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Re: You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of being offline

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Post by acdha »

ddtaylor wrote: post #25

D2R at launch was bad. Everyone, including Blizzard, admits that. But, after launch it's been pretty good. They are releasing the first balance/content patch in over 10 years and everyone is pretty hyped about it. With regards to the whole "30 days offline" thing - this was well known way ahead of launch. This is how all Blizzard games have worked for many years now. When they cancelled TCP/IP local play support the…

> With regards to the whole "30 days offline" thing - this was well known way ahead of launch.

If this was true, wouldn’t it be listed on the sale page?

Re: You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of being offline

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Post by pfraze »

wayoutthere wrote: post #28
kmlx wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Blizzard is long dead. i'm still in somewhat of a denial since i really like their IPs. and diablo 4 is still very much on my radar. if that one tanks then I hope something changes as their IPs are just too good...

Most of their IP is dead at this point; Warcraft is a dead horse they’ve been beating for the last decade, StarCraft is effectively abandoned, and Diablo 3 was a blatant cash grab from day 1 with a mediocre game behind it. Hearthstone and Overwatch are doing ok as esports but those aren’t the Blizzard IP I actually like. To think that any future games will be better than what we’ve gotten over the last decade is just…

Overwatch league is kind of hosed right now because of the weird shenanigans around OW2. Last I heard, they were planning on dropping team sizes by 1 (so a bunch of pros are getting fired) and they also planned to have next years league play the unreleased OW2 beta (??). It’s in a weird place.

Re: You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of being offline

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Post by pdimitar »

acdha wrote: post #76
dspillett wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> DRM was invented for a reason In its current forms: to prevent secondary sales and lending, to increase primary sales. Piracy is not the reason, at least not the main one, it is the excuse they give because people won't be happy with the actual reason. If stopping piracy is the goal then we can categorically call it an utterly failed experiment.

> If stopping piracy is the goal then we can categorically call it an utterly failed experiment. Are you sure about that? From what I’ve read, the studios are less concerned about stopping piracy forever than for the first few weeks when they get most of their full price sales. I’m sure shutting down secondary sales is a big benefit, too, but that’s balanced against the the fairly sharp discounts they usually start o…

Sure, but stuff like Call of Duty and Battlefield have hacks and cheats literally 2-3 days after release so not sure that part of the corp's intentions is realized either.

Re: You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of being offline

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Post by hfourm »

ddtaylor wrote: post #25

D2R at launch was bad. Everyone, including Blizzard, admits that. But, after launch it's been pretty good. They are releasing the first balance/content patch in over 10 years and everyone is pretty hyped about it. With regards to the whole "30 days offline" thing - this was well known way ahead of launch. This is how all Blizzard games have worked for many years now. When they cancelled TCP/IP local play support the…

I also quite enjoyed D2R on the Switch. Controller mapping worked VERY well, and it was a great mindless addiction for a month or two after release.

Yes, there were some annoying server problems, but the game was great and still felt fresh even though it was a remake. I have stopped playing now (not trying to be on that eternal grind...) but overall thought it was pulled off MUCH better than the WC3 remaster.

Re: You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of being offline

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Post by KennyBlanken »

alickz wrote: post #12
rjzzleep wrote: post #3

Diablo 2 resurrected was the most infuriating experience I have had. I bought it in the Switch store against my better judgment, partly because in their support forum they said that offline mode would of course always be offline. For the first few days people could hardly even start the game, I tried to return it right away, because it's basically a bricked game at this point, but Nintendo doesn't want to refund swit…

Consumers need to demand better refund systems from the big console makers. On Steam if you don't like a game, or if it doesn't work for you, you can get a full refund no questions asked as long as it's within 14 days and with less than 2 hours playtime. In certain circumstances they even give refunds after 2 hours playtime (e.g. you spend 2+ hours debugging the game and trying to get it to run) This should be standa…

> Consumers need to demand better refund systems from the big console makers.

Nope. Don't let them self-regulate. They had their chance, free market blah blah blah.

We need to demand legislators update consumer protection laws for all this "you don't own, you rent" crap, because it's become way more pervasive than just video games and movies.

Heated seats in BMWs are now a "service"; I wish I were joking. And Tesla full self driving and supercharging, even though they are purchased features, do not pass to a new owner if the car is sold.

Re: You cannot play Diablo 2 resurrected after 30 days of being offline

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Post by o_m »

fifticon wrote: post #63
shitloadofbooks wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They just got bought by Microsoft for almost 70 Billion dollars.

Their IP and player base just got bought for 70b. They will make new 'blizzard' games, the way Disney makes StarWars movies. But I actually welcome it. Kotick has run blizzard into the ground, on the formula 'maximize profits instead of player satisfaction', which is the opposite of the formula that made the blizzard name. At least MS will, presumably, milk the IP long-term-responsibly.

I rather be dissapointed of the new stuff than seeing the franchice dying. Maybe they make some cool spin-offs for the true fans, like Disney did to Star Wars.
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