+1. Completely agree. There isn't anything on the iPad I can't already do with another device. I never understood why people went apeshit for it other than the usual Apple Fanboys foaming at the mouth.

That's my bad! I didn't know they forced you to reconnect since I haven't used it for 30 days yet. Figures.

I agree, that is a poor decision on Blizzard's part. Once I authenticate once I should be free to play the game offline as much as I want. Its not the end of the world, but they are beginning to go down a slippery slope...

If you are so unhappy with your current salary, then quit and stop letting your boss milk you for money. Use your coding knowledge to make the coin for yourself.

If I coded something that made $100,000 a day while only getting paid $150,000 a year... well I'm sure any coder worth their salt can figure out that math....

You need to authenticate with Battle.net ONCE. After that, the game can be played offline as much as you want.

Asking to verify once is the same as having to enter a CD key. Network authentication is the CD key of the future. Get used to it.

Also as previously mentioned by others, Blizzard's network didn't collapse under strain. Me and my network of friends have been playing more or less constantly since release with no issues.

Blizzard's network didn't break under strain. I've played every day since release with no issues. If someone did have problems it was likely their own fault.

Swing and a miss. Tracking isn't required to display ads on a website. We had "free" sites long before we had user tracking on the web.

Agreed, 1000%. I swear by my Android phone, and I still laugh at all the losers still stuck in the walled garden of Apple. Enjoy being spoonfed lies and deceit folks! For the rest of us, there is Android.

Maybe after doing it for awhile they have realized its not the dream they thought it was. Not an uncommon occurrence in the world.

The article clearly shows that you have the option now to not use it. If they implement it as something you have to use (unlikely), how would they know you even have multiple accounts to force you into using this?

News flash: If you don't want it, you don't have to use it.

Agreed. I'm still firmly of the belief that this was never really a problem and it was just a bunch of stupid people not knowing how to operate a vehicle. Then again, looking at any highway in America and you can spot thousands of people who shouldn't allowed anywhere near a car, let alone be allowed to operate one.

I can picture in my mind the idiots and asshats who saw that Toyota had a rumored problem and then decided to push the blame of their accident (likely caused by their own stupidity) onto Toyota instead. I have several family members who have been buying from Toyota for years and never had anything like this happen.

I'll believe there is an acceleration problem when I see it myself.

And when the bastard tries to take you to court for assault, when you are able to say the floor kicked his ass instead of you, you'll have the upper hand :)

Then you are nothing more than part of the problem, Mr. Cash Cow.

I got into the SC2 beta, and that helped me decide NOT to pre-order SCII. When you get right down to it, its pretty well the same game that SC was, just with a few bells and whistles. I expected WAY more out of Blizzard considering this game has been a long time coming (What, 10 years now?).

The whole "Hey lets release it as 3 games and milk our customers for even more!" is another good reason to vote with your wallet.

No, they don't. Where did this retarded idea come from?

When i bought my Xbox 360 when it first came out, I walked out of the store having it cost me a whopping $800 all in. You throw in the console ($350), plus 3 extra controllers ($50-60 EACH!), plus a warranty (have fun with your RROD otherwise!), plus the additional accessories you need (Want wifi? Accessory. Want actual disk space? Accessory.) you can easily soar past the cost of a decent gaming rig.

Most people have a PC already (~$400 on average). Add on the ~$800+ You would spend on that console and you could have one sexy gaming rig.

Seeing a thread with this many good puns in it is pretty rare.