08-16-2011, 04:14 AM
(08-15-2011, 06:08 PM)Zippyy Wrote: Exactly. They learned from that mistake in Diablo 2 and are not going down the same path in D3. They replaced one customization scheme with another. I don't understand the hate.
That's the point - they didn't "learn" anything, at all. They just chose to ignore the problem - or, rather, cut it out completely.
That's why many of us have such a beef with the choices they've made - instead of rising to the challenge, they chose to bypass it.
You hold 1.10 to be the holy grail of Diablo II? How about the "performance" hacks done to Firewall, Blaze, skill timers, etc. all thrown into Diablo II - was that a net positive for the game? In most people's eyes, no, it was not. It was a lazy hackjob designed to AVOID challenge rather than CONQUER it. This "design philosophy" is prevalent throughout Diablo III - and that is why "all the hate".
If you don't get that, more power to you. It means your enjoyment won't be hindered by such thoughts - I envy that. For the rest of us, it means seeing the writing on the wall before the game is even released, and deciding whether or not we want to even bother trying, or pass on it entirely. Personally, I've chosen to buy the game and try to wring what enjoyment I can from it, but I already know there will be a slew of things that bother me about it from the get-go. It's just a question of whether the rest of the game is enjoyable enough to overlook it. For me, that mostly boils down to story - which, laugh if you must, is what drew me in about the original Diablo.
Roland *The Gunslinger*