Revenge of the Metacritics: Diablo III Getting Review-Bombed

[Epona]

And this ladies and gents, gamers cannot be taken serious as a demographic

"Mass effect has day one DLC 1/10!" "Diablo servers have problems at launch that was fixed within 24 hours 1/10!"

User reviews are not worth reading or posting there.

Clearly those people should have checked with YOU to see how many points should be knocked off for Day 1 DLC and server problems that prevent them from playing a $60 game.

 

[allinwonder]

Game doesn't work = 0

The game is literally unplayable at the moment so ONLY the zero scores should be considered valid.

Pretty much these.

 

[Elamdri]

So this is happening already. [http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/diablo-iii]

In short, within the first few hours of its launch, D3 has already accumulated half the amount of negative "reviews" which Mass Effect 3 has garnered in total at this juncture.
Currently, it's user score is a measly 3.3.

Speaking as someone who doesn't have the game, I'm curious to know whether those who have actually played it would say this reaction is warranted; server issues, DRM and auction house aside?

Question: does this finally prove that gaming culture has a certain measure of entitlement issues, or is it merely the righteous indignation of customers and fans scorned?

Newsflash: People are whiny bitches. The servers are working fine now after the maintenance, it's not like every online game in the past 5 years hasn't had day one server issues. The RMAH isn't going to be the ruination of society. Always online DRM isn't an issue unless you are a pirate or you live in the boondocks and your internet sucks, in which case you probably have bigger problems, like trying to get out of the boondocks.

 

[Elamdri]

I think it's sad that the zeroes will probably be deleted even though people have a right to be angry about not being able to play a single-player game offline. They warned about this before release! I don't care, people should be able to use whatever they purchased.

Just play the game online. It's an online game, not a single-player game.

 

[Elamdri]

Yes, Blizzard has screwed up, BIGTIME. Meaning worse than they ever have before. As for any of this affecting sales, I have to agree with you there. They will still make money on it, regardless of how badly they screw up.

I'm sure Mike Morhaime would just love to sit on his throne of gold while being fed peeled grapes by his personal attendants and listen to how much his company screwed up. That will upset him surely, so I bet he will have to relax and de-stress in the company diamond jacuzzi.

 

[Smeatza]

I don't think you can play single player can you?
As far as I'm aware there's no way to stop your battle net friends joining your game.
Well at least the person who's game I was raiding didn't seem to think so.

 

[Sir_Auron_the_Badass]

Why am I not surprised with Metacritic reviewers... AGAIN? Outside of professional reviewers who get the game ahead of time, comments about any game should be restricted until at least a few days after launch, especially for online games like this one, because there will ALWAYS be bugs and other issues to work and patch out within the first one or two days with those kind of games. And for those whiny asshats that are complaining about it always being online but still bought it, newsflash: this info has been known for a while, and it was never marketed as a completely single player game. GET OVER IT! You bought it anyways with that information known, so it's your own goddamn fault for getting upset about it.

 

[direkiller]

I think it's sad that the zeroes will probably be deleted even though people have a right to be angry about not being able to play a single-player game offline. They warned about this before release! I don't care, people should be able to use whatever they purchased.

This does not justify a zero score. Especially since it is NOT news. Especially since D3 is obviously NOT an offline game.

i have a feeling the review bombs have more to do with not being able to play the game at all

the servers died like 4 times alredy

 

[Rooster Cogburn]

Sorry for chopping up your posts, it helps my brain to think good. I don't want you to take it as condescending.

Just play the game online.

I don't want to or can't, for different reasons at different times. I'll list some if you want me to, but I think I would just be listing things you already know.

It's an online game, not a single-player game.

Only in the sense that it has DRM which requires a permanent connection. In every other sense it is a single player game as well as a coop game, like many games of it's type.

Newsflash: People are whiny bitches. The servers are working fine now after the maintenance, it's not like every online game in the past 5 years hasn't had day one server issues. The RMAH isn't going to be the ruination of society. Always online DRM isn't an issue unless you are a pirate or you live in the boondocks and your internet sucks, in which case you probably have bigger problems, like trying to get out of the boondocks.

I have never pirated a game, nor do I intend to. I also don't live in the boondocks, and a lack of acceptable access to high speed internet service isn't my reason for not wanting to be shackled by ludicrous DRM.

Well, since I've come back around to my first point, I'll list one reason I might not like always-online DRM. Maybe my router is on one side of the house and my room is on the other. Do I need a better reason than that? I feel like I shouldn't have to explain why I want to play offline singleplayer.

And if I did live in the boondocks with little or no internet access, I think that would be more than enough reason to complain about this obnoxious requirement. I get that it doesn't effect or bother you, but I don't understand why you are so dismissive of those who don't like it, whatever their reasons. Even to the point of telling them to just deal if they literally cannot play the game at all.

 

[Epona]

And this ladies and gents, gamers cannot be taken serious as a demographic

"Mass effect has day one DLC 1/10!" "Diablo servers have problems at launch that was fixed within 24 hours 1/10!"

User reviews are not worth reading or posting there.

Clearly those people should have checked with YOU to see how many points should be knocked off for Day 1 DLC and server problems that prevent them from playing a $60 game.

I dont really know what to respond to that.

Clearly those people should have played the fuckin game rather than act like spoiled children if they want to do a review.

I see so they should just ignore that the server issues are preventing them from playing the game?

 

[Something Amyss]

Question: does this finally prove that gaming culture has a certain measure of entitlement issues, or is it merely the righteous indignation of customers and fans scorned?

I don't think you know what "entitlement" is.

All this proves is NERDRAGE!

But honestly, who gives a damn about user review scores? I always expect the two groups of users posting them to be rabid fanboys and rabid...Ummm..."haters" for lack of a better word.

I don't even pay much attention to professiona lreviews in a world of demos and youtube, but fan reviews are often useless.

 

[Elamdri]

Sorry for chopping up your posts, it helps my brain to think good. I don't want you to take it as condescending.

Just play the game online.

I don't want to or can't, for different reasons at different times. I'll list some if you want me to, but I think I would just be listing things you already know.

It's an online game, not a single-player game.

Only in the sense that it has DRM which requires a permanent connection. In every other sense it is a single player game as well as a coop game, like many games of it's type.

Well actually it is an online game. All the items and enemies are handled server-side.

Newsflash: People are whiny bitches. The servers are working fine now after the maintenance, it's not like every online game in the past 5 years hasn't had day one server issues. The RMAH isn't going to be the ruination of society. Always online DRM isn't an issue unless you are a pirate or you live in the boondocks and your internet sucks, in which case you probably have bigger problems, like trying to get out of the boondocks.

I have never pirated a game, nor do I intend to. I also don't live in the boondocks, and a lack of acceptable access to high speed internet service isn't my reason for not wanting to be shackled by ludicrous DRM.

Well, since I've come back around to my first point, I'll list one reason I might not like always-online DRM. Maybe my router is on one side of the house and my room is on the other. Do I need a better reason than that? I feel like I shouldn't have to explain why I want to play offline singleplayer.

And if I did live in the boondocks with little or no internet access, I think that would be more than enough reason to complain about this obnoxious requirement. I get that it doesn't effect or bother you, but I don't understand why you are so dismissive of those who don't like it, whatever their reasons. Even to the point of telling them to just deal if they literally cannot play the game at all.

This is going to sound callous, but I used to live in a place that had crappy internet, and one of the key reasons that I moved was because I wanted a better internet connection. I don't think that the DRM is bad.

In fact, you know what? I like always-on DRM.

I like it.

I pay for my games. It infuriates me that others don't. The DRM in Diablo 3 is an effective way to stop others from gaming the system. And I like that. If I can't get it for free, neither should anyone else. If there is some collateral damage there, so be it.

Also, I will admit there is a sense of schadenfreude from seeing people whine on the internet.

 

[Rooster Cogburn]

This does not justify a zero score. Especially since it is NOT news. Especially since D3 is obviously NOT an offline game.

I'm not really sure how I feel about the 0/10 user reviews. But Diablo III obviously does lend itself to offline use, a feature (did I just call it that???) similar games support. I don't think people are review bombing because they were blindsided by the DRM. They probably find it intrusive and restrictive, as I do, and that does not sweeten the longer you have to think about it.

Again, I am doubtful that justifies a 0/10 review. There's probably a lot of fun to be had if you are willing and able to play it on Blizzard's unreasonable terms.

 

[RaikuFA]

This is just as bad as ME3. Looks like I'm not buying another game thanks to entitled gamers.

This gives me an idea, I can act like RME to get games I want into the States.

 

[godofslack]

This is going to sound callous, but I used to live in a place that had crappy internet, and one of the key reasons that I moved was because I wanted a better internet connection. I don't think that the DRM is bad.

In fact, you know what? I like always-on DRM.

I like it.

I pay for my games. It infuriates me that others don't. The DRM in Diablo 3 is an effective way to stop others from gaming the system. And I like that. If I can't get it for free, neither should anyone else. If there is some collateral damage there, so be it.

Also, I will admit there is a sense of schadenfreude from seeing people whine on the internet

I hate to break it to you, but people have probably already pirated it, and I am willing to bet that the pirates have been playing longer than the people who purchased the game. When it is actually easier to pirate a game than to actually pay for it, the company involved can't blame people for pirating it.