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Best Diablo 3 Announcement reaction gifs ever...
shmokes:
The bill is awful. Unfortunately, while FIOS is in my area, it's not in my building. So the only alternative is DSL, which is hardly an alternative.
Samstag:
--- Quote from: shmokes on April 28, 2012, 10:25:07 pm ---As for on the road, it's just a made up thing. Honestly it is. A #1 you don't actually play games on the road that aren't on your phone/iPad. Hypothetically yes, but realistically . . . it doesn't happen. Let's be honest. And even if I'm wrong, where are you playing that you don't have internet these days? You have to be literally on the road, cos god knows your hotel has free Wi-Fi (and even then there's a good chance you've got mobile hotspot on your phone). Are you driving? Cos you probably don't need to be playing Diablo 3 while you drive. It's just a hypothetical to get up in arms about--but the chances of it affecting you are actually near zero.
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It's not a hypothetical problem to me. When I go to New Jersey on business I work goofy hours so all my down time is at times of the day when nothing is open. I'm stuck in a hotel with intermittent internet and very poor cell reception. It's pretty frustrating to not be able to play a single player game because I can't get a connection. Eight weeks straight away from home can make me pretty cranky, so I've got a bit of a chip on my shoulder about phone-home DRM.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: fallacy on April 28, 2012, 10:21:12 pm ---You do realize the price of the game is the same as you dish out to your internet provider every month. We are not talking a sizable investment for your entertainment her.
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So less than a pay-per-view MMA, right ?
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--- Quote from: shmokes on April 28, 2012, 10:25:07 pm ---As for on the road, it's just a made up thing. Honestly it is. A #1 you don't actually play games on the road that aren't on your phone/iPad. Hypothetically yes, but realistically . . . it doesn't happen. Let's be honest. And even if I'm wrong, where are you playing that you don't have internet these days? You have to be literally on the road, cos god knows your hotel has free Wi-Fi (and even then there's a good chance you've got mobile hotspot on your phone). Are you driving? Cos you probably don't need to be playing Diablo 3 while you drive. It's just a hypothetical to get up in arms about--but the chances of it affecting you are actually near zero.
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You don't travel much, do you ?
While it is currently a hypothetical for me (I don't travel much for business any more), that isn't so for everybody (although, realistically, we have so many choices for entertainment inflight that it may be more of a hypothetical than I admit).
--- Quote from: shmokes on April 28, 2012, 12:49:23 pm ---My point is, it seems to me that everyone is like, "No way!" because the DRM sucks, without considering the possibility that maybe it's actually better than the alternative. And maybe it's not better. But the people who are just standing on an absolute principle don't seem to even be considering the possibility.
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This is a statement that I can totally agree with.
For my part, I am enjoying The Legend of Grimrock, which cost me $12 and has no intrusive DRM.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on April 29, 2012, 10:50:14 am ---
You don't travel much, do you ?
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I don't. But neither do the vast majority of people. And these days if you ARE a person who travels a lot for work you very probably have 3G or even LTE internet connectivity, if not on the laptop itself, then via mobile hotspot. And if not, as I said, you'll have internet access in your hotel. I suppose it's a bit of a pain not being able to play on a plane, but how big a deal is that really? You can't play tennis on a plane either, but that won't stop you buying a racquet. Just consider Diablo like tennis--an awsome game that can't be played on a plane (or pay extra for in-flight WiFi, like paying for an in-flight tennis court, which I totally would do). And like you said, there's no shortage of other entertainment options on a plane. It seems like potentially a bit melodramatic to refuse to get a game you really want just cos you can't play it on a plane. Like . . . just play that one elsewhere.
kahlid74:
I've seen Comcast be a nightmare and I've seen it be fine. The key to this is to remember the medium. Cable as a medium is a shared pipe per section. So it can have good days, bad days and NIGHTMARISH days. Additionally in highly dense/populated areas the sharing can be to such an extreme that you never have a chance to talk.
I'm always blown away at the degradation of our communication systems in the USA. We're so behind on infrastructure that sometimes I forget how old the outlying areas are structure wise.
Either way I'm not a fan of DRM but always online for Diablo 3 doesn't upset me because I know that there is no theoretical "single player" in Diablo 3. Every game is now an online game and as such the Auction House has presence. And since something holding real money is now connected we'd need to make sure all the items are good to go.