Krovven wrote on Jul 19, 2012, 17:08:
There seems to be this fantasy land where you and several other losers live, where D3 was a bomb and didn't sell 6+ million copies (last known number) and doesn't have millions of people still playing and enjoying it.
Try joining reality for a change instead of making shit up.
I think the same hate posts in every D3 thread from the same people on these forums has gotten old, but that some of them are seemingly getting off on the hate with glee is absolutely pathetic.
That said, there are two ways to look at Diablo 3's success, IMO. Sales is one, but being a "Diablo" game is another. Sales, that's great for Blizzard. A timeless classic that the previous two games were, this is not. Maybe it's partly my fault, I built up so much hype for this game over the years it was probably impossible for Blizzard to meet my expectations. But I have no desire to play it anymore. There's nothing there for me, it seems to be missing too much of what made the previous games more replayable and actually enjoyable in those replays. I have come to realize I only really had fun playing this game once, the first time through.
There is too much wrong with the actual game right now. To me, this game has bombed. It might be salvaged, but it will take a long time and I have waited long enough. I am moving on, and unfortunately so are a lot of other people. I don't have the numbers, obviously, but I suspect "millions" of people are not still playing this game or at the very least not enjoying the game anymore. They're just hooked on the pointless grind.