In Heroes of the Storm, a player completely lost control – and with serious consequences.
The raw facts have been known for a while, now the details are known. A player could go to prison for 5 years after threatening to show up at Blizzard’s headquarters – with an AK-47, the Kalashnikov assault rifle.
Because he was “muted” in Heroes of the Storm …
This much had been known for a while, now PcGamesN knows the details. One wonders: For God’s sake, what injustice must have befallen the player that he threatens with such things? The answer: His account in Heroes of the Storm was “muted” after he aggressively insulted and threatened other players. Alongside racist insults, he also announced that he would “bomb the Twin Towers in New York.” In Heroes of the Storm, such behavior is punished by revoking chat rights.
When he could no longer threaten other players, he tried it with Blizzard:
“Watch out Blizzard. I live in California, your headquarters is in California… If you keep silencing me in Heroes of the Storm, I might, maybe not, stop by with an AK-47 and bring along some other fun toys.”
The perpetrator had already attracted attention before
Such things are taken very seriously in the USA, especially given the current climate. The 28-year-old was arrested by the FBI, the U.S. security agency. He is currently being held because authorities believe he has “serious mental problems” due to these and other statements. Already in March last year, he was committed for a mental health evaluation after allegedly telling a sheriff’s department that he had intentions of murdering visitors to a park.
The case is expected to go to court in a few days. The maximum penalty for the crime is 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
