Complaints, gripes, kvetches...

[Ingmar]

Horseshit.

I think it is what they saw as the 'real' game and it was where all their focus was. That doesn't necessarily mean that their user base in general saw it that way, but I am pretty certain that is how Blizzard saw it.

[sickrubik]

With all the improvements to Battle.Net that came with D2 and LOD, including the Ladder system, I'd have to agree with Ingmar.

[Reg]

It's the same clear thinking that made them decide that forcing everyone to join the General chat channel every time they log in was a good idea.

[Malakili]

Horseshit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrli-by8oOU

Jay Wilson disagrees.

[Paelos]

It's the same clear thinking that made them decide that forcing everyone to join the General chat channel every time they log in was a good idea.

That's just Billy. He works over there and keeps slipping general chat stuff. He's a character, he is. Always good for an all caps racist threat in d00dspeak, that Billy.

[Phred]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/8/8/sound-and-fury/

Penny Arcade once more leaping to the defense of a game company over their readership. Go Figure.

[jakonovski]

The Euro servers STILL don't work. This is honestly the biggest clownshoes game I have ever experienced.

[Falconeer]

The euro servers still don't work. I am speechless. Seriously, speechless.

[sickrubik]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/8/8/sound-and-fury/

Penny Arcade once more leaping to the defense of a game company over their readership. Go Figure.

How is that a defense of the company? That seems to be mocking people that threaten but never follow through, and that has proven to be true for years now.

[Paelos]

Per a notice an hour ago, the login servers are up in Euro again?

[Merusk]

Some reading material while y'all are down:

http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=13157.msg960508#msg960508


How indeed, Tan.  How indeed.

[jakonovski]

Per a notice an hour ago, the login servers are up in Euro again?

It's past midnight here, so good for them I guess. I'm going to bed.

[waffel]

I have a pair of blue bracers with 15% MF that I bought 4 days ago. Found a replacement so I don't need them anymore. I've been trying to sell them on the AH for 4 days now and every time I try (probably 20 times by now) I get an error and it won't post.

I can post other items fine. I can buy items. Wtf...

edit: turns out the item said it was max durability (46/46) but wasn't....? I had to repair it for 1 gold...

[Jeff Kelly]

Per a notice an hour ago, the login servers are up in Euro again?

"There's an error conecting to Battle.net (Error 300something)"

Even if you could login you'd be able to play two/three hours tops as per login screen notice "we'll be doing maintenance from 3 am CEST to approx. 11 am CEST to prepare for applying patch 1.02a"

I'll apply for a full refund now even though there is no legal recourse to do so because I'm really fed up with this bullshit.

[Falconeer]

Yeah, EU servers down again. 0.40am CEST  

[Ingmar]

Weird. Our problems on the US servers are mostly gone after the first week.

[Phred]

So an update to the extent some people will go to not play the game. Since this morning's azmodean run experience neft, the opening chapter in act 4 is the new rush event. People log in, do this event then quit the party and run it again. Have fun folks.

[Ingmar]

So an update to the extent some people will go to not play the game. Since this morning's azmodean run experience neft, the opening chapter in act 4 is the new rush event. People log in, do this event then quit the party and run it again. Have fun folks.

Pindleskin all over again basically.

[Phred]

So an update to the extent some people will go to not play the game. Since this morning's azmodean run experience neft, the opening chapter in act 4 is the new rush event. People log in, do this event then quit the party and run it again. Have fun folks.

Pindleskin all over again basically.

Except Pindle was mostly for loot this is for gold and exp.

[MuffinMan]

Act III: Turning the Tide can be done for items and exp but the gold isn't that great. There is an event right outside of the waypoint you can grind.

I need something to finish out Hell. I get shadow Diablo down to half but that's as far as I get.

FAKEDIT: Damn, mirror image. It almost felt like cheating to beat Diablo that way. On to Inferno!

[waffel]

Except Pindle was mostly for loot this is for gold and exp.

gold = loot in D3. 

[caladein]

So an update to the extent some people will go to not play the game. Since this morning's azmodean run experience neft, the opening chapter in act 4 is the new rush event. People log in, do this event then quit the party and run it again. Have fun folks.

Not so much new as again.  They already nerfed that boss a while back as that's what people were doing.

[Margalis]

I really hate the "you know you'll all buy it and play it anyway!" attitude. I can't think of a single game I bashed then bought. Willpower ftw.

[Margalis]

In the same way, I think you are determined to hate the game because it's online.

Is the problem that the game is online, or is the problem that the AH undermines the loot game, the servers are often down, when they are up they lag, etc?

PSO was a similar online game that had zero of these problems.

[caladein]

I really hate the "you know you'll all buy it and play it anyway!" attitude. I can't think of a single game I bashed then bought. Willpower ftw.

It's still true a lot of the time.  The vast majority of people who are interested enough in most titles (outside of those that have their own pre-established hater contingent) to keep up with, much less flip their shit over, features/systems/etc. well in advance of release are probably really looking forward to that game.

Will that stop some of them from buying it?  Sure, but as a population it's already mostly money in the bank to start with.

[Ironwood]

On the flipside of that, I'm massively looking forward to the Zerg campaign of Starcraft 2.

I am not going to buy it due to this shite.  I've paid these assclowns enough money.

[Tebonas]

Well, I for One asked for a refund on grounds of our customer laws. Lets See how that works. At least they might realize that this is unacceptable behaviour to their European customers. If they use online only schemes, they at least should See that they work.

[Ironwood]

Good for you, my little alt.  I can't do that because the wife won't let me (apparently 5 minutes a day is good enough, but that's marriage for you).

Let me know how you get on.  I'd be keen to know of any success.

[Tebonas]

I See my chances as slim to nonexistant, but I will keep you posted. What are Alts for, if Not trying to do the things you can't do with your Main  

[calapine]

I See my chances as slim to nonexistant, but I will keep you posted. What are Alts for, if Not trying to do the things you can't do with your Main 

If you are good maybe he will twink you!

[Ghambit]

I see where this thread is going.   

[Lantyssa]

There are so many places this could go...

[Lakov_Sanite]

Let's back up to what's important to me, me.

I'm actually having fun as a wizard now and stacking gold find like a madman.  Currently level 38 with 159% gold find and I have to say, seeing piles of 600 gold is a lot of fun.  Really makes the AH metagame more palatable when you have enough gold to tweak your builds.

[Soulflame]

Autojoining General is a severe annoyance.  I'm seeing gold spam ads, people linking items to sell, people trolling about specs, etc.

What I want is simple.  Do not force me to autojoin General chat, Blizzard.

[Paelos]

From Zarhym:

"Your chat settings will be saved in a future update so that you don't have to leave General chat each time you fire up a new game."

Like I said, they would reverse that position within the week.