A few ideas of how to save D3

[FireIceTalon]

Again, I think you guys are missing my point. It's not certain aspects that do not work. It's not balance between classes. It's not the difficulty.

D2 had lots of issues. However, the overall game's concept was FUN.
D3 smells of boring. If many of those who are complaining were not such huge fans of the first two games, we'd be putting it down already.

Anyway, let's see what kind of changes they make in the near future.

D1 and D2 in the first couple of YEARS meant playing them exclusively.

Let's see what most ppl in this thread think about this game in 2 months.

To you, it may smell of boring. To me, it's exactly what I want. I have replayed the beginning on everything but a barb multiple times and enjoy it each time. Still haven't even seen act 4. I treat hardcore like softcore because it just really doesn't bother me to start over; in fact, I rather like it. I've never been the type of person who says "Oh, the game doesn't even start until you hit the end game!" I didn't in WoW and certainly never bothered to cap out a character in D2. If all people try to do is make D3 into D2 again (which is what the majority of your suggestions feel like), I won't play it as long as I did D2 or D1. Maybe it's not the game that you want to actually play, but don't try to ruin it for those of us who ARE enjoying it. The biggest reason why I buy Blizzard games is because I frequently play it the way the devs seem to think it should play. Then come all the whiners that are the vocal minority, blizzard caves to the whines and then the game goes downhill for me and those whiners find something new to whine about instead of being happy for getting what they thought they wanted. Just leave it alone. Fix bugs, fix glaring balance issues, but leave the general gameplay stuff the hell alone!

You should really reserve such thoughts until you have tried Inferno mode. I also saw D3 in rose colored glasses upon release, and I still think in many respects it is a great game. But I also see the flawed system that is Inferno. Face it, forums are here for people to express their dislikes as well as their likes. The fact is, at LEAST HALF of the people on Inferno right now do not find it to be enjoyable, and I think telling them to "go play another game" then is downright snide if not unrealistic or naive. They, like you, waited 11 years or so for the game, paid hard earned money for it, therefore their voice has just as much validity as yours. Some of the complaints are legit, some not so much (those who complain about the skill system but have never heard of Elective Mode for instance). In the case of Inferno, most of the gripes are legitimate as I see it, and as someone who is in that difficulty, my opinion holds weight on that issue. Should I go play another game when I spent money on this one, and waited for it for many years, and actually still like the game overall but just recognize some serious flaws that need fixing, and would make the game more enjoyable for most people? No, I shouldn't have to. Blizz SHOULD give in to our demands and do whatever it takes to see that their customers are satisfied. Sure, you cant please everyone, but in this particular case, it isn't just a few unhappy people. It is MANY, MANY unhappy people - which is indication that there is a problem that needs fixin'.

The "whiners" arent necessarily so much the miniority, as they are the ones who play and take the game much more seriously. Those who post on the forums should be taken seriously, because they know more than the average casual gamer who just buys every hot title in sight, doesnt post on any forums, and usually plays a game for a month or two then moves on. The people on the forums usually represent the core audience of the game and usually have a much better understanding of how it works because they are more serious gamers than the average person. And the fact of the matter is, many of them (at least half, if not more) are seeing the flaws of the loot sytem and Inferno difficulty.