When I was playing through the campaign of the last SC2 expansion I couldn’t help seeing the story/dialogue through the lens of, Artanis = how Blizzard executives think of themselves. Was really bad IMO
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loo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The good days of Blizzard are over, I’m not getting my hopes up for anything the produce nowadays.
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Dicska@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I still have Diablo II Resurrected added to my Steam Library as “Blizzard’s remaining dignity”. And even that is because it’s made by Blizzard North. Apart from maybe WoW (at least the golden years, not necessarily the current state), I can’t think of anything else that has kept its perceived value.
loo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I remember when Overwatch came out. It was so damn fun. Then they ruined it with patches and finally deleted it, only for it to be replaced by that shitty money making machine “Overwatch 2”. It’s kinda sad to know that some games can’t be experienced now in the same way they were when they first came out. Same with WoW.
Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
It feels like it’s been ages since I’ve played WoW.
I remember the days of the spiffworld youtube videos, where Jonathan Coulton songs were played in the background while WoW characters dancing/acting along to the lyrics.
HuddaBudda@kbin.social 10 months ago
I'll keep an ear to the ground.
But I don't like that $90 preorder logic at all, it's almost weird it exists.
I try to imagine going to a gamestop and a gaming associate was like, buy that game 3 days later and I'll give you $20.
Skip the in game pet and mount, that most people forget exists after the expansion, and I'll make that $40
But then.... why does this system exist?!
Syndic@feddit.de 10 months ago
Because it works and makes them money! You can bet that other publishers will take notice and you’ll see such money grabbing schemes becoming more and more common.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Early access is the new fad, because it costs nothing and has value to some players. The increasing drive for more monetization is Activision’s influence, Blizzard was really lazy about it before being bought.
At least early access makes a little sense in an mmo. The new areas are super crowded on launch, so letting some get through early does help.
Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Fomo is a powerful drug
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Not to mention that, to some, seeing you ride that mount or that pet following you tells them that you’re a sucker who pre-ordered the game.