Post from Mike Morhaime

[TheDragoon]

Man, how are you guys still here trying (in vain) to convince everyone that Diablo 3 isn't fun with posts just about every day? I would think that it is totally clear at this point who enjoys the game and who doesn't and however many whining posts you make isn't going to change anyone's opinion. The game itself is what helps people develop their opinions so all of the talk in the world isn't likely to have more effect than people get from actually going and playing the game.

Now for a specific comment:

And I expected to get Diablo 3, not World of Diablo, or World of War Craft wrapped in a Diablo package. So am I pissed off? You betcha.

I'm not sure I follow this at all. It seems like basically all of the unhappy comments I read about how D3 is a bad game revolve around the end-game, not so much about the journey to get there. If the game had been released with no Inferno difficulty, it would have been more like the other Diablo games. The fact that they tacked on Inferno as a pseudo-end-game is what I would perceive to be a step down the path of the World of Warcraft model (a fun leveling experience with additional activities and much focus on continued fun at the end-game). If you were not looking for a "World of Diablo" then shouldn't you be happy with what you got in Normal, Nightmare and Hell? I know I really enjoyed those difficulties so I've been pretty happy with the game!

As a side note, I personally wish the game had been a bit more like World of Warcraft where I could expect to have continually developing end-game content that could hold my interest with new, fun content. Knowing that what the game has at the end-game, currently, is pretty much what it will always have is a bit disappointing to me. However, I did find the process of playing through Normal, Nightmare and Hell difficulties very fun, so I thought the game was well worth the money!