Ahhhh Take it easy. Why is there so much validation going on?
It wasn't going to change, so either you ended up playing it or not. I'm ideologically opposed to most of what goes on in the industry now which is why I'm mostly not a gamer anymore, but I felt the need after waiting a decade for this game to know what was really going on. That hardly heralds the death of anything. I didn't expect that to happen, but it did, and so what? Even 100 purchases that way weren't going to make any difference, or 1,000. This game was going to make Blizzard rich no matter what because the unthinking masses outweigh all the rest 10 billion to one. There was never any hope as soon as gaming went mainstream. It's been hopeless for years. And if you plan to remain a gamer, you'd better get used to it, because neither you or I are going to make any fucking difference in the end. Which is why I don't plan to remain a gamer.
Oh come on
. If you are really going to stand by your beliefs then you won't buy this game out of principle, and not what it does to Blizzard's revenue. It just seems like you want to have your cake, and eat it to. You want to be this principled person who takes a stand, yet you also want to enjoy these games, that obviously have much to offer, yet irk you so much.
Que, I just feel you spent so much time bashing this game, that you feel the need to somehow justify your purchase here. Really, dude, no one cares so much. Just play it and have fun.
Regarding the 'time wasting' thing.
I've been there. I was unhappy with my lack of creativity and productivity, and video games having been such a huge part of my life were the logical target. I was a bit depressed I guess with not maximizing my potential, and video games reminded me of this.
I don't know if I am projecting here, but I feel that Que has gone through some big changes recently, and is on a creative journey that hasn't reached an end. I am still not nearly where I want to be as a creative person, but I am out of that zone, thankfully.
I just feel like because you are frustrated as you are still on your journey, you are sort of taking it out on video games. You will reach an end, and it will be brilliant, and when you do, you will find all this negativity towards your hobby silly.
Trust me, and trust in yourself, and trust the world.
I feel that when you are settled in other avenues of your life, you will find yourself less irritated by trivial issues in the video game industry.
