Should I play Diablo 3?
I played Diablo 2 a metric shit-ton (once played through an entire night and missed a Calculus final exam I had to take in University, but through smooth talking and general effervescence, was able to retake it, where I proceeded to get a 46%. Through sheer competence, however, I managed to pass the class with a 53% and switched majors from CS to Fine Arts immediately thereafter) and got so sick of it I couldn't stand to play it again.
There's one good thing about Diablo 3 for you then, it's nothing line Diablo 2... as long as you don't mind losing all the stuff that actually made it gud.
Unfortunately, I got hyped and lost money on this piece of turd and there's no way in hell I'll touch that again.
Objectively speaking, they did some tweaking to smooth out some of the more annoying shit (auction house being the biggest offender), but none of the polishing will fix the underlying broken mess.
Here's some bullet points (though bear in mind I never gor Rapist of Souls):
: Itemization sucks nigger cock - maybe it changed, but last time I saw, the items were simply all boring.
: Character building is close to non-existent. Biggest offender was that skill runes are not created equal - usually there's one or two that immediately stand out.
: Game mechanics are obscured. I'm not talking about the simplified display which you can swith off in the menu.
It's especially hard to make sense of how and why damage over time is dealt.
: Story and writing is shit, unless you enjoy Scooby-Doo quality villians. The delivery is especially painful. You will be clicking past all the cutscenes really fast.
: Combat can be satisfying, it's quite dynamic and there's plenty of different death animations - one of the few things they've done right
: It's good, mindless fun in coop.
So, all in all, if you want your Diablo 2, get Path of Exile, it has everything and more. Only gripe being that it needs a permanent internet connection.