Op Ed

Rock, Paper, Shotgun - Why The Problem With Diablo Isn’t Diablo.
We have to demand a standard of quality and dedication from these things. If we try to paint complaints about Diablo III’s loudly reverberating server-side-down bellyflop as entirely immature, wrong, and entitled, we’re basically saying, “Look, everyone else! We’re totally OK with this.” I mean, Diablo III’s almost assuredly sold millions of units by this point. If widespread rage then proves relatively short-lived, I have to imagine that looks like pretty much all upside to, say, Tim Willits or even devs/pubs whose intentions aren’t quite so benevolent or design-focused. Piggy banks are happy, and customers are happy. What more do you need?

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briktal wrote on May 18, 2012, 11:37:
What really makes the always-online DRM debate with Diablo 3 difficult is that a significant portion of the playerbase considers Diablo 2/3 to be an online game.

Which is fine. I perfectly understand that a large number of the people who bought D3 never played D2 or 1 single player, and always grouped in it.

But there's still a difference between a game being multiplayer, and a game having to stream every single thing over your internet connection just for you to be able to play.

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