Finished act 1 last night

Thoughts :

The Story doesn't feel like it is going anywhere, just a bunch of tasks with no real meaning yet. I hope it gets better

I like the fighting system. Reminds me of d2 somewhat.

Not a huge fan of the currency yet, stuff costing my scrolls and orbs, which is fine but I didn't find a whole lot of them in act 1. This will probably get better in act 2.

Bosses too easy to kill. I run a Maurader and I absolutely just rolled through everything in this act, im at level 15 or 16 right now and 200 DPS, I have a decent armor setup and the only thing that really owns me is fire damage.

Havent quite gotten the hang of the skill gems or skill tree yet to use to my advantage, but I think that just takes time.

unless they have changed things, bosses get significantly harder later

Thats good, It was making me bored quicker.

I also don't like the severe lack of cinematics in the game. I know they couldnt afford the diablo 3 tier cinematics which i thought were beautiful, but at least throw something in there

I'm not a big fan of cut scenes and cinematics so it didn't bother me.

really try to get into crafting, it's a major part of the game

1st act is easy mode where you can survive regardless of your build or equipment. Later on you will hit the Diablo II Hell Wall ... where if you have screwed up your build, you're boned.

haven't played it in a long time so i'm assuming the game as remained similar

Make sure you play HC only. Makes the game way more intense, especially once you start hitting Act III in Merci.

Once you start playing HC, your priority #1, #2 and #3 are HP (unless you do that one thing where it makes you immune to Chaos but makes your HP cap at 1).

The game has one purpose - to get the best gear possible for your build. There is no story whatsoever.

I liked the game quite a bit and played for a long ass time. After that last death I suffered, I just didn't have it in me to start over though.

Yeah I just found out that once your HC character dies, it changes to standard mode. Which sucks. I WILL start a character on HC, I Just wanted to get a feel for the controls a little better and the skill tree before I dedicate that sort of time to a HC character.

Let me know when you decide to roll your HC character. I might give this game another shot and maybe we can group up.

If you enjoy the game enough, I would advise to go ahead and drop $20 into making your stash bigger and easier to organize (color options, extra tabs, etc).

rolled through most of act 2 this evening, couldnt go any furthur without hurting my eyes lol

my lvl 86 Scion double strike in nemesis (new HC league) just RIP'd

:(

I might have to try it again. I need a new game and you guys have peaked my interest. lol

Finding the orbs you need while grinding is a bitch

Havent tried crafting yet, havent really looked for it

crafting is just using orbs to enchant, change and enhance base items. sometimes you'll get lucky and wind up with an item that is better than unique items of the same level. you should save all of your chaos orbs until you find items with 6 linked sockets

which will never happen. 6 links are extraordinarily rare. I personally wouldn't recommend crafting at all. It's basically just gambling. Until you reach lvl 80+ orbs should be saved. Use your alc's and chaos orbs for crafting end game maps , only lvl 72+ IMO. Unless you find something that is truly GG and can still be exalted, then that's the only time I would craft. Or picking up blue rings/amulets and it's 2 perfect stats and regal it and if that is a perfect stat then exalt.

I haven't played this in quite a bit, is the interface still really clunky? The graphics and interface definitely hold this game back.

I dunno, its better than it was in Beta, it hasnt really been launched for that long has it? Thought it launched in October