Diablo 3 to permanently remove its auction houses in March 2014

Re:Diablo 3 to permanently remove its auction houses in Marc... by tieTYT on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @04:47PM (#6401854)

I haven't played D1/2/3 but I've played torchlight 1-2. I don't like TL2. For some reason when I play TL2 I'm very aware that the next thing I'll be doing is the thing I'm already doing. Playing the game feels pointless. Yes, I'll have better gear but the bad guys will be stronger so "so what?"

The skills I'd get for leveling up seemed pointless too. I can pick between an attack that explodes this way or that explodes that way. Maybe it'll explode and freeze the enemies for 1 second. Meh.

Maybe this is me just getting old. But I didn't feel this way about TL1.

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Re:Diablo 3 to permanently remove its auction houses in Marc... by hobs on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @01:14AM (#6403670)

Yeah, I avoided that feeling at first, but I think its a bit of the art style being a little too cartoonish. I know its stupid, but when I see hack and slash + cartoons I just start thinking of browser games.

In torchlight I think they needed to work a wee bit harder on differentiation of the characters and places you visit. I couldn't name one character from torchlight 2. (And I am on act 2.5)

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Re:Diablo 3 to permanently remove its auction houses in Marc... by tieTYT on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @01:21AM (#6403693)

Your second paragraph is very relevant to my feelings. "Same actions, new background" is pretty much how I felt when playing. I think I may have gotten to act 2.5, too.

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Re:Diablo 3 to permanently remove its auction houses in Marc... by talmir on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @05:00AM (#6404267)

I finished the game.. I wont spoil the end, but it felt very anti-climatic.

More a "Oh, I am fighting the end boss? I didnt realize..." rather than a "Oh cool! I'm about to fight the end boss! Better get ready!"

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