I might be missing something, but why is it thst video games are the only product that its acceptable to release with issues like this. When apple released the iphone 3g, the activation servers couldnt handle the load and people were unable to use their phones for days. Why was that unacceptable, but people are defending blizzard. You can say all you want about people knowing there was no offline mode, or how difficult it is to plan ahead for server load, but at the end of the day, you have several million people who paid for a product that they are unable to use.
If you bought a new car, that you could only sit and look at for the first 2 or 3 days you owned it because the manfacturer didn't account for the amount of keys they would have to produce, you would be pretty upset. Why should blizzard be any different? Ive built data centers for double click and goldmann sachs which were turned on and open to millions of connections, and worked right from the get go, because low and behold, they had to. In most bussiness downtime is completely unacceptable, why do we tolerate it here, and why do people feel the need to defend it?
If you're preparing for a release like this, and you dont make sure that you are prepared for every contingency, despite the cost, well thats just a poor bussiness model and you should be ashamed.
^ This. A faulty product is a faulty product. Expecting to get what you paid for is not whining,
^ This. A faulty product is a faulty product. Expecting to get what you paid for is not whining,
Ok, for the next online game you buy you should expect similar issues to occur like many of us that aren't over reacting to this. The issue is the servers not the product you bought, unless you somehow paid for the servers?
You still have the game, and will continue to have the game. All they have to do is a little fixing that is expected with this kind of game, it's not a big deal.
Seeing a lot of un-necessary rage going on I am disappointed in not being able to play too, at least I got to play a little bit today, my poor wife's schedule just seems to be hitting all the down time since launch, she just walked in from work, ready to get her play on and the servers go down 2 minutes later, no ETA, LOL. Even she is raging a bit
We are all super excited, and I'm sure a lot of us are pretty tired, and I think we're saying some things that are just off the wall ape shit here. I kind of expected this, and honestly you guys should have been expecting it too. They are going to do the best they can to get stuff stable, the game is great though when you can actually play be thankful for that.
Take this opportunity to get some food, maybe take a nap, talk to your fam and SO's .
Yes. Battle.net is currently out of maintenance mode. Whether that means we're closer to things being fixed or a mistake (and they're bringing it back down again shortly) I don't know.
"We're continuing to work on the issue currently affecting the Americas region, and while making progress have no ETA." - #Diablo
I'm sure they're busting ass on this stuff. I wish they were entitled to say what went wrong. Did a group of servers catch fire? Get bombed or raided by a terrorist?
Why do people still cry over offline mode? You were told flipping ages ago it would never be implemented. You bought the game, so you are either just stressed due to launch day issues or have the brain power equivalent to a potato. The game is great, all the crying is literally over stuff people were told before they bought the game, and they bought it anyways. I am so glad you wasted $60 if all you're going to do is cry and try to kill others' good moods when we are enjoying the shit out of this game. In my opinion you deserve it and I hope that $60 was a lot to you.
How dare you demand that things improve!
Strive to achieve improvement through constructive channels, not by being angry, over-entitled assholes. I can guarantee you that they aren't just sitting on their asses laughing at us as we rage and try to log on, they are most definitely working those asses off to fix the problems associated with the launch. Shouting, raging and frothing at the mouth isn't going to make them come up any faster.
I'm entitled to play my game, thank you
Because Blizzard wants servers to shit the bed and listen to people whine about their self entitlement. They are wor... servers will be fi... I don't even. Why are these people on DiabloFANS again?
Ah, sorry, I misunderstood, I thought my money meant I would be getting a product or service, whoops, and yeah, that license agreement was so conspicuous prior to buying the game
Then quit? You're going to forget about this in a few days when things are fine. If not... then quit? Complaining will do nothing. They're trying to fix it for you and all you can do is complain.
I might be missing something, but why is it thst video games are the only product that its acceptable to release with issues like this. When apple released the iphone 3g, the activation servers couldnt handle the load and people were unable to use their phones for days. Why was that unacceptable, but people are defending blizzard. You can say all you want about people knowing there was no offline mode, or how difficult it is to plan ahead for server load, but at the end of the day, you have several million people who paid for a product that they are unable to use.
If you bought a new car, that you could only sit and look at for the first 2 or 3 days you owned it because the manfacturer didn't account for the amount of keys they would have to produce, you would be pretty upset. Why should blizzard be any different? Ive built data centers for double click and goldmann sachs which were turned on and open to millions of connections, and worked right from the get go, because low and behold, they had to. In most bussiness downtime is completely unacceptable, why do we tolerate it here, and why do people feel the need to defend it?
If you're preparing for a release like this, and you dont make sure that you are prepared for every contingency, despite the cost, well thats just a poor bussiness model and you should be ashamed.
^ This. A faulty product is a faulty product. Expecting to get what you paid for is not whining,
Ok, for the next online game you buy you should expect similar issues to occur like many of us that aren't over reacting to this.
Every online game has something like this happen on launch. People forget about it in a few days and forum trolls find something else to complain about.
Why do people still cry over offline mode? You were told flipping ages ago it would never be implemented. You bought the game, so you are either just stressed due to launch day issues or have the brain power equivalent to a potato. The game is great, all the crying is literally over stuff people were told before they bought the game, and they bought it anyways. I am so glad you wasted $60 if all you're going to do is cry and try to kill others' good moods when we are enjoying the shit out of this game. In my opinion you deserve it and I hope that $60 was a lot to you.
How dare you demand that things improve!
Strive to achieve improvement through constructive channels, not by being angry, over-entitled assholes. I can guarantee you that they aren't just sitting on their asses laughing at us as we rage and try to log on, they are most definitely working those asses off to fix the problems associated with the launch. Shouting, raging and frothing at the mouth isn't going to make them come up any faster.
I'm entitled to play my game, thank you
Because Blizzard wants servers to shit the bed and listen to people whine about their self entitlement. They are wor... servers will be fi... I don't even. Why are these people on DiabloFANS again?
Take this opportunity to get some food, maybe take a nap, talk to your fam and SO's .
Rah! We don't have significant others or people that love us! Why do you think we're all so angry!? xD
Really though, I don't think many of us complainers are actually frothing at the mouth and flipping tables. I'm pretty chill about the whole affair. It's just that where some people have gone "Oh well ", I've gone "Tsk...really? "
You're right, there's no need for aggression, and I think we can stay civil regardless of our thoughts on the matter.
Looking @ Bashiok's Twitter right now. There's a chance they could try and resolve the missing achievement data issue during this outage, which could cause additional delays. This is just me inferring based on his discussion about the Europe server.
I might be missing something, but why is it thst video games are the only product that its acceptable to release with issues like this. When apple released the iphone 3g, the activation servers couldnt handle the load and people were unable to use their phones for days. Why was that unacceptable, but people are defending blizzard. You can say all you want about people knowing there was no offline mode, or how difficult it is to plan ahead for server load, but at the end of the day, you have several million people who paid for a product that they are unable to use.
If you bought a new car, that you could only sit and look at for the first 2 or 3 days you owned it because the manfacturer didn't account for the amount of keys they would have to produce, you would be pretty upset. Why should blizzard be any different? Ive built data centers for double click and goldmann sachs which were turned on and open to millions of connections, and worked right from the get go, because low and behold, they had to. In most bussiness downtime is completely unacceptable, why do we tolerate it here, and why do people feel the need to defend it?
If you're preparing for a release like this, and you dont make sure that you are prepared for every contingency, despite the cost, well thats just a poor bussiness model and you should be ashamed.
^ This. A faulty product is a faulty product. Expecting to get what you paid for is not whining,
Video game companies are buisniesses like everyone else who pitches products, the only difference is that their target market is teenagers and very young adults who dont understand that reliability and punctuality are EVERYTHING in the business world, and by constantly missing deadlines and delivering unreliable products, blizzard is presenting themselves as one of the most unprofessional businesses out there.
^ This. A faulty product is a faulty product. Expecting to get what you paid for is not whining,
Ok, for the next online game you buy you should expect similar issues to occur like many of us that aren't over reacting to this. The issue is the servers not the product you bought, unless you somehow paid for the servers?
We are all super excited, and I'm sure a lot of us are pretty tired, and I think we're saying some things that are just off the wall ape shit here. I kind of expected this, and honestly you guys should have been expecting it too. They are going to do the best they can to get stuff stable, the game is great though when you can actually play be thankful for that.
Take this opportunity to get some food, maybe take a nap, talk to your fam and SO's .
Relax.
Don't flame me
Their blue post still says "We so not" though.
I'm sure they're busting ass on this stuff. I wish they were entitled to say what went wrong. Did a group of servers catch fire? Get bombed or raided by a terrorist?
Then quit? You're going to forget about this in a few days when things are fine. If not... then quit? Complaining will do nothing. They're trying to fix it for you and all you can do is complain.
https://www.deviantart.com/aerisot
Every online game has something like this happen on launch. People forget about it in a few days and forum trolls find something else to complain about.
cause its DIABLO fans, not BLIZZARD fans.
Rah! We don't have significant others or people that love us! Why do you think we're all so angry!? xD
Really though, I don't think many of us complainers are actually frothing at the mouth and flipping tables. I'm pretty chill about the whole affair. It's just that where some people have gone "Oh well ", I've gone "Tsk...really? "
You're right, there's no need for aggression, and I think we can stay civil regardless of our thoughts on the matter.
Video game companies are buisniesses like everyone else who pitches products, the only difference is that their target market is teenagers and very young adults who dont understand that reliability and punctuality are EVERYTHING in the business world, and by constantly missing deadlines and delivering unreliable products, blizzard is presenting themselves as one of the most unprofessional businesses out there.
The EURO BASTARDS are GOING DOWN