Blizzard gain a flash of insight?

[Yricyn]

The only difference between choices in D2 and in D3 is that there were no takebacksies in D2. You can build an enormous variety of characters and skillsets in D3, from cookie cutters to weird variants and everything in between. If you want a "no takebacks" system like D2, you can play that yourself - just play it as a variant.

We've been given more choice, but people seem to be interpreting it as less. I'm not sure why.

-Jester

I'm completely on board with this, and you say it much more eloquently than I can.

The difference is, in Diablo and Diablo 2 you could "win" with sub optimal builds. In Diablo 3 you can farm Act4 hell, Act 1 inferno with sub optimal builds. Or you can cookie cutter yourself and use the AH or farm endlessly until you pass the gear checks to win. But you can't do a full clear single pass with a sub optimal build and still get to the end.

I don't hate Diablo 3. I still play nightly. But I recognize the difference. I haven't been able to move beyond A3 Inferno yet. I was able to beat all of D2 without ever dieing. I recognize its possible ... see Kripparian video. It kind of reminds me of the Occupy Wallstreet thing. Its possible to beat Inferno without ever dieing, if your a member of the 1%.