they came out when lootboxes were already super popular in games like CSGO, TF2, and a slew of mobile games like clash of clans
The key difference being that none of those games are $60. TF2 was once a paid game, but went F2P when they decided the F2P+Microtransaction model made more sense.
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J_Dawg983 posted...
Well they made diablo 3 a shit game and theyre forever on my shit list.
it's way better than diablo 2, so no
Only after they abandoned their original monetization plan that resulted in the core loot mechanics of the game being gutted to promote AH use and thereby make ActiBlizz more money. People saying Diablo 3 sucked are generally saying that because they tried it near launch and were so thoroughly disappointed that they have no interest in giving it another chance, rather than based on trying it more recently.
The only reason the game's any decent now is because people hated the RMAH so much that Blizzard needed to axe it for the game to have any chance of continued success (which is to say, further updates and content releases to sell more copies and entice existing players to buy DLC/expansions, as well as any ability to ever hype a Diablo 4). They made Diablo 3 a bad game with their monetization ideas, and fixed them not out of any sort of good will, but because the bad PR was hurting their bottom line.
I think d3 sucks because I loved d2 pvp, the way the classes had weaknesses and strengths against other classes, chain locking wars, using the map to help you in a duel. All very fun stuff, d3 if you're into grinding monsters for levels and loot I'll admit crushes d2 in that aspect.
I had some success playing pvp with no gear and vendor whites. Its not great but it isn't completely degenerate like full gear is. ---