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kirby007 on 20 May 2014

Going fully digital has many advantages, but also has some major drawback.

Remember this?

You will stop encountering random people in line have a nice chat with and swap ID's with on top of that lines allways make a good impression of how hyped a game is when arguing on the internet.

^discuss



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Xenostar on 20 May 2014

Yeah it will be sad if midnight launches die out.



Ganoncrotch on 20 May 2014
kirby007 said:

Going fully digital has many advantages, but also has some major drawback.

Remember this?

 

You will stop encountering random people in line have a nice chat with and swap ID's with on top of that lines allways make a good impression of how hyped a game is when arguing on the internet.


Aye, I remember going to buy "The Burning Crusade" and "Wrath of the lich king" at our games stores midnight openings here, was great and met a load of other warcraft players from the same town. Bought Pandaland and even Warlords from the blizz store already.... feels just so boring in comparison to that midnight event feel... literally files ready on my PC to play it when the content is available... but there is no event to its launch.



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kirby007 on 20 May 2014
ganoncrotch said:
kirby007 said:

Going fully digital has many advantages, but also has some major drawback.

Remember this?

 

You will stop encountering random people in line have a nice chat with and swap ID's with on top of that lines allways make a good impression of how hyped a game is when arguing on the internet.


Aye, I remember going to buy "The Burning Crusade" and "Wrath of the lich king" at our games stores midnight openings here, was great and met a load of other warcraft players from the same town. Bought Pandaland and even Warlords from the blizz store already.... feels just so boring in comparison to that midnight event feel... literally files ready on my PC to play it when the content is available... but there is no event to its launch.

quite possibly the reason it went downhill



 "I think people should define the word crap" - Kirby007

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Angelus on 20 May 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
Not having to stand in a huge line with random people. Not exactly what I'd call a disadvantage.


Exactly. And it's not like it's line of cool people either, most of the time you're surrounded by annoying deuchebags lol



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Burek on 20 May 2014

You can always invite random strangers to your home for a midnight party.



vivster on 20 May 2014

Not standing in line has nothing to do with digital.For the past 8 years I never stood in line to get any of my numerous physical games.

It's called online shopping.



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MoHasanie on 20 May 2014

I don't know why people even bother waiting in line especially at midnight. I'd never ever do it.



    

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kirby007 on 20 May 2014

For the same reason I loved splitscreen you knew your opponent and could see their face when you destroyed them.



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Ganoncrotch on 20 May 2014
kirby007 said:
ganoncrotch said:
kirby007 said:

Going fully digital has many advantages, but also has some major drawback.

Remember this?

 

You will stop encountering random people in line have a nice chat with and swap ID's with on top of that lines allways make a good impression of how hyped a game is when arguing on the internet.


Aye, I remember going to buy "The Burning Crusade" and "Wrath of the lich king" at our games stores midnight openings here, was great and met a load of other warcraft players from the same town. Bought Pandaland and even Warlords from the blizz store already.... feels just so boring in comparison to that midnight event feel... literally files ready on my PC to play it when the content is available... but there is no event to its launch.

quite possibly the reason it went downhill


It did? Warcraft subs were up the last 2 quarters afaik. Or do you mean in some other way such as how its game play is now easy because it's possible to select a version of raiding which is basically every boss neutered?

Not really sure is there any other game which came out in the ERA of the PS2 still being played and enjoyed as much as Warcraft, unless there is some PC game I'm not thinking of.



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