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On August 17 2010 04:53 AxeX1606 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2010 04:47 Archerofaiur wrote:On August 17 2010 04:43 AxeX1606 wrote:
They have NEVER done micro-transactions that affected gameplay. This line was about as informed and well thought out as the rest of your post. the mount is a moot point, because it doesn't help you raid any better, or do better in PvP. All it does is reduce travel time which isn't that big of a deal. Edit: if you would like to know what I mean, go try some F2P MMO's, where in some, the ONLY way to be any good is to pay thousands for the micro-transaction items in their shops.
First, you said theyve never done micro-transactions that affected gameplay. You were wrong.
Second, judging by your "it could be worse" responce your not really getting the whole slippery slope thing. It can always be worse, and quite often is. Thats what people are concerned about. But Blizzard is smart. They know people like you will keep saying well basically all the dialog your getting ready to spew back at me. And that will allow them inch by inch to advance micro transactions without resistance. And you know what, on that day that they announce cross realm is a paid service and you feel all betrayed and what not than you come and find me and tell me how your sorry and you were wrong and you never thought Blizzard would yada yada what they did.
But until that day im not going to play this dance any longer.
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He's wrong about the reducing travel time part though.
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On August 17 2010 04:58 Archerofaiur wrote:
And you know what, on that day that they announce cross realm is a paid service and you feel all betrayed and what not than you come and find me and tell me how your sorry and you were wrong and you never thought Blizzard would yada yada what they did.
If you read my original post, I said I am for cross realm as a paid service. So ya...
On August 17 2010 05:03 Teddyman wrote:
He's wrong about the reducing travel time part though.
Well no, if you still use regular flyers, then yes it does reduce travel time.
Also:
On August 17 2010 04:58 Archerofaiur wrote:
First, you said theyve never done micro-transactions that affected gameplay. You were wrong.
On August 17 2010 04:53 Teddyman wrote:
Care to explain how it's different gameplay-wise to ride that mount compared to a normal mount?
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On August 17 2010 05:09 AxeX1606 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2010 04:58 Archerofaiur wrote:
And you know what, on that day that they announce cross realm is a paid service and you feel all betrayed and what not than you come and find me and tell me how your sorry and you were wrong and you never thought Blizzard would yada yada what they did. If you read my original post, I said I am for cross realm as a paid service. So ya...
lol oh yah thats the second part of your uninformed post. You thought it would lag up your ladder games...
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I don't get it, does it cost them money to change your name?
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On August 17 2010 05:14 Archerofaiur wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2010 05:09 AxeX1606 wrote:
If you read my original post, I said I am for cross realm as a paid service. So ya... lol oh yah thats the second part of your uninformed post. You thought it would lag up your ladder games...
quoting a sc2 forum post:
I don't know if you have noticed, but when playing multiplayer, have you seen the "determining host" message? Oh, yeah, that "host" is a blizzard server, right? No, this is the machine in the game with the lowest ping and/or highest specs in the group. All Blizzard is doing is performing the handshake, and asigning the host roll as needed.
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quoting a sc2 forum post:
custom games
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sure, there are custom games. But do they contribute in ladder? No.
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On August 17 2010 05:36 AxeX1606 wrote:
sure, there are custom games. But do they contribute in ladder? No.
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Uhm.. so let me get this straight.. they don't want you to change names because they want responsible players.. unless you pay?
Interesting.
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Related blue post from Bashiok:
Having a single identifiable name that represents you, and that you're held accountable to is one of our core desires for the game, forums, and website.
Essentially in 'classic' Battle.net games you had the ability to make unlimited names/accounts tied to a single CD-Key. This allowed a level of anonymity and griefing that wasn't constructive for the online game and that we don't want to see repeated. There should be accountability, but more than that we want people to have names they feel represents them and that they're working to improve and progress. Not just creating throw away accounts.
If you'll remember we attempted to address this to a degree for our websites by proposing real first and last names on the forums, that obviously wasn't very popular, but StarCraft II was already working with a unique character name system through the character name and character code combo so that was an easy decision to fall back on.
A single identifiable character name and character code has been the plan, and as far as we're aware will continue to be. We realize some people unknowingly chose names they're not happy with, so we're providing them an option to correct it for free, and beyond that there's a barrier of entry to ensure that the option is there should someone need it but that you're still encouraged to stick with a single identifier that represents you throughout your StarCraft II career.
Yeah, it is quite handy for them that their "barrier of entry" results in profits.
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On August 17 2010 04:47 Archerofaiur wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2010 04:43 AxeX1606 wrote:
They have NEVER done micro-transactions that affected gameplay. This line was about as informed and well thought out as the rest of your post.
No sir,he's right,your argument IS INVALID.
It's just a normal mount,280 % speed increase that's it,310% only if you got a 310% (that's rare one) already.
It doesn't give you any advantage,if you haven't it already.
That's just a stupid vanity item for girls and retarded people.
No serious gamer would ever buy that crap. No,let me rephrase that,NO serious gamer would ever get that mount,even for free,it's terribad.
Besides,to ride it,you need to buy a "driving license" ( riding skill ) first,which is quite expensive and can only be bought with ingame currency.
Oh well,the 90% of wow players are retarded so...it was a huge hit.(I know for sure,Personal experience,that's why I stopped with that mmokindagame).
Edit : kinda forgot,every single max level char in wotlk owns a 280 mount. Every single one.
It's just a stupid reskin goddammit,how would that affect gameplay?
Well maybe it's so shiny that it would blind other players,or make their systems stutter...
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This will provide a means to smurf accounts without having to buy multiple copies of the game. While a little annoying that we now have a pay for a name-changing service that was free and easy for BW, this service could greatly help professional players concerned about opponents looking at their match history and build orders before a competition.
A reasonable way for players to practice without giving away their BO preferences and deny information to competitors.
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On August 17 2010 06:57 PlosionCornu wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2010 04:47 Archerofaiur wrote:On August 17 2010 04:43 AxeX1606 wrote:
They have NEVER done micro-transactions that affected gameplay. This line was about as informed and well thought out as the rest of your post. Lol? It's just a normal mount,280 % that's it,310% only if you got a 310% (that's rare) already. It doesn't give you any advantage,if you haven't it already. That's just a stupid vanity item for girls and retarded people. No serious gamer would ever buy that crap. No,let me rephrase that,NO serious gamer would ever get that mount,even for free,it's terribad. Oh well,the 90% of wow players are retarded so...(I know for sure,Personal experience). Edit : kinda forgot,every single max level char in wotlk owns a 280 mount. Every single one. It's just a stupid reskin goddammit,how would that affect gameplay? Well maybe it's so shiny that it would blind other players,or make their systems stutter...
I like it.
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On August 17 2010 07:09 GhoSt[shield] wrote:
This will provide a means to smurf accounts without having to buy multiple copies of the game. While a little annoying that we now have a pay for a name-changing service that was free and easy for BW, this service could greatly help professional players concerned about opponents looking at their match history and build orders before a competition.
A reasonable way for players to practice without giving away their BO preferences and deny information to competitors.
/facepalm
Name changes were NEVER IN BROOD WAR. Even when this gets implemented YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SMURF.
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I like it.
Your business. It will not give you any ingame advantage whatsoever,well beside making you look like a total loser.(even more than the average wow player).
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Having a single identifiable name that represents you, and that you're held accountable to is one of our core desires for the game, forums, and website.
Which is why you can pick the same name as anyone else....
Im sorry but I really used to like Bashiok. Now hes become kind of the front man for selling Activision BS to the fans. Remember the whole forum RealID fiasco? And Im sorry Bashiok, at no point did you provide a clear and convincing reason why the fans need to be charged for this service. Hows about one name change per X period of time? No? Hows about per X period of time with X increasing the more you use it. No? Hows about any of a number of other ways to provide "incentive" without it being a blatant microtransaction designed to pave the way for further micro transactions.
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Besides,as far as my wow experience goes,out there there's a whole bunch of sheeps ripe for the moneygrab.
They deserve to be ripped off by companies like blizzard,or anyone else,for the matter,just natural selection you know.
My 2 cents on this whole ordeal.
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