Who is switching? (poll)

oOKIWIOo wrote: 2 hours ago

Well, you should consider that they not only implemented QoL features. I totally understand that people want them for free but I also understand that Blizzard uses them to motivate players to switch to RotW. Funnily, the day before the announcement I was chatting with a colleague in the office about the possibility that they might bring the Warlock to D2. I dismissed the idea out of hand because I thought introducing a new class would bring massive balancing problems and Blizzard would have to invest a ton of money to get the game balanced again. And I thought they would never be willing to do that (and my friend even agreed with me after this explanation ) I was obviously wrong about the first part but I really think that most of the money on the side of Blizzard will be spent in the next months to make the game "whole" again. It would be a surprise if this project differs significantly from the proven 80:20 rule. This means you need 20% of your investment to get the thing "going" and then 80% to get it "right".

If they would given the QoL features to everybody for free, I would have bought the DLC.
I bought all Stellaris DLCs, even a few of them were not that great for my playstyle. But they always gave us some good stuff for free with the DLC, so I always felt motivated to support the devs.
Personally, I won't reward behavior that is very unfriendly to me, I only reward good behavior.
Same with Stellar

Blade - the DLC we got was overpriced if you look at what it offers. But the devs gave us some nice free stuff as well, so I had no problem buying the overpriced DLC. Because they behaved decenly, I felt very motivated to give them money.

oOKIWIOo wrote: 2 hours ago

WedgeAntilles wrote: 3 hours ago

I am not ready to pay 25 bucks for some QoL features that every other company gives out for free - and that Blizzard themselves are giving out for free with Diablo 4.

Well, you should consider that they not only implemented QoL features. I totally understand that people want them for free but I also understand that Blizzard uses them to motivate players to switch to RotW. Funnily, the day before the announcement I was chatting with a colleague in the office about the possibility that they might bring the Warlock to D2. I dismissed the idea out of hand because I thought introducing a new class would bring massive balancing problems and Blizzard would have to invest a ton of money to get the game balanced again. And I thought they would never be willing to do that (and my friend even agreed with me after this explanation ) I was obviously wrong about the first part but I really think that most of the money on the side of Blizzard will be spent in the next months to make the game "whole" again. It would be a surprise if this project differs significantly from the proven 80:20 rule. This means you need 20% of your investment to get the thing "going" and then 80% to get it "right".

Agreed, I was chatting with a friend about the Warlock coming to D2R -- I told them "the image looked real, if the image was fake, it was a really good fake". Turned out to be a real image (pretty neat). I also said, a new class is probably harder than doing Act 6. I actually think a new act or new zones is a real possibility -- because a class requires so much work.

I know some people don't think the class fits D2, I highly disagree with that. First of all, no class is balanced from the start -- so can forget about that aspect. And I think Blizzard actually created abilities that fit in to the D2 universe. Blizzard also managed to create a unique mechanic to D2 with

Consume and bind.

Consume and bind are very fun abilities added to the game, and really set the Warlock apart from other classes. Love the colors, and overall look of the class as well. Balance changes needed, understandable. I am actually shocked of how good Blizzard did with the Warlock, 10/10. More shocked than I would be if Act 6 was created.