Refunds for what lol, it was free to participate in the "server slam"
The memory leak did seem gone and they lowered the legendary drop rate so it doesn't feel like its raining them anymore. On open beta by 20 I had an entire set and some to spare.
They spend their weekend playing a shitty game and fighting on a forum. Meanwhile im playing Zelda ToK and having a good time.
Its more Breath of the Wild with all its positives and negatives. So if you liked BOTW you'll like TOK.
The server slam was fun and I think D4 plays much better than D3 from what I played in the beta and defeating ashava several times during the server slam. By the end I had a full kit of socketed gems and legendary gear and could complete T2 Ashava without dying. The butcher on the other hand was the toughest enemy in the server slam and I'm sure no one soloed them. The D4 version Truly lives up to the D1 iteration's reputation.
that's the most milqetoast thing to complain about. collector's edition have been "(physical) dlc you buy on top" for years, for various reasons. in the end doesn't really matter if you bough the XBOX CE, the PLAYSTATION CE, the SWITCH CE or PC CE...
I guess not having the collector's edition locked to a platform can be a good thing since one version wouldn't run out before the others. The real problem is all that stuff in the collector's box isn't worth close to $100, and this is just another symptom of how Blizzard is really trying to milk every last dollar out of their franchises.
Is it really a CE if it doesn't have the game in it? I'd just call it a random limited run merch chest at that point, though there's a really simple solution by including the game, in a separate box, that way the CE isn't locked but you still get the game and the additional box can have a CE theme to it where the generic box/code goes into.
it would still be separate SKUs per platform if bundled, or depend on the individual store to bundle it accordingly (if their system is even set up to handle something like that).
microtransactions for extra profit and battle pass for customer retention (to buy more microtransactions).
GTA 5 and its consequences has been a disaster for video games. Even after a decade of failures AAA still chase the golden goose that will get them money forever after a single massive investment. There is no logic in it, they could make statistically more money by making a lot of smaller budget games that are assured to cover their investment, but you don't become a CEO by actually cultivating your company, you either get something or burn it down in the process.
