Korean Officials Raid Blizzard

[irishda]

You know what'll improve the customer service to the game you bought? If the government shuts down your servers.

 

[ResonanceSD]

this is just as bad as the bullshit about the me3 ending when will it end.

Except it isn't and these are actually legitimate complaints. I'm not sure what planet you're from that you can compare "shitty service complaints" to "we didn't like the ending".

I realize it would make absolutely no difference towards the success or future practices of Blizzard if they're found to have broken some South Korean commerce law.

And yet, if they are indeed found guilty, I will feel that a little bit of justice has been served. And I will laugh, and laugh, and laugh.

Obligatory SQUEE!!!!

OT: So glad I didn't buy D3

 

[Sheo_Dagana]

Holy shit, a cop when you need one...

 

[Strazdas]

Many of them have demanded their money back but Blizzard, citing EULA terms, has refused to do so;

EULA only has legal power in america. rest of the world treat it like it has no power when it comes to laws. You cant break the law and said EULA let us. So thier defence in this case is not going to work. But i do believe that the fans are overreacting. Sure servers are overloaded and alwayso nline is a ***** and whatnot, but to raid the company for it is a bit too far.

I'm surprised that people didn't fight against the 'Always Online' feature before launch (the actual complaining was at a all time low), and now gamers are bitching about the fact that you get dropped from your own game if you aren't online, or unable to connect to full servers. In the end, it was the gamers and the fans who dropped the ball, not Blizzard. WE are the ones who should've stepped up and said "Blizzard, this is just a bad idea", it's because nobody stepped up that Blizzard just continued to go "Duuuuuuuur, lets make a decision that is functionally retarded in all practical senses...huuuuuuuuurrrrp aaaaa deeeeeeerp".

Well complaints were there, its just that blizzard back then was of othe very few gamemakers that hasnt fucked up yet, so hopes were high. we told them it was a bad idea, but noone listened.

So by buying the game, and then wanting your money back you're making yourself look like a moron by having bought a product that you KNOW is going to have problems (Especially on launch, EVERY game has Launch problems).

Yes, they knew they were going to buy a game they hated, so it is thier fault for throwing money at blizzard. then, the koreans wanted their money back because service was unusable even with stable internet, which is kinda fair.

 

[Clive Howlitzer]

Nice to see Blizzard being taken to task for once. It seems that company can do no wrong in the eyes of gamers, even though it often does the same things that EA gets a lot of BS for.

 

[Epic Fail 1977]

I thought an EULA couldn't override the law? At least I'm pretty sure that's how it is here (UK). If I agree to an EULA that contradicts my consumer rights, my consumer rights have priority - they override the EULA. Similar to how if person A signs a contract that says person B my murder him, the murder would still be illegal; the law overrides the contract. Right?

 

[Naeras]

Similar to how if person A signs a contract that says person B my murder him, the murder would still be illegal; the law overrides the contract. Right?

Wait, what?
Shit brb I have some corpses I need to hide.

 

[Ryan Minns]

Seems to be a lot of "I was not affected so no problem has taken place"

Reminds me of the Linux removal crap about the PS3, those completely unaffected with no actual logical reason supported the action and screamed raw hatred at those who actually had to suffer Sony's actions

"My Diablo 3 works with great latency and due to zero fault of your own you suffer a constant 400ms+ ping and frequent drops... lol what a loser, Blizzards not at fault for not supplying you with what you need! My logic states it's yours despite all forms of realist proving everything your end is perfect!"

 

[tehroc]

Blizzard should have known if there's one country that is serious about video games it's South Korea. They should have expect at least a quarter of S.Korea's total population was gonna try to login to the thing.

 

[Fearzone]

You want to bet they were a bunch of Starcraft Players and Blizzard fanboys who did the raiding?

 

[TK421]

this is just as bad as the bullshit about the me3 ending when will it end.

Except this actually protects consumer rights as opposed to trying to make a game ending not suck.

the right to be assholes are the only rights i see being protected these days

That is a right just like any other but if you buy something than you fucken expect it to work so they have every right to complain about this and if you don't agree then you shouldn't complain about their complaining.

so if i don't agree with bullshit i should just stick my head in the ground?

How is wanting a game to work bullshit?

the thing is the game does work just because you live where there is a lousy connection doesn't change that basic

What? Really? They payed 60 bucks for this thing, it doesn't work like it's supposed to, and you're defending that? You are the reason that consumers get screwed.

 

[Uratoh]

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I'd just like to give our friend Tony his award.

http://myspace.roflposters.com/images/rofl/myspace/1235388714405.jpg.[roflposters.com].myspace.jpg

 

[Matt Dellar]

I fought against the always-online crap when I first heard about it and didn't buy the game when it came out with the always-on DRM intact.

I'm not surprised in the slightest. Sad for the people who actually have good enough Internet to play online games and still can't play, yeah. Mad at Blizzard for even considering such a dumb system, even more so.

Good luck, Diablo 3 players. Honestly, good luck.

 

[Tony2077]

this is just as bad as the bullshit about the me3 ending when will it end.

Except this actually protects consumer rights as opposed to trying to make a game ending not suck.

the right to be assholes are the only rights i see being protected these days

That is a right just like any other but if you buy something than you fucken expect it to work so they have every right to complain about this and if you don't agree then you shouldn't complain about their complaining.

so if i don't agree with bullshit i should just stick my head in the ground?

How is wanting a game to work bullshit?

the thing is the game does work just because you live where there is a lousy connection doesn't change that basic

What? Really? They payed 60 bucks for this thing, it doesn't work like it's supposed to, and you're defending that? You are the reason that consumers get screwed.

you want to defend people that think just because the server doesn't work the way they want it to without making sure to check everything then whining about it fine defend away

how many do you think have real problems and aren't just joining the mob

 

[Mahoshonen]

This...could get interesting.

You see, the whole "you don't own the game, just a license to use it" bit in most EULAs these days has never been challanged in high court.

There is a probability that whatever is the Supreme Court of South Korea would declare that language in the EULA to have no validity.

Now this wouldn't have any immediate bearing outside of South Korea. But depending on the nature of S.Korea's legal system (is it common law?), judges in countries that use the same legal system could in theory use that as a point of reference (it's not binding, but when there is no other precedent it can be a strong argument).

 

[fish iron4]

If I was blizzard after this incident I would just turn to Korea and say "don't want our Diablo eh? well then I guess you don't want our star craft as well!" *insert smug face here*

 

[Do4600]

they have the right to a refund if its problems on the server end if those problems can't be fixed ever.

It doesn't matter if it can be fixed, the problem is that it was broken in the first place. If I buy a pair of pants and they fall apart after being worn once, I don't care if the store can re-mend them, I want my money back so I can go buy pants that won't fall apart in the first place.

so i deserve a refund because the servers were broken the first day doesn't make sense to me

If you bought a toaster and the first day it didn't work and the second day it only worked intermittently, how would you react?

 

[Tony2077]

they have the right to a refund if its problems on the server end if those problems can't be fixed ever.

It doesn't matter if it can be fixed, the problem is that it was broken in the first place. If I buy a pair of pants and they fall apart after being worn once, I don't care if the store can re-mend them, I want my money back so I can go buy pants that won't fall apart in the first place.

so i deserve a refund because the servers were broken the first day doesn't make sense to me

If you bought a toaster and the first day it didn't work and the second day it only worked intermittently, how would you react?

I'd see if there was other problems first before i did anything instead of going there evil