D3 = fastest selling game in history
D3 = biggest backlash in history
conclusion = D3 sold because of the franchise and not the actual game
Wow, this guy is a genius. Someone buy him a pepsi. SC2 sold a lot because of SC1. WoW sold because of WC1-3. Console games sell because of their franchise predecessors. WHO WOULDA THUNK IT?
D3 is a great game and was let down solely from a QA perspective. The balance team dropped the ball, IT team was substandard and general QA was missed swarms of bugs.
These are problems that can be solved through patches and hotfixes but take time. It is truly disappointing how poorly it was launched but it is salvagable and will only get better with every patch. I honestly cannot think of any other title in a similar genre that can claim to be better. Balance will be improved, bugs will be stamped out and a lot of the frustration experienced will slowly be drained out. 1.04 improves things a lot, future patches should do even more.
Financially, facts speak for themselves, the game was a financial success. The poor launch will could see some disciplinary action to those responsible but the many problems in D3 will fade in time as the polish starts to get applied in consecutive patches.
edit2- and im all for cursing and whatnot personally, but you dont see tom brady cursing out eli manning on tv. when you invite your business into your personal life you have an image your paid to represent
Dude, have you ever watch football? you never heard of trash talk? coaches yelling at the top of their lungs at each other is not unheard of. And if tom brady did do somthing like that, (say send a text or pm to a friend) nothing would come of it. Remember personal life is that, personal. it was not him making a statement to the press.
Basically though people want and need somewhere to talk about this so closing it would just fuel conspiracy that we're sweeping it under the rug, which we're not, a lot of posts are just inflammatory. Then we'd just end up with more threads about the topic so we're keeping the discussion here for now. (addressing those who are wondering why this is still open)
actually it does
this shit reminds people that we had been waiting for D3 and D3 is the only thing thus far that can replace D2.
It should also remind some people that their customers had long moved onto other games, like D3...
D3 = fastest selling game in history
D3 = biggest backlash in history
conclusion = D3 sold because of the franchise and not the actual game
conclusion = people hate it when something they don't like succeeds
I believe the facts (and by that, I mean all of human history) are on my side... and if facts bother you, Fox News also illustrates the point very well indeed.
I highly doubt the D3 team actually play the game at all. If they have play it through, they would realize:
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2) No one will play melee because they have a huge disadvantage
If melee have a huge disadvantage, how do you explain the fact that of the 208 players who have completed Inferno Act 4 Hardcore on diabloprogress.com, 84 of them are barbarians and 40 of them are monks? Far more than the three ranged classes combined?
I highly doubt the D3 team actually play the game at all. If they have play it through, they would realize:
...
2) No one will play melee because they have a huge disadvantage
If melee have a huge disadvantage, how do you explain the fact that of the 208 players who have completed Inferno Act 4 Hardcore on diabloprogress.com, 84 of them are barbarians and 40 of them are monks? Far more than the three ranged classes combined?
The dude was badmouthing his team, him, and his game. Somebody shits on something you've poured your life into for years and you'd do the same thing. I don't really think the apology was necessary. Even though I'm sure it was motivated by the damage it could have done to his career, I do commend him for saying what he said.
The the comment is gone, which may look suspicious until you think about it. You can literally make another account, name it Jay Wilson and have the exact same picture and say what you want. Also if you notice in the likes, a lot of them are liked by "Jay Wilson Eats Toomuch" Which was probably the troll that had his name as Jay Wilson.
It's pretty common. Usually I see it in the form of...
Person A: I love puppies
Person B: ^ is a moron
Person C: ^ Is a dumbass
Then person B removes his comment. and it looks like person C just called person A a dumbass. In any event I highly doubt it's true, and not "oh well you're a moderator you have to say that." No. I could say yeah he's a diick and jump the bandwagon but it seems pretty clear to me someone was trolling, and it was successful.
Also notice how "Jay Wilson Eats TooMuch" has no friends, is a new account, and is now trying to "point out what happened" after he liked the comment "Jay Wilson" supposedly left. So he was so against what was said he liked the comments? Oh he also happened to change his name from "Jay Wilson".
Edit: The amount of people willing to just believe this without looking more is astonishing. You think Jay would actually post something like that? He'd be fired almost immediately.
The the comment is gone, which may look suspicious until you think about it. You can literally make another account, name it Jay Wilson and have the exact same picture and say what you want. Also if you notice in the likes, a lot of them are liked by "Jay Wilson Eats Toomuch" Which was probably the troll that had his name as Jay Wilson.
It's pretty common. Usually I see it in the form of...
Person A: I love puppies
Person B: ^ is a moron
Person C: ^ Is a dumbass
Then person B removes his comment. and it looks like person C just called person A a dumbass. In any event I highly doubt it's true, and not "oh well you're a moderator you have to say that." No. I could say yeah he's a diick and jump the bandwagon but it seems pretty clear to me someone was trolling, and it was successful.
Also notice how "Jay Wilson Eats TooMuch" has no friends, is a new account, and is now trying to "point out what happened" after he liked the comment "Jay Wilson" supposedly left. So he was so against what was said he liked the comments? Oh he also happened to change his name from "Jay Wilson".
Edit: The amount of people willing to just believe this without looking more is astonishing. You think Jay would actually post something like that? He'd be fired almost immediately.
D3 = biggest backlash in history
conclusion = D3 sold because of the franchise and not the actual game
Wow, this guy is a genius. Someone buy him a pepsi. SC2 sold a lot because of SC1. WoW sold because of WC1-3. Console games sell because of their franchise predecessors. WHO WOULDA THUNK IT?
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Ha. Bagstone.
These are problems that can be solved through patches and hotfixes but take time. It is truly disappointing how poorly it was launched but it is salvagable and will only get better with every patch. I honestly cannot think of any other title in a similar genre that can claim to be better. Balance will be improved, bugs will be stamped out and a lot of the frustration experienced will slowly be drained out. 1.04 improves things a lot, future patches should do even more.
Financially, facts speak for themselves, the game was a financial success. The poor launch will could see some disciplinary action to those responsible but the many problems in D3 will fade in time as the polish starts to get applied in consecutive patches.
Ha. Bagstone.
I feel bad for you guys. You all should be drinking whiskey or something to keep your sanity. I'll buy you a bottle if I ever travel to Bulgaria!
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Good man!
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Dude, have you ever watch football? you never heard of trash talk? coaches yelling at the top of their lungs at each other is not unheard of. And if tom brady did do somthing like that, (say send a text or pm to a friend) nothing would come of it. Remember personal life is that, personal. it was not him making a statement to the press.
Basically though people want and need somewhere to talk about this so closing it would just fuel conspiracy that we're sweeping it under the rug, which we're not, a lot of posts are just inflammatory. Then we'd just end up with more threads about the topic so we're keeping the discussion here for now. (addressing those who are wondering why this is still open)
this shit reminds people that we had been waiting for D3 and D3 is the only thing thus far that can replace D2.
It should also remind some people that their customers had long moved onto other games, like D3...
they were still doing pr like this after d3 launch
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Marvel-MMO-Diablo-Gazillion-Avengers,15739.html
conclusion = people hate it when something they don't like succeeds
I believe the facts (and by that, I mean all of human history) are on my side... and if facts bother you, Fox News also illustrates the point very well indeed.
If melee have a huge disadvantage, how do you explain the fact that of the 208 players who have completed Inferno Act 4 Hardcore on diabloprogress.com, 84 of them are barbarians and 40 of them are monks? Far more than the three ranged classes combined?
Which I will not share with you.
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Ha. Bagstone.
Oh really?
Yeah... Pwned by an apology. Lawl