The state of California stated in its lawsuit against Blizzard that the company 'fostered a sexist culture,' citing pay disparities between men and women, as well as other examples of a hostile work environment. In the same maintenance patch, Blizzard also investigated AVX issues and players being unable to create or join game lobbies.īlizzard is currently engaged in a lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Housing and Employment ('DFEH') over the company's alleged discriminatory labor practices.

Blizzard previously advised players, for the time being and until a permanent fix is implemented, to avoid using the same name for offline and online characters. Post-maintenance, some players are still reporting disappearances of their characters in another bug report forum thread. Blizzard CS - The Americas September 26, 2021įor offline disappearance issues-it also seems to still be a problem. We are working to return those characters to a playable state as soon as possible. We're aware that some characters remain stuck in closed games.