Xbox's "Always On"fiasco.

[Skyblade]

What good does it do me that Diablo 3 is always online? Yes it sold a lot, but it was in spite of that, not because of it.

See what I said earlier about the Auction House and player trading and it being an attempt to create a safe environment for people to do that rather than all the dodgy D2JP type sites that were scam central during Diablo 2. Did it work out? Not really. But to claim it was done squarely to shaft people is pretty silly.

It wasn't done to make it safer, it was done to ensure Blizzard got a cut of the profits.

I'm arguing that if something doesn't benefit the player then it's a pretty questionable addition.

Yes and Microsoft haven't even unveiled this new console yet and people are just assuming that it's for DRM related reasons only and that there isn't any other conceivable reason why they might be going down this route that might actually :o benefit the player!

So all I'm getting at here is: maybe hold back on the pitchforks until all the cards are on the table?

And what has Microsoft done in recent history to make you think that they even have the player's interests remotely in mind?