Prez wrote on Jan 11, 2012, 18:15:
I'm officially out of the discussion, but I read what you wrote, just so you know. (Mind definitely not changed in the least).

Prez wrote on Jan 11, 2012, 11:47:
Why can't I ever get competent trolls to be my estalkers? I guess I ought to be flattered; obviously I have struck a chord in this little cretin's psyche, so I know I'm doing something right. But honestly this latest retard is so painfully, woefully bad at it that I actually pity him.

Prez wrote on Jan 11, 2012, 08:27:

I said that pure single player experiences are no longer the core of big budget gaming.

I actually almost choked on my bagel (onion...mmmm!) when I read this. Do I really need to point out that Deus Ex and Skyrim had no MP and were critical and commercial successes by any metric?

If you want to make MP-only games, that's your business. But let's not distort the facts to make you and your company's decision seem more valid. And if you are making said decisions based on such laughably erroneous assumptions, that's not a good thing.

Prez wrote on Jan 10, 2012, 20:39:
Wow, that's THREE. I can see that you are going to be a wonderfully valuable edition to the forum!!!

Prez wrote on Jan 10, 2012, 18:22:

GMann69 wrote on Jan 10, 2012, 18:09:

Prez wrote on Jan 10, 2012, 14:24:

nin wrote on Jan 10, 2012, 09:45:

I think some people are getting hung up on the generic 'single player therefore should be offline' angle.

Wow, imagine that.

LMAO!

EDIT: I had originally written more, but realized the futility and just erased it.

Thank GOD. Because frankly you're just sputtering out troll!!

Oh my God - I feel so sad now. Some internet simpleton jackass hurt my feelings. TWO WHOLE POSTS no less. How can I NOT care deeply about what he says?????

Prez wrote on Jan 10, 2012, 14:24:

nin wrote on Jan 10, 2012, 09:45:

I think some people are getting hung up on the generic 'single player therefore should be offline' angle.

Wow, imagine that.

LMAO!

EDIT: I had originally written more, but realized the futility and just erased it.

Prez wrote on Jan 9, 2012, 11:57:

I'm still waiting for someone to give me a reasonable design explanation that the campaign requires a persistent internet connection. That's really the basis for peoples frustrating here, most people reasonably expect internet checks these days but it's the persistent aspect that is bothering people.

I suspect no one can give one because there is no valid reasoning behind the move...

Of course there is no valid reasoning behind the move, your suspicions are correct. The Guild Wars analogy is dead out of the gate but inexplicably people still use it to attempt to invalidate reasonable frustrations at a disastrously stupid move by an otherwise fantastic development studio.