BG Queue Assist AddOns

[Khatovar]

Wow! Guess that means they responded alright.

Deleting all the topics threads sends a nice, clear message of "We don't care."

Or it sends a nice clear message of "don't spam create threads if there's already one on this topic." Considering 3 of the 4 threads you linked are still active, I'd hardly call that a great big FU.

[daanji]

Or it sends a nice clear message of "don't spam create threads if there's already one on this topic." Considering 3 of the 4 threads you linked are still active, I'd hardly call that a great big FU.

Well, it may be considered spam by someone who is not a vested member of the oQueue community, but I'd lean towards calling it a protest or a demonstration.

Blizzard has a history of ignoring the PvP community and omitting certain feature changes in patch notes without ever acknowledging them. In the past, it has taken formal protests (IE forum spam, as that is really the only method we have to be heard) to get a response from Blizzard or even acknowledged.

Sarcastic tweets from the Lead System Designer doesn't help in this regard.

I am against spam as much as anyone, but the oQueue community is very large and each individual finds out about the change in their own time and creates their own thread.
If you observe the threads, the majority of the posts are users who rarely visit the forums from a lot of different users. It is not a handful of people spamming the thread (except for the trolls, who seem to be very active).

Now, as to my comment on Reddit, it was more of an observation on that community. They have a tendency to mobilize on topics they feel passionate about, so I anticipate at least some organize response from those users. I am not advocating they do so as non-constructive spam is pointless. However, formal and organized protests can be useful. Blizzard values our feedback and opinion. Sadly, it seems the only way to get important community topics noticed is to be loud and verbal.

Case in point, Blizzard relocated the Leave Battleground button to be right next to the Show ScoreBoard button. Unfortunately, this caused people to accidentally click on the wrong button and get the deserted buff. The battleground forums were aflame with posts from tons of users who hated this change and wanted it moved. Blizzard did not acknowledge or respond to this issue that many in the PvP community felt was important. Yet, with 5.1 they finally relocated a button. Sure, it is a small change that only affect a small amount of people, but it does show that by protesting and making your opinion heard, you can influence the game.