QUOTE(hfi @ Aug 9 2011, 01:19 PM)
I do understand your preferences and i can empathize with you. But out of curiosity how often do you find yourself playing games without the net ? 10% ? 50% of your overall gametime ?
The are are some differences between the two game modes. In Ladder, you'll find runes that dont drop in SP which allows you to make all sorts of runewords which opens up a whole different kind of gameplay altogether. There are also end game events that only take place on the battlenet like Uber Diablo and Pandemonium event. Both events reward you with items you otherwise won't find in SP. I think this will not happen in D3 because the toons are not restricted to either game modes.
They could do what you said but they would then have to provide 2 different games to cater both worlds. Because in order for offline gameplay to work, the entire game needs to be stored locally. Which means all the data like drop rates, chest spawns, map coordinates can be found on your pc. This isn't something they want to happen with the online game. Part of the reason why the hackers were able to dominate D2 was the fact that the entire game was on the client side and so they were able to break the game apart and hack it. There's also the issue of having to deal with updating 2 sets of games and this doesnt even take into account of future contents. I'm sure the offline guys would want what the online people are getting as they wouldnt want to be left out. What they end with is two sets of fans demanding different things. The potential problems are endless, so they've made the judgement call to consolidate both game modes so they could focus their efforts in supporting one game as opposed to having to support 2 different games.
I've got constant internet connection though the games i play dun require any internet connections, apart from the game updates from Steam.
I dont really play multiplayer games. Tried WOW and City of Heroes but didnt have the time to constantly play so the subscription was a waste. Ended up stopping after awhile. SO i guess less than 1%?
I dont play competitively so i guess the Ladder thing doesnt really appeal to me much. I play for the story. Maybe thats why adventure games and games with heavy story is more my cup of tea.
Anyways, regardless of the game modes, your argument is valid. Even though some ppl may not like it i see credence in your point.
For me, this is more a wait and see purchase. Want to see if the single player is worth the other setbacks.
Aug 9 2011, 01:44 PM
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