I'm slow, I know, but I finally reached the end of Diablo 3 this weekend. My Demon Hunter topped out at level 31 - playing through Normal difficulty, of course. I died a total of three times: once to a 'splodey suicide bomber type demon early in Act II, once because I hit the tab button while trying to spam a health potion, and finally at the end because Diablo is a cheap, gimmicky boss.
I'm undecided as to whether I'm going to do the whole thing over again on Nightmare or try out another character class. If I do roll another character, I think I'll try out a Monk next.
I will not speak of the story or the characters, as both aspects are pretty bad. I was surprised at my lack of anger at that, but I guess all my damns have already been given in that department for the year. (See also: Mass Effect 3)
Is it a good game? Sure. It's a clickity-click action fest filled with a variety of things to kill and loot to pick up, which is what the Diablo series has always been about. I'm not sure I can say it was worth twelve years of expectations, but then what could be?
I haven't delved into co-op, so I can't speak to that.
I'm not sure that D3 will have a long shelf life for me. I've played through the story and viewed all the cinematics, and while I enjoyed the gameplay I'm not convinced that the OCD loot grind will be enough to keep me interested - too much of that side of my brain is invested in WoW, I think.
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