!

 

[Huevos de Oro]

Cole Cassidy huh?

 

[Nobody_Important]

Better name than "Jesse Mcree".


I call this a win.

 

[Barakov]

Lets all hold hands and hug as we begin to heal…

Further proof this company has no backbone.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

You know what? They should of took the piss and named him Revolver McCowboy. Why not, I hardly see anyone say positive things about Overwatch anymore.

 

[MrA]

People on the twatters are having a laugh right now saying there's a pornstar called Cassidy Cole.
Did a fact check and yes, it's true. Found her profile on a site called babepedia.

so assumably this should signal boost her , so all this stupidity is good for her I guess.

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

 

[zeorhymer]

This must be better than replacing women with a bowl of fruit, right?

 

[Jennings]

Cole Cassidy, not to be confused with porn star Cassidy Cole.

 

[BusierDonkey]

Cole Cassidy, not to be confused with porn star Cassidy Cole.

I bet she's been McCree'd a few times

 

[worldwithpyramids]

He will always just be McCree lol

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I bet she's been McCree'd a few times

 

[Shadowplay1979]

someone find a relation of the name cole cassidy to something sexist and hit twitter up with how blizzard need to "be better" and change this right away

 

[balls of snow]

Sexism is defeated with this one act. Praise blizzard.

 

[GymWolf]

I'm cole with this.

 

[AMSCD]

I understand renaming a character that is named after someone who is worthy of condemnation. That is a completely reasonable thing to do even if the person is relatively unknown. But they shouldn't act like this makes things better. A shadow change might have actually been better so that it didn't seem like they were tooting their own horn.

 

[AMSCD]

They went full retard

Its the overall mindset and priorities. Renaming a character is childish and shows complete disregard for their players in favor of their personal petty bullshit. From this to censorship and avoidance of attractive women in Diablo 2 they have gone full retard.

Sexual harassment isn't petty bullshit.

 

[Marvel]

I'm just going to call him McCree because it sounds better.

 

[Lanrutcon]

2021 is saved, gentlemen.

Can I get a yeehaw from the woman folk who are the real winners here.

 

[LMJ]

I understand renaming a character that is named after someone who is worthy of condemnation. That is a completely reasonable thing to do even if the person is relatively unknown. But they shouldn't act like this makes things better. A shadow change might have actually been better so that it didn't seem like they were tooting their own horn.Sexual

Lol ah yes continue to bend over anytime something offensive happens...

If they had left it alone, nobody of any importance would have cared and this ugly business would have gone away with time... now every time Mcree...oh sorry, Cole Cassidy is brought up this scandal will come to mind...

harassment isn't petty bullshit.

True, but renaming a character who

A. Looks nothing like said alleged sex offender

B. has no ties to said man above outside of a name thousands already have

C. Show pure cowardice to new wave puritanism despite the fact that said Twitter and Ree's in question were likely not playing the game to begin with...

certainly is "petty bullshit"

 

[HoodWinked]

the dumbest part is that no one even knew McCree was named after some dude at blizzard

but now because of the tone deaf name change now everyone knows and every time this new name or the old name comes up this dumb thing will always been associated with it. it's the opposite of world building cause now every time you see/hear his name you'll immediately be taken out of the world and instead make some association with the lawsuit.

 

[cormack12]

Retire character and create a new one (or)
Rename existing character

Blizz: What is the least amount of work we can do to get points?
: Meet COLE CASSIDY

I feel OW2 release would be better suited to retire the char and introduce a replacement. This just means those rumours of OW2 being pushed to 2023 are probably true.

 

[BaneIsPain]

I miss 90s Blizzard.

 

[Flintty]

Bollocks. My McCree action figure will always be McCree, it says so on the fucking box. What you gonna do, Blizzard?

 

[TransTrender]

I like how the Twitter handle is Overwatch @PlayOverwatch which seems to be completely disassociated from Blizzard and Activision because those brands are fucking AIDS.

 

[winjer]

It's like putting a band aid on a missing arm, and pretending everything is alright.

 

[nightmare-slain]

It's like putting a band aid on a missing arm, and pretending everything is alright.

 

[eastcoastkody]

did vince mcmahon rename him

 

[McCheese]

I feel bad for any Cole Cassidys who ever dreamt of working for blizzard.

 

[wipeout364]

They should have talked to this guy he had lots of good ideas for names:

 

[darth.shrimp]

B-But you don't understand! Cole Cassidy has always been his name, Jesse McCree was only his "outlaw name"! ... whatever that means

 

[Shut0wen]

My life has truely changed for the better after this i am truely now a different person god bless bkizzard

 

[Forsythia]

What a shit name. It'll be McGree forever, congrats Blizzard

 

[SJRB]

 

[tylrdiablos]

 

[PSFan]

So when will they be re-releasing the game Mad Dog McCree as Mad Dog Cassidy? We need to wipe all mention of that horrible person. Can't upset the snowflakes.

 

[Deerock71]

LET'S GO BRANDON!!!

 

[Kuranghi]

Its times like these that I wish Mr. Ford was a real person so we could get his feelings on this important news:

 

[Marvel]

did vince mcmahon rename him

Cole "bearcat" Cassidy

 

[IntentionalPun]

You misspelled fuck

 

[Edgelord79]

Fuck Blizzard.

Fuck them up their stupid asses.

 

[Hoppa]

My mind goes to casserole