agreed that "the magic" isnt quite there with diablo 3, but theres a few reasons outside of the games control why
1) its the beta. I'll admit the most fun i had with WoW was during the beta, but that was a genre that was completely new to blizzard. It was unique and thats why "magic" was there with the beta. Diablo's gameplay at its core wasn't changed a ton from 1 to 2 either.
2) its not 2000 anymore. Online games were still relatively new in 2000. The 3D era was just kicking off, etc
Diablo 3 will be decent, but i dont see myself playing it for 3 years as my "main game" like i did with diablo 2/LoD.
They've gone in detail into why they moved it to armor and gems. There is no evidence that they are trying just to leech money from people - there are several optional ways to get such gear. Until you see them actually trying to force you to use the auction house and exploiting the process, you have no complaints there.
its a legit complaint....its stating a potential problem. Last time i checked, successful businesses, military missions, professional athletes, etc around the world try to account for any potential problems before enacting a plan.
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