If Diablo didn't have to be connected to Battle.net 24/7 I'd play it.
^^ THIS x 150 000
D3 and its always online component killed the game for me from day one.
It is, and remains, an unmitigated disaster.
Online 24/7 for single player, tied to the servers so downtime at least once a week for 8-12 hrs every week, MASSIVE lag spikes and rubberbanding, connection issues, disconnection issues, the utter failure to address the overseas component with Blizzard refusing yet again to provide servers in other countries, or to even address the problem and give a definitive answer either way, the RMAH which turned it into pay to win.
Even today on the D3 forums is a thread of over twenty pages and all we ever get is "we are looking at options and we will let you know when there is any news."
No Aust servers in WOW for eight years (despite numerous attempts and continued discussions with Australian ISP's, Internode has been talking to them for over two years or more and they wont commit) and along comes a brand new game and again, no Aussie or Pacific servers so we work at between 200 to 300 ms or worse.
I have been playing Blizzard games for years, and this is the very first time I have seen a major refund in progress as players returned the game in utter disgust.
Blizzard tells us it's Telstra's fault...that's strange when you consider that SWTOR has Aussie servers, hosted by..wait for it..Telstra. Even now, despite it being f2p , the Aussie servers are still up.
Valve have Aussie servers, Activision have Aussie servers for their games including Black Ops. Aussie players get 40 ms. 40ms ping time, as opposed to close to 300ms in WOW on a good day.
Blizzard also said that the reason for the always online 24/7 was the RMAH, yet when asked why an offline version that had no access to the RMAH could not be done, dodged the question.
The always online was also to prevent hackers and spammers and botters, yeah that really worked out well, didnt it?
D3 is on my HDD and I havent touched it after maybe an hours play. I wont delete it because I'd have to download it all over again.
WOW is fine, CRZ is okay, Im not a pvper so it doesnt really worry me either way.
Diablo 3 will never ever be played by me ever again. Not until the day they release an offline play version.