(No, this is nothing to do with Gameplay, but it's the most active section of the forum. Mods will probably move it later).
I have a proposal to make. Hear me out guys.
The aftermath of recent updates
Following the recent updates, there are a lot of people across all the Blitz servers, not just ours on EU, that are vowing to never spend any money on WG products again, at least until some of the underlying issues of the new updates are resolved. That's fine. It's your money and your right to choose who gets your money.
Your nation's troops
There are dozens of brilliant charities out there in the world which help veterans and wounded soldiers.
Your nation's soldiers protect you from all kinds of threats, every single day. Not only those actively fighting in wars abroad but also those defending your homeland. Not all soldiers are fighters - some are humanitarian forces that help people in dangerous places like disaster zones. You don't always read about the heroics of your troops in the newspaper.
A wounded soldier's life is changed forever. They may find it difficult to find employment. They may suffer financial hardship. They may experience the negative mental effects of warfare such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). And so on.
My proposal is this:
Give what money you would have normally but currently refuse to give to WG to your nation's charities that help your veterans and wounded soldiers.
Why do this? Not only are you maintaining your stance that you'll never spend a penny on WG again, but as a result you'll be doing something good instead by helping your nation's heroes.
Together as a community, we can turn this negativity into something good and help people who really need our help.
Please share links to charities in your country that help your nation's troops.
And let people know in this thread that you donated something.
And lead your clan members, friends and so on to this thread so they too can find a charity to contribute to,
I'll get the ball rolling. Earlier I donated £30 to Help For Heroes.
What are YOU donating?
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Links
I'm afraid I don't know the links to every single nation's charities (obviously). So please share any links to military charities for your nation in this thread for others. And please do ensure they are legitimate charities.
United Kingdom:
- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/
- http://www.armyofangels.org.uk/
- http://www.supportin...edveterans.com/
- https://www.ssafa.or...lp-you/veterans
- http://www.combatstress.org.uk/
- https://www.soldierscharity.org/
United States
Canada
Worldwide
- http://www.wvf-fmac.org/ (website is in French because they're based in Paris, click the flags on the top-right to change language).
Come on guys, turn your anger towards WG into a positive charitable contribution towards real, actual soldiers.
Big respect to everybody who makes a donation, no matter how small. Everything helps your heroes.
Edited by Skullcandy, 26 May 2017 - 02:31 PM.