The problem is that developers fall into a set path where there is no innovation and everyone is making the same kind of game. It happened for WW2 games and it is happening again with modern-themed games. Time to break the cycle! #3.1
Deadlines are needed in order to set goals for the team. But developers/publishers need to realize that they need to push these deadlines back if their product doesn't reach a certain standard. Just because they can patch it later doesn't mean they can release a game in a poor state. #13
I've never thought my age has had anything to do with my opinion. :)
I have always been open to change so long as I think it is good. I was happy when cell phones went to touch screen. I was ecstatic when expensive cartridges were dropped in favor of CDs (which allowed games to be cheaper). I was, and still am, a supporter of Kinect although I believe that Microsoft dropped the ball on that.
I understand what Microsoft is trying to accomplish. However I&... #3.1.3
I agree, it does seem more like a single-player/co-op game rather than an MMO. Of course EA's decision to make it available only on Origin also didn't help it much either. #1.1.1
So are many MMO games yet hackers are able to reverse engineer them and create private servers along with duping items. As for third-party selling it happens all the time. It is, in fact, very easy to do.
And as I explained in the editorial they are already working on the crack and will be able to play on their own servers, by themselves, without having to log into Battle.net (which many players wish they could do).
But it's not going to work. All it accomplishes is making things inconvenient for the honest consumer and even turning some of those consumers, who would have bought it, into pirates themselves.
There is no benefit to it whatsoever because it doesn't accomplish its goals in the first place. #1.2.1
It's all about control at this point. Unless people stop buying games with these restrictions then publishers/deveopers will continue to adapt them. #1.1
Well these issues will continue on for, at the most, the rest of the week before Blizzard finally gets a grip on things. If it takes longer...well... #3
Everytime someone mentions Orbis Vita I start singing...
"In the circle of life!"
Seriously though, I'm not expecting much from Microsoft. Their consoles, expecially the first two generations, have horrible failure rates and it takes them 3-4 generations to finally get it up to an acceptable standard. #5
I have always been open to change so long as I think it is good. I was happy when cell phones went to touch screen. I was ecstatic when expensive cartridges were dropped in favor of CDs (which allowed games to be cheaper). I was, and still am, a supporter of Kinect although I believe that Microsoft dropped the ball on that.
I understand what Microsoft is trying to accomplish. However I&... #3.1.3
So are many MMO games yet hackers are able to reverse engineer them and create private servers along with duping items. As for third-party selling it happens all the time. It is, in fact, very easy to do.
And as I explained in the editorial they are already working on the crack and will be able to play on their own servers, by themselves, without having to log into Battle.net (which many players wish they could do).
On top of that... #1.1.2
There is no benefit to it whatsoever because it doesn't accomplish its goals in the first place. #1.2.1
The only difference they will make is making Diablo 3 the most pirated game ever. #1.1.3
"In the circle of life!"
Seriously though, I'm not expecting much from Microsoft. Their consoles, expecially the first two generations, have horrible failure rates and it takes them 3-4 generations to finally get it up to an acceptable standard. #5
However that doesn't excuse Polytron whinin like a little child. #8