There are multiple sites that have been tracking item drop rates over a period of years. Oddly enough, the drop rates haven't changed.
If you say the data is invalid, then that leaves the "they're changing drop rates to rip us off" argument invalid because there's no data to back it up. If you say the data IS valid, then comparing some hypothetical manipulation to an extant system that displays no manipulation is also invalid, because data indicates there is no manipulation.
Either way there is no evidence to support the idea that Blizzard has manipulated loot drop rates over a period of time.
There's also no evidence that I said they have, that they do, that they have any intention of doing so, or that the point I was responding to said any of those things either.
I didn't say they do and
explicitly stated I don't even think they will. What I did say is that the idea that the company doing so in the future isn't so far-fetched as to be a "tinfoil hat conspiracy".
Seriously, man, if you're going to argue, at least argue against points people are actually making.
I just was playing an online chess game, 30 min limit.
I was confortably winning, then lost conection. It was out for 10+ minutes, then got back and I had less than 5 minutes to think the remaining game. (thankfully there was a rejoin feature)
NO FUCKING WAY IM BUYING THE SHIT WITH PERMA-ONLINE REQUIREMENT TO PLAY FUCKING SINGLE PLAYER!
I had decided it earlier, but this just confirms it. Just too much of a kick in the face to the customers.
Nice way to avoid piracing. Thats precisely what im going to do with it now.
Odds are you only have to connect to authorize, and then you don't have to stay connected... but I wouldn't bank on that.
Also, pirating it is hardly sticking it to the man. Don't like what a company is doing? Then
don't use their product. By pirating it, you're still supporting them, partly by supporting the product through use and word-of-mouth, and partly because you aren't looking for a competing product. If you don't like what they're doing, then look for developers who
aren't doing it and support
them, instead of acting so entitled that the best thing you can think of is "I hate this company's policies so much I'm going to use their product when they're not looking".