Was D2's level cap always 99 or did it come in an expansion? Either way I don't see why D3 would go backwards with that. From what I hear from so many people is that grinding to 99 in D2 took forever but that's what made it fun for so many people.
I know video games aren't like they were in the late 90s-early 2000s, but everything D3 has done has seemed like a gigantic cash grab for Blizzard. Oh hey let's make your levels mean nothing at all for stats and just make the entire game based on gear. Athene runs level 39 boots because only 2-3 stats matter. Then let's set up a Real Money Auction House so we can take a cut because 60 bucks per person wasn't enough. Yes there's still a gold auction house but I've checked and NO ONE puts good items on that thing for fair price. Why would you when you can put it on the Real Money Auction and make...Real Money.
Also, everything seems set up so we can buy more expansions. It feels like they blatantly held back things that should have clearly been in the game since Day 1 just so they could charge us again later. No modern Action RPG should have only 5 classes. None. If the game had like 10-15 Acts I could understand but it has FOUR. PvP should be in a game like this from Day 1. I wanna fight Lopen's Monk with my Monk right damn now if I please.
I'm a diehard Call of Duty Guy so I understand this concept of bleeding the customer dry with "extra buyable content" that should've been in the game from day 1. The difference is that the experience you get from Call of Duty out of the box is ridiculously enjoyable so you forget the cash grab and just grind endlessly with friends for an invisible carrot. With Diablo it feels SO DAMN OBVIOUS. I'm reaching Act 3 on Nightmare and my urge to continue is surprisingly low. I only play now when HGR/Lopen/Numbers hop on. And that's weird because I love grinding in games, be it prestige in Call of Duty or grandiose gear in MMOs.
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Realo won gold at the Sex Olympics with a BROKEN FRIGGIN NECK.-Voltch