honestly I have no idea what you are talking about
it's those maps or whatever. I have no idea what those are, at least in this context...
And that is totally fine, because you're a player. You're not expected to know. But you don't know what you're missing
as for the T... I don't think so. YES, it can be seen in that way but I think it's more of a just a joke, and you should be able to laugh at yourself first and then everybody else and admit it is a good joke
I'm all for jokes, but there is no humor in this. It's like...the US attacks some country, and they say, hey please stop attacking us, and the US laughs and the president starts wearing a T-shirt that says, "Nuke the bastards!" A little more serious because it involves peoples lives but thats the same basic thing: people ask for a change, and the company laughs it off and makes a T-shirt saying they don't care. Where is the joke in that? That's just being an ass.
How about a new Tshirt, "Diablo 3: Made For Blizzard Employees, By Blizzard Employees."
and what about those fans that like the style? are we not fans? you would please yourself and the minority just because of your needs? but hey, look at the big picture. blizz doesn't care about YOUR opinion, they care about the MASSES opinion.
I hear what you are saying.
Now hear me: I don't think the graphics in D3 are bad. When I first saw them, I was impressed. It was not until later, after the shock of D3 settled down, that I began to notice ways in which they are lacking. As a 3D artist and hobby game developer, I tend to notice things like this. I am a perpetual critic. There is no game on this planet that I don't have criticisms for. That is not because I think everything sucks, but rather, because I know everything can be improved to become even better than it already is.
I don't really care that Diablo 3 has rainbows in it. I like the overall art style of D3, but I know that using normal bump maps, a standard practice, would make it look a lot better without a lot of additional effort. Flat shading just looks bad in comparison. I doubt anyone who currently likes the art style would disagree that normal bump maps would improve it dramatically, if they were to implement it and show you a comparison.
I'm not saying that my opinion is more important than other peoples, but there are a lot of fans who wanted to see a little bit darker, scarier, grittier Diablo. A lot of fans. Blizzard doesn't have to listen to those fans, but they can at least be respectful of them. This T-shirt is highly disrespectful to all the fans who showed concern with the art style. It is Blizzards way of saying, "we don't give a shit about those fans. we are gaming gods, and we don't make mistakes, so shut up and sit down and wait until the game is released."
Leonard and Jay Wilson claimed that they weren't planning on releasing the t-shirt because they worried some fans wouldn't appreciate the lighthearted treatment of a game like Diablo. Personally, I think the shirt is hilarious and want to see it made available to the public. I like to think that all of you share the same sense of humor.
I agree with you, it is very funny when your favorite hellish game franchise is taken over and turned into a cute cuddly world lacking in darkness, contrast, grit, which are replaced with colorful effects and rainbows. It is even more funny when fans complain, and the designers give them a big middle finger by creating a T shirt to show just how little they are about fan opinions, which they wear to all public events. The only thing funnier is that the designers dont think releasing the T shirt to the masses would make it any more public than wearing it to every press conference.
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And that is totally fine, because you're a player. You're not expected to know. But you don't know what you're missing
I'm all for jokes, but there is no humor in this. It's like...the US attacks some country, and they say, hey please stop attacking us, and the US laughs and the president starts wearing a T-shirt that says, "Nuke the bastards!" A little more serious because it involves peoples lives but thats the same basic thing: people ask for a change, and the company laughs it off and makes a T-shirt saying they don't care. Where is the joke in that? That's just being an ass.
How about a new Tshirt, "Diablo 3: Made For Blizzard Employees, By Blizzard Employees."
I hear what you are saying.
Now hear me: I don't think the graphics in D3 are bad. When I first saw them, I was impressed. It was not until later, after the shock of D3 settled down, that I began to notice ways in which they are lacking. As a 3D artist and hobby game developer, I tend to notice things like this. I am a perpetual critic. There is no game on this planet that I don't have criticisms for. That is not because I think everything sucks, but rather, because I know everything can be improved to become even better than it already is.
I don't really care that Diablo 3 has rainbows in it. I like the overall art style of D3, but I know that using normal bump maps, a standard practice, would make it look a lot better without a lot of additional effort. Flat shading just looks bad in comparison. I doubt anyone who currently likes the art style would disagree that normal bump maps would improve it dramatically, if they were to implement it and show you a comparison.
I'm not saying that my opinion is more important than other peoples, but there are a lot of fans who wanted to see a little bit darker, scarier, grittier Diablo. A lot of fans. Blizzard doesn't have to listen to those fans, but they can at least be respectful of them. This T-shirt is highly disrespectful to all the fans who showed concern with the art style. It is Blizzards way of saying, "we don't give a shit about those fans. we are gaming gods, and we don't make mistakes, so shut up and sit down and wait until the game is released."
It's this attitude that bothers me.
I agree with you, it is very funny when your favorite hellish game franchise is taken over and turned into a cute cuddly world lacking in darkness, contrast, grit, which are replaced with colorful effects and rainbows. It is even more funny when fans complain, and the designers give them a big middle finger by creating a T shirt to show just how little they are about fan opinions, which they wear to all public events. The only thing funnier is that the designers dont think releasing the T shirt to the masses would make it any more public than wearing it to every press conference.