The cinematics will not be downloaded with the pre-order digital copy of Cataclysm.
I don't know about you guys but when I load a new expansion, I want to see the cinematic. Just like when I killed the Lich King, the automatic cinematic popped up and I was in geek heaven.
Here's the post I found with 20 pages already, just posted today: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...sid=1&pageNo=1 of people who refuse to use the digital downloader for this reason alone.
For me personally, watching the cinematics on YouTube is NOWHERE NEAR THE SAME. I am insulted that Blizzard would say just watch them on YouTube or the website. Are you kidding me?! The quality is nothing near the same, and not nearly as epic when your game automatically launches into the cinematic like Final Fantasy. I've paid a lot of money into this game, cmon guys, seriously?
Who else is totally miffed by this, and doesn't understand why Blizzard hasn't decided whether or not they will make this a permanent change?
Blue post here:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...53762&sid=1#19