Deathwing
<Bronze Donator>
No no no, stop it, this is all wrong. Past tense, establishing when you stopped playing, objectifying it your own opinion instead of everyone else's, this isn't how you shit up a thread.For me, it was the expectation that made me hate D3. I got the game for free through the year pass from WoW, and I even made something like 120$ from cashing out when I quit. So I should be saying it was the best game ever, right? Problem is, I was so hyped for D3 based on my enjoyment of D1 and D2. When D3 came out, I enjoyed it briefly, but then I hit inferno, saw how terrible the design was and how rare loot was, then on top of that, that's when Blizzard started nerfing the game even further by removing things like the act 2 resplendant chest, etc.
It drove me away from the game, and because I was so incredibly let down from what I was hoping for, it left a really bad taste with me that lasts even today. I can't really explain why all that much. I spend money on games, realize they're bad, and uninstall them without caring overly much all the time. I would still call Diablo 3 as one of my personal biggest letdowns of my gaming history. Yet, because of D1 and D2, I'll still likely pickup the expansion and try again just because it's Diablo. Go figure.
I do agree with you, D3's release and subsequent shitty gameplay is definitely reason enough to be wary of the expac. But the truth is that you'll still get a lot of hours out of it even if you only play it for a month. So the real question is: are you willing to wait for the expac to come down in price before you buy it?
I don't have beta, but I played on the PTR extensively. The changes I've been reading up definitely make it seem worth it. But a lot of the changes are encapsulated in the 2.0 update, why not login then and try yourself? It's free, so it's really just a couple hours. Start a new character, kill the butcher(guaranteed legendary on first kill of act bosses) and see how you like it.So I haven't been keeping up with this to much recently. I haven't touched Diablo 3 in over a year now and almost feel like they owe the people who bought D3 on release day the expansion for free, just for how badly it was released. What I am curious about though is from the people who have been testing RoS, is this expansion pack worth the cost?
Is this now a fun game to play with the changes or just more of the same where Blizzard just doesn't get what made D2 great? Should I buy this game, and lastly is it worth logging in prior to the changes?