> If the thing had an offline mode AT ALL, maybe they could get by with those servers for a while. It hasn't. They wanted > you to be frustrated and unable to play, as long as you've already bought in.
Are you saying that Blizzard took advantage of the fact that a huge majority of purchases would be made before or on the day of the launch? *gasp* Such cynicism!
Not everyone "bought in" though. Many, many people got the game for free!*
* (After comitting to pay for $150 USD worth of WoW.)