Players have been gathering together in-game in World of Warcraft in response to the allegations made against Activision Blizzard.
Some incredibly serious allegations were made against Activision Blizzard and its employees this week. Allegations that have taken the form of a lawsuit against the Call of Duty studio filed by California's Department of Fair Employment. You can read the report here, including all of the allegations made, but be warned it contains a lot of sensitive topics that may trigger some readers.
Many people have taken to social media to speak out against Activision Blizzard, vowing to never buy or play the studio's games again going forward. Many World of Warcraft players would also like to do that but are currently tied to non-refundable subscriptions. Instead, many of them have decided to protest against Activision Blizzard until those subscriptions run out.
RELATED: If The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Shocks You, You Haven't Been Paying Attention
The in-game protest is taking place in Oribos where a number of players from both factions are gathered, sat quietly on the steps outside of the city's inn. The idea was initially thought up by role play guild Fence Macabre on the Moon Guard and Wyrmrest Accord servers. However, as word of the in-game protest has spread, more of them have been taking place on other servers.
Organizing a protest like this one is trickier than it might sound. Warcraft controls the population when certain areas get too crowded to keep the servers stable, visibly phasing players out if there are too many in one area. However, Fence Macabre's Hinahina, as well as a few others, have been getting around that by encouraging players to gather in groups of 40 so they all can all still see each other, and more importantly, discuss the matter at hand.
Hinahina told PC Gamer that the community has been very supportive with hundreds of players coming to Oribos to join the protest. Fence Macabre has also been using the opportunity to raise money for Black Girls Code, a nonprofit that helps women of color break into the tech industry. The guild has already raised $3500 for charity via the protests, surpassing the initial goal it had set.
NEXT: The Repeated Repackaging Of The Original Sonic Series Proves They're The Ultimate Comfort Games
