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Added by Gauss on 20.07.2012 |
Defends always-online mechanism.
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Blizzard CEO and co-funder Mike Morhaime admits there are 'some downsides' to the always-on requirement, but says it is 'critical for the long-term integrity of the game experience'.
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Blizzard co-founder and CEO Mike Morhaim, has published an statement regarding Diablo III, in which he addressed a number of concerns that have cropped up since launch, including its "always-online" requirement.
He explained that though there are "some downsides" to the online-only approach, it was the right long-term decision for the game.
"I fully understand the desire to play Diablo III offline," he said. "However, Diablo III was designed from the beginning to be an online game that can be enjoyed with friends, and the always-online requirement is the best way for us to support that design."
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He said that the perception that the always-connected requirement for the game is nothing but a DRM, is false:
"While we’ve never said that this requirement guarantees that there will be no cheating or game cracks, it does help us battle those problems (we have not found any fully functional cracks)," he said. "More important to us is that the online requirement is critical for the long-term integrity of the game experience."
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He also apologized for underestimating how many servers the company would need to support its initial player base, leading to the famous "Error 37", which prevented millions of players from logging in the days and weeks after the game's launch...
Morhaime said such issues should be well settled for Diablo III by now, and promised to "work hard to conquer [such problems] for future releases," implying that similar authentication will be needed for future Blizzard game launches.
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And finally, he promised to revive interest in the Diablo III endgame with new items that are "more interesting, more powerful, and more epic" and "new goals to strive for as an alternative to the 'item hunt'".
You can check out the full post at the Diablo III forum thread linked below!
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