Ghakis wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 12:38:
I don't know if this validates the statement, but the Xfire data seems to indicate a big drop-off in players.
Tumbler wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 13:03:
There has got to be some awesome stories of people trying to tell the heads of this project...this doesn't work. This whole auction house thing you're shoehorning into this game is breaking everything. This game is 99% loot driven insta rewards, and you just fucked up the rewards. So now they're just killing things to pick up trash.
I disagree... I think most people took (or didn't take) it because it was cool... Most of the high end builds had the obvious invulnerability (I forget the name), but I took SSS for invul, and the damage was cool : )
downtime stuff
Verno wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 13:02:Holy crap with the buffing... Some of these are insane... I already thought this was an awesome ability, but:
Seven-Sided Strike
Most people just took it for the invincibility frames to be honest but now at least the damage will be worthwhile.
They saw the RMAH as the replacement for the monthly fee.
Eirikrautha wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 12:38:Verno wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 10:43:The patch errata is the most interesting section of the patch notes. A SHITLOAD of small bugs have been added with this patch. Im thinking that its rushed because of the dumbass FUCK THAT LOSER comment.
Nah it was scheduled for this week long before he made the comments. Diablo 3 had a really good release window but its pretty crowded these days. I was going to reinstall this but Guild Wars 2 is in three days and Sleeping Dogs is tiding me over until then Assuming I get bored of either then Borderlands 2 comes out and Dishonored and so on. Oh well, at least there is no sub fee so I can just check back in whenever.
And that, sir, may very well be the REAL final nail in the coffin of the RMAH! Many in the gaming community have been worried that the success of Diablo3 might cause other publishers to look at the "always online" and RMAH aspects of Diablo3 and copy them. I think it would be very hard to argue that this Blizzard team (coming from WoW backgrounds) were looking to replicate WoW-type recurring income without a subscription fee (that may have caused even fanbois to esssplode!). They saw the RMAH as the replacement for the monthly fee.
The sentiment you have expressed is the bane of that model. Hopefully enough other gamers are like you to the point where Blizzard (and the other publishers watching) decides that RMAH is not a never-ending fountain of cash. Maybe this will help kill that model of game-development.
If you want to milk folks with a monthly fee, have the balls to do it in the open...
Verno wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 10:43:The patch errata is the most interesting section of the patch notes. A SHITLOAD of small bugs have been added with this patch. Im thinking that its rushed because of the dumbass FUCK THAT LOSER comment.
Nah it was scheduled for this week long before he made the comments. Diablo 3 had a really good release window but its pretty crowded these days. I was going to reinstall this but Guild Wars 2 is in three days and Sleeping Dogs is tiding me over until then Assuming I get bored of either then Borderlands 2 comes out and Dishonored and so on. Oh well, at least there is no sub fee so I can just check back in whenever.
deqer wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 11:25:Malachii wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 11:17:Optional nickname wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 10:43:
b) Blizzard is desperate seeing how over 85% of purchased copies stopped playing altogether as of 4 weeks ago.
Do you have a valid source for B or just spouting off BS?
You don't need a valid source. It's pretty obvious just from looking around at what's been happening and what people have been saying. All the heat going on. Then, word of mouth travels to those that don't visit forums or gaming sites, and then they will stop playing because their friends stopped. A ripple effect.
edit: and it's easy to assume that 85% of the playerbase for D3 are the same people that grew up with D1/D2, and they all have expectations that were not met. In fact, they are realizing that they were simply taken advantage of.
Optional nickname wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 11:32:
& to expand on Source, It's also common sense, a human trait that is severely lacking in today's day and age. Google and Facebook don't teach you that.
Bhruic wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 10:47:
I'd really like to know what their justification is for capping MF at 300%.
Malachii wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 11:17:Optional nickname wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 10:43:Why do you think more folks will migrate towards the RMAH? Sounds like more drops and better loot with negate this...
a) increase the $1 transaction fee rate via the RMAH, as more and more people will migrate there. even naysayers.
b) Blizzard is desperate seeing how over 85% of purchased copies stopped playing altogether as of 4 weeks ago.
c) appease the angry mob that is the entire BNET forum, while Blizzard gets to work right away on a much needed story re-write via Necromancer expansion, which for faith restoration, should be a free gift from Blizzard. If I were Mike, I wouldn't think twice about this.
but most of all, I am curious to do some epic damage with my 2H Barb, that already possesses a godly damage stat, now it's going up to 700% on rend, lol, reinstalling is worth it just to see that.
Do you have a valid source for B or just spouting off BS?
Also, the Bnet forum is seriously the WORST gaming community I have ever witnessed in my gaming life.
As far as the 2H go, I could be wrong but I was under the impression that only new drops will have the new stats, not current ones.
Matthew
Bhruic wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 10:47:
I'd really like to know what their justification is for capping MF at 300%. I mean, I suspect people will be happy that it's no longer averaged out, but throwing the cap in seems a bit nasty, especially as people have spent money trying to get it as high as possible.
Bhruic wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 10:47:
I'd really like to know what their justification is for capping MF at 300%. I mean, I suspect people will be happy that it's no longer averaged out, but throwing the cap in seems a bit nasty, especially as people have spent money trying to get it as high as possible.
Malachii wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 11:17:Optional nickname wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 10:43:Why do you think more folks will migrate towards the RMAH? Sounds like more drops and better loot with negate this...
a) increase the $1 transaction fee rate via the RMAH, as more and more people will migrate there. even naysayers.
b) Blizzard is desperate seeing how over 85% of purchased copies stopped playing altogether as of 4 weeks ago.
c) appease the angry mob that is the entire BNET forum, while Blizzard gets to work right away on a much needed story re-write via Necromancer expansion, which for faith restoration, should be a free gift from Blizzard. If I were Mike, I wouldn't think twice about this.
but most of all, I am curious to do some epic damage with my 2H Barb, that already possesses a godly damage stat, now it's going up to 700% on rend, lol, reinstalling is worth it just to see that.
Do you have a valid source for B or just spouting off BS?
Also, the Bnet forum is seriously the WORST gaming community I have ever witnessed in my gaming life.
As far as the 2H go, I could be wrong but I was under the impression that only new drops will have the new stats, not current ones.
Matthew
Malachii wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 11:17:Optional nickname wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 10:43:
b) Blizzard is desperate seeing how over 85% of purchased copies stopped playing altogether as of 4 weeks ago.
Do you have a valid source for B or just spouting off BS?
Bhruic wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 10:47:Oh, it's because the hardcores whine to Blizzard about how it unbalances the game and they probably feed Blizzard 5 pages of technical reason as to how it unbalances the game. So, Blizzard goes and fixes it.
I'd really like to know what their justification is for capping MF at 300%.
Optional nickname wrote on Aug 21, 2012, 10:43:Why do you think more folks will migrate towards the RMAH? Sounds like more drops and better loot with negate this...
a) increase the $1 transaction fee rate via the RMAH, as more and more people will migrate there. even naysayers.
b) Blizzard is desperate seeing how over 85% of purchased copies stopped playing altogether as of 4 weeks ago.
c) appease the angry mob that is the entire BNET forum, while Blizzard gets to work right away on a much needed story re-write via Necromancer expansion, which for faith restoration, should be a free gift from Blizzard. If I were Mike, I wouldn't think twice about this.
but most of all, I am curious to do some epic damage with my 2H Barb, that already possesses a godly damage stat, now it's going up to 700% on rend, lol, reinstalling is worth it just to see that.