Calibretto said:
Could you please expand on your comment because I dont see how my comment is in anyway SHEEP LIKE.
If you are going along the blind fanboy argument that is common amongst escapist forum users then I would like to see how any of those comments were " blind" and not actually stating FACTS based from a certain perspective.
As much as you would like to argue that the perspective that I entail is a " blind Fanboy" one I will say I like ALL GOOD GAMES not just ones made by blizzard and I do not only play Blizzard games. So again I would like you to expand on this " sheep " comment and how you see me in this category.
I dont play WOW I dont like it yet I am not blind to the fact that it is the most popular MMO.
Are you Saying that Blizzard dont make good games?
If thats simply your perspective and ignoring the strong user base of EACH OF THEIR GAMES?!
Is it because I posted an Athene video ? Because I agreed with what he said?
Please explain to me how I fit in to the term sheep.
not to jump into a quote side, but I don't think anyone here says blizzards track record for games is bad overall. Negatives applied, I've played a grand deal of blizzards games and there's nothing wrong with the game play in and of themselves. and while you may be right about the fact that they won't feel the sting lost of non onliners if they don't fix this, it still remains that they WILL be losing people on this. Considering the fact that WoW is apparently taking declines, AND they are a business, the fact they aren't choosing to stay accessable regardless of internet connection seems quite foolish.
And while in one breath I know their games are good, its the fact they are willing to forgo systems which helped make their games so good in the past. I often find myself playing on a laptop in positions of nonexistent internet or incredibly dodgy signals. lately I've had to base my purchases knowing this, so games like Diablo III are effectively closed off to me, and I find myself on my PSP and DS more then my PC between stunts like this and cloud gaming as a whole.
I waited for Chat rooms to be implemented in SCII before I purchased, despite the fact that SCI was essentially my youth. I did it out of principle, because there is no reason to EVER take a step backwards, and that was decidedly minor compared to this. if they intend on sticking their guns to the biggest ball and chain in the last 2 years, then its everyones loss.
As for you being a sheep... not to make a guess or anything, but its the fact you seem to be ignoring the bad trees in the forest. its a sad thing indeed to say a game isn't what you'd expect, only because it skimped on factors its previous brethren had down, or additional features that should be a standard to its genre. But its my opinion if you excuse the game because its core game play rocks, then your gonna get cheated down the line. this kind of thing (always online for a decidedly NOT MMO title) would be fine if the world had a much more powerful net connection, but it really doesn't. it just reeks of... that's what baffles me. I don't know WHAT to call it. WHY would you be willing to shun more potential customers?
), vacation, traintravel and whatnot; and that's without factoring those poor souls with shaky internet in. Those people will look for alternatives, and since Dungeon Siege 3 suffered a major episode of gamedesign failure, tons of people are looking towards Torchlight 2.
