A51Abductee wrote on Aug 19, 2010, 21:48:
Maybe this explains why I have been unable to purchase anything on Steam for the last few days without it rejecting my info after a silly IP check. I'm currently in Mexico but all my account and CC info is from back home in the States. And yeah, it was working fine for months before this.

Golwar wrote on Aug 17, 2010, 18:52:
It is quite simple, Valve had absolutely nothing to do with what made DotA great. So I see absolutely 0 reason why they should benefit from owning the TM.

Rob wrote on Aug 17, 2010, 15:11:
I had been wondering since this was first announced, what a worst case scenario would be. Is it possible that once the DOTA name becomes a Valve property, that Blizzard would be forced to pull all references to DOTA from WCIII and SC2(should any exist) in the custom game community? Talk about crapping on your heritage. =(

Wolfen wrote on Aug 17, 2010, 15:34:
Well now. This is an interesting turn. Im interested to see how this pans out. Ive always thought of Valve as a pretty community supportive company who picked up popular mods and made some folks dreams come true of turning a hobby into a paid living. I kind of assumed that was what was going on here until this post popped up.

Xero wrote on Aug 17, 2010, 07:09:
"additional character name changes for a fee."


Wow...charging for something simple, quick, easy, and obviously automated. Blizzard are becoming money whores. Just to change your name nowadays is going to cost you? Wtf is this world coming to? I understand they don't want people abusing it, but that's when you put CAPS on name changing. How about a 15-30 day name change period? Simple and FREE!!!

Quintin: Oh it’s fucking terrible. I reviewed it for a mag. It’s properly abysmal. Cyberpunky Gears of War with tedious level design, shoddy shooting and awkward mouse support. If we played it together we would never play a videogame together again.

Alec: That only makes me wanna play it more.

ASeven wrote on Jul 30, 2010, 14:26:
The industry is no longer the lovely place it was a decade ago and I don't think the gaming industry, by its very nature, fits well with a corporation mentality, too many passions, egos and volatility.

LittleMe wrote on Jul 28, 2010, 22:43:

To put it in perspective, the pre-orders alone mean Starcraft 2 has outsold every PC or console exclusive title of the last 5 years, with the exception of Wii Sports/Sports Resort/Wii Play/Wii Fit and Nintendogs.

Good point. MW2 wasn't an exclusive title. So SC2 pre-orders outsold Halo3? I have a feeling Sc2 is a 'long haul sales' type game that will sell well for much longer than the typical AAA game.