Ah, people taking what is said out of context to attempt to "win" an argument. Never get tired of seeing this.Loop Stricken said:Rooster Cogburn said:These games often have a rocky start.Somewhat ruined your point there, I feel.Rooster Cogburn said:I have no idea if WoW expansions have smooth releases or not.
Maybe if you had actually read all of his response, and actually put some thought into your 'comeback' you would have a valid argument.
He did state he wasn't specifically speaking about other Blizzard games, although, if I remember correctly, they have had some rough starts as well. That argument aside, he does have a good point. MMO's with big launches DO tend to have a rough start. 'Old Republic' got shitted on, even with it's staggered launch, Starcraft II had a pretty rough go if I remeber correctly (which I believe is a Blizzard game, so kinda re-enforces why your argument was pointless).
Point here, these games tend to have a rough start, Blizzard announcing this ahead of time, and telling people how it will be handled is in-fact a GOOD thing. That should be the point here. They COULD just give a big 'Fuck You' to their consumers, and let us all spam the servers until they explode, they COULD not give a flying fuck about how the community reacts because they have your money already if you are attempting to log on, but do they? No. They are actually going to attempt to keep launch functional.
Seperate topic: I personally believe the "always on" DRM is bullshit, because it is their way of keeping control of the consumer, because you don't "buy" your game anymore, you don't actually "own" it, you are just borrowing it, the $60 cost being the collateral. But here's the thing, even if they decide you're done with the game, even if they decide it isn't worth running the servers anymore, they keep the money, even if you can't play the game simply because you do not have internet, they don't give a fuck, they have your money. If they can't get more money out of you (connection to the internet allows for a chance for you to use the RMAH) then they don't care about you any more. The only REAL reason that this "always on DRM" is being enforced, is because of the RMAH. Because, if you can't get online, and you can't even have the option of giving them more money, why the fuck should you be able to play the game that they created? (again, that is NOT my belief, I do NOT support the DRM, it is just my best explanation of why it actually exists.)