But the fun in Diablo games is usually in upgrading your character as much as possible.

It inarguably is Pay2Win, but the Pay2Win element is pretty delayed (and is about the gems, not the other gear elements), so its unsurprising that you haven’t felt it yet if you haven’t been playing 24-7. I’d definitely agree it’s an extremely strong “made for mobile” experience, but the monetization is deeply…

>I will turn to dust

These numbers aren’t for people who want to play games, and thats so sad because at it’s core the physical games are there to be played and enjoyed.

“there are larger issues at play here”

Bashcraft does the least amount of reporting possible.

I mean, I agree there is no factual lie in there. It just struck me as a weird level of snark. Especially given that it’s pretty clear Luke hasn’t tested the new version. 

Oh come on.  Republican leadership *anywhere* won’t do anything to help.

Exclusivity within the same platform is some shady shit, but I don’t have much empathy for Steam. If there was a store to end Valve’s free ride on their Don’t-Give-A-Fuck-I’m-Making-Money philosophy and push them to improve their storefront, let it be Epic.

Ok, Valve complaining about the “fairness” of anything is laughable, but I’m actually really curious about the decision-making process that led to this happening in this manner at this late a point.

create any category you want to pat whoever you want on the back for whatever reason. I don’t care. Game of the Year still went to a straight white manly single dad for being in a good game that is not pushing an agenda. I’m tired of hearing complaints about fictional character’s race, genders and sexual orientations…

They did. It was called Alien: Isolation.

Correction: Scads of cash is what could happen if The Master Chief Collection were ever brought to PC.

/grumble

I’m sure the several dozens of people playing are thrilled.

MAYBE FIX THIS SHIT BEFORE RELEASING A FULL FLEDGED GAME??!?!!?!?!?!?

Why is it that every single article I read about Fallout 76 makes me feel even less interested in actually playing it?

Does that mean they’ll ban themselves for cheating fans out of a good game? OOOOOOOoooooooHHHHHHhhhhhh!!!

How long until we can raid bases and bodies? The lack of loot makes pvp kind of pointless.

Wow this had made it so abundantly clear that Bethesda was in no way remotely ready to launch an online game.