Blizzard gain a flash of insight?

[Roland]

So, the game is missing levels 60-100?

I'm kind of amazed this matters so much. But maybe that slow sense of progression is really key.

-Jester

No, the game isn't missing levels. That wouldn't change anything, just shift the goalposts further away. The biggest negative difference between D1/D2 and D3 is the replacement of player skill with gear checks. Everything we found "skillful" that we used to advance in earlier games with sub-par gear has been intentionally removed by Blizzard as being "unskillful," or at best "not fun," according to them. Diablo III is the first game in the series that has forced gear as a way of progression - indeed, the ONLY way.

The level cap is fine. Lack of skill point and stat point distribution is fine. For those people who find it NOT fine, go play Diablo or Diablo II. Neither of those things will fix the inherent problems in Diablo III.