Today at the Univeristy of California Irvine, a mix of 800 student and some faculty held a mass protest against the lack of beta keys handed out by Blizzard Entertainment. The picture seen here is the mob taking to the streets in a direct march to Blizzard headquarters in Irvine to voice their complaints about the vast amount of noobs getting beta keys instead of loyal Brood War enthusiasts.

WE'RE WAITING BLIZZARD

GrayArea

United States872 Posts

March 05 2010 00:22 GMT

I recognize both those locations on the UCI campus. I used to go there every day in the summer. The second picture is taken from the bridge that connects the UCI campus (by the rose garden) to the plaza with all the stores by Lee's sandwiches.

Edit: Ok, he changed the pictures. I should have quoted OP so this post doesn't seem off. But ya, second picture has been changed.

Nal_rAwr

United States2611 Posts

March 05 2010 00:23 GMT

...are you serious?

GrayArea

United States872 Posts

March 05 2010 00:25 GMT

On March 05 2010 09:23 Nal_rAwr wrote:
...are you serious?

No he's not. Read the sign on the second picture....zzzzzz

shindigs

United States4795 Posts

March 05 2010 00:27 GMT

On March 05 2010 09:25 GrayArea wrote:

Show nested quote +

No he's not. Read the sign on the second picture....zzzzzz

The Shared Governance meant to say NERF ROACHES but they it was the only sign they could find.

mrmin123

Korea (South)2971 Posts

March 05 2010 00:52 GMT

UCD had a protest like this today too! Fucking Blizzard man, making everyone involved in education angry.

paper

13196 Posts

March 05 2010 00:53 GMT

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=university california protest&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn

Polar_Nada

United States1548 Posts

March 05 2010 00:55 GMT

GO NERDLINGS GO. dang i should haved joined in.

shindigs

United States4795 Posts

March 05 2010 00:55 GMT

On March 05 2010 09:53 paper wrote:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=university california protest&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn

Obviously a cover-up by the WoW nerds. There are 12 million of them AND THEY ARE EVERYWHERE, EVEN IN GOOGLE NEWS.

UCD had a protest like this today too! Fucking Blizzard man, making everyone involved in education angry.

Makes sense since the majority of all UC campuses is Asian, we love our StarCraft.

cgrinker

United States3824 Posts

March 05 2010 01:00 GMT

#10

Students for a Democratic Society have been occupying buildings here at Evergreen in protest of lack of beta keys as well.

Deleted User 47542

1484 Posts

March 05 2010 01:02 GMT

#11

Every school in california had a protest today. Too bad it really wasn't about starcraft :{

Polar_Nada

United States1548 Posts

March 05 2010 01:28 GMT

#12

On March 05 2010 10:02 superbabosheki wrote:
Every school in california had a protest today. Too bad it really wasn't about starcraft :{

lol if it was everybody would be like wtf?

GrayArea

United States872 Posts

March 05 2010 01:40 GMT

#13

nvm..

LosingID8

CA10824 Posts

March 05 2010 02:02 GMT

#14

oh california

zoLo

United States5896 Posts

March 05 2010 02:10 GMT

#15

Some of these protests are stupid because most of them aren't even in it for the cause. There's already reports of students smashing windows on cars, pulling fire alarms at school, or running into classroom disrupting a teacher lecturing. At UC Santa Cruz, a couple hundred blocked off an intersection. Not to mention a group of idiots managed to block off I 880 and causing traffic that is extending for miles.

LosingID8

CA10824 Posts

March 05 2010 02:34 GMT

#16

it's really quite stupid.

they're destroying the property of the people who pay taxes to fund their education.

not exactly the best way to gain support for your cause?

thunk

United States6233 Posts

March 05 2010 03:02 GMT

#17

One of the few things more expensive than education is not having education. It's worth it, regardless of the cost.

zoLo

United States5896 Posts

March 05 2010 03:08 GMT

#18

Yes, I agree, but do it peacefully and civil at least. Causing damage to public/private property and blocking off roads is not.

nttea

Sweden4353 Posts

March 05 2010 03:16 GMT

#19

On March 05 2010 11:34 LosingID8 wrote:
it's really quite stupid.

they're destroying the property of the people who pay taxes to fund their education.

not exactly the best way to gain support for your cause?

no, the taxes aren't funding their education anymore, that's the issue.

KingKRule

United States84 Posts

March 05 2010 03:53 GMT

#20

On March 05 2010 12:08 zoLo wrote:
Yes, I agree, but do it peacefully and civil at least. Causing damage to public/private property and blocking off roads is not.

It's not?

It's hellavah lot more peaceful than what goes on elsewhere in the world.