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Judging by many of the posts of /. and reddit, the level of distaste with the 'Battle.net 2.0' scheme for Diablo III is much higher than what it was for Starcra
by debacle 15y ago
Judging by many of the posts of /. and reddit, the level of distaste with the 'Battle.net 2.0' scheme for Diablo III is much higher than what it was for Starcraft 2, probably owing to SC2's inherently multiplayer nature and the huge deviation in gameplay from Diablo II to Diablo III.
I has been common knowledge for a while that Diablo III will likely see a console port. Looking back, it's hard to imagine that that didn't severely impact the design of the game.
- nas 15y agoSC2 players hate Battle.net 2.0. I don't think Blizzard cares too much, since they are focusing on the larger casual market. They originally stated that there would be no chat channels ("why would you even what them?"). That makes sense for a casual player who is already on Facebook and uses that to communicate with their friends.
- debacle 15y agoI think the core idea is that Battle.net 2.0 represents a step back from SC:BW Battle.net in most regards, and the only steps forward don't make Battle.net 2.0 nearly as functional as WC3 Battle.net. Only time will tell if their IP has the traction to overcome the limitations of their system, and how that impacts future iterations of their games.