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Criminals against HUMANITY *NM* beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 30/05/2012 05:37:44 PM
They tell you ahead of time that they require internet connection the entire time you play. No one makes you buy their game.

Don't get me wrong. I don't like it and I don't support the nonsense that is 100% internet-connection DRM.

But they aren't criminals for making a product that is upsetting to you. That's just ridiculous.

And as far as suing them goes, that's just as if not more ridiculous. It calls to mind people who sue coffee shops for having hot coffee. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING. If you don't like it, don't buy it. It really is that simple. Your life will continue without Diablo.

If you think they are criminals/should be sued just because their servers keep having problems...*shrug* they still haven't broken any laws. And suing them would still be trivial.
I amuse myself.
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Why does Blizzard insist on making me sign onto their servers ... seriously. ? ! Roonas - 30/05/2012 12:22:14 AM 1431 Views
I feel your pain bro. ianski - 30/05/2012 03:26:04 AM 1330 Views
It's to stop "pirates." And by "pirates," I mean, "people who play used games." *NM* Aemon - 30/05/2012 04:31:22 AM 628 Views
Scary that in order to curb one practice - they are alienating a whole section ... Roonas - 05/06/2012 08:30:15 AM 1337 Views
Close... it's for control, for a variety of reasons. "piracy" and the used game market are the tip lord-of-shadow - 07/06/2012 03:21:58 AM 1281 Views
Fair enough. I guess used-game concerns are more of a console thing. *NM* Aemon - 07/06/2012 03:54:47 AM 671 Views
This is why I stopped playing Blizzard Games. MightyYT - 30/05/2012 06:13:34 AM 1270 Views
Yeah, it made me want to go play D2 instead. *NM* Macharius - 30/05/2012 01:52:44 PM 676 Views
too fucking true. which is why I went to play Reckoning (fuck you, Blizzard) LadyLorraine - 30/05/2012 01:58:56 PM 1551 Views
You know that entire studio shut down last week, right? No more Curt Schilling for you. *NM* Aemon - 30/05/2012 04:47:40 PM 631 Views
*sob* LadyLorraine - 30/05/2012 07:03:42 PM 1525 Views
He shoulda cut himself on the ankle and worn white socks again ... Roonas - 05/06/2012 08:33:46 AM 1222 Views
why was it a poor business choice? The game sold well LadyLorraine - 05/06/2012 07:58:13 PM 1604 Views
You need to have followed the whole story a bit more to understand. Aemon - 05/06/2012 09:14:48 PM 1166 Views
mk fair enough then *NM* LadyLorraine - 06/06/2012 01:32:15 AM 923 Views
And what a clusterfuck that was *NM* Roland00 - 30/05/2012 07:35:04 PM 645 Views
It's made me furious too Sidious - 30/05/2012 02:44:58 PM 1584 Views
criminals? what laws, exactly, have been broken? LadyLorraine - 30/05/2012 03:51:39 PM 1595 Views
Criminals against HUMANITY *NM* beetnemesis - 30/05/2012 05:37:44 PM 630 Views
Re: criminals? what laws, exactly, have been broken? Sidious - 30/05/2012 06:59:49 PM 1494 Views
I guess my thing is that no one makes you buy that car that requires my million dollar gas... LadyLorraine - 30/05/2012 07:03:02 PM 1564 Views
Wow - you just outlined TORT reform in it's most basic premise ... Roonas - 05/06/2012 08:00:04 AM 1232 Views
You know the prototypical hot coffee case was warranted, right? The plaintiff won. Ghavrel - 06/06/2012 10:52:52 AM 1140 Views
I think it's just the first thing that pops to mind LadyLorraine - 07/06/2012 04:56:51 PM 1764 Views
Be careful -- the fanboys might hear you... Zalis - 30/05/2012 04:56:15 PM 1377 Views
Er, are there many of those? Aemon - 30/05/2012 06:31:50 PM 1213 Views
Re: Er, are there many of those? Zalis - 30/05/2012 07:34:05 PM 1483 Views
Only positive is no apparent item duping...yet *NM* Roland00 - 30/05/2012 07:36:14 PM 614 Views
The funny thing is... Wibble - 30/05/2012 07:48:49 PM 1302 Views
The difference I see is that Steam has an offline mode that (mostly) works. D3 has none. *NM* Zalis - 30/05/2012 08:09:40 PM 650 Views
yah...I only recently got into Steam. and ONLY because I've been moving a lot LadyLorraine - 30/05/2012 09:01:31 PM 1553 Views
It's still a good thing, the problem is that we're in a period of transition. Aemon - 30/05/2012 09:26:46 PM 1324 Views
The biggest issues I see right now are bandwith caps & speed. Zalis - 30/05/2012 09:44:10 PM 1295 Views
Oh sure, I agree. We're definitely not there yet. Aemon - 31/05/2012 01:17:58 AM 1352 Views
Re: Oh sure, I agree. We're definitely not there yet. Macharius - 31/05/2012 02:02:55 PM 1189 Views
Only $55/mo for Comcast? Consider yourself lucky. :p Zalis - 31/05/2012 04:01:44 PM 1245 Views
Sorry for your troubles, but you're something of an outlier. Aemon - 31/05/2012 07:31:53 PM 1263 Views
Hmm ... that's scary ... Roonas - 05/06/2012 09:21:42 AM 1290 Views
are you unaware that some people do drive to the bus-station anyway? LadyLorraine - 31/05/2012 02:36:22 AM 1619 Views
I don't think I've ever used an analogy on the internet that people didn't complain about. Aemon - 31/05/2012 04:46:17 AM 1131 Views
lol, yah, I just couldn't help it for the sake of the continuity of internet stereotypes *NM* LadyLorraine - 31/05/2012 02:17:05 PM 798 Views
Re: It's still a good thing, the problem is that we're in a period of transition. Macharius - 31/05/2012 01:35:33 PM 1353 Views
Re: It's still a good thing, the problem is that we're in a period of transition. Aemon - 31/05/2012 07:22:13 PM 1104 Views
Stuff like D3's always-on DRM and phone home schemes in no way contribute to that future. lord-of-shadow - 07/06/2012 03:26:08 AM 1229 Views
Er, I agree. Aemon - 07/06/2012 03:49:29 AM 1184 Views
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