IowaMan@lemmy.worldM to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoDDoS attack on Blizzard leads to more calls for a Diablo 4 offline modewww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkDDoS attack on Blizzard leads to more calls for a Diablo 4 offline modewww.techspot.comIowaMan@lemmy.worldM to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRoboticMask@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWhile I don’t condone DDoS attacks, the only reason for D4 to be online-only is monetization IMO: Blizzard wants to sell cosmetics, so people have to see other people wearing them. There is little gameplay benefit from being an MMO-lite.
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years agoProbably all sorts of datamining regarding the way people play also. Can’t do that so easily if people are playing offline.
While I don’t condone DDoS attacks, the only reason for D4 to be online-only is monetization IMO: Blizzard wants to sell cosmetics, so people have to see other people wearing them. There is little gameplay benefit from being an MMO-lite.
Probably all sorts of datamining regarding the way people play also. Can’t do that so easily if people are playing offline.