I still can't comprehend how Blizzard has so many people convinced that their failures and mistakes are not actually their own fault. Then those people get all pissy at those of us who see through it and actually expected them to do the job right. THAT is some talent in the brainwashing department if I don't say so myself. My job would be so much easier if I could learn a bit of that! Where do I sign up?
But see, that's not what most people are doing. Sure, there are some, but the majority of people in this thread seem to be saying that the OP should have been smart enough to NOT waste his day off today if he wanted to play Diablo 3. In the real world, a responsible person looks at what has happened in the past and makes his decisions based on that.
If you and I have planned to go to lunch once a week for the past 3 months and you have NEVER shown up, I will not plan to go to lunch with you at a time when I have other things I need to do, even if it's the only time that fits your schedule and you PROMISE you'll be there this time. Why? Because I look at how things have happened in the past and I know that I should only plan to go to lunch with you at a time where I won't miss anything because, chances are, you won't show up.
Same thing applies here. It doesn't matter what Blizzard said. It doesn't matter whether they messed up or not (for the purposes of THIS conversation, at least). Look back at how launches of online games have gone in the past, particularly highly anticipated ones like this. The vast majority have had major issues for the first day or two. So, when you do something like take a day off work, you should KNOW that you are taking a chance that you won't get to play the game. No matter how much Blizzard thinks they have it right, they won't know for SURE if they've done everything they need to until launch day. If they've never had a completely smooth launch before, then it just takes a little bit of thought to realize that they don't know they will have a smooth launch, they just BELIEVE they will have a smooth launch. So, again, you know you're taking a chance. The smart thing to do would be to schedule your day off NEXT week. Sure, you have to wait a week longer than everyone else to play, but it means you wouldn't have "wasted" your day off. As another poster said, if you choose to play Russian Roulette, you can't complain if you get shot. It's as much the OP's fault that he wasted a day off as it is Blizzard's. He didn't think things through.
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But see, that's not what most people are doing. Sure, there are some, but the majority of people in this thread seem to be saying that the OP should have been smart enough to NOT waste his day off today if he wanted to play Diablo 3. In the real world, a responsible person looks at what has happened in the past and makes his decisions based on that.
If you and I have planned to go to lunch once a week for the past 3 months and you have NEVER shown up, I will not plan to go to lunch with you at a time when I have other things I need to do, even if it's the only time that fits your schedule and you PROMISE you'll be there this time. Why? Because I look at how things have happened in the past and I know that I should only plan to go to lunch with you at a time where I won't miss anything because, chances are, you won't show up.
Same thing applies here. It doesn't matter what Blizzard said. It doesn't matter whether they messed up or not (for the purposes of THIS conversation, at least). Look back at how launches of online games have gone in the past, particularly highly anticipated ones like this. The vast majority have had major issues for the first day or two. So, when you do something like take a day off work, you should KNOW that you are taking a chance that you won't get to play the game. No matter how much Blizzard thinks they have it right, they won't know for SURE if they've done everything they need to until launch day. If they've never had a completely smooth launch before, then it just takes a little bit of thought to realize that they don't know they will have a smooth launch, they just BELIEVE they will have a smooth launch. So, again, you know you're taking a chance. The smart thing to do would be to schedule your day off NEXT week. Sure, you have to wait a week longer than everyone else to play, but it means you wouldn't have "wasted" your day off. As another poster said, if you choose to play Russian Roulette, you can't complain if you get shot. It's as much the OP's fault that he wasted a day off as it is Blizzard's. He didn't think things through.