panbient wrote on Aug 15, 2012, 07:01:

deqer wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 21:09:
You really think someone is going to see a game on the shelf, and walk away and go home first to research it? No. Get real.

If that's what people need to do these days, then we've entered a sad time.

Or you know, they could just pick up the box, turn it to the side (either side) and read 'Internet Connection Required', it's also specified again, on the top and bottom flaps of the box too.

So if reading a requirement that's printed on the box 4 times is too much for people to do these days, they yes, we've entered a very sad time.

Oh wait! It's also printed on the front AND back too. So it's literally on every single side of the box.

... Also, people really still use 'sheeple'?

Shok wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 21:49:
I would like to think the inevitable Diablo 3 expansion will be a terrible failure but some people just buy Blizzard games no matter what so they'll get their 5 million sales again. Sheeple...

panbient wrote on Aug 15, 2012, 07:01:
So it's literally on every single side of the box.

deqer wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 21:09:
You really think someone is going to see a game on the shelf, and walk away and go home first to research it? No. Get real.

If that's what people need to do these days, then we've entered a sad time.

deqer wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 21:09:

eunichron wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 20:44:

deqer wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 20:14:
cool, it says your character will come over. that's a good message.

now, what about message about always online DRM. playing single player, online. is that message clear or is it still buried in fine print someone on the cover, phrased in a vague manner?

You mean as clear as when they openly announced it months before launch, and repeated it ad nauseum until the game was released?

Are you even trying anymore?

Ya, because everyone reads gaming news websites before they buy a game. No. People just go and enter a gaming shop and suddenly buy whatever they see on the shelves that looks good. if the cover doesn't have the necessary "research" on it, then the buyer assumes the research has already been done, by the company, in the favor of the customer. But, fine print messages aren't really in the favor of the customer.

You really think someone is going to see a game on the shelf, and walk away and go home first to research it? No. Get real.

If that's what people need to do these days, then we've entered a sad time.

Luke wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 20:49:
Is blizzasco even trying ?

eunichron wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 20:44:

deqer wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 20:14:
cool, it says your character will come over. that's a good message.

now, what about message about always online DRM. playing single player, online. is that message clear or is it still buried in fine print someone on the cover, phrased in a vague manner?

You mean as clear as when they openly announced it months before launch, and repeated it ad nauseum until the game was released?

Are you even trying anymore?

eunichron wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 20:44:

deqer wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 20:14:
cool, it says your character will come over. that's a good message.

now, what about message about always online DRM. playing single player, online. is that message clear or is it still buried in fine print someone on the cover, phrased in a vague manner?

You mean as clear as when they openly announced it months before launch, and repeated it ad nauseum until the game was released?

Are you even trying anymore?

deqer wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 20:14:
cool, it says your character will come over. that's a good message.

now, what about message about always online DRM. playing single player, online. is that message clear or is it still buried in fine print someone on the cover, phrased in a vague manner?