Category Archives: Diablo 3

New Blizzard investor call ‘highlights’

Posted on August 5, 2015 by

Items that jumped out at me from the Activision Blizzard investor call: “Destiny now has over 20 million registered players, with an average of about 100 hours of game play each” First, the statement that the average gameplay length from … Continue reading →

Posted in Diablo 3, Final Fantasy XIV, Random, RMT, World of Warcraft | 21 Comments

Hearthstone: New Blizzard vs Old Blizzard

Posted on November 13, 2014 by

TL:DR – Hearthstone is the perfect example of New Blizzard, and the perfect example of why I miss Old Blizzard so much. It’s still Blizzard, so they still have the whole polish thing going. For a great example of this, … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Clans, Diablo 3, League of Legends, Random, Rant, Review, World of Warcraft | 32 Comments

Problem at the source

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

I consider myself a fan of SimCity in general, and the upcoming release should be on my radar. The game requiring you to log into EA’s Origin is a dealbreaker. No matter how great this new version is, I’m simply … Continue reading →

Posted in Diablo 3, Random | 36 Comments

Speaking of regression

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

This is a rather ridiculous story. Paying full price for a single player game is no longer enough to fully play said game until the company lets you. Yikes. What’s even worst however is that not only has Blizzard already … Continue reading →

Posted in Diablo 3, Mass Media, Rant, RMT | 27 Comments

PvP is hard, yo

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

Sad. Also, remember when Blizzard shipped completed games, rather than 1/3rd of a game (SC2) or titles missing huge chunks? Ah nostalgia.

Posted in Diablo 3, StarCraft Online, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments

If a stock’s IPO is zero, does the IPO really happen?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Remember when I bought Zynga using some of my Darkfall Community Publisher cash a few days ago? Not looking like a great move… Maybe Dr. Lord Richard British A. Garriott de Cayeux Spaceman Jones the Ninth can give me some advice. … Continue reading →

Posted in Diablo 3, Mass Media, Random, Rant, RMT | 3 Comments

Mists of Pandaria is a great name

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

On Friday I mentioned that it will be interesting to see how Blizzard and CCP differ in the next year when it comes to their flagship titles, but over the weekend, playing some EVE while thinking about Blizzard (I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Diablo 3, EVE Online, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP, Rant, SW:TOR, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 31 Comments