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    John Keefer posted a new article, Blizzard clarifies stance on Diablo 3 digital purchases.

    Earlier today, Blizzard posted in its forums that players making a digital purchases of Diablo III would only open up the Starter Edition version...
    Jun 21, 2012 8:15pm PDT
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    John Keefer posted a new article, Blizzard clarifies stance on Diablo 3 digital purchases.

    Earlier today, Blizzard posted in its forums that players making a digital purchases of Diablo III would only open up the Starter Edition version... : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Seems like Blizzard's problems as of late are less in the actual games and more in their PR and dissemina... : BlackCat9This person is cool!
      • 100% agreed. A lot of whining might have been prevented with more transparency or details : Don Soleone
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      Well, that sounds more reasonable at least. : NullzeroThis person is cool!
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        A "smaller" shit sandwich is still a shit sandwich. : vertdangThis person is cool!
        • It goes down easier if you hold your nose when you take a bite. : chadg033This person is cool!
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      I find this a good measure to stop credit card theft. Just because some guy in russia managed to steal... : Vogerl
      • now why does it have to be a "guy in Russia" , in fact, people that attacked Sony last year were form US ... : CrazyRussian1989
    • clarifies backpedals : EricZBA
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      in other words... dont be dumb and buy it on friday thinkin the transaction is gonna go through.... that ... : Dark Drakonis
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        I know right, how can people be so dumb?? : ZekThis person is cool!
        • really makes u think : mrazzino
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        Although I can understand and appreciate when a business does this (as long as it is clearly disclosed), ... : boughton supremeThis person is cool!
        • Obviously that should read So on the contrary, I'd have to say it would be rather "dumb" to assume I coul : boughton supremeThis person is cool!
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          I would rather they fix the botting/spamming/hacking than have your random off-shoot case work. Sorry. Yo... : TheNiXXeDThis person is cool!
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            I can clearly see and understand business decisions behind doing this, even if it were strictly for selfi... : boughton supremeThis person is cool!
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              It is a one-time event. It's not like every day you want to play this you run into the problem. It happen... : TheNiXXeDThis person is cool!
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                There are better ways to handle this that doesn't annoy the new customers. If you are worried about the f... : TheEmissary
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                  Considering this change is simple to implement and enforce, and would only POSSIBLY (not even guaranteed)... : TheNiXXeDThis person is cool!
                  • Alot of this is principle based. I can't imagine going to buy some clothes and having to fill out a form ... : Ducky_dky
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        How dare someone buy a game on payday! : lcizzle
        • Stop being poor so you can stop working and buy your games on legitimate weekdays. : silent prophet
    • ESPECIALLY if you have BofA because they sometimes wait a week to process a payment : Dark Drakonis
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      I love Blizz titles, but even I steered clear of buying D3 digitally. After the shit I went through with ... : Firefly1985
      • Considering the patcher itself is downloading the game anyway, I don't see what you even gained/lost here... : TheNiXXeDThis person is cool!
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        To be fair, you own D3 digitally whether you like it or not. The disc is just an installation shortcut. : ZekThis person is cool!
        • Oh yeah, I know that. I'm specifically referring to things like the waiting period Blizzard has thrown up... : Firefly1985