Also Blizzard is allowing you to make money from selling 'things you don't own'.
And actually you own it, whether you feel it ethical or not, because you buy intellectual property tied to an account, which is no different than buying a new household appliance, so you pretty much own it in the end.
They are taking your money and not giving you the product that you bought.
They are actually giving more for those 60$, like constant support, patches and security. No company is forced to support a product beyond it's release (well, obviously online games do need stable servers at the very least, but nothing specifically beyond that), what about 10 years after release...
Moreover, you can play singleplayer if you want to, you are not forced to play multiplayer etc., but you just have to be online.
What I consider my $60.00 worth is a disk in my hand with the full "single player game" that I can load into my own computer and play anytime I want without having to rely on another server somewhere else. I can see it if I was doing multi-player but I am just not into that. As far as buying and selling stuff, once again, that is great for those who are into that but I am not. Buying and selling stuff is not a CD in my hand to load on my computer. Therefore, my $60.00 is nothing more than a gamble as to rather or not my IP and/or Blizzards server is working that day or rather or not Blizzard is still in existence. When it comes to constant support and patches, I have always had that from Blizzard with Diablo 1 and 2. I could download it from their site and install it, no problem.
My complaint is not with DRM or having to redo my character to play with others online. I also do not have a problem with change either. What I have a problem with is spending $60.00 for something I cannot ever own and that is a single player game of Diablo 3 that I paid for. This is a control issue, not a protection of piracy issue. Like one person said here, it is going to get hacked anyway and Blizzard knows that. This is something that has been sweeping across the computer market, to charge people a lot of money for a product that they cannot own. It is a question of ethics not change. Blizzard does not have to go to this extent to protect a single player game. They do it because they know people will put up with it. They are taking your money and not giving you the product that you bought. They are taking your $60.00 dollars and allowing you the privilege of playing your game on their server, NOT your computer. Blizzard has increased it's profits at your expense and if Blizzard decides to fold up and close down for good, you will be out of a game and the money you spent on it.
I am new here and would like to introduce myself. I have been in love with Diablo since the first game so many years ago <3. I have now had my heart broken by the announcement that with Diablo 3 that single with have to be online with multi-player. I really hope that Blizzard changes that and allow us to play offline. Anyone else here that feels the same way?
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What I consider my $60.00 worth is a disk in my hand with the full "single player game" that I can load into my own computer and play anytime I want without having to rely on another server somewhere else. I can see it if I was doing multi-player but I am just not into that. As far as buying and selling stuff, once again, that is great for those who are into that but I am not. Buying and selling stuff is not a CD in my hand to load on my computer. Therefore, my $60.00 is nothing more than a gamble as to rather or not my IP and/or Blizzards server is working that day or rather or not Blizzard is still in existence. When it comes to constant support and patches, I have always had that from Blizzard with Diablo 1 and 2. I could download it from their site and install it, no problem.
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I am new here and would like to introduce myself. I have been in love with Diablo since the first game so many years ago <3. I have now had my heart broken by the announcement that with Diablo 3 that single with have to be online with multi-player.