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Nobody uses these complaints when the game is called an MMO. Perhaps that's their new take on Diablo? I was a huge fan of Diablo and played it entirely online.

by Skywing 15y ago

Nobody uses these complaints when the game is called an MMO. Perhaps that's their new take on Diablo? I was a huge fan of Diablo and played it entirely online. I'm not too angry about this, personally.

benologist 15y ago
There's a big difference between an MMO though ... the online play is the only play, it's not in any sense single player nor would you buy it to play alone or when you're disconnected. With C&C4 it had the single player stuff and the multiplayer stuff just like them all - online play was there and it added lots of value to the game just like it has historically, except they crippled the non-online play by needlessly forcing a constant online connection (if you dropped out you could complete the current game, not save it, not start another), moving your saved games and everything else to their servers etc.
- nocipher 15y ago
  Diablo has always had a strong online component. While the series has never been an MMO in a strict sense, online play has always been more engaging (except for rampant spamming... which Blizzard seriously needs to address). Sites like d2jsp.org will attest to the added depth of online play. An economy developed out of the items you could find and there was also high end game play that was only available online. The experience was clearly superior. Lots of people are going to jump all over Blizzard for it, but this move was entirely predictable and makes sense. What do you gain by playing offline: less restrictions and less gameplay. While some people will disagree with me, it is akin to asking for an offline component to WoW or EVE: there's technically a game left, but without other people there's much less fun and enjoyment.
  - benologist 15y ago
    D2 had an awesome single player campaign, dozens of hours of fun! Forcing online connectivity for single player which is what they're doing, is DRM. And it's the worst kind - they're forever, needlessly tying the game to an online service instead of making it a big, optional value add.

by Skywing 15y ago

benologist 15y ago

There's a big difference between an MMO though ... the online play is the only play, it's not in any sense single player nor would you buy it to play alone or when you're disconnected. With C&C4 it had the single player stuff and the multiplayer stuff just like them all - online play was there and it added lots of value to the game just like it has historically, except they crippled the non-online play by needlessly forcing a constant online connection (if you dropped out you could complete the current game, not save it, not start another), moving your saved games and everything else to their servers etc.

nocipher 15y ago
Diablo has always had a strong online component. While the series has never been an MMO in a strict sense, online play has always been more engaging (except for rampant spamming... which Blizzard seriously needs to address). Sites like d2jsp.org will attest to the added depth of online play. An economy developed out of the items you could find and there was also high end game play that was only available online. The experience was clearly superior. Lots of people are going to jump all over Blizzard for it, but this move was entirely predictable and makes sense. What do you gain by playing offline: less restrictions and less gameplay. While some people will disagree with me, it is akin to asking for an offline component to WoW or EVE: there's technically a game left, but without other people there's much less fun and enjoyment.
- benologist 15y ago
  D2 had an awesome single player campaign, dozens of hours of fun! Forcing online connectivity for single player which is what they're doing, is DRM. And it's the worst kind - they're forever, needlessly tying the game to an online service instead of making it a big, optional value add.