Why is Blizzard actively trying to kill the game every chance they get? I don't get it...
Clearly doesn't matter if the game survives or not, against the profits they can make next quarter.
I think this is the issue with pre-agreeing to sell and then waiting months to do it. Until the sale is done it's their own circus and Microsoft always pays the amount they agreed to even if the company (or their IP) is actually worth less.
Basically, if they were to stay independent for 10 more years, I think they wouldn't do this, but because they think they'll sell, they want to make as much money as possible until it closes, probably to distribute that equity before the sale closes for their higher ups (who'll leave soon after the merger, either because they can't make that amount of money anymore or leave after to settle to get out because of how much they're earning anyway).
This is looking more and more like a bad buy.