To specify the name of the country where the events happened, added by OP. A colon (:) would've been clearer, but it's appreciated, instead of the usual US Defaultism.
I honestly don't assume anything about his role at Blizzard. His nickname was with Afrasiabi's on a World of Warcraft item. Also, on the game development side, the Overwatch leadership team's misguided obsession with making Overwatch into a MMO has significantly hampered the evolution of the game.
Anyway, better to avoid parasocial stuff regardless. I liked his updates and videos, and that's it.
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I think it's okay, I would have voted against it, but they really need to be careful with their website design.