Diablo III Online Only Debacle

It was discovered this past week that Diablo III will require a persistent online connection to play the game, including the single player portion. This has caused quite a stir among the Internet community and people have been speaking up against the online requirement with DRM being the focus of the denouncements. Shortly after, Alex Mayberry, Diablo III’s senior producer, responded to the strong reaction of the fan base. He was “surprised” by the communal outrage due to the fact that Blizzard has been “doing online gameplay for 15 years now.”