Thursday, April 19, 2012

Think Blizzard is ruining D3?

Actually from what I recall, when D2 released, we all rushed out and bought it (that's what you did back in the early Bliz days), and shortly after, the forums were flooded with complaints about the crappy graphics. The stink went on for weeks until people played it and found that the graphics (yes they were ugly) weren't the be all end all. The game was good on the gaming front. Actually it was close to brilliant and something I played for a decade. That alone make the Blizzard of today so much more disappointing.
Frankly I'm really disappointed in what Blizzard has turned this game into. I no longer rush to by a Bliz game sight unseen. The last one I bought sight unseen was Warcraft 3. It was also the first Blizzard game i never finished.
RMAH is just a way to make what was cheating profitable. Nothing more nothing less. In any case, I don't care. I will never play with random people online and BNet offers nothing of value. I will never use RMAH, and will most likely be forced to play online in a single player game, enduring pointless lag with no benefit, all so I can fit their 'new' vision of what I should like. Apparently our opinion no longer matters and the condescending approach they've taken on this does nothing to deny that.
Diablo (the original) was made on the single player game. I barely recognize what they've turned it into. I cringe at the thought that it may turn out to be too WoW like with it's oh so inventive quests (go here, kill X things, and return with Y body parts). Then they removed character customizations (after all it was all to confusing...really?). Then they removed any option for LAN play (again ignoring their roots). Then they removed the already working single player component (it's for our own good after all..trust us..we're a business looking out for what's best for you after all ).
I think the worst part of all of this is the condescending tone from Blizzard. I used to respect them as a company. They were a quality operation. Now they are just a @!#!@ going to the highest bidder.
I may buy Diablo, but I certainly won't rush to do it. I never bought SC2. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I was in the beta, played it three times, and never went back.
I have a tiny sliver of hope left that it will be at least playable. Not much mind you. Even with my fast connection I only saw lag playing with someone sitting in the same room with me. I tried BNet a few times, and every time I gave up in frustration. I see only drawbacks, and money whoring now. It has changed my opinion and stained a company I used to love to show to friends. Now they are just another peddler of possibly good, but more likely mediocre gaming.|||Lol another thread turned into an anti-rmah thread...
1) If RMAH is cheating then the GAH is cheating(both are trading systems,so what you are saying is
trading is cheating.

2) Everything has a monetary value on it... ive read on the news about ppl selling invisible art(LOL!)
pixels are pretty much the same thing as invisible art.(obiously not invisiable, but for all intents and
purposes they are the same). Whenever i played WoW i never once considered selling my account,
which many people did. so voila! monetary value arguement useless.
3) Septictank stop trolling
4) Saying a game mechanic ruins a game when you havnt even played it yet to see how it pans out is
just dumb. Seriously nothing more needs to be said.
5) I bet the game will be so fun, that not a single person will be thinking about other people buying
gear.
6) RMAH does not give any advantage in pvp. I had no idea who bought gear in D2 that i was pvping
with. It didnt even cross my mind, i was having too much fun.

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