Diablo III Ideas

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I think with no limit to character level, things would get a bit insane. I think they should raise it to 150 and that would be fine.
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Assuming *new* areas would have to be purchased via "expansions", then I don't see this as a problem. Traditionally, expansions allow for higher leveled characters and in return have higher leveled monsters to fights and more powerful items to garner.

Now assuming the same for D3 (if it is an MMO), you would have trouble gaining enough exp to gain levels if you simply fought low-leveled monsters. Possible, but not probable, thus the instituted system of level control (in regards to character level versus new expansions) would be a perfect medium/balance for restricting character levels and powerful items without actually setting a cap. Besides, I always thought a level-cap didn't make any sense. If the Diablo 2 book said, "There is a level 99 character level CAP because mathematically speaking, if a character were to get any more powerful, it would simply unbalance the game. However from a gamers perspective, you can just say your character 'bottomed-out'," how much un-cool would that be? It's the truth, but I would rather hear, "After level 99, characters have reached their pinnacle of achievement with their current class and simply cannot advance any further." Now the problem is if you set a CAP such as in the sentence I just used in an MMO, then suddenly there are NO expansions because you can't add harder monsters and better items if there can’t be any higher leveled characters to survive taking them on. Lack of expansions ($$$) would be bad business for Blizzard, and for the players alike.

So to sum up what I’m saying: D3 will probably be an MMO. Most MMO’s collect a monthly fee which helps upkeep the servers and add minimal content, but the “expansions” allow for the truly great things to happen to a game. With these expansions I can almost guarantee will come the ability to gain MORE levels, HIGHER leveled monsters to fight with your higher levels, IMPROVED magical items, and new areas to explore. Thus the level-cap (per expansion) will be an imagined cap controlled only by the amount of expansions you can afford.