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Cancelled my pre-order when this "always online" shit came to light. Torchlight II is getting my money.
I'm so sorry for everyone who spent their money on Blizzard and can't play right now...
Nah, just kidding, I'm laughing my ass off saying "see, that's why always-on-DRM sucks"
Nah, just kidding, I'm laughing my ass off saying "see, that's why always-on-DRM sucks"
This is why I stopped bothering with any large release that requires any sustained Online anything. Inevitably the servers are going to be hammered and the experience will be unenjoyable.
If I'm going to bother I will typically do so a month or two down the line when people have gotten bored and moved on and the servers have been retrofitted accordingly. That also gives time for reviews to come out and for me to have the opportunity to dodge potential bullets.
If I'm going to bother I will typically do so a month or two down the line when people have gotten bored and moved on and the servers have been retrofitted accordingly. That also gives time for reviews to come out and for me to have the opportunity to dodge potential bullets.
I'm pretty sure pc gamers saw this coming. I did anyway. Almost every game that has "online" worked into(DRM or otherwise) it seems to have issues during the first weeks after launch.
I blame lack of testing plain and simple *aka patch-it-later mentality*.
I blame lack of testing plain and simple *aka patch-it-later mentality*.
I wouldn't really say this is problem is directly because of the always-online DRM - its more that Blizzard for some dumbass reason didn't dedicate more resources towards their servers to handle this surge of incoming people.
Bliz Guy #1: "Hey, sir. We have this highly new anticipated game coming out that's had a beta and it's broken pre-order records. Do you think we should open up more resources on our servers to handle the incoming load?"
Bliz Guy #2: "Nah, we'll be fine"
Bliz Guy #1: "Hey, sir. We have this highly new anticipated game coming out that's had a beta and it's broken pre-order records. Do you think we should open up more resources on our servers to handle the incoming load?"
Bliz Guy #2: "Nah, we'll be fine"
Once it's properly cracked (looking like sooner rather than later from the buzz) I'll purchase a copy to play offline.
This happens because publishers have decided to let the testing phase to the players that pay to get a polished game.
Hey I haven't been paying a ton of attention, but I'm assuming they didn't send out review copies?
Anyone know when we're expecting the Destructoid review to hit?
Anyone know when we're expecting the Destructoid review to hit?
game works perfectly for me.. had to wait an hour to get in when the server just launched but now it works perfectly.
Jim, what class are you playing with?
Jim, what class are you playing with?
Blizzard should have their server kinks worked out a little better. Everywhere I've lurked this morning tons of people are complaining about still not being able to connect. Yet I do see a lot of "been on since midnights" too. No server(s) are ever fully ready on launch and there's always kinks as well. That's why you don't fucking lock sp behind online.
#notbitteraboutvotingwithwalletatall.
#notbitteraboutvotingwithwalletatall.
Most of the errors are gone now- the only time when people couldn't play at all was during the midnight release.
@CrazyCowboyDon
This game is NOT gonna be cracked, well not the way that all the other games are. Reason = there is nothing to crack, simple as that. Also this game won't have offline mode never ever, you wanna play it? Buy it.
This game is NOT gonna be cracked, well not the way that all the other games are. Reason = there is nothing to crack, simple as that. Also this game won't have offline mode never ever, you wanna play it? Buy it.
I celebrated the launch of DIABLO 3 last night by playing the TORCHLIGHT 2 beta. That shit is rock-solid and infinitely more fun than the DIABLO 3 beta.
@Marre: you probably never heard of custom servers for WoW, I think? by the same logic WoW needs to be bought in order to play it, which is a false statement.
These don't seem like DRM issues but server issues. Love the immediate hate toward launch day kinks in an online game. Even Diablo 2 had issues with updates years after the inital launch due to high volume--anyone remember the Diablo Clone update for D2? Yeah.
There won't be a crack because there is NOTHING TO CRACK ... there is no protection at all. It's a modded wow client that requires a permanent server connection for EVERYTHING. There is no local single player. It's all client/server only. For all intends and purposes D3 single player and multiplayer is exactly the same.
This is very diffrent from Ubisofts DRM or Origin which is what ppl assumed it would be like when it was announced that D3 requires you to be online all the time to play.
So there will never be a crack because there is nothing to crack. Some day a decent server emulator that works with the D3 client will surely see the light of day but it will not have ANY ORIGINAL D3 SINGLE PLAYER CONTENT at all because all that is stored server side.
This is very diffrent from Ubisofts DRM or Origin which is what ppl assumed it would be like when it was announced that D3 requires you to be online all the time to play.
So there will never be a crack because there is nothing to crack. Some day a decent server emulator that works with the D3 client will surely see the light of day but it will not have ANY ORIGINAL D3 SINGLE PLAYER CONTENT at all because all that is stored server side.
Well said Marre. That's also the reason the auction house can use real money. Everything is online, and has bank level security and encryption. Sorry hackers.
I'd still buy the game its going to be fantastic regardless.
I'd still buy the game its going to be fantastic regardless.
Also no modding.
Also, no sales.
I would pick this up for $20 on sale sometime for the single-player portion (I don't care about the online) but that isn't even an option the way Blizzard tightly controls their prices.
Torchlight II FTW.
Also, no sales.
I would pick this up for $20 on sale sometime for the single-player portion (I don't care about the online) but that isn't even an option the way Blizzard tightly controls their prices.
Torchlight II FTW.
You fuckers need to get jobs and this wouldn't be happening right now. I want to leave work damn it!
Anticipated new game that requires a connection to servers getting slammed day one? Color me fucking surprised.
Also, I don't know if people consider this, but it is possible to like both Torchlight and Diablo. Feels like Palestine v. Israel on these ole interwebs here.
Also, I don't know if people consider this, but it is possible to like both Torchlight and Diablo. Feels like Palestine v. Israel on these ole interwebs here.
I wouldn't worry lads, they get it fixed. Remember they plan to make some real world money of your playing the game with that auction house scam.
So trust me they'll have the bugs worked out in short order so you can start giving them their cut of your transactions. Praise to Blizzard and their money grubbing overlords; Activision!
So trust me they'll have the bugs worked out in short order so you can start giving them their cut of your transactions. Praise to Blizzard and their money grubbing overlords; Activision!
Friend of mine couldn't get on last night, but could this morning. You know what he didn't do? Bitch. I have good friends.
@Marre
OK fine. It won't be 'cracked'. It'll have a server emulator which points to localhost instead of the Blizzard servers.
Even MMOs have custom servers and loopbacks.
OK fine. It won't be 'cracked'. It'll have a server emulator which points to localhost instead of the Blizzard servers.
Even MMOs have custom servers and loopbacks.
I'm tired of publishers simply assuming everyone has a stable internet 24/7. I have to live in shacks or tents because of my job, and I would play Diablo 2 a lot when I could.
Although some seem to be adament that there will be no crack for an offline single player, I'll patiently wait for it, pirate the game if need be, and probably end up paying for Torchlight 2.
Although some seem to be adament that there will be no crack for an offline single player, I'll patiently wait for it, pirate the game if need be, and probably end up paying for Torchlight 2.
I'll just toss this out there:
http://videogames.memebase.com/2012/05/13/video-game-memes-cant-wait-for-diablo-iii/
NOT, my opinion, any company that requires always-online DRM is one that's not getting my money, but with all my gaming friends, this is kindof what I'm seeing.
http://videogames.memebase.com/2012/05/13/video-game-memes-cant-wait-for-diablo-iii/
NOT, my opinion, any company that requires always-online DRM is one that's not getting my money, but with all my gaming friends, this is kindof what I'm seeing.
wait what? all SP content is online?
amazing to think they can afford to do that, it must cost a fortune. also sad that the servers will undoubtedly not last forever and if people saying it's uncrackable are correct then nobody will be able to play D3 ever again the second they switch them off!
that said, i still assume that someone will download the online content and use it to crack the game at some point.
amazing to think they can afford to do that, it must cost a fortune. also sad that the servers will undoubtedly not last forever and if people saying it's uncrackable are correct then nobody will be able to play D3 ever again the second they switch them off!
that said, i still assume that someone will download the online content and use it to crack the game at some point.
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