Production
@Bungie
for Destiny 2. Prev. Esports Engine & Blizzard Esports- Gaming & sometimes travel but mostly post pictures of my pets ๐๐๐๐๐๐(yes, 6)
Deeply & incredibly disappointed in the esports community today
โForced to step backโ is wildly disingenuous when a suspension is handed out for not cooperating in an investigation
As is parroting โiNnOcEnT UnTiL pRoVeN gUiLtYโโฆ (1/2)
Okay so folks are harping on OWL for women being absent on the rostersโฆ
again ๐
This is not an OWL issue this is a GAMING issue
There are only around 100 women who have earned more than $10k in tournaments & only around 50 who have earned over $50k ACROSS ALL TITLES ๐งต
Pro players traveling to
#BlizzCon
- pls for the love of all that is holy DO NOT:
- Constantly tag your location (restaurants/bars)
- Post pictures in front of your hotel room (showing your room #)
- Or tag what hotel youโre staying at
Iโd love for you all to stay safe ๐
An ex-boyfriend once told me I shouldnโt play video games because Iโm a girl (after I asked if I could hop on his PC because I was bored while he played on his console)... I moved on to work on LotV, SC2 Esports, & now Overwatch League ๐
Tech Twitter: Tell me about a time someone underestimated or dismissed you and what amazing things youโve gone on to do since then?
RT for reach if yโall want a bunch of victory stories ๐๐
First day at the new job ๐
Incredibly excited to announce Iโve joined the Destiny 2 Production Team
@Bungie
โ
Everyone has been so welcoming already & I canโt wait to dive into everything more โบ๏ธ
Hi all! Did you know that Tier 2 is super important for a healthy pro player base!?
Because of that after BlizzCon Iโll be shifting my role from OWL to
@owpathtopro
to help support Contenders & itโs players.
I have a lot of goals in mind & look forward to the challenges (1/2)
2021: It was determined that on at least two occasions Sinatraa misrepresented certain facts, made false statements, & did not cooperate with the investigationโฆ
2022: nah, u prolly donโt need โCooperating with Investigationsโ training, GLHF
???
Shout out to
@HoplitePlays
๐ -
She was the main activity designer for Excision, it was a wild ride getting the activity off the ground and Iโm so happy & honored I got to be her producer through it
Cheers Milan, so damn proud of you ๐ฅน
The Witness has retreated from the monolith - but, an important battle awaits.
We'll need all Guardians available to help us defeat the Witness, once and for all.
Rally with us and launch into Excision, a newly unlocked 12-player activity.
After six years, being gifted a sword, & countless esports events later Friday will be my last day at Blizzard Entertainment ๐
Iโm forever grateful for the lessons learned, friends made, & the many adventures had. Iโll miss my Blizzard family but also excited for whatโs next.
Guilt canโt be proven when thereโs no investigation & the victim is harassed to the point of mental degradation
Iโm sure it was a calculated decision to not cooperate in the investigation in hopes of receiving a lesser punishment. It worked
Congrats on pushing the industry back
This was just a little over six years ago ๐ฅบโฆ now down to 12 people (in all of Activision-Blizzard Esports)
Im so sorry to those that were let go, who still believed in OW Esports, you all deserved better ๐
*checking into the same hotel I do every week*
Receptionist: do you have a preferred area of the hotel?
*i slowly narrow my eyes*... which part reaches the nearby Pokรฉmon stop?
Her: I know exactly which rooms, one moment.
Nice.
HISTORIQUE !!!!
La France est la premiรจre รฉquipe ร battre la Corรฉe du Sud en Coupe du Monde !
Aprรจs une dรฉfaite d'entrรฉe de jeu face aux USA, le VI Franรงaise se paye la Corรฉe du Sud pour se racheter. Tout est pardonnรฉ !
#avecle6
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Scarlett is a woman, thereโs no line to draw
This was also a significant moment bc this was her 1st major win, an NA player winning in Korea, & the 1st esport to be involved in the Olympics
This was a milestone for women AND esports so kindly stfu with this bull shit take๐
Nationalities playing on
@PHL_Fusion
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๐ซ๐ท
๐ธ๐ช
๐ซ๐ฎ
๐ฌ๐ง
๐ช๐ธ
๐จ๐ฆ
Theyโre a melting pot of skill & personality repโing a city that had a major part in the Revolutionary War. Now they head to NY to battle a London based team. Thatโs amazing, cheers ๐บ๐ธโ๐ผ
#OWL2018
Today is special to me as it marks my 3rd year at Blizzard Ent. & in some form working with StarCraft II, an experience Iโll always be grateful for. With that Iโm also excited to announce that Iโve accepted a position on Overwatch League as a Player Relations Coordinator...
Thereโs a lot I could add about my own exp but I wonโt here
Though, I will say that while there are some abhorrent people that contributed to this there were also advocates who always tried to do the right thing, so pls donโt harass people over this news.
Following her ill-fated email deflecting allegations made against Activision Blizzard, Frances Townsend has stepped down as Executive Sponsor of the ABK Women's Network, although she still remains employed by the company.
Hey everyone
#OWL2019
is only two weeks away... just.. two.. weeks ๐คฏ
All the folks behind the scenes & on the teams (staff+players) are working like mad to make this season amazing for you all.
Pls distribute virtual high-fives & appreciation where applicable :)
When gross sexist things were talked about in the Skybox during early OWL, people "listened"
When myself and others on my team consistently brought up issues we were facing, little to nothing was done. But people "listened"
There's been enough listening
(1/2)
@gatamchun
2/2
He then looked really excited and said back โbecause weโre friends!โ and from then on the backstage greeting was always an enthusiastic โHi!โ
I believe him saying he wants fans to say hi is because he genuinely wants them to feel like friends โบ๏ธ
Itโs Monday & Activision-Blizzard has yet to say anything about Fran Townsendโs gaslighting message to employees
Because if she didnโt personally experience harassment in the workplace the WHOLE FOUR MONTHS sheโs been there must mean it doesnโt exist, right? RIGHT?!
(1/2)
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike
Iโm Kayla! Iโm an associate producer
@Bungie
for
@DestinyTheGame
!
I started in QA at Blizzard, then 7 yrs in esports w/ Blizzard & Esports Engine before joining Bungie :)
Before games I used to work in animal rescue & still help where I can ๐ธ
They (thankfully) deleted that garbage but pls take note:
date rapey misogynistic jokes still arenโt funny or anywhere close to being appropriate even when itโs gender bending filters ๐
What in the actual fuck is this?
In the year 2022 someone running a brand account thought this was a-ok to Tweet out
Being a woman in esports continues to be SO MUCH fun ๐๐๐คฎ
#girlsbehindthegames
Getting behind this because Iโm proud of my career path. I work on Overwatch League in player relations, previously with StarCraft Esports, & SC2 (specifically LotV & Co-op). Iโve been in the industry almost 4 years & happily look forward to many more โ๐ผ
Now that I'm a bit more settled into the new gig I am happy to announce that I've joined
@EsportsEng
in their Burbank office as their Competition Manager!
I'm super excited to be a part of this group & helping bring more amazing esports events to life โจ๐
@owpathtopro
For any of the current & past T2 players that see this news - Dan genuinely cared about all of you & worked incredibly hard to keep Contenders going with very little.
You should have seen how proud/happy he was every time a player was promoted to OWL. He cared so much. ๐
We have a new intern here in the esports office but weโve already had to have a chat about scaling up on constructing additional pylons ๐
((Thank you
@chinbeard
for sending us your amazing work!))
If your reaction is โwhy not say something sooner?โ or โsheโs just trying to ruin his careerโ or โshe could be lyingโ or to use descriptions like egirl...
Do yourself & anyone in your life who may have gone through this a favor & just shut the fuck up.
My heart hurts... itโs hard to feel good about โsurvivingโ when so many amazing talented friends lost their jobs today... today fucking sucks, no way around it.
@gatamchun
1/2
During Season 1 I would always greet SBB with a โHelloโ & he would always happily repeat โHelloโ back. One day I switched to โHi!โ he looked a bit confused, asked the difference between โhelloโ & โhiโ & I explained that โhiโ is the less formal version of โhelloโ...
Whatโs the opposite of โdoom scrollingโ?
Like youโre happy crying while scrolling & seeing people say nice things about something your team made? ๐ฅน๐ญ
#destiny2
#TheFinalShape
Now if any guy comes in to say โeveryone deals with toxicityโ or to โtoughen upโ you are absolutely part of the problem & unless youโve walked in their shoes stfu & sit down. One small example is fans idolizing XQC when he had a fairly mediocre performance in OWL butโฆ
Just thinking about how Lightfall releases in less than two weeks and how it was 100% done remote and how much Iโve enjoyed my new role the last six months
Our ABK friends deserve better ๐
(2/2)
Jon, I know you are a good person & that you truly care about the product & team you represent but please please do more than listen and claim being an ally.
Actions > words. I honestly believe youโre capable of that & I sincerely hope you live up to it.
Scarlett winning a major SC2 title the first time an esport was included in the Olympics people (men) massively downplayed the achievement. This is reflective of how women are treated while even just trying to improve in a competitive game, again, putting them at a disadvantage..
Then the unimaginable amount of shit those women get would scare off most from even bothering. This is true for when theyโve cracked the surface of being a โproโ but just getting there women are put at a significant disadvantage due to their online experience compared to a manโs
AHHH!! not only is it my birthday but also YA GIRL LEVELED UP!!! ๐๐ฅ Changing that title from โEsports Coordinatorโ to โAssociate Player Relations Managerโ continuing with
@overwatchleague
โผ๏ธ
I am so incredibly angry & disappointed.
They could have used this to acknowledge that they have to & can do better, that they are willing to LISTEN!
But no, this type of messaging only reinforces the fear of coming forward.
Absolutely livid.
Some of the League Ops Team needed healing after meeting Genji and Mercy helped us out ๐
Thank you
@LuciePohlComedy
and Gaku Space for taking the time to say hi to us! ๐๐โ๐ผ
Itโs my 5 year Blizzard Anniversary today!
I donโt have my sword in hand yet so hereโs a picture of myself & some awesome friends I worked with on LotV at my first ever Blizzard Champagne Toast ๐ฅ
What in the actual fuck is this?
In the year 2022 someone running a brand account thought this was a-ok to Tweet out
Being a woman in esports continues to be SO MUCH fun ๐๐๐คฎ
Decided to announce pre BlizzCon because Iโd love to connect with T2 players at the event to discuss feedback, put faces to names, ect...
Iโve always believed fluid communication with your community is an important step to success & I wanted start that part as soon as I could :)
Being at the
#ActiBlizzWalkout
walkout today gave me so much hope. So many hugs and productive conversations. Things need to and WILL change for the better, I have hope again ๐
Do not invest your energy on an โEsports Educationโ.
If, after the multitudes of red flags & issues in the industry, you still want to work in esports figure what you want to do (ie: project management, production, comp ops, etcโฆ) study/learn that discipline & go from there.
๐ Bachelor degrees aren't the only choice anymore.
With esports education on the rise in the UK, more students should be considering a Higher National Diploma in esports, argues Iain Earle of Salford Business School (
@salfordbizsch
).
BREAKING: Blizzard president J. Allen Brack is leaving the company, Activision Blizzard just told staff. Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will take over as "co-leaders of Blizzard."
Filed to Bloomberg Terminal, story will be live shortly
It wasnโt until we set the rule that she couldnโt be asked anymore about being a woman in esports that people stopped asking for interviews, which is insane to me & I would be furious if I were in that position- again hard work didnโt mean anything only my gender ๐
Tonight was a first for me - walking out of the venue with Team Sweden and an Overwatch Esports fan stopped me to take a photo with them. I thought she wanted to talk to chipshajen at first but I apparently have one fan...
โข_โข)
( โข_โข)>โโ -โ
(โโ _โ )
Thank you
@SFShock
& congrats on the win today. Little things like this mean so much & help keep me motivated ๐งก
(i also maybe cried a little... a lot ๐ญ)
The original Overwatch League Comp Ops ladies had a little reunion at the beach yesterday ๐๐
(First time weโve all been together since 2019 ๐ฅบ)
Similar to the game dev crunch discussion - Esports grind culture is so damaging
Thereโs this expectation/feeling that you have to be on 24/7, working, living & breathing esports just to survive & all thatโs done is burn out amazing talent (or discourage potential talent)โฆ
@Kwinggx
Scarlett is a woman, thereโs no line to draw.
This was also a significant moment because this was her first major win, an NA player winning in Korea, AND the first esports tournament to be involved in the Olympics.
But sure go off ๐
Suspect known as โPineโ wanted for multiple eliminations in Boston and Houston. Last seen in Ilios.
If seen please notify Overwatch Officials immediately.
#OWL2018
If a woman wants to be in that position, then great, but itโs never been their choice while their male teammates have always had that choice. I witnessed first hand how Geguri was treated that way, hated interviews but was constantly hounded for themโฆ
If a woman does something bad ass in your game or at a tournament idolize those achievements like you would your favorite OWL player. Have kids? Hammer it into their young brains to RESPECT WOMEN, to be friends with girls in their class & include them in activities they enjoyโฆ
& the uncomfortable position of being forced to be the role model, the example, & all anyone wants to talk to you about is not your gameplay but the fact youโre a woman. Your hard work doesnโt matter only your gender- itโs incredibly alienating & demoralizingโฆ
Fran Townsend has NO right to claim she represents any women at Activision-Blizzard. If she isnโt going to resign for her gross dismissive statements then she AT LEAST owes every single one of them an apology & to sit the fuck down & learn from the women who came before her.
Bungie๐
Iโm so fucking excited for you all to play The Final Shape in a couple months. So much love has gone into the expansion and the team absolutely nailed it ๐ฅน
my mom: when are you going to give me grandchildren?
me: look, I donโt even want the responsibility of children in The Sims, how do you expect me to manage that IRL?
her: .... ffs
Over breakfast I tell my Grandpa about my new Overwatch League position & about the league in general. He then immediately looks up the schedule, downloads Twitch on his phone, & researches the teams. Turns out heโs going to be a SF Shock fan.
How do we fix it?
It starts on social media & in the games youโre playing competitively- call out harassment & sexism, if youโre ever called out for something however minor or unintended donโt puff your chest, stfu & learn how you can do betterโฆ
As we extend the joy and community of gaming to everyone, we are incredibly excited to welcome the fantastic teams and iconic franchises of Activision Blizzard to Team Xbox
Dan was such a positive force to be around, just a genuinely great person.
He deserved better. It fucking sucks.
T2 Overwatch, esports, & the world lost a good one.
@MnikaLee
When I quit and they werenโt letting anyone into the offices during lockdown my stuff + other peopleโs stuff was โpackedโ and similarly broken, and left outside in the sun?? Just literally no care to it at all ๐
Ah, the usual smooth brain takes when thereโs initiatives for women in esports. Not that many of these clowns will pay attention to this but hereโs a simple breakdown on *why* this is great for esports as a wholeโฆ (1/?)
Pls stop saying that heโll be out in 2023
The board shouldโve kicked him out LAST YEAR, now heโs guaranteed to be CEO for another year+, then massively benefit from the sale
This is not a win for anyone who wanted Kotick to see any actual fucking consequences for his actions
now... BATTLE!
but not really..
@pcgamerprincess
and I finally received our pointy reward for booping around
@Blizzard_Ent
for five years & since we started the same day on SC2 together & moved to Blizzard Esports together we decided to celebrate together ๐