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Yeah, because WoW Cata, SC2 and D3 all didn't break records previously held by other Blizzard games.
Oh wait.
They did.
Just because you think something is not relevant, does not actually mean it is not, it may come as a surprise to you, but you are just one of many millions of people who determine what actually is relevant.
Being that this was posted on a Diablo fan site I really didn't think I'd have to point out that it was a joke... but since your pants get tight when you see the Blizzard logo let's talk for a bit. You really think quantity equals quality? I'd bet that if Modern Warfare went 12 years between releases it'd probably post some pretty strong sales numbers as well. How about some other records: Has Blizzard ever had their offices in any country raided as a result of consumer complaints? I'd bet Blizzard is probably breaking records on refunds as well. Woohoo records!
Aside from SC2 I've noted a serious decline in the quality of Blizzard releases, gone are the days where people can depend on a quality product simply because it carries the Blizzard logo. This is actually a conclusion I had made prior to release of D3 and the launch has done little but convinced me that I was right to feel reserved. Despite my resistance a friend was able to twist my arm into purchasing D3. He actually seems significantly more dissatisfied than I do, maybe that because I expected it to be lackluster, who knows. What I do know is that I won't have as much issue defending my position of not buying anymore Blizzard products in the future.
Ok, i'll bite.
No sales figures playing into this AT ALL;
#1 WoW has the record for the most active MMO players in the world, it also holds the record for the largest player retention rate over the longest period of time for any game, not just an MMO. Any game that can not only maintain its player base for so long, and maintain continued customers over as many expansions as WoW has had cannot be considered a "decline" in quality.
#2 SC2 is the #1 Esports game in the world, it has the largest payouts, has the largest tourney base, and the most television/player/event support of any Esports game on the planet. For a game that is outright built for Esports, you literally could not hope for anything better, period.
#3 Well, D3 We will honestly have to wait and see, the game is so young its hard to use anything other then sales figures at this point, I am aware of the problems the game has, I am also having a blast playing the game, and know that Blizzard will make many, many changes to the game post launch. I will adopt a wait and see on this one, about 6 months out we should have a much clearer picture.
Do you care to comment on #1 or #2? Because I can provide verification and outright proof on those 2 fronts (so can anyone who can use Google), would you care to explain in the face of those outright FACTS how that would indicate a decline in quality?
Blizzard literally is the "bar" that is set for MMO/RTS/ARPG games, all other games in these genres are invariably compared to and inevitably fall short of these titles. (and by falls short, I mean sell less, have less players, and have a far shorter life span, literally, EVERY SINGLE ONE. I am not even exaggerating, every last MMO/RTS/ARPG game that is NOT a Blizzard game has fallen short of the aforementioned criteria, all of them, period. )
#1 Wow holds the record, by far, for subscription numbers. By most accounts, the actual number of players is significantly lower, but I'd still expect them to be in the lead by far. I'd like to see your links on player retention as I'm not finding much and don't recall Blizzard ever making an official statement on it. It sure seems to me that a lot of people that played at release are no longer playing and that their marketing seems geared towards new business rather than retaining old customers but that's just my opinion/experience. Let's not forget that wow lost 10% of it's subscriptions in a year. There's another record for you, and not exactly indicative of continued quality.
#2 I guess we're ignoring where I said "Aside from SC2" but since you insist on bringing it up I do have a gripe. SC1 had all campaigns included. SC2? Oh hell no, let's milk the customers for all we can!
#3 I've gotten my money's worth from D3, no real skin off my back even if I didn't it's not going to break me. Is it a good game? For the most part sure. Is it a good Blizzard title? No.
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I know a buddy of mine that swears by the MAC (die-hard), but I just can't respect an O/S that created a 1 button mouse!