And again, it's not just about implementing it into the game, but how the effects of it being implemented effect other aspects of the game.
Yes, some designs may be easy to implement, but aren't necessarily something they should do without thinking about the repercussions.
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I know you're trolling at this point, but I'll bite 'cause I'm honestly sick to death of hearing about the comparison of D3 to PoE and vice versa. In the end they're extremely different games on different ends of the action RPG game spectrum that truly can't be compared outside of the gameplay being similar - like all action RPGs.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love both games to death and easily have hundreds of hours in both of them. But they can't be compared because they're designed for different styles of gameplay. D3 is the perfect game for the average gamer to login and play a few nights a week without having to concern themselves with much else. PoE provides a much more hardcore gamer atmosphere for those who crave it and has more longevity due to the design (not necessarily good design, mind you). Two very different games that can't be honestly compared when you look at it logically.
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Overall, it's just very unprofessionally done. Now, I know not everyone needs to have a professional manner during an interview, but I'm sorry if you're interviewing a Blizzard employee about a game that your website is dedicated to it should have been a lot better than that. This was more of the equivalent of them responding to random posts on their forums.
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They may very well have made plenty of money off the RMAH to sustain development of the game for years ahead, however they could very likely also have only made enough to sustain server maintenance and transaction fees. Unfortunately we don't know the financial details of the RMAH. The point is more that the majority of other major game companies don't do any sort of development for games after release where they aren't making additional revenue by some other means from the game. Hell, most don't even offer standard support, only releasing minimal patches to fix bugs. So I guess the question is, why is Blizzard being held to a ridiculous standard than everyone else when their standards are already higher than most everyone else?
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I admit I'm not the best at translating my opinion verbally, but I don't understand how you could be confused about what I said.
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I think people need to stop being so entitled. Blizzard supporting and developing content for a game that they basically no longer make money on until they release another expansion shouldn't be criticized until most other triple-A games are doing the exact same thing. Until then, complaints are unwarranted.
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To compare the content of PoE to D3 is completely illogical based upon the different business models the games use. Do you honestly think GGG creates content in PoE for free? They have to constantly create content in order to make money on the game otherwise they likely wouldn't even be able to afford the cost of maintenance of their servers.
I think another issue is also the fact that most other Blizzard games provide more content than D3, however those other games also make considerably more money for Blizzard to use on that development. D3 is the only current game they have that makes zero money after the initial sales purchase.
I actually agree that Diablo 3 information was pretty lack luster at this Blizzcon, but I also wasn't expecting much between a new WoW expansion being released in less than a week, the announcement of an expansion for SC2 and Hearthstone, and information on two new IPs they're creating. That on top of Diablo 3 having considerable development progression this year equates to D3 being the least interesting game at Blizzcon. Honestly, what were you really expecting them to announce?
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For future reference, someone else's immaturity or lack of respect doesn't and shouldn't validate your own. Personally, I think both you and your friend should be banned from this forum, and if saying that gets me banned it's worth it to me because people like yourself who complain with such closed-minded perspectives aren't worth having any sort of discussions with. Neither you nor your friend are willing to have a meaningful conversation with anyone who disagrees with you because we're all "too stupid" to understand your point of view.
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Long story short, you're letting your immaturity negate your own point of view.
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At this point this thread should just be closed if all it's going to come down to is name calling when someone presents an opposing opinion to your own.
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Focusing on GRifts for balance would be like focusing on Realm of Trials for balance. There may be only a few specs that work beyond a certain point, but that will always be the case and focusing on just one aspect of the end game while ignoring others will only lead to more imbalance. Focusing just on GRifts won't fix balance issues because GRifts will always have balance issues because they are the epitome of optimization when it comes to progress.