I can't think of any. Other than maybe my cell phone company.
Also:
Whatever the case, Blizzard authenticators don’t seem to be working properly, allowing hackers to bypass the system entirely.
If you don't want to hear people voice complaints about a product they've bought, I don't know what to tell you. Why don't you just not read the stuff that apparently pisses you off so much? Which I can't for the life of me figure out why. You don't work for Blizzard. What, do you own stock or something? I explained in detail everything that's gone on with me in terms of reactions to
Diablo 3 from the beginning, including my eventual purchase of the game and my mixed response to it, and I've got as much right to complain or discuss ongoing issues as anyone. Even though I haven't done all that much complaining since purchase. My point with this last thing is simply that forcing people online forces them into issues like this, and seeing as almost every single major company has had security breaches and such these days, being forced into that for a game you never intend to play with anyone is pretty shitty. It leaves you no option to avoid that risk. I don't see that as a step forward.
I've had my bnet account hacked twice now, and there are several Wow characters on my account that aren't mine. I think 3 of them. I don't know how long someone was using it while I wasn't. It was eventually caught, but at least one of the characters was 60. I don't recall ever seeing a charge on my credit card, but clearly this shit isn't fireproof.
And I totally disagree with shock. I mean, not to say that this isn't fun with others, because it is. I've enjoyed playing with folks. But I've not really had any more or less fun based on whether I was playing with friends or followers. In fact, I love the side characters in this game, and the god-awful stupid plot is more or less saved because of them. The big twist in Act 3 is just stupid and poorly handled, but it actually ends up seeming halfway okay because of all the context the smaller characters give it. The main plot really hasn't done much for me at all, but the carrot-on-a-stick progression of the followers has done a great deal to make up for that. I like their stories, and they're gradually revealed as you play. That's pretty cool.
But yeah, I find there to be a couple glaring issues with the way the online stuff works now. Firstly, anyone can join your game at any time. I don't know if setting "busy" changes that or if there are hidden settings somewhere, but I haven't seen any. Secondly, you can't hide your online status. If you want to play but don't want anyone to know you're on, too bad. You can set busy or away, but that's not the same. And while it's cool that you can remain open to your buddies if they want to hop on and play with you, you can't be selective about it. So if you don't want to play with someone who moves really slow and explores every nook and cranny, he might join your game anyway. Or if you want to stop and smell the roses, take your time and pick up every last item, your friends who are career players and are jamming through the game can join up and more or less take over the pace of the game. Or if someone decides they want to sit in town and do nothing, like join your game and then "oh shit, brb" for twenty minutes, you're stuck with enemies that might be too tough for you to fight on your own, but you won't even be able to take a follower with you because you're in a party.
So yeah, there are problems. I see the advantages of the online system, but I don't think it's remotely perfect, or even as good as most people seem to think. And most people have been reporting that the AH totally breaks the game and ruins most of the fun in terms of the addictiveness of finding loot. I'm glad I haven't touched it. I've heard almost nothing but complaints about it so far because apparently you can get awesome stuff for way cheaper than it seems like it should be. I haven't tried it myself, but I can see that being a big problem. Which again makes me very happy that Blizzard made it so easy to ignore. I think that was a great decision.
