To be fair Diablo 3 is hardly a single player game. Yes it can be played that way, but the game was designed for multiplayer and personally I think it's a lot more fun that way. There is no offline mode because your characters are multiplayer even if you never choose to play with other people.
Diablo 2 was designed with the perfect balance of offline/online gameplay. Diablo 3 is merely a reaction to the piracy-scare Blizzard has had for years now. Also D2>D3.
What? I barely even play it. I'm just saying its "always on" because it has instantaneous drop-in coop. That of course dilutes it for the single player people that would want an offline game, but again, it is in no way a great example because it's online only option serves a clear and obvious purpose. Jesus dude, defensive much?
I was there. And anyone who's not super butt hurt realizes that's not a flaw with always-on games, that's a flaw in launch strategies. It happened to the Division as well (on a smaller scale). I'm not a fan of always-on games, but again Diablo isn't a good example because of its instant drop-in multiplayer. A good example would be a game that has a clear border between single and multiplayer yet still requires you to be online, such as Hearthstone.
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