Bioware Goes To Hell.

[Roland]

Threats of violence are an EXCELLENT way to demonstrate maturity and intelligence, let me tell you!

Were or were you not one of the cheerleaders who has said before "I won't buy this because this" and then runs out on release date and buys it? Dramatic nonsense is just that.

I did in fact say I wasn't going to buy Warcraft III. I had no intention of buying it. But you know what I realized? Alot of things. For one, I was being an ass for holding Blizzard North's mistakes against Blizzard South. I also realized that Warcraft III just might be a good game. I also told myself that, if I didn't like it, I would return it. I had a week to decide, and I knew that from the first moment I played it I would know whether I was keeping it or not. I almost did return it, but I stuck it out for the first few days, and I ended up keeping it. I don't regret the decision.

Blizzard North and Blizzard South, despite having the same parent, are not the same development teams. As such, I cannot hold them to the same standards. Now, if Blizzard as a whole started proving to be crap, or running down the tubes PR-wise, then that would be a different story. I'm still ticked over Diablo II in alot of ways, and probably always will be. I still let that, rightly, affect my judgement of ever buying another Blizzard North game (and, to a small degree, any Blizzard game in general). But, unlike some people, I don't blindly drop the axe on things without good reason. I take things on a case-by-case basis. Which is really the only reason why I ended up giving Warcraft III a chance.

I wasn't very pleased with C&C:Tiberian Sun. As such, I haven't bought a C&C product since, despite rave reviews, and (now) 3 new C&C games since TS. I haven't bought a Black Isle Studios game since Black & White, and don't intend to unless they give me very compelling reason to. I was thoroughly disappointed with Arcanum (much the same way with Black & White; incredible potential, lost through poor execution), and as such haven't bought a Sierra game since.

Don't preach to me, Taeme (or do you prefer Spidey? Or maybe just "Troll"?). You're wasting your breath (as usual), and my time. If you have something constructive to add to this conversation, by all means, throw it in. If all you can add is your usual tripe, spare us all. Me especially.