Is Diablo worth of buying?

[the Langolier]

I personally think that making a 'throwaway character' (only normal diff, so won't last long) isn't fun.

I always plan on tossing out my first character and using it to get a general feel for the game. One of the things I hated most about D2(note past-tense, since I've fixed the problem) was spending all this time on a character and playing just to learn that I put skill points in wrong places and I should "try again".

I believe there are 2 different AIs in both hive and crypt: the generic melee AI and the succubus AI. Even the projectiles of the ranged attackers all have the same speed.

All the Hellfire ranged attackers walk slower than normal, yet I never seem to be able to catch them. Try chasing a single ranged attacker down with a melee character - it is extremely ackward. When your character looks like he is close enough to swing, it is like he just keeps chasing. Often characters even try to walk around them like an obstacle! You want obstacle?! An obstacle to my sanity, perhaps! When he finally gets around to swinging (and since he side-steps them) they have enough time to get away again. I have completely no sense of when those bastards are in range for an attack. It really upsets me. Even when I try telekilling them it still is really weird.

Anyways, the Hive and Crpyt are junk. The levels look horrible, the monsters look horrible and the sounds are annoying. But, luckily, Hellfire still has all the original dungeon levels, so you can completely ignore the new ones! In fact, it is hard NOT to ignore them, since they both need a quest-like item just to gain access to them! Shoot, just to get into the crpyt you need an item from the last level of the Hive (except in HFF)!

Hellfire is solely worth it for the three new character classes though. Each have some very interesting abilities that add so many options to the original dungeons. Bards can weild two weapons whose attributes are virtually added together. Two bastard swords = 12-30 base dmg, King's x 2 = +200% to-hit and +350% damage to the combined base damage. Now think: haste+vampires, CC+haste, hasted emerald king's sword of the heavens, etc. Very fun. IMO, each class needs some work, actually, but exactly how are you supposed to do that without the game in the first place?