Maybe it is impossible for a game to live up to so much hype and expectations? I don't know. I've been excited about Diablo 3 since 2010, went to the midnight launch and even mentally prepared my surroundings to not see me for at least 30 days after the game launch date... but after Day 1 I was already back in the kitchen making sammiches, and I had showered every single day. Being unemployed and ready to play didn't even give me an edge due to server issues in the initial week. I'd say I maybe had some 20 hours of jubilation, and way more hours of frustration.
Now I hear tales from traveler, that the issues are fixed, that it is fun times in the Sanctuary again. I hear that loots are fat and rewards are high. But here I am staring at my PC screen and thinking, damn, you know what Diablo, you coo and stuff, and I know you've changed but I'd rather try something else now. Sorry buds.
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While we're on the topic of disappointment, we might as well start our 2012 Retrospective... what other big let-downs were there?
- Oh oh oh. The Gourmet Food & Wine Expo of big fat mehness. More like, The Gourmeh Food & Wine Expo, amirite, eh, eh? (Okay, certainly not my best pun...)
I was so looking forward to this one too. Last year was fun - went in eat a couple of funky things, drank some good drinks with friends and good times was had with all. This year though, felt like some douches in the bridal show industry organized it or something. So many snotty swindlers behind bars charging way too much for samples, and the deserving crowd was helluva douchier. I was kinda peeved that we got there late, in retrospect I would have been happier not getting there at all.
- Not that I had overly high expectations for this one, but Wedding Planning also sucked giant dingdongs. I can rant about this crap all day, all night, Johnny, la genta esta muy loca.
- My new phones... okay this is pretty hard to admit. I do love finally upgrading from a jurassic phone to a smart phone, and data and all that flash and bangs that allow me to share my dinners and purchases with everyone because I'm soooooo important; but man, I miss the battery life and reliability of my old trusty, unbreakable phones. Yeah I'm connected and stuff but on the flip side (flip, phone, seewhatididthere? no? okay go to sleep doremish you suck at puns), I find myself staring at the little spinning-waiting-to-load icon a lot. I miss having the cord of the landline to twirl and swing, to yell to someone to pick up the phone in the other room, and the clarity of long distance calls. I miss being able to lose my phone, for a whole week, and rediscover it only when the snow on top has melted, and still pick it up and use it like nothing happened.
I miss old school sturdy shit.
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Next episode: 2012 Top Discoveries!
Haha Diablo 3 was a huge flop and disappointed me so much. But when I look back, I did put in a solid like 30 hours or so before it was more just logging in to browse the AH and see if my stuff sold. So a $60 game for 30 hours...that's about the norm for an RPGish game. Sure a lot of it was spend playing the same shit again and again.
ReplyDeleteNone of the Acts felt epic enough. And Act 2....omg that act 2...it was by far worse than Act 2 + Act 3 of D2. Damn you bugs that shoot more bugs that explode....FUUUUUUUUUUU!!
I see your point about phones not being sturdy as they used to be, but I guess you can't put all those bells and whistles on them and expect them to take the abuse those old bricks used to take. When the screen is the size of a dime, chances are if you drop it, it isn't going to land on the screen. That's just plain probability. But in terms of waiting for stuff to load...sounds like someone needs a new phone with LTE! Haha. Ah if only you weren't on a carrier that used a different signal range, my sister would be of some use in that regard.
I await your next episode!! Same Doremish time (5 weeks from now!??!), same Doremish channel!!
I found your first pun funny, the second was not so good. It was the Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skulls of puns.
James OUT!
yeah... well the battery life of phones suck nowadays, you pretty much have to charge every night. for shame. I'm going to try and update this blog more diligently... keep up the commments I really like having comments they're like sweet karma to me.
Deleteyou mean you miss having a Mish proof phone ;)
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Deletei miss the old school nokia phones...the old school ring..the old school black and green screen...but my new phone is cool..except that it crashes...seriously..it's like we're going back in time to make things smaller and crappier. i think tv's might be the only thing that's waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy better nowadays...
ReplyDeleteand worm. don't forget worm.
Deleteit's snakes
Deleteu + diablo? wooooooowwww
ReplyDeleteand i miss my brick phone, too. i even sometimes still take it out and play pretend phone to remind myself of the wonderful times of true wirelessness.
ReplyDeletealso interesting is ur last post was 7mo. ago? wutup w dat?
what, no it was 5 weeks ago!
Deleteoh no wait a minute. i was looking at a different blog of urs. how many blogs do u have???
Deletewtf only one! xiaoster you've got me mixed up with someone else :P
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