Obviously it's not clear what kind of aid it is, specifically, but it looks like an old ear trumpet.

Like this thing.

And of course I put a comma in an absolutely stupid place, there. My quote in the third paragraphy should have been, "Are we going to see, in Diablo 3, more of the wide-open spaces that were common?" I probably typoed like five things in this comment, too.

Hrm.

It really looks like the sentence is asking "will we see more wide-open spaces, such as the ones that were were common in Diablo 3?"

I will concede that technically, it doesn't have to be incorrect. It could be saying, "Are we going to see in, Diablo 3, more of the wide-open spaces that were common?"

It's at least a bit awkward. :p Obviously awkward enough so that it's difficult for me to read it in any way other than I originally did.

Slashdot: So far we’ve seen some very constrained dungeons – a tomb, a fiery dungeon – are we going to see more of the wide-open spaces that were common in Diablo 3?

Do I get a prize? :O

"I grow; I prosper! Now, gods, stand up for bastards!"

I hate it when people and companies pull stuff like this. But for once I'm glad it was just a stunt, because I'd hate them to disappear. Maybe if it was a good enough stunt, they'll even get increased traffic. More importantly, maybe it'll help remind people how sad it would be if the site WAS gone.

That's probably the most blatant example of overzealous PC CYA I've ever seen. Maybe it's a mistake? That's just bizarre.

I do admit that the books fell in quality for awhile. Book seven wasn't great, and book eight was almost just bad. Nine wasn't terrible, though, and I honestly thought books ten and eleven were very good. I was excited while reading Knife of Dreams, and that's the mark of a good book; one that excites you.

Of course people will have different opinions. If you think that every book after five was terrible, then you think that. If you hate the entire series, then fine. That's your opinion. But don't speak for everyone else, and remember that regardless of whether or not the books were good, a man died. He brought happiness to a great many people, even if it wasn't everyone.

I do hope his wife is ok.