> What's the alternative?

keep working, hope that blizzard reverses course.

this is the first seriously backwards move in 30 years of the company afaik. quitting immediately isn't the answer to your average employee.

and please reread what I wrote. I know many blizzard employees. as much as it hurts them to see what their company did, quitting simply can't be an option to them. not in a massive immediate show of support. not everyone can afford to be political.