Those points have already been addressed in previous posts, and I’m not going to repeat myself, but I will suggest you to scroll up and read previous comments about that to catch up.
That isn’t comparable. They’re not mods, they’re addons. Addons simply re-interpret existing data, or skin elements of the UI. Its VERY surface level stuff.
Mods are far more extensive. They provide completely new content thats beyond the scope of Blizzards addon framework. Things like total conversions, new game types, quests, classes, audio, etc etc.
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People discussed removing AH and making all items BOA for months and months before it happened. Changes might take time.
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read a good majority of the larger posts in this thread, and I’m not wholly convinced not having offline as an option for those that would enjoy playing the game without an internet connection be required is a good idea.
I’ve listed one of my reasons for liking the idea of an offline mode in a previous post in this very thread. I know I really liked that Titan Quest and Grim Dawn have this as an option for offline and would love to see Diablo bring this option back.
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On this note Blizzard has also banned a number of addons they’ve decided they simply didn’t like.
Back in WotLK there was a raiding addon that actually drew circles on your screen to show you the exact radius of boss abilities so you’d know if you were inside the damage zone or not.
It was broken by Blizzard in a patch pretty quickly because they didn’t want people using it.
and in case anybody thinks it’s just limited to them breaking addons that provide unfair advantages: They also shut down somebody wanting to develop an addon to give voice acting to every quest in the game that doesn’t currently have it.
Like you noted: What Blizzard allows in WoW is basically letting us play around with the UI a bit, and even that they don’t let us run 100% free.
since anti offliners use piracy and safety as a main argument, why not ask blizzard to require a copy of your id, and biometrical data every time you start the game… such as finger prints and face recognition. add a requirement to repeat this verification on an hourly basis.
everyone has a webcam nowadays no? noone lives in the past… so perma videoconnection is the next step towards the future…
but why stop there…? why not make a requirement to have an RFID chip implanted in your brain. you want to play diablo? blizz needs you to scan your fingers your face and your chip in your head… which comes with 128 GB flash drive in wich you can store MP3, and an integrated explosive in case someone is caught botti g or using an exploit…permadeath irl.
as long as it prevents piracy and cheating you agreee, don’t you?
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I am almost neutral on this topic. Maybe 60/40, at most, for offline.
However that being said, can we all agree that Blizzs stance, and anyone else’s for that matter, about the game being online to prevent cheating/hacking, is complete and utter hogwosh.
Blizz made D3 online only and look at all the cheating. Yes that includes macros, thud, and botting, as far as I am concerned.
Further, look at how well its been policed. Obviously they don’t care, so why even pretend like you do?
Its insulting to my intelligence. Don’t say we want online to prevent it, and do nothing, or almost nothing to combat it and enforce your EULA.
Edit: typos
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Yep. Online only is not just about combating piracy. Thats only one reason out of many why they use it. The other reasons are kinda anti-consumer and dont benefit us at all. I get frustrated when I see people championing online only, because although there are SOME benefits for us, it comes at a cost (data mining, security concerns, targeted advertising, peer pressure etc). People who champion online only are ALSO championing anti-consumer practises.
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Well its sad you guys dont care about costumers…
$$$ right ? 
You know… i was in afghanistan in 2010-2011, i wanted to.play starcraft 2 singleplayer offline mode… took me a hard time to.figure how ! Since you guys blocked me with a stupid rules of: logging on bnet to get a 30 days ticket ?
Like i said… you guys dont care about costumers… you like the smell of money 
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Offline should exist. There’s no real reason it shouldn’t have an offline mode.
Most people who want an offline don’t care for new content or ladders/seasons etc.
Why not solve the issue with letting people play the release day version of the game offline minus all the online perks. If you Choose to play offline, you play with the default classic version of the game where none of the future patches or added content have been added (Expansions are treated the same way).
I can install Diablo 2 right now and experience what it was like on release day without patching it. I like being able to go back and see how much has changed.
I understand their reason for offline mode (only decent ones, obviously). I’d love to have a solo game without server-related and no lag, too. But in the long term, I’d like the game to have consistency content update and support, and online-only is the solution.
Access, to their “game” is not access to the game you originally paid for. Blizzard does have a history of changing their games, significantly and often for the worse. If you enjoyed vanilla D3, before the days of infinite paragon, and 250 difficulty settings, that game is long gone now. If you enjoyed WoW in 2012 before it became panda land, too bad! You can either embrace the panda or petition blizzard for 7 YEARS until the release of classic.
I agree! The majority of the online-only crowd are trolling. An optional offline-mode clearly empowers the players and online only leaves us at the mercy of blizzard’s mistakes.
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It’s neat you trying to be a voice for the devs and trying to farm Facebook likes but does that mean we can get offline mode now?
Never going to happen!
Did you watch the D4 Q&A video where the offline mode question was asked to the Developers, and reply was “Never!”
Yeah, they should say something like “We though about it before and we will not change our descision. There will never be an offline mode.”.
I believe the lack of communication recent days are because they want to focus on the blog post and the new PTR patch, since after Chrismas holiday Nev only posted once and Matt hasn’t posted anything.
Yeah, you’re right! dude way too many Topic Already Trash this forums as you say There’s no more to say Blizzard statement is clear
Thanks for the free report when you cant accept only a 90s fanboy who can’t move on wants Offline Mode.
Why should I care what people do on Halloween? It’s none of my business.
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Online mode doesn’t require any of that hassle as long as official server monopolizes the game and enforces the connection policies. Ironically, this nonsense you posted is a mockery to everyone’s knowledge; you can only talk about this sorta excess security measures to prevent piracy when offline model is in question. Online model allow you to have control enough.
Additionally if you think no one would accept this sorta measures, as a wake up call, I’d like to inform you that you just did; by being a user in Blizzard databases. Back in the day you needed Real-id for using RMAH, now you need id number and lots of data to make crucial changes to your own profile.
No. Offline mode will allow player to delay updates for botting or abusing bugs longer periods of time and exploit peer to peer connection with important data being held client side. Besides piracy and backdoor concerns, there are potential of item dupes and hacks which impact market allowing small group of players to manipulate it by mass.
There are live examples of how faulty this model is when you look at Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 at consoles; ridden with bugs and decade old exploits that is way late for any patch to fix the damage done to the integrity. Not only limited to this but several other non-isometric multiplayer aRPGs with potential trade systems suffered from offline mode and how data is handled by connection structure; collision bugs, exploits, item dupes. Bolstering oversights in D2 took Blizzard decades and you had your offline mode in consoles for D3 anyway.
We’re not lying to anyone, it’s your own choice to not believe in us and deny being objective. If not even live examples can change your mind there’s nothing we can do to convince you.
You’re not honest if you think you’re not any biased on this.
Most Blizzard can do is releasing an offline procedure version of the initial release first game after expansion pack hit the shelves with more features. Perhaps it will only be for consoles, now cross-platform is a hot topic lately, so live PC market can steer clear of this. Any private server that may spread on vanilla game won’t be their concern but most likely they won’t allow this to happen at all.
as if reporting has any consequences…