07-22-2012, 11:14 PM
What I like most is the sense of constant progression. Every trip into the dungeon I either gain levels, find new items, or gamble/enchant my gear. I simply cannot spend an hour playing without furthering my character in some fashion, whereas in D3 I could play my L60 for 2-3 days without a single improvement to the character. It's really just embarrassing how much better TL is to me than D3, for a three year older game.
Admittedly, I did not play the TL 2 beta, but there's only a few areas I see for improvement.
- The addition of multiplayer, which of course they added.
- D3's non-abusive Town Portal system is one of the things they got right.
- Another thing D3 got right is profiles - it's good to be able to see my friend's characters and gear so that I can either give them character advice or see if an item that dropped might not be useful to them.
- Similarly, for whatever reason, I do like seeing the messages when friends get achievements, especially if they were actually difficult ones.
The pet system from FATE is always a nice addition. It's wonderful to have your pet handle vendor trash sales so you can stay down exploring pretty much as long as you want. If I had to lodge a complaint, it's that I feel pretty much obligated to max every passive that applies to my character - Barter, Treasure Hunter, Adventurer, weapon of choice, armour mastery, critical strikes, and such, and that detracts from my ability to explore each class's unique skills. Of course if it starts really pestering me, I could always download a mod for more skill points.
Admittedly, I did not play the TL 2 beta, but there's only a few areas I see for improvement.
- The addition of multiplayer, which of course they added.
- D3's non-abusive Town Portal system is one of the things they got right.
- Another thing D3 got right is profiles - it's good to be able to see my friend's characters and gear so that I can either give them character advice or see if an item that dropped might not be useful to them.
- Similarly, for whatever reason, I do like seeing the messages when friends get achievements, especially if they were actually difficult ones.
The pet system from FATE is always a nice addition. It's wonderful to have your pet handle vendor trash sales so you can stay down exploring pretty much as long as you want. If I had to lodge a complaint, it's that I feel pretty much obligated to max every passive that applies to my character - Barter, Treasure Hunter, Adventurer, weapon of choice, armour mastery, critical strikes, and such, and that detracts from my ability to explore each class's unique skills. Of course if it starts really pestering me, I could always download a mod for more skill points.
Finally satisfied that this, in fact, a game in the Diablo series.