I know, having a developer that cares sounds strange when Bungie is doing their best to destroy Developer/Gamer relations, but developers who appreciate the time and money we sink into our games do still exist.
I picked up Diablo 3 again last night (took a small break from ESO) becuase they released a new patch that also added in two entirely new areas of exploration, new bounties, new weapons, armor, and new weapons and armor Sets.
With a patch.
[b]For absolutely free.[/b]
They also balanced the game more, but not like Wiesnewski or Luke Smith "balance" a game.
Diablo just added in four (4) new Torment levels, so now you can crank the difficulty up to Torment X, and the new balances make your character feel like a minor deity as you cruise through their areas. They tweaked and changed the way older Sets worked to make them more powerful and to work better with the new content and the new difficulty levels. Adding in new ways to craft and customize your gear came along with it, and it all adds up to make for an even more enjoyable demon-slaughtering romp than it was before the patch.
If Blizzard can do all of this for free, simply to make sure that their Gamers and employees are having as much fun as possible with the game, then there's zero reason that every other company cannot do the same.
So yeah; eat shit, Bungie. When a company [b]really[/b] appreciates their Gamers, they bend over backwards to show that appreciation. A company that [b]actually[/b] appreciates their Gamers doesn't view them simply as trust-funds to keep milking money out of them for little to no actual content in return.
It's for these reasons that I play ESO and Diablo 3 almost exclusively anymore. I still have a handful of other MMO's that I run around in, but I'll stick with games and developers who actually appreciate the time and money I sink into a game, not try to dick me out of money and give me no content in return (or remove content I already paid for but am now being told I can't play that content unless I cough up more money...).
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CD Projekt Red renewed all faith in Community/Developer Relations. Whatever they put out, I shall buy.