For those of us with less than stable internet connections, that is a deal breaker.

Also for those of us that would get it to play when there is no internet connection. The thing is, there aren't that many potential buyers who fit that description.

Well, you can always wait an hour or two until a hacking group comes out with a patch to fix that. It's long been true that hackers and crackers actually make legitimate sales work better, too.

Well, you can always wait an hour or two until a hacking group comes out with a patch to fix that. It's long been true that hackers and crackers actually make legitimate sales work better, too.

Well, you can always wait an hour or two until a hacking group comes out with a patch to fix that. It's long been true that hackers and crackers actually make legitimate sales work better, too.

Buying Left 4 Dead 2 was the cut off point when I decided enough is enough on re-buying the same game wearing different clothes. I wasn't always this bitter and cynical I used to buy all the Mega Man games as a child too, but I eventually learned that was a waste, too.

Ray: Fortunately there have been no fandom outbreaks here. This is not the only conversation on Diablo III that I am following, however, and the fandom is out in force. "Babies" is about the nicest thing I can say about them.

The movie comparison is valid, since I do not watch every comedy, or every drama, or every anything. I am discerning about my movie choices based on uniqueness as well as execution. However, there are different takes on comedy; Monty Python is a different and equally valid experience to Mikey Mason, even if they are both comedy.

However, Diablo III is not a different experience, based on the information that has been released, from Diablo II. They have a formula, and it works. That is fine. But I'm tired of the formula they're offering. Just as i wouldn't buy all the Scary Movie and related farces after being tired of that format, I'm not required to keep the same buyer consumer pattern in this instance either.

Oh look and at that point you'll have lost any reason to buy the game, because the free version is now superior to what the legitimate on is offering.
Good job company who's trying to sell me something.

Not really. If you want to reward the development studio, regardless of the crazy DRM their publisher has slapped on top of their product, buying is still the best way to go.