D3 is about as pirate-able as WoW. Same tech. So have fun with completely sans-DRM client that requires your pirate friends to write a private server to actually draw any NPCs or items.Adam Jensen said:
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Diablo III Launch May Get Messy
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What i don't understand why in _every_ d3 thread there are ppl crying about how always online DRM killed their interest in the game. Why are 'them' then looking through these topics, and keep posting about how you don't care about the game anymore.Frostbyte666 said:
No offense to anyone by any means. Personally i am just getting pissed to see this always online crying. I sympathise if some of you don't (whatever the reason is then..) have access to the internet 24/7, but seriously, stfu already.
Personally I wish both sides would shut the fuck up for awhile and give me ears a break...Hammeroj said:
Small point. BattleTags are not unique. Half a dozen people can get the name "HarryPothead420", considering you get a completely random #2578 number attached it upon creation anyway.Grey Carter said:
If it's so clear I'm sure you can explain it in text.corvanjer said:
My connection is fine, and it will probably stay that way. But if it wasn't, that would be a pretty unnecessary insult, don't you think? Does it hurt so bad that not everyone likes your toy?
You don't wait 40 seconds before logging in, you wait 40 seconds before trying again. Who knows how many times you'll have to do that? It's not uncommon for multiplayer games like this to be totally unplayable upon release. We don't know how bad it will be, but apparently Blizzard anticipates it will be bad enough to give us a head's up.Axyun said:
done good sir, and a few weeks ago no less.Grey Carter said:
for the ... >.> seemingly 3 of you on this forum who AREN'T pissing and moaning how it's 'ruined for ever', see you in game
I'll just go without. 60 bucks is too much to pay for this game. Given how little I care, I think 6 bucks is too much.
Now that's a bolony argument if I ever heard one.Rooster Cogburn said:
Blizzard announce throttling measures that will actually prevent log in servers from being overloaded. And people read this as THIS LAUNCH WILL BE UNPLAYABLE! Yet they are saying: "We took measures to prevent log in server overload and this is what we did."
How the hell does that make any sense? One log in from same IP per 40 seconds just means people cannot connect spam the server in eagerness. Basically same as chat spam prevention system used in public chat within game. It's not even new.
Of course Themis Media yellow press style does not help at all in getting the message across.
Fine, it's bologna. These games often have a rocky start. I don't see what you're so worked up for.PingoBlack said:
Not worked up, just amazed.Rooster Cogburn said:
BTW, what are those "these games"? Diablo 3 tech is shared with World of Warcraft, which isn't quite famous for bad launches.
See what I mean about bad titles yet poor transfer of information? Blizz say they took measures to prevent problems we saw a bit at last WoW expansion launch. So your point about "these games" is quite uninformed, I suspect you based it on the quality article posted here, no?
And you know what? I'd rather support Kotick than the numerous stuck-up indie studios who think that remaking a game that was made about a decade ago makes them the Morgan Freeman of the gaming world.Dexter111 said:Just know, that by buying this game you're supporting Always-Online DRM without an Offline Mode, No LAN, Real Money Auction House / Pay2Win, No Mods, Dumbification by removal of Skills/Stats and you're directly feeding your money to this guy if you do that...
If other games "learn" from Diablo III and move even more towards that way, if you see increasing Always-On DRM or Auction House Ripoffs know that YOU, YES YOU are responsible.
And if you spent less time nostalgia-ising over the previous Diablos and more time actually playing them you'd remember that:
a) "Mods" in this sort of game translates into "Uber-Gear, Map Revealers & One-Hit Killers"
b) Out of all those Skills most were just "put one point into this" steps to the skills that were actually good.
c) If there was a build whose stat allocation wasn't "Enough Strength and Dexterity for gear, everything else into Vitality." I'd like to hear of it.
Are you saying WoW expansions suffer connection issues at launch? By "these games" I meant online multiplayer PC games generally, which is what I have been talking about this whole time. Are you saying those issues are not common, and that I am 'quite uninformed' for saying otherwise? I have no idea if WoW expansions have smooth releases or not. Like I said, I don't know how bad these issues will be for Diablo III.PingoBlack said:
Do you realize you can make your point without being ridiculously condescending? You are treating me like a drooling idiot who can only form an opinion based on a single article. Maybe I am inclined to agree with parts of the article because they match opinions I already held. You can criticize the article and even disagree with me about it's merit or content without resorting to insults.
You say you're not worked up, but you're not doing a good job convincing me.