Summary: THE GUARDIAN: Episode 91 --Introduction: Hello, This is Eldoric “The Guardian Tank” here with “The Guardian Tank PODCAST”. Your Dedicated Source For Tanking News, Techniques and Related Topics. This is episode 91. 3 of the 7 Lords of the Burning Hells. Which three? Didn’t ask. Guest host: --Questions Saw your tweet about it, 140 characters just isn't enough...and I just reread this all and it's WAY longer than I expected...sorry for War and Peace. Did Blizz actually call it DRM? Is that the official reason we're connected? If so, it will reduce but not stop piracy and they need to find a better way to "sell" it. Regarding the debate (aka rage) over the always on drm - It was announced months ago and should not have been a surprise to anybody. If it was, it's their own fault for not researching a $60 product before buying. As horrible as it is, I'll use the "buying a car" analogy the forum folks like to use - it would be like buying a car and finding out after you put gasoline in the take that you bought a diesel. It's not the manufacturer's/dealer's fault you're a moron. Regarding the DRM itself - It's mildly annoying when a server goes down, but overall I'm ok with that because things will stabilize soon enough. Granted, I'd like to be able to play on my laptop on a plane, but that's such a small percentage of my time/life that I can just find another game, watch a movie etc. and it's really not an issue. The biggest player benefit of the always connected game - where everything happens on the server - is that Blizz can hotfix tons of things and there's no need to release a patch. We know from WoW that hotfixes can and do happen quickly and often without our knowledge. Those fixes will be crucial once arena goes live. Arena is not single player, I know, but my understanding is they would have to basically create two games or drastically change how items drop in single/multi player modes. Sadly, most of the people who are opposed to it can't put together an argument for their stance without coming off as a troll or someone who just wants to find something wrong with the game (or won't just admit they want to pirate the game). I know I probably sound like a Blizzard apologist/fanboy, but I really don't consider myself as such. I just haven't experienced a negative impact from this design decision aside from what a reasonable person would expect from an always connected game in the first few hours/days of launch. I am just basing my views on my own experiences.. Sent from my iPhone Ben S. -News Anti DRM Article: http://4logpc.com/diablo-3-drm-shows-how-greedy-blizzard-has-become/ Pro DRM Article:http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/129688-why-diablo-3s-always-online-drm-is-a-good-thing End of Show Notes: iTunes Review Discussion Listener Applications for TGT Twitter. Other Shows: Creative License, Randomly Reviewed (Video Format), Lore Stories, Weekly Nerd News --Well, I want to thank our guest host,, and our listener host,, for joining us this week and if want to have your question answered on the show then feel free to send an email totheguardiantank@gmail.com and visit our website atwww.theguardiantank.com The Guardian Tank is written and produced by Daniel Keating and is a part of Happy Nerd Media. Anyway, Until next time, this is Eldoric “The Guardian Tank”
