The NZA Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 that does sound kind've shit. you gotta figure a) blizzard knows they can get away with this here, and b) i imagine there's not a huge % of people dying to play the single player, could be wrong though. as an aside, i wonder how long before games like CoD do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Meh. I'll just treat it like an MMO, even when playing single player. I'm sure I'll eventually thank them when I go to a friend's house out of town or switch computers. I know it sounds awful, but who here is really offline ever? And why the hell are you offline?!? This is the far flung future for godsake. This will ensure that you always have a fully updated game and people aren't hacking the shit out of it and breaking multiplayer. On the flip side, what's gonna suck (and likely the only time most of us will notice) is when blizzard.net is down for maintenance and you can't play at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 's advocate here - and again the MMOish nature of this game kinda lends itself better - i hate shit like when capcom wants an online connection to verify your PSN copy of Final fucking Fight is legit; even XBLA DRM is oppressive but they at least manage to verify your system + drive so you can start up whatever you want offline (if either check fails though, you boot into a demo, sadly). so what this means for single-player games like that is a) dudes like newt who have shaky internet/access due to where they live etc get boned, and b) no one played Final Fight when PSN was down, because checks like that on a closed network are really dumb. only related here because while i agree most all of us are online, i don't always like the precedent of that assumption, especially on a worldwide basis. i got a bit more comfortable with steam knowing it had a competent offline mode past the first check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Newt and his old wife should move out of the swamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I vote Blizzard for president 2012. The country could learn a lot from them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 From Felicia Day's Google+ post: THIS MAKES ME VERY EXCITED ABOUT DIABLO 3 BETA! PLEASE PLEASE SOON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 No offline single player means I don't give a shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 so you're not gonna join us, then? also: trying to make a concsious effort to not +1 logans towards his maddening goal of 200, but fuck, i wanna vote for blizzard now too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 so you're not gonna join us, then? I was planning on going solo but fuck that DRM bullshit. I'm going to focus on torchlight 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 its not just the DRM, it sounds like it lacks a single player entirely. still...why would you go solo? you're like those guys who play Minecraft alone. lemme know about Torchlight 2, couldnt get into part 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 its not just the DRM, it sounds like it lacks a single player entirely. still...why would you go solo? you're like those guys who play Minecraft alone. lemme know about Torchlight 2, couldnt get into part 1. I'm a lone wolf who has no need for a pack. Plus you'll get in the way in my quest for glory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) How did you not love Torchlight? This game has me affixed to the goddamned screen! And I can deal with other fucktards for Diablo 3. It's like a public swimming pool on a hot day, or Panch's mum. *edit- to change to Panch's Mum. There's like 50 Rio kids on Facebook and not one of 'em look alike. Edited August 10, 2011 by The JZA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) its not just the DRM, it sounds like it lacks a single player entirely. Nah. I think this is possibly being blown a bit out of proportion. There's still a single player campaign, there's even an offline mode, they just don't really want you to use it. You can just not allow anyone else in your online game for the exact same experience +cross game chat as well. Here, found a recent blue post for ya. There is offline single player, but it's something we're going to attempt to discourage as best as possible. A lot of us, myself included, and probably a lot of you and your friends had the exact same Diablo II experience. You get the game, start playing, your friend says let's try co-op, and when you log in your characters aren't there. After a slight freakout moment and potentially some use of Webcrawler to search the World Wide Web with Netscape 6, you realized or figured out that you had to start over. That's actually an experience that can cause someone to stop playing the game. Maybe you or I let out a huge sigh, and maybe a brief mourning period after realizing the last 60 hours were completely wasted, but we pressed on. That's not the case for everyone. Maybe most people. I actually refused to start over for a while and continued on in single-player before finally jumping on Battle.net. Who knows what a lesser man would have done... ;) So, if we can get people online and creating character on Battle.net from the get-go, there's less chance of that catastrophe. But there's still a play offline option, if you should need it. http://www.thedailyblink.com/comics/2011-08-10-189.jpg Edited August 10, 2011 by Thelogan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I get the impression that Francish here is not happy with recent developmetsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldron Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Makin' fun of a lisp? Classhy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 You clearly meant "lishp". I added the 'h's as an afterthought. I have no regrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmithx Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 I'll be honest, I'm most likely gonna pick up that game(though I'll be surprised if it lands this year with what they've said, and the time it's taking for the beta to start.) but I'm almost more excited for torchlight 2, it has the real potential to make the leap diablo 2 did. Also fuck Blizz for never giving us the real diablo 3.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldron Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 And fuck Westwood for going under before giving us Nox 2. We wouldn't have to be relying on Torchlight of all fucking things if they'd kept on trucking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Sexy Hat Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I lost a realy good mouse thanks to nox. Westwood got what they diservered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldron Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I will Fist you. I will Fist you into the goddamn ground. Conjurer 4 Life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Also fuck Blizz for never giving us the real diablo 3.... wait, what was the real D3? you mean the screens we saw before the bloom'd ones years back, or...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Oh, did the page flip over? I can't be bothered to hit the back button. Nope, not even a cursory skim. Okay, I'll go back and hit ctrl+F and look for my name, but everything else probably isn't anything of value. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 pssh...august 11th? might as well have been '98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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