HorrorScope wrote on Aug 1, 2011, 15:55:
This isn't even a cause imo. Now if it had a real affect, if for say you truly didn't have a good internet connection. Yes I would then not buy it and let Blizzard know. Less then a week ago I left ATT over the 150 gig limit per month, it did affect me and I did what I had to, cancel.
Let me give you the example of something that started very small, with nobody caring and having the same attitude (it's not a cause, it's something small, etc) as some people here:
The copyright laws had the intent of fomenting creativity. On modern times, however, certain lobbies have pushed, behind secrecy, for criminal laws to punish copyright infrigement, laws that are so strict in theory people charged with manslaughter could get away with less prison time than someone uploading mp3s. These laws also strip pretty much a lot of day-to-day privacy for the common citizen.
People had the attitude, at first, that since they don't infringe they had nothing to worry about and scarily enough when these laws started to be talked about it had even less dimension in the media than this debacle with ubidrm and now d3.
As more and more was known of some of those laws and treaties, more and more people started to get scared withtheir broadness in our lives. Even those who scoffed at people who were against it at first now are worried.
These laws and treaties are today known as ACTA, PROTECTIP, Digital Economy Act, etc. The reason I compare them to this is that the development of something harmless to many to serious, major shit can be compared with the same way this drm debacle is developng, especially in taking away consumer rights. And it can only get worse, that is if we let it.
Just because something seems small and unimportant doesn't mean it will stay so, and if you look long term at the ramifications that might develop, then something must be done while this is small and we still have a say.
This comment was edited on Aug 1, 2011, 16:18.