Riker wrote on Apr 23, 2012, 11:39:
I'm just amazed it's taking this long. With all of the brilliant minds Valve has on staff, how can it possibly be taking this long?

Bhruic wrote on Apr 22, 2012, 22:40:

Your position ignores the fact that a used copy only requires a new purchase once, after which it can be resold again and again without the developer or publisher seeing any money.

Yes, but your position ignores the reality that that never actually happens. Theoretically, sure, but practically, large numbers of new games are sold - Gamestop sells more new games than used by their own sales numbers.

psulli wrote on Apr 22, 2012, 09:24:

NKD wrote on Apr 21, 2012, 20:06:
You're better off pirating the game than buying it used from GameStop. Either way the developer doesn't see a cent, and if you pirate, you're not supporting GameStop's vampiric business practices.

You're better off stealing the car than buying it used from a used ca dealer. Either way the manufacturer doesn't see a cent, and if you steal it you're not supporting used car lots vampiric business practices.

RollinThundr wrote on Apr 20, 2012, 19:08:
Why does anyone still give a fuck about Blizzard? I just fail to understand.

Dev wrote on Apr 19, 2012, 21:12:

NKD wrote on Apr 19, 2012, 20:42:
This isn't official, by the way. It's some crap some fan made.

No but the voiceover is reading text from the official site. It really does say that stuff on the site.

Cutter wrote on Apr 18, 2012, 20:11:
They may as well just get it over with and go F2P already.

Cutter wrote on Apr 17, 2012, 15:46:
Yeah but you are doing that. What do you think these guys will be living on while they make the game? Love? Paying for a game means paying salary too. As long as its reasonable no one should have a problem with that.

Eirikrautha wrote on Apr 16, 2012, 23:52:
WOW has customer service? I stopped playing several years ago (right after the honor system for PvP was introduced; my main was 52 and got insta-ganked all over the map) and had my "closed" account hacked and reactivated 3 times, even after I told them to lock it completely. I ended up having to get a new CC and everything... and customer service provided absolutely no "service" whatsoever...

wrlwnd wrote on Apr 16, 2012, 23:53:
Call me the odd man out, but I didn't enjoy Witcher 2 nearly as much as I thought I would.

I was pleasantly surprised with Witcher 1, and maybe I set my expectations too high on 2, but it seemed too linear and short to me when it was all said and done.

A good game for sure, but not a great one like Skyrim turned out to be.

CJ_Parker wrote on Apr 16, 2012, 19:12:

Teddy wrote on Apr 16, 2012, 18:44:
You mean like in the extensive list of patch change notes that were listed clearly in the launcher when you were downloading and installing the patch?

You clearly haven't even played the game. For the patch notes to show up you have to specifically click on a link in the launcher. They aren't just displayed while you download the patch.
And I have many better things to do than wade through patch notes. Good customer service = notify the player of really important changes (like a full respec) via an in-game pop-up or broadcast message the first time the player logs in after the change. Simple as that.
But hey, feel free to suck up the shitty treatment while paying $15/month for it. In the meantime I'll have some standards.

Cutter wrote on Apr 16, 2012, 13:51:

NKD wrote on Apr 16, 2012, 12:52:

Cutter wrote on Apr 16, 2012, 12:09:

Good products and services sell themselves.

If only that were true. Gaming is full of titles that were very good but never got the attention they deserved, and consequently sold like shit, and even sunk their studio.

It is true. Advertising can certainly help, but by the same token, all the advertising in the world will little help a terrible product or service. I also noticed you changed you sig from the quote I made that was spot on. Damn, it's not easy being right most of time.