This makes it feel even more dumbed down, and a lot less fun.ģ. In D3 it is even worse, as generally there are only two stats on an item that mean much of anything: your class stat and the life stat (vitality). Most players of ARPGs, where loot fiddling has so much appeal, find that this removes much of the fun.

Blizzard unfortunately took its MMO itemization techniques and applied them to D3. This is more ideal for a casual gameplaying audience, as it requires very little thought to decide whether a particular item is better than the one you are already wearing. Items in MMOs such as Blizzard's own World of Warcraft, on the other hand, tend merely to be bags of stats. It also creates a great deal more variety in ways to build your character. This makes choosing the best item for a particular slot much more difficult, and much more dependent on taste. In other words, items are not merely quantitatively different they are also qualitatively different. (But first read Sarno's well-written review above, which gives a slightly different take on things.) The difference between itemization in most well-regarded ARPGs and itemization in MMOs is simple: In an ARPG, a unique item will often remain useful for the unusual bonuses it provides, even if the bonus to your stats becomes negligible compared to other same-slot items at higher levels. Lots of people say that the itemization in this game is horrible (especially in the endgame), but few explain why, so allow me to do so. But because the name Diablo is slapped on the front, there comes with it an expectation of quality, especially in the endgame, which it does not deliver. If this game had another name attached to it, and were marketed as just another dumbed down hack-and-slash game, I would not criticize it for its name alone. If I bought a Honda Civic and found the same exact engine inside it, I might not criticize the engine in a review.

If I bought a sports car, and found out later that it had a non-performance class four-cylinderĮngine under the hood, I would criticize the engine in a review. Why Diablo 3 sucks (though not completely): (Which is ironic, since Blizzard North reportedly left the company due to being forbidden from making D3 an MMO.) That, in a nutshell, is probably the single biggest reason the game didn't sit well with D2 fans.

Well, the game was made by Blizzard South, who injected it with a lot of the same DNA found in World of Warcraft.

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