I've worked in a bookstore and our policy is that every purchase may be refunded up until 40 days after a purchase,UNLESS the book has been read.
Diablo 3 is a PC game. You didn't think Diablo 3 was a book, did you?
Is the author of this book going to add new content and edit certain chapters to make the book better, all free of additional charge?
Blizzard knows that when people buy a Diablo game, they expect it to hold their interest for hundreds of hours.
I love the game. If many of you shared the OP's opinion that it was disappointing, I bet you'd think it was suddenly OK to return it after 65 hours of play.
No, this is the burrito thing all over again, but this is far closer. The point I was trying to make is, both books and games are IPs that are developed over long periods of time. Diablo 3 is conceived and developed by Blizzard over the span of years, just like Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling and likewise took many years to complete.
Actually books go through revisions all the time. Even popular fiction such as Stephen King's Gunslinger went through rewrites. Since novels are slowly growing into an electronic medium, I'm positive that it will also get to a stage where your e-reader will be able to update editions on the fly at a reduced cost.
And I don't share the OPs views, as I've proven through countless posts. In fact, I think he should have waited, the game is already solid and will only get so much better from here on.
If you buy CoD or Battlefield and finish the game in 4 hours, then take it back, does that make it right?
Having played 65 hours and experienced Inferno means he's experienced the game. He has accomplished the majority of what the game has to offer.
I've worked in a bookstore and our policy is that every purchase may be refunded up until 40 days after a purchase, UNLESS the book has been read. If the spine is crackled and the pages colored, then the book has been used and we can refuse a refund. If a customer asks why, firstly we reply that we're running a store, not a library. Secondly, and my favorite reply, if a person has read a book, whether he/she liked it or not, the information contained therein has been taken. Likewise, if a person sits in the shop for an extended period, reading huge portions of a book, we inform them that the price on the back reflects the information contained within, so if they read the entire book without paying, then they're basically stealing the hard work the author tried to capture.
I'm not calling the OP a thief, but I am saying that he has already taken a large portion of what Blizzard has been tirelessly working on for the past few years. In all the years I worked in retail, I never had anyone bring a book back claiming he wanted a refund because the story isn't his style. That's the point of a blurb, just like games have demos and gameplay vids these days. From my experience in retail, I definitely think this is way beyond the line.
I think the op did try very hard to enjoy the game, he really got the game a fair chance. He planned to play it in and out, to farm it like crazy maybe. I know i did. He wanted it to be great, and it wasn't so in the end there was nothing in it to sustain him at all.
Blizzard said they were going to work on Inferno and they are already working on items. Clearly they are still refining the gameplay process. So I doubt he gave it a good shot, or else he would have waited. No, he got what he wanted out of the game, and moved on.
Be happy, guys. The twats are fucking off, one by one - making these forums a better place.
Interesting though how "the twats" are not the ones throwing childish insults around.
Well if you'd look at some of the anti-D3 posts, including some of the remarks in this thread, being called a Blizz fanboy and being referred to as blind and stupid because you're enjoying the game hasn't been a fun experience. "The twats" have been eagerly throwing insults around, just because you're ignoring them doesn't mean they aren't there.
And quite frankly, it's getting tiresome, can you blame those of us who like the game for responding in kind?
i got my refund also back. 60€ for this shit wasnt worth. and yeah i played ~100h, was end act 3 inferno and sold my items and gold for 90€. so what now fanboys?
Like so many others, I say good riddance, don't let the door hit you on the way out.
I proudly call myself a fan, so thanks for that. This game is better of without you, so now you can go play whatever game you like, and we get to play D3 without you dragging us all down.
This game is a good step forward for ARPGs and the best out so far, and from here it will just get better. If you don't agree, InfidelMan and Klusterboy will show you the way to the door.
rofl@go away/how can you leave with yourself posts.
irony going strong in d3 community by the look of things
Yeah, because it's just so much fun waiting a very long time for a game, finally getting to play it and finding it was well worth the wait since it reached all your expectations, then taking your excitement to the game's fan site to share your enjoyment with other players, but instead find a bunch of sour people who had unreasonable expectations, drowning out the others who also enjoyed the game to nitpick at very small details that are already being fixed.
Yeah, it's a real hoot...
My personal opinion is that D3 is well on it's way to becoming an F'ing masterpiece. It's like some of these muthaf@ckers can't see the wood because of all these trees in the way.
You nailed it. If people had just a little bit of foresight, they'd see the same thing.
Congratulations. I'm happy you'll be using $60 on something more important.
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You know, I can't understand this sort of attitude. You're not the worst them, and what I'm about to say isn't focussing on you, but some people who use the forums these days just make me loose what little faith I have in humanity.
It's like they think they get to be one of the cool kids if they come on here to rip on D3, like some of these disgruntled players believe they are part of some sort of upper class, while scoffing at us plebs who actually find enjoyment in this game. No, we aren't stupid for not thinking the way you people do, we're just not as blind and don't share your unrealistic expectations.
I'm getting rather tired of this. No, you lot aren't being supportive, and some behavior you people display doesn't show you want this game to improve. When you belch out stuff like 'I spent my money on this game, so I have the right to mope wherever I want', or 'I loved D2 so many years ago and now they killed my most beloved pet, fix it now'.
To all these people, please get a refund, go play D2, and leave the rest of us alone. It doesn't make you special if you come here to pick on people who really think Blizzard did a good job, it just makes you an ass.
I think people had unreasonable expectations when it came to D3, very, very very, very unreasonable.
Gz on your refund though, you are definitively NOT the only one disappointed in D3.
Do yourself a huge favor. Just install D2 without any patches, play the game through to the end of Hell ... not quite as you remembered, is it? Now, go and install LoD and patch up to the latest version ... what an improvement, right?
People are so unrealistically blinded, or rather, time made their memories jaded. To anyone who thinks, 'ugh, this isn't the D3 I wanted, D2 was so much awesomer...' play D2 without any updates, you'll be shocked.
And once you've come back down to planet Earth, you'll also realize how much D3 will improve from here on.
Nope, just can't see why, even if I try. I think people had unreasonable expectations when it came to D3, very, very very, very unreasonable. Yes the servers aren't up to scratch, and yes AH seems necessary, but the game is good, very good. In fact the foundation is a lot better than D2 without LoD ever was. They will sort out the servers, and they are already working on the items.
If you plan to move on, then it would only be your loss. In a year's time, when they announce the brilliant additions coming with the upcoming expansion, you will see the rest of us playing our hearts out and enjoying it.
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Actually books go through revisions all the time. Even popular fiction such as Stephen King's Gunslinger went through rewrites. Since novels are slowly growing into an electronic medium, I'm positive that it will also get to a stage where your e-reader will be able to update editions on the fly at a reduced cost.
And I don't share the OPs views, as I've proven through countless posts. In fact, I think he should have waited, the game is already solid and will only get so much better from here on.
Having played 65 hours and experienced Inferno means he's experienced the game. He has accomplished the majority of what the game has to offer.
I've worked in a bookstore and our policy is that every purchase may be refunded up until 40 days after a purchase, UNLESS the book has been read. If the spine is crackled and the pages colored, then the book has been used and we can refuse a refund. If a customer asks why, firstly we reply that we're running a store, not a library. Secondly, and my favorite reply, if a person has read a book, whether he/she liked it or not, the information contained therein has been taken. Likewise, if a person sits in the shop for an extended period, reading huge portions of a book, we inform them that the price on the back reflects the information contained within, so if they read the entire book without paying, then they're basically stealing the hard work the author tried to capture.
I'm not calling the OP a thief, but I am saying that he has already taken a large portion of what Blizzard has been tirelessly working on for the past few years. In all the years I worked in retail, I never had anyone bring a book back claiming he wanted a refund because the story isn't his style. That's the point of a blurb, just like games have demos and gameplay vids these days. From my experience in retail, I definitely think this is way beyond the line.
Blizzard said they were going to work on Inferno and they are already working on items. Clearly they are still refining the gameplay process. So I doubt he gave it a good shot, or else he would have waited. No, he got what he wanted out of the game, and moved on.
And quite frankly, it's getting tiresome, can you blame those of us who like the game for responding in kind?
I proudly call myself a fan, so thanks for that. This game is better of without you, so now you can go play whatever game you like, and we get to play D3 without you dragging us all down.
This game is a good step forward for ARPGs and the best out so far, and from here it will just get better. If you don't agree, InfidelMan and Klusterboy will show you the way to the door.
Yeah, it's a real hoot...
You nailed it. If people had just a little bit of foresight, they'd see the same thing.
It's like they think they get to be one of the cool kids if they come on here to rip on D3, like some of these disgruntled players believe they are part of some sort of upper class, while scoffing at us plebs who actually find enjoyment in this game. No, we aren't stupid for not thinking the way you people do, we're just not as blind and don't share your unrealistic expectations.
I'm getting rather tired of this. No, you lot aren't being supportive, and some behavior you people display doesn't show you want this game to improve. When you belch out stuff like 'I spent my money on this game, so I have the right to mope wherever I want', or 'I loved D2 so many years ago and now they killed my most beloved pet, fix it now'.
To all these people, please get a refund, go play D2, and leave the rest of us alone. It doesn't make you special if you come here to pick on people who really think Blizzard did a good job, it just makes you an ass.
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People are so unrealistically blinded, or rather, time made their memories jaded. To anyone who thinks, 'ugh, this isn't the D3 I wanted, D2 was so much awesomer...' play D2 without any updates, you'll be shocked.
And once you've come back down to planet Earth, you'll also realize how much D3 will improve from here on.
Nope, just can't see why, even if I try. I think people had unreasonable expectations when it came to D3, very, very very, very unreasonable. Yes the servers aren't up to scratch, and yes AH seems necessary, but the game is good, very good. In fact the foundation is a lot better than D2 without LoD ever was. They will sort out the servers, and they are already working on the items.
If you plan to move on, then it would only be your loss. In a year's time, when they announce the brilliant additions coming with the upcoming expansion, you will see the rest of us playing our hearts out and enjoying it.