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Gaming @beehaw.org Chris Remington @beehaw.org 10mo ago

[Unconfirmed] Season 29 of Diablo 3 should begin on September 15.

Was just watching Raxx's video where I first heard this.

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Season 29... of a video game?

I'm kind of glad I don't play in whatever ecosystem that is. It sounds exhausting.
- Too many people just accept it. Maybe due to an apparent lack of alternatives, fomo and some sort of sunk cost fallacy addiction.
  
  Sunk cost fallacy is hard to see happening in a game where each season resets your characters
- Diablo seasons are just a character reset for those who enjoy them. It's a huge part of a lot of ARPGs like Path of Exile or Diablo. As you can reach endgame in about 5 hours on diablo and have your complete build in 20, it makes sense.
  
  What does the season do differently that you can't do by just selecting a new character option from the main menu?
Fuck Blizzard
- Would you care to elaborate?
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Department_of_Fair_Employment_and_Housing_v._Activision_Blizzard
  
  Basically Activation and Blizzard with their sexual misconduct, harassment, and otherwise. Their CEO defending it. The allegations of toxic work environments, etc. It's just not a company I support, despite the fact that I was a huge fan of their games. There's a lot more information out there, but I don't feel like going through it all. I'll remove my post if you want.
  
  Maybe I'm just being salty? I don't think so though.
  
  Edit: Sorry Chris, if I am out of line or didn't provide enough info in my original post.

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