@ACLDox They were key contributors to the success of Blizzard. However you like to break it down, they were a part of Blizzard.
Out of curiosity, you sound like you know all the answers so I may as well ask, of those that worked on Diablo 2, how many of them were assigned roles to work on WOW. For the dev team to split from Blizzard between 2003-2005, suggests they were working on something for the 3-5 years after Diablo 2 was completed.
@ACLDox Let me ask you this, when did you start playing Blizzard's games? How heavily where you involved in gaming and the gaming community at that time? How much time have you spent playing Diablo 2, Starcraft, Warcraft 2, Warcraft 3, all their expansions.. and even WOW?
And I'm talking about when they were new. Not last week.
D3 was a step backwards in every direction besides the visuals. I'm not going to waste my time listing every aspect in comparison, it can be found all over the web. It sounds like this is the first time you've heard someone speak badly of Blizzard.
@hellrazorangel I'm assuming Diablo was designed for the PC and then ported to PSX to earn extra cash. In those days many games were ported, even point and click adventure games. The problem is not so much with D3 being ported. It's more about what happens to D4 if D3 is such a huge success on consoles, from the perspective of the PC fan base. PC gamers are afraid of a good series getting hijacked.. as has happened many times in the past.
@Action The point is Blizzard have a reputation for excellent games, and ever since their merger with Activision, creativity has slumped whilst things such as online DRM, real money auction house idea, and other such business schemes have started to take over, to fill the gaps where their creativity and philosophies such as "its done when it's done" once were.
@Ghost-11- I think the problem is the "Activision" bit in "Activision Blizzard". They promised that Blizzard would operate autonomously after the merger but Activision's influences stick out like dogs nuts.
@ooqqoo Most people complaining are from the previous generations who have experience and know what quality standards Blizzard used to hold their work to. And also are aware of how much their standards have dropped since.
The latest generation of gamers wouldn't have much to complain about as they wouldn't know much better.. not in offensive way, it's just true. With time you gain experience and with experience you gain points for comparison.
Most of the people complaining are doing so because they feel passionately about the company and want to see it do good as everyone of those people remember Blizzard doing so.
wow is not going to be around for ever, and it's subscriber base dropping, plus their public image has been tarnished with Diablo 3's launch fiasco and openly expressed hate all over the globe, especially their very own forum. Plus lets face it, anyone who has played D3 and put enough hours into their older titles such as the original Starcraft and Diablo 1 and 2 know that the quality of their work is on the decline.
@ClaudiusCaesar Likewise, I took your message as an attack towards the older gamers.
I agree. There was a time when online pc games had to come with a warning stating online gaming experiences will vary. Same goes with the social aspect. It'll vary greatly depending on the people you are surrounded with. It can be an enjoyable experience, and just as easily the opposite. The great thing about nintendo products though is they tend to attract a more intelligent and empathetic audience, so hopefully it won't be an environment as crude and selfish as say Xbox Live. We'll see. Worst case scenario you can always disable the social settings.
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