It's an elixir not a potion ( a temp buff).

Great! glad to see Blizzard knows how to evolve their games, rather than stick in the past for those who don't know how to move on.

I'm reminded of the whiners about Warcraft 3, which is still my favorite Warcraft game. Keep it up Blizzard.

to me looks like are picking SOME aspects and generalizing to the whole game, but it's your opinion anyway :P

my Diablo experience is restricted to the first one, and wasn't very extensive (I'm retarded and suck at clicking a lot and using hotkeys for potions), so what I have seen about the health orbs is just great to me. I'm not so retarded that I can't use hotkeys for skills, but the potions were something that I couldn't handle hahah

I too think that WC3 is better than SC, however some WoW mechanics just don't fit diablo.

Oh I forgot one MAJOR change in D3 that I forgot to say in mention in OP. Stats are now predetermined, you don't decide where to put your stat points anymore, just the same as it was in WoW. That completely ruins character customization.

Edited in OP just for the new people.

I think I have said some bad things about this game before. I'm just a long time Diablo 1 and 2 gamer that's thaving a hard time of letting go I guess:).
Actually I'm sure the gameplay will be fine. It's just that the artstyle is MESSED UP!!!!
It looks exactly like WoW. If you can't see that then you're propably blind. The artstyle of WoW works fine in WoW. But not here. I really think that Diablo2 looks more realistic than what I have seen from Diablo3 (realistic with monsters, yes). I see that as a problem. In the end I will propably get it though. And be semi-satisfied.

Cool I thought I'm the only person who noticed that :)

My question is this, As long as Diablo 3 maintains it's point and click style of hack and slash and rapid leveling and very deep equipment attainment system with tons of hidden little aspects and general addictive gameplay....Why do you care?

Diablo 2 was drastically different in many ways from Diablo 1. That didn't make it any less of a game. It was the gameplay that made it great.



The only thing that would really degrade the franchise IMHO would be an online subscription fee.


Certain aspects about the combat system, PvP system, Health potion/Mana potion system all needed tweaked. Anyone who is saying otherwise is totally delusional or absolutely blind to many of the obvious flaws of Diablo 2.

........ I WANT MY ORIGINAL DIABLO GAMEPLAY! Seriously this will suck if they do this.

@Rpruett
I care because an important aspect og Diablo2 was the mood it set you in.
Yes the gameplay made it great, but also the artstyle. This is a cartoon.

But of course, Blizzard is a company and aims to please everyone. More customers, "lighter" game. Or the other way around.