Activision Blizzard ATVI -1.16% remains a powerhouse in the global video game business. While Activision Publishing focuses on annual mainstream hits like Call of Duty and Skylanders, Blizzard Entertainment has managed to retain millions of subscribers for its World of Warcraft massively multiplayer online (MMO) game despite the influx of free-to-play games and helped usher in the eSports phenomenon with its StarCraft real-time strategy (RTS) franchise.
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All I want is a physical disc release of remastered D2 that doesn't require online check-ins.
I've lost complete interest. Too much FOMO with seasons as it is, now it's expansions? No thanks.
what fomo? everything gets reset each season and you start new characters unless you're playing on the regular servers and then you're already maxxed anway and just need to participate in the new season stuff.
i played only during launch and i found the ones in that battlepass to be absolute dogwater, the only ones that looked somewhat cool were the paid ones in the store and i wont bother with either. The game itself was just so hollow, there were no cool builds cause every synergy was just "x or y skills does more dmg or has this extra effect" almost no experimentation needed, couldnt give a rats ass about armor if the core of the game is boring af.
It will be interesting to see what he does next.