[quote name='Mr Unoriginal']Why greed?[/QUOTE]
No mods = you must pay for our maps.
No offline or LAN = once we decide that we aren't making enough money, we'll close the servers down and you need to buy the next game (sorta like EA and it's sports franchises, although you can still play them offline).
Also, you're basically paying for a long-term rental or lease. If you have offline mode, then you can play it forever. Like has already been said. MMO's are what they are. But single player experiences shouldn't be forced to go online.
And everyone says that the cash auction house will get rid of spammers. That may be true, but it won't eliminate gold farming. It just allows Blizzard to get a cut of the action. After hearing about what goes on in China, this is very morally questionable.
EDIT: I have plenty of digital download games. But I always try to find cracks for each and every one of them, so I play them whenever and wherever I like.
No mods = you must pay for our maps.
No offline or LAN = once we decide that we aren't making enough money, we'll close the servers down and you need to buy the next game (sorta like EA and it's sports franchises, although you can still play them offline).
Also, you're basically paying for a long-term rental or lease. If you have offline mode, then you can play it forever. Like has already been said. MMO's are what they are. But single player experiences shouldn't be forced to go online.
And everyone says that the cash auction house will get rid of spammers. That may be true, but it won't eliminate gold farming. It just allows Blizzard to get a cut of the action. After hearing about what goes on in China, this is very morally questionable.
EDIT: I have plenty of digital download games. But I always try to find cracks for each and every one of them, so I play them whenever and wherever I like.