Blizzard has been coasting on their reputation for quite a while.
The people that made Diablo I and II, Starcraft and Warcraft I to III are long gone.
WoW started off well but now has degenerated to mass market casualized crap.
Starcraft II was the first Blizzard game in a long, long time that people started even questioning the quality of. Also, region locking started then. When all three games are released, for the pleasure of playing someone anywhere in the world, it will cost you $900. Total horsesh*t.
Diablo III is looking like more mass market casualized crap. BS region locking also made it into their game, no mods so you have to buy and play their content only.
Also, the Battlenet forums are absolutely horrendous. Populated for the most part by little Blizzard fanbois with attitude problems.
I think the most common phrase on there is "You're a f***ing re***d!"
Constructive critique of their games is not allowed. It'll get you warnings and bans so quick it'll make your head spin. Reminds me of Germany in the late 1930s.
This is not the same company it used to be and the game quality is going downhill. it used to be a friendly little company that loved making games. Make a great game and the profit will happen was their motto. Now it's all about milking the consumer the Activision way.
The real decline seemed to set in right after Activision came on the scene. Coincidence? I think not.