06-22-2006, 06:44 PM
Separate from discussions of whether the downloader is good or bad, I'd just like to say that I always appreciate Penny-Arcade nailing Blizzard as they see fit. Sure, that's the comic's method vis-a-vis the entire game industry, but as a recovering WoWcoholic, jabs at Blizzard hold a greater relevence to my life.
I used to consider the WoW forums a serious opportunity to discuss my concerns with Blizzard representatives, a place to make my suggestions and criticisms heard. I'd write carefully thought-out and balanced comments on features of the game (Like the Honor System) that I saw as potentially flawed. Then, my comments or new threads would sink beneath an ocean of "ZOMG BLU ENERF TEH ROUGES". Not many iterations later, I gave up.
In spite of all the fluid communication in the internet, there are still few ways for reasonable commentary from an average player to make it back to Blizzard. These days, I just wait for PA to lay out stuff like: WoW Patch Notes 1.9 or Treachery Manifest, and am grateful when it lines up with me.
I used to consider the WoW forums a serious opportunity to discuss my concerns with Blizzard representatives, a place to make my suggestions and criticisms heard. I'd write carefully thought-out and balanced comments on features of the game (Like the Honor System) that I saw as potentially flawed. Then, my comments or new threads would sink beneath an ocean of "ZOMG BLU ENERF TEH ROUGES". Not many iterations later, I gave up.
In spite of all the fluid communication in the internet, there are still few ways for reasonable commentary from an average player to make it back to Blizzard. These days, I just wait for PA to lay out stuff like: WoW Patch Notes 1.9 or Treachery Manifest, and am grateful when it lines up with me.