Diablo III: Reaper of Souls

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  1. Anathema
    Aug 27, 2023
    9
    The Burger King of ARPGs compared to Path of Exile's fine dining experience.

    The start of a new season up to the point where you've got mostly ancient augmented gear is a 10/10 ARPG experience. Shame it goes by so quickly and then there's nothing interesting to work towards.

    Still, I've been returning to this for a few days every season and I have a blast each time.
  2. sandreid
    Aug 12, 2023
    6
    A huge improvement from its vanilla counterpart, with the addition of the Crusader and Necromancer, as well as Rifts/Grifts, improvements to the Paragon-system, as well as making sets very fun, satisfying and worthwhile to use. While the game isn't perfect or in any shape or form lives up to the legends of D1 or D2, it created its own little niche, which was enough for you to jump backA huge improvement from its vanilla counterpart, with the addition of the Crusader and Necromancer, as well as Rifts/Grifts, improvements to the Paragon-system, as well as making sets very fun, satisfying and worthwhile to use. While the game isn't perfect or in any shape or form lives up to the legends of D1 or D2, it created its own little niche, which was enough for you to jump back into the game, once every year or so. The game was fun up till a certain point (usually full load out), but then once you hit that point, all the fun died immediately. Also, leveling is really boring if you don't do it the first week of a season - Because you'll be doing it alone, all the way to level 70 zzzz.… Expand
  3. Crazygame
    Jan 16, 2023
    10
    It's easiest diablo game if you play just campaign. Its so funny and not easy game if you play high level greater rifts.
  4. LT_Gruber
    Dec 13, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All right expansion, mostly worth it for the extra character.

    Diablo III – Reaper of Souls is an expansion for the main game and features a new map/area to go to, as well as a new campaign and an extra character, the Necromancer. It follows the exact same principle as Diablo II – Lord of Destruction.

    I always found it funny that, in Diablo II and Diablo III, you slay Diablo, evil itself, the Prime overlord of hell and after that, the campaign goes on casually and you need to defeat the “true end boss” of the game because of the expansion. Nevertheless, both expansions worked out fine.

    Diablo III – Reaper of Souls is worth it, mainly for the Necromancer character. Although the Necromancer feels very overpowered in the beginning, it gets balanced out with the other characters later in the game. His mechanics, attacks and skills are cool, and his animations and blueish glowing aura make the character complete.

    In terms of the rest, the newly added campaign (or to be more specific; act) is all right. It has a classic and cliché story about a rogue angel Malthael, who turned into the Angel of Death. This of course, means that he raises the dead and wants to conquer the world (or wipe it out, whatever).

    It is a fun little story with some new unique terrains and environments, some cool new enemies like the Rat men and the Boggits but also some cheap and recycled assets like “Revenant archers”, “Shield Barrers” and “Revenant Soldiers”. Those are recycled skeletons from the original game and feel lifeless (yeah, I know) and rushed and I didn’t get any satisfaction when wiping the floor with them. Mainly because there is nothing to wipe, because they just go up in smoke. The lore tries it best to put some life and connection into these new enemies, but for me, that failed miserably.

    The boss battle with Malthael was good and rewarding tough and he was hard as bricks. This fight redeemed some fun I had with the game.

    Overall, Diablo III – Reaper of Souls was not the worst expansion I have ever played, it was just not impressive of unique enough for me to care that much.    … Expand
  5. SalvadorMas7
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Una expansión que me gustó cuando lo jugué pero la historia es muy simple, Malthael es un villano para mí muy bien hecho pero su historia no es demasiado interesante.
  6. Cauliflower
    Sep 8, 2022
    1
    I waited 10 years to play Diablo 3 after getting mixed messages from friends. Mind you I loved D1 and D2. They are an integral part of my youth!

    So going in with low expectations, and not really knowing much about the game was, thinking its gotta be ripe now atleast. 10 years of patches and fixes.! But..the game was absolutely horrible...? I had to turn up the difficulty several notches,    I waited 10 years to play Diablo 3 after getting mixed messages from friends. Mind you I loved D1 and D2. They are an integral part of my youth!

    So going in with low expectations, and not really knowing much about the game was, thinking its gotta be ripe now atleast. 10 years of patches and fixes.!

    But..the game was absolutely horrible...? I had to turn up the difficulty several notches, going for the most difficult pretty quickly. Even then I was just standing and keeping my mouse button pressed on an enemy. Watching periodically how they turned into a chicken from my spells whilst being blocked by my "witch doctor" creeps as the enemies also were being hit by my frogs(?!) or bat-plasma thing(?!)... the health bar going into the millions. My follower dealing 400k in damage. More then me whatever i did. My units never died during the game. Going through every act fully explored. Allways 100% HP regardless (why even give them health bars if they cannot take damage?!). Me too most of the time. When i finally finished act 4. I realised there was another act.

    Immediately I uninstalled the game. Knowing I couldn't continue with such a misuse of my time any more, hoping I had finished the whole game. How can a big company that owns such a good franchise produce such a generic, totally time waste of a computer program (game?).

    Do not play. Its not worth it. Even if its free (like in my case). Maybe I don't get meaning/point of the game at all. Maybe somebody switch out the real game on blizzard servers? Could have watched the game play itself. I don't understand how the game could land positive criticism from established reviewers. I wished somebody would have paid me for playing through 4 acts. I built my perseverance and tolerance a lot. That's what i gained from playing.    … Expand
  7. Tyrant103xx
    Jul 14, 2022
    9
    Diablo 3 may not be the most complex ARPG, and it may be the worst for those who desire deep theory crafting and build diversity. For what it lacks in these categories, it makes up for in sheer game feel and the constant dopamine drip of its relevant and useful loot drops.
    For some, Diablo 3’s lack of complexity could be seen as a boon. Games like Path of Exile require a master’s    Diablo 3 may not be the most complex ARPG, and it may be the worst for those who desire deep theory crafting and build diversity. For what it lacks in these categories, it makes up for in sheer game feel and the constant dopamine drip of its relevant and useful loot drops.
    For some, Diablo 3’s lack of complexity could be seen as a boon. Games like Path of Exile require a master’s degree to properly gear your character and a doctorates to create your own build and properly diagnose weaknesses. Diablo 3 requires no such dedication to enjoy or understand. It is simply FUN with a capital F. It plays and feels incredibly smooth on PC and transitions well to a controller.
    Some ARPG’s have become too dense and complex for this aging man over time, but Diablo 3, despite it’s simplicity, is a game I will return to time and time again.    … Expand
  8. Wolf855
    Jun 26, 2022
    9
    Graphics- 1
    Gameplay- 2
    Characters- 2
    Campaign- .5
    Content- 4
    Overall- 9.5
  9. Warlod1
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    Un gran juego que me introdujo a la franquicia, esta lleno de contenido y secretos que descubrir juento a un atractivo gameplay, puede ser un aire diferente a las anteriores entregas (Diablo y Diablo II), pero quiza era necesario para marcar diferencias y que no se sienta repetitivo.

    La expansión Reaper of Souls nos entrega el arco donde combatiremos contra el ángel de la muerte,    Un gran juego que me introdujo a la franquicia, esta lleno de contenido y secretos que descubrir juento a un atractivo gameplay, puede ser un aire diferente a las anteriores entregas (Diablo y Diablo II), pero quiza era necesario para marcar diferencias y que no se sienta repetitivo.

    La expansión Reaper of Souls nos entrega el arco donde combatiremos contra el ángel de la muerte, enemigo con un buen diseño y acompañado con una narrativa quiza más corta que el juego base, pero muy entretenida y bien direccionada.    … Expand
  10. Evenstar1985
    Jun 7, 2022
    9
    This expansion was fun, far better than D3 content, the replayability and loot were far more rewarding and fun.
  11. joglow
    May 16, 2022
    6
    Made the whole game better I guess. The legendary items now have better sound effect.
  12. Nikolas_super
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Поставил плохую оценку, так как разработчики этой игры влезли в политику!
    А так хорошая игра с нормальным дополнением.
  13. Superduperjew
    Oct 3, 2021
    6
    6/10.

    Reaper of souls is fun. Act V is a lot closer to the Diablo universe than all of Diablo 3 combined. Less chatter from bosses, more creepiness. If you're expecting loot to be any better, you'll be let down. The development team basically slapped a couple special effects on a FEW legendaries. That's it. The issue is this - intervals where you get no loot. When you hit the loot    6/10.

    Reaper of souls is fun. Act V is a lot closer to the Diablo universe than all of Diablo 3 combined. Less chatter from bosses, more creepiness. If you're expecting loot to be any better, you'll be let down. The development team basically slapped a couple special effects on a FEW legendaries. That's it.

    The issue is this - intervals where you get no loot. When you hit the loot level (70), you should be rewarded for hunting for loot. As you colect items that increase your power, the time should increase between upgrades. Instead, you get to 70 and are stuck in lower difficulties forever because magic find no longer exists on common items. You cannot increase your odds for finding loot that allows you to progress through the difficulties. You will get a legendary ever 2-3 hours because there is a loot timer. It truly is loot on rails. The problem is far greater in hardcore.

    That perfect item progression from previous Diablo games is still missing, but at least we have bounties and rifts...right? Ahem.

    Oh, and cinematics? None. Where did Blizzard quality go?    … Expand
  14. VendonJura
    Aug 25, 2021
    0
    Diablo 3 is in my opinion the best game Blizzard has to offer. It is 0 Pay2Win, has allot of character, Paragon system and much more. But here are the points which makes me give this low score. 1. Lack of stash storage you have in the game. You can increase it but you have to do the season journey and with it the stupid SET PORTALS. I hate nothing more than these stupid HELL of SETDiablo 3 is in my opinion the best game Blizzard has to offer. It is 0 Pay2Win, has allot of character, Paragon system and much more. But here are the points which makes me give this low score. 1. Lack of stash storage you have in the game. You can increase it but you have to do the season journey and with it the stupid SET PORTALS. I hate nothing more than these stupid HELL of SET PORTALS. This is the main reason for my low score. 2. Low stash. In Path of Exile you can just purchase some stash slots and that's all but not in Diablo 3. If you are an item messy then you will have a rlly hard time in this game. 3. By far not enough char slots. 3. Lag 4. Balancing, yes I hate the balancing in this game. They mostly increase the damage the character can do BUT not the defense. What's the point in dealing billions of damage when you die in 1 hit only. I've been playing the ninja Set for a looooong time just because this is the only Set which is tanky enough not to die just by being smiled at. I even have equiped so many gear which reduces the incomming dmg in % amount but still I get ONE SHOT. Guess the Ninja is the only set / class which is left to me.

    2021: Well Blizzard is still not able to balance classes / Sets. Some classes are much stronger, faster than others. It's just a joke that one class can flye through the maps and other is like a snail that is trying to move by itself. Why Blizzard is so bad in balancing stuff like that? Why are some classes so extremely slow?    … Expand
  15. FoxForce
    Jun 8, 2021
    0
    This expansion like its base game does not exist. It exists only on Blizzard servers. Why does this publisher is allowed to take customers money without giving them the actual product?
    It gets a 0 because you can only download this game. I will update the review if they release the actual game like they have on consoles.
  16. somedude14
    Apr 30, 2021
    8
    I played a lot of vanilla D3 at launch (~100 hours) even though it was in a pretty rough state. The action is a lot of fun regardless. Reaper of Souls fixes the loot and gets rid of the auction house. At time of this review, patch 2.7 is out and I've done 4 or 5 seasons total during the course of the game. I spend about 30 hours gearing a character before getting bored and moving on toI played a lot of vanilla D3 at launch (~100 hours) even though it was in a pretty rough state. The action is a lot of fun regardless. Reaper of Souls fixes the loot and gets rid of the auction house. At time of this review, patch 2.7 is out and I've done 4 or 5 seasons total during the course of the game. I spend about 30 hours gearing a character before getting bored and moving on to other games, but I do inevitably come back to do it again because it is fun.

    You can only trade with people who were there when loot dropped. And for some reason even on my rig, this game stutters a lot in multiplayer, and I'm taking a full point off for that. Apparently it has something to do with wizards and sound issues, but it's really obnoxious and the game used to run better.    … Expand
  17. Romacecilia
    Feb 28, 2021
    0
    Literally unplayable. Game keeps crashing, freezing and disconnecting. I JUST WANT TO PLAY CAMPAIGN MODE. The time I managed to actually play I didn't have fun. It was so boring, bland and too easy I felt I was on pilot mode the whole time. It's a very dumbed down version of the Diablo we know, almost insulting. Not worth the long list of stuff Blizzard tells us to do in able to play aLiterally unplayable. Game keeps crashing, freezing and disconnecting. I JUST WANT TO PLAY CAMPAIGN MODE. The time I managed to actually play I didn't have fun. It was so boring, bland and too easy I felt I was on pilot mode the whole time. It's a very dumbed down version of the Diablo we know, almost insulting. Not worth the long list of stuff Blizzard tells us to do in able to play a simple story mode… Expand
  18. allenwalker81
    Jan 14, 2021
    10
    perfect game, good animations, good lighting effects. constant and calibrated mob speed.Chris Metzen once again reveals his talent in lore.
  19. Manzanetti
    Aug 10, 2020
    8
    A true redemption for Diablo III. Act V may be a little too short, but this expansion makes it up with lots of content and cool mechanics. Breathes new life into the game.
  20. chumpwithnoname
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    Best thing happened to D3, but too small for a price. If only they did whole D3 as RoS.
  21. Vaeu
    Jun 30, 2020
    5
    It's an alright game for the first few playthroughs and different classes in terms of gameplay. The grind is real and boring. Nothing much but bad can be said to the story, characters, music and graphics.
    At least it was fun while it lasted.
  22. MassiveBS
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    Significantly better than diablo 3 without dlc but... still not impressed tho.
  23. Smint
    Mar 16, 2020
    10
    So lange kostenlose updates, die seasons waren immer mal wieder n grund nochmal d3 ros zu spielen, >>600 stunden spaß :)
  24. tniou
    Feb 16, 2020
    9
    I hadn't played this game since 2014, and I just got really impressed playing it the last two months!
    The end game is very addictive, lots of content has been added, and Blizzard keeps supporting the game and listening to the community with new and adapting content.
  25. NightElves
    Feb 13, 2020
    10
    What in the Burning Hells happen here. It's been like 6-7 years ago since last time I played Diablo III. The game has changed a lot. I only got a single piece of Legendary item back then, but now...... And all my achievements with Nightmare, Hell and Inferno difficulty are now part of Feats of Strength. What the hell!!!

    Well, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is the expansion and fifth and    What in the Burning Hells happen here. It's been like 6-7 years ago since last time I played Diablo III. The game has changed a lot. I only got a single piece of Legendary item back then, but now...... And all my achievements with Nightmare, Hell and Inferno difficulty are now part of Feats of Strength. What the hell!!!

    Well, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is the expansion and fifth and final Act in Diablo III. Just another masterpiece in this incredible Diablo-Univers. Lots of fun and new events and a lot to explore awaits you in this part of Sanctuary. The Diablo games never cease to amaze me. I simply love it.    … Expand
  26. Bloodnes
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    Очередное качественное дополнение со стороны Близардов, игре дает новое дыхание, как и сама игра дополнение 10/10
  27. StoneOrc
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    D3 is rather poor incomparison to D2:LoD... However, the year is 2020 and I find it ironic, that Diablo 3 is the best product on the battle net app. Everything else there is now crap.
  28. Gregorich
    Nov 17, 2018
    6
    Hallo zusammen,

    Diesem Spiel mangelt es an Inovtion und Spielinhalt...
    Die Entwicklung welcher der Herteller betreibt ist, sehr langsam und kaum spührbar...

    Griessli
    Greg
  29. mno
    Sep 25, 2018
    9
    Together with Torchlight 2 and Titan Quest one of the best ARPG I'm aware of. The single player always on DRM sucks. The game is a lot of fun as long as you haven't finished the campaign. The modes afterwards only last for a limited amount of time. New content would be welcome.
  30. krammitman
    May 30, 2018
    10
    This game is phenomenal. Every new season is a blast for me and my friends. It's a race to the top and a competition between the clan. We play hard for 2-3 weeks then we are content to wait for the next season and look forward to it's start date. The loot and repeat system that lives in D3 is in fact a rewarding experience, and the builds that you can come up with are a blast. Don't letThis game is phenomenal. Every new season is a blast for me and my friends. It's a race to the top and a competition between the clan. We play hard for 2-3 weeks then we are content to wait for the next season and look forward to it's start date. The loot and repeat system that lives in D3 is in fact a rewarding experience, and the builds that you can come up with are a blast. Don't let salty gamers who throw fits when they don't get their way keep you from a rewarding gaming experience. Give this game a chance. Also it's much better with friends when you have someone to have little friendly competitions with.… Expand
  31. dfgkdjgh
    Feb 26, 2018
    0
    This game deserves an absolute 0. blizzard's ways have become so disgusting that it shows so much in the future/newer games they have released thus far. My suggestion and perhaps the best suggestion any1 can give is that u stray far away from future blizzard games. The company is actually becoming the new COD series. Every new game they make is always ending up in failure to a significantThis game deserves an absolute 0. blizzard's ways have become so disgusting that it shows so much in the future/newer games they have released thus far. My suggestion and perhaps the best suggestion any1 can give is that u stray far away from future blizzard games. The company is actually becoming the new COD series. Every new game they make is always ending up in failure to a significant degree as shown in these ratings and games the released later. Not to mention the random BS that happens in every game. Theyve taken the place where COD left off, money only and little innovation to none at all. A company that was once great is now a company that has lost their ability to create great games and lost their way in life, that be a long time ago. Take my suggestion or not, up to u, but you'll save urself a lot of trouble. If not, well then your just supporting the new COD method.... a blizzard/cod new method. Then it's going to be COD all over again with their ways. I'm glad tho, bc atleast they are cursed with random bs that happens in every game that they make and they don't know how to fix them. More trouble for them. That's one good thing about blizzard, they're stuck with a curse!… Expand
  32. kiwijinxter
    Nov 25, 2017
    10
    I'm glad I only got into Diablo 3 after Reaper of Souls, so I didn't experience the horrible angst we had earlier. I also found that in multiplayer there are many very friendly uber players who would be more than willing to help you level up during Seasons. The only problem I have is that I have so much loot and no space to store them, but that's just a minor issue. Diablo 3, is just aI'm glad I only got into Diablo 3 after Reaper of Souls, so I didn't experience the horrible angst we had earlier. I also found that in multiplayer there are many very friendly uber players who would be more than willing to help you level up during Seasons. The only problem I have is that I have so much loot and no space to store them, but that's just a minor issue. Diablo 3, is just a really fun ARPG that satisfied my itch for a quick and fun play each session. And yes, the looting system makes it addictive. Love it.… Expand
  33. Broyax
    Apr 9, 2017
    0
    On se moque volontiers des kévins qui gaspillent leur temps sur les kall of : jeux bas de plafond à 70 euros, sortie annuelle et foire aux DLC... mais on a l'équivalent chez Bliretard... non, en fait on a bien pire...

    Les call of kikoo ont au moins un multi solide sur lequel s'appuyer et un noyau de gameplay incontestable. Dans les diablol, même une grenouille pourrait y jouer : il    On se moque volontiers des kévins qui gaspillent leur temps sur les kall of : jeux bas de plafond à 70 euros, sortie annuelle et foire aux DLC... mais on a l'équivalent chez Bliretard... non, en fait on a bien pire...

    Les call of kikoo ont au moins un multi solide sur lequel s'appuyer et un noyau de gameplay incontestable. Dans les diablol, même une grenouille pourrait y jouer : il suffit en effet d'un simple arc-réflexe. On clic, on clic, on clic. Clic-clic-clic. Attention, un boss : cliclicliclicliclicliclic... une torture pour la souris !

    Il n'y a pas plus répétitif au monde : 2h de ce truc et un truc gris dégouline des oreilles tandis qu'un filet de bave tombe sur le clavier. Et en plus c'est moche ! 60 euros le jeu principal, 40 euros l'extension... vraiment chère cette lobotomie !    … Expand
  34. Reckless39
    Jan 6, 2017
    0
    Unstable connections + rigged win/lose system. The more you pay - the more lucky card draws you'll get. Also a lot of bots that play withour mistakes, farming gold/rank/arena.
  35. Camel11
    Dec 28, 2016
    4
    RoS fixed many of the problems of Vanilla D3, but the core issue still remains.

    The game is simply boring. Looting items is an unrewarding experience, identifying legendaries is as exciting as opening and closing a door. Rifts and Bounties are interesting at first, but later on they become a chore. On top of that, in the next year they'll add a new class: the Necromancer, in what    RoS fixed many of the problems of Vanilla D3, but the core issue still remains.

    The game is simply boring. Looting items is an unrewarding experience, identifying legendaries is as exciting as opening and closing a door. Rifts and Bounties are interesting at first, but later on they become a chore.

    On top of that, in the next year they'll add a new class: the Necromancer, in what they call a class pack. Thanks Blizzard, we have to pay 20$ to do the same mind-numbing, boring grind with a new class. Just abandon this mess and focus on making D4.    … Expand
  36. georgio
    Nov 6, 2016
    10
    I am a long time PC player who played Diablo I as a teenager. I also hated Diablo III and wrote a terrible review of it. Now I revisited the game after years also thanks to my friends. And I have to say that the franchise turned to a perfect state for me. I replayed the story line. I played the game with 3 friends of mine as of Season 8. I may have clocked around 30-40 hours and I have toI am a long time PC player who played Diablo I as a teenager. I also hated Diablo III and wrote a terrible review of it. Now I revisited the game after years also thanks to my friends. And I have to say that the franchise turned to a perfect state for me. I replayed the story line. I played the game with 3 friends of mine as of Season 8. I may have clocked around 30-40 hours and I have to say that it was a pleasent ride. A summary:

    1) Gameplay: Excellent. The game is smooth. I can perform my combo and move around the map almost unihindered. The adjustable difficulty and related rewards make me push me to the limit - but still within the Diablo gameplay. Which means you are the demigod meant to crush the enemies - and die occasionally if you let your wards down.

    2) Multiplayer content: Excellent. We have leaderboards that are based on the season which has 3 months duration. If you want to perfect the build and spend hundreds of hours it is there. But you can also just come over once every three months to make the journey again, have maybe 20 hours of fun with new hero and new set and that is it.

    3) PC feel: Excellent. Now this is a pet peeve of mine. But the Diablo controls are really meant for the PC gaming. Lately with so many botched console spinoffs this really entered my list of to-watch things. If you have a good PC you will enjoy the game very much. This is the game meant for hardcore PC gamers, And I have to appreciate.

    Final Verdict: This is solid 8 game for everyone. For me as a long-time Diablo fun and PC enthusiast I added two points. Thank you Blizzard for reacting to criticism and fixing your game. Consider myself as one of the happy customer now. I am looking forward to Diablo IV.    … Expand
  37. Tagirix
    Nov 6, 2016
    10
    Great expansion. I had a pleasure to complete RoS for a few hours, but it was an incredible experience. The expansion features a great story with a few new characters, locations. Gameplay, however, is still the same. I am looking forward to the next DLCs from Blizzard.
  38. DeonCadme
    Oct 17, 2016
    3
    This game is impossible to recommend. It is a soulless copy of D2, that misunderstood most of the game. It runs fine for me the first time, but it never runs like that again. They have an automated system that picks the settings for you and it doesn't work. It actually brakes the game for a lot of people. You can still get it to run again, decently, if you turn every setting to theirThis game is impossible to recommend. It is a soulless copy of D2, that misunderstood most of the game. It runs fine for me the first time, but it never runs like that again. They have an automated system that picks the settings for you and it doesn't work. It actually brakes the game for a lot of people. You can still get it to run again, decently, if you turn every setting to their lowest, available option. Congratulations! Enjoy your unoptimized, stuttering mess.... don't like it? Get it for consoles *troll face*

    Seriously, how low Blizzard has fallen :(    … Expand
  39. Sn0r
    Oct 5, 2016
    10
    Reaper of Souls just delivered what the fants wanted! It made D3 awesome again. Most people who still praise Diablo2 over Diablo3 just never played the add-on.
  40. Antart
    Aug 17, 2016
    1
    Too little, too late... Diablo fans now are in Path of Exile or Grim Dawn. RoS confirms that this saga will be continuously adding content to maintain us busy but nothing to develop our characters: still no abilities, skill tree, offline, mods... like a webgame that we don't own, the mythical Blizzard from my childhood is no more, this is an online cash register now...
  41. Ogie
    Aug 7, 2016
    7
    I have never get into D3 end game content, it is just not enough to get me hooked in. But the story and gameplay of D3 are quite good. I think D3 is pretty good game but it is not for everyone. If you like graphics of D3 and like toon of farming, have friends to play with I believe you can fully enjoy it. If you dont like farming like me, I think you can still enjoy the main story of theI have never get into D3 end game content, it is just not enough to get me hooked in. But the story and gameplay of D3 are quite good. I think D3 is pretty good game but it is not for everyone. If you like graphics of D3 and like toon of farming, have friends to play with I believe you can fully enjoy it. If you dont like farming like me, I think you can still enjoy the main story of the game and maybe even a little bit of end game content.

    Graphic - 8
    Gameplay - 7
    Lasting Appeal - 5
    Execution - 7

    Overall - 6,75    … Expand
  42. theNILE
    Jul 28, 2016
    5
    Not playing in your own region creates tons of posi-glitches and characters are region-locked. PoE doesn't have either. Sometimes magic packs take ages to kill... This problem is created in two manners, how an enemy can have a defensive mod which affects others with the same mod, and how a non-normal enemy has way too much health or resists. Killing rares and bosses is incredibly boringNot playing in your own region creates tons of posi-glitches and characters are region-locked. PoE doesn't have either. Sometimes magic packs take ages to kill... This problem is created in two manners, how an enemy can have a defensive mod which affects others with the same mod, and how a non-normal enemy has way too much health or resists. Killing rares and bosses is incredibly boring when normals aren't even that fast to kill in general. It might be okay if I were in a high level rift/difficulty since I would be well geared, but you're forcing a slow lengthy grind to find the exact items. It's also a complete waste of time to not get power-leveled if you're new to the game. Oh and... some enemies just knock me over again and again, as if it's some kind of good game design to just dodge one sort of attack many times… Expand
  43. alaskaneagle
    Jun 24, 2016
    0
    Decided to try the game since the market sounded interesting; They removed the market a few days before I bought the game and refused to give me a refund.

    This game took everything fun about D2 out. I tried playing it since I own it but it's just such a horrible tedious game that it is no fun at all. It's all limitations; you can't trade for stuff you need, you can't give others    Decided to try the game since the market sounded interesting; They removed the market a few days before I bought the game and refused to give me a refund.

    This game took everything fun about D2 out. I tried playing it since I own it but it's just such a horrible tedious game that it is no fun at all.

    It's all limitations; you can't trade for stuff you need, you can't give others stuff they need, the game play is repetitive and boring, you could spend years playing but never get what you need to feel like you completed a character.    … Expand
  44. sindronian
    May 14, 2016
    10
    I was one of those people who refused to buy the RoS expansion because of the pathetic game that diablo 3 vanilla turned out to be.

    However, the removal of the auction house and the integration of loot 2.0 was a surprising and welcoming change. A few months after RoS had come out, I game the game another chance. Now, after quite a few updates, seasons, and more updates I can say this is    I was one of those people who refused to buy the RoS expansion because of the pathetic game that diablo 3 vanilla turned out to be.

    However, the removal of the auction house and the integration of loot 2.0 was a surprising and welcoming change. A few months after RoS had come out, I game the game another chance. Now, after quite a few updates, seasons, and more updates I can say this is a perfect casual ARPG. Perfect, 10/10. Why? Well..

    1. [Variety] From the unique effects of many legendaries and sets, to the endless combination of builds the game offers an extreme amount of replayabilityl especially with the introduction of the LoN set which gives bonus power for each legendary equipped. The LoN set allows any build of the player's creation to be significantly powerful. This set alone fixes build diversity, for the casual players. If you are compeitive there will always be a small subset of builds that perform best. But the majority of the player base is not competitive, so for the majority the diversity and variety is perfect.
    - [longevity] Seasons were added to keep the game fresh, and ancient items makes it even harder to perfect gear, but all the more satisfying. You will never have perfect gear and although your search for a late game upgrade may be in vain, the possibility of finding the perfect piece of gear will make the hunt feel good, always.
    -[hardcore mode] despite blizzard's tendency to give in to whining fans (WoW) Blizzard has kept hardcore mode true and has not ressurected any player's hardcore character no matter the reason (even famous streamers who suck up to them). Hardcore offers an entirely different experiences, with identical variety and even more rewarding feelings if you live to feel them. If you want to truly value your character, and truly experience risk, this game mode can provide endless entertainment, especially with friends. Being able to lose items makes them infinitely more precious.

    In conclusion, Diablo 3 RoS is a game that can be played forever and that can be played effectively in every possible way (thanks to LoN set). Diablo 3 was not in this condition, not even close. I truly believe the expansion has perfected the game. If you are a competitive player, you will most likely have gripes with many aspects of the game, but for people who want to just slay some demons and have fun, this is the perfect game.    … Expand
  45. hozo1
    Apr 28, 2016
    3
    Easy fix for D3. This game is a strategic mess as they tried to make it WOW. It has a great storyline, but it is a GRIND. They have never fixed the drop rates (Loot 2.0 is poor) and they concentrate on updating adventure mode only and have abandoned the original adventure completely. This fix is simple ... user controlled leveling and user controlled legendary drop rates. If I canEasy fix for D3. This game is a strategic mess as they tried to make it WOW. It has a great storyline, but it is a GRIND. They have never fixed the drop rates (Loot 2.0 is poor) and they concentrate on updating adventure mode only and have abandoned the original adventure completely. This fix is simple ... user controlled leveling and user controlled legendary drop rates. If I can control both of these I can play a quick fun game, other wise it takes hours upon hours to find anything worthwhile, Both Adventure Mode and Paragon were tacked on to the game because the core mathematics are poor (based on the Auction House and users paying dearly to have fun). Allowing user customization would save this game ... many of us have jobs and do not have the time to GRIND! Anyway one at Blizzard listening?… Expand
  46. dd31879
    Apr 13, 2016
    0
    The expansion to the Diablo 3 game has become a joke on the entire franchise.

    The first thing to notice about the expansion is that everything literally takes place in what is called adventure mode. All updates and content is added with the idea that it is for adventure mode only. The base game and campaign mode (even with the expansion) is now worthless. Secondly the game has become    The expansion to the Diablo 3 game has become a joke on the entire franchise.

    The first thing to notice about the expansion is that everything literally takes place in what is called adventure mode. All updates and content is added with the idea that it is for adventure mode only. The base game and campaign mode (even with the expansion) is now worthless.

    Secondly the game has become that of a single play style. Grind what is called rifts. Rift when you login, Rift the entire time you are logged in, and then start doing it again when you come back. That is all the game is now. The devs have successfully destroyed all reason to go out into the world of Sanctuary and explore it. Where in the vanilla game you would wander around and grind levels and look for loot or even devise your own runs it is not the case now.

    Next is that Set gear is the only gear. Before RoS came out you would often see people wearing rare items even and able to play in max difficulty with quality rolled ones. Now rares and legendaries are both junk. You have Ancient quality legendaries which are a must for any item slot you have a legendary in and all of your body armor has to be your Class Set gear and ancient quality not just normal set.

    What I am saying through all this is the game is pretty much ruined.    … Expand
  47. chronoT
    Mar 22, 2016
    7
    After hundreds of hours of gameplay and participation in many of the seasons and changes this game has gone through, I can give a quick overall assessment. I was a huge fan of Diablo 2(thousands of hours), and everyone with experience knows this game does not live up to it as a successor. With that being said, for the money compared to other games, Diablo 3 still provided alot ofAfter hundreds of hours of gameplay and participation in many of the seasons and changes this game has gone through, I can give a quick overall assessment. I was a huge fan of Diablo 2(thousands of hours), and everyone with experience knows this game does not live up to it as a successor. With that being said, for the money compared to other games, Diablo 3 still provided alot of entertainment for the buck. This is especially true if you like the current format of the game, which includes clearing rifts for the best time, a competitive addition. I overall though have to say I am not thrilled with how this game started out or the directions it went, but I strongly feel giving this game anything under a 7 is unwarranted due to the amount of fun it provided while I was hooked.… Expand
  48. CaptainBounty
    Mar 9, 2016
    9
    The first expansion to diablo 3 really brings some features people longed for. Especially the seasons, the constantly added new legendary items and affixes, the newly developed crafting and upgrade system and the overall constant updates really show that Blizzard tries its best to improve this game more and more. An improvement to the already good vanilla diablo 3.
  49. Krael
    Mar 1, 2016
    7
    I gave an high score to this game when ros released, but now i think, after playing many hours in every present arpg, Diablo 3 reserve a score of 7. It has polish, high polish like every blizzard product, but dosent offer enough depth and is catered to much fto a casual crawd. Its okey to target a big audience, but this is to much and the game became just an arcade action game with littleI gave an high score to this game when ros released, but now i think, after playing many hours in every present arpg, Diablo 3 reserve a score of 7. It has polish, high polish like every blizzard product, but dosent offer enough depth and is catered to much fto a casual crawd. Its okey to target a big audience, but this is to much and the game became just an arcade action game with little choice and depth. 7 is the real score for me now… Expand
  50. rodericrinehart
    Jan 30, 2016
    9
    Diablo 3 started off rough, but the expansion and its future updates - especially the removal of the stupid real money auction house - have rounded it out into probably the best loot-focused action RPG. Insane levels of replay value, but grinding out bounties and Greater Nephalem Rifts does get old after hundreds of times. They have continued to add gear, areas, and the seasons keep itDiablo 3 started off rough, but the expansion and its future updates - especially the removal of the stupid real money auction house - have rounded it out into probably the best loot-focused action RPG. Insane levels of replay value, but grinding out bounties and Greater Nephalem Rifts does get old after hundreds of times. They have continued to add gear, areas, and the seasons keep it fresh. Worth your time, especially at the current price.… Expand
  51. zzzsheepyzzz
    Jan 25, 2016
    7
    Hello, first of all I would like to say that I was a huge Diablo 2 fan when it came out, so my review is somewhat based on comparing it to Diablo 3 ROS.

    I did play Diablo 3 when it first came out and beat the game in less than a week and forgot about it - to be honest I was pretty disappointed and found it wasn't quite to my liking. I decided to buy ROS just around the time they    Hello, first of all I would like to say that I was a huge Diablo 2 fan when it came out, so my review is somewhat based on comparing it to Diablo 3 ROS.

    I did play Diablo 3 when it first came out and beat the game in less than a week and forgot about it - to be honest I was pretty disappointed and found it wasn't quite to my liking.

    I decided to buy ROS just around the time they released patch 2.4 (I believe) which is Season 5. I could tell upon playing the game again, that they had made a lot of changes to the game and a lot of improvements to when Diablo 3 first came out. The progression feels a lot smoother, (though a little too easy), the gear management, customizing and upgrading systems makes things interesting, and the spells and different character builds are fun to play around with. What is interesting is there are gear incentives to switch builds as well.

    As a stand alone game (and not comparing it or basing it off of the original Diablo games) it is an entertaining game and I definitely feel like I got my money's worth for around $20 for the expansion pack. The new seasons that come out every 3 months or so give incentives and new content such as gear, and dungeons which, for me, made the end game enjoyable. However the problem I ran into was that after I finished the basic incentive tasks for the season I shied away from the game altogether. It just seems like after a certain point you are grinding into oblivion (which some people may enjoy), constantly upgrading and improving gear, but since playing through the campaign and adventure mode is stimulating you with new content, the end game, to me, seems pointless.

    Now, I would like to end by comparing it with the previous Diablo games, mainly Diablo 2.

    Story:
    What was (more) interesting about Diablo 2, was for one thing the story was dark, grimy very oblique at times and highly stylized. Diablo 3 took the Diablo world and established it for an all encompassing audience, which is fair, but the Diablo 2 environment seemed to have horror elements that intrigued me more-so.

    Creatures/gameplay:
    Though Diablo 2 ran on a different engine than the updated and smooth Diablo 3 engine, I found that whilst playing Diablo 2 I paid much more attention to the monsters, and the environments. I think part of this has to do with the difficulty (I'll get to this shortly) - you pay more attention to killing things that really ARE a threat to you. I read another thread about this, and some people speculating on the dimmer lighting in Diablo 2. However, there are some really cool environmental effects, and creatures/creature animations that are in Diablo 3.

    Difficulty:
    The difficulty in Diablo 3 was a really big problem for me. For one thing there are at least 10 different difficulties to choose from. The difficulty incentive was confusing for me because you can easily exploit the game by playing minimum difficulty levels and slowly upping the difficulty so you are sort of 'one step ahead of the game', though if you are a speed running type there is a pretty even threshold of difficulty which can make the game worthwhile. Personally I did try to stay pretty high in difficulty to maintain a challenge, but I found the whole difficulty system to be "average".

    In comparison to Diablo 2 where the difficulty seemed to always be a step above you (to Diablo 3's one step below you) so that you really had to work (with character and gear) to progress through just 3 basic difficulties. For some reason that made the grinding more worth it.

    Multiplayer:

    I am not a fan of the new battle.net format, and I found this game too difficult to really bother with the multiplayer aspect. There are pre-made guild channels, and the whole multiplayer format is too 'other-worldly' for me. The old Battle.net (via Diablo 2 for example) kind of defaulted you into channels and guided you into the multiplayer aspect of the game - I found at least - whereas the new battle.net has it sort of the other way around. Plus the leveling system, which works as something called a paragon, which means once you max to level 70 you get +paragon levels which give you stats, and these paragon levels can range from 60-800 or something, so I feel the multiplayer is probably pretty coordinated around meeting specifications. Trading was also a big aspect of Diablo 2, not prevalent in Diablo 3.

    However, all in all, Diablo 3 did improve upon what a lot of features in Diablo 2 were frustrating and lacking. The downside is that it dampened on the aspects of Diablo 2 which were dark, epic, and challenging. Unfortunately it feels like an entirely different game altogether, which to be honest I probably would not have played had it lacked the Diablo name. That being said, it is a well designed game, by a thoughtful and innovative gaming company that really did draw me in and was fun and entertaining for the time I was engaged in it.    … Expand
  52. Deadraque
    Jan 17, 2016
    0
    Waiting queues for a bad solo gaming expierence, good get a 0. still no skill selections, auto leveling, auto adapting monsters to your level wherever you are,no random maps and so on
  53. King_Xerxes
    Jan 2, 2016
    8
    Fixes everything that was wrong with vanilla Diablo. Adds a functional end-game, and brings lasting content that is also immediately accessible. Unfortunately, it's a little too late for me, since I've moved on to Path of Exile. Vanilla Diablo 3 i'd give a 5/10. Diablo 3 with this expansion is a solid 8/10.
  54. scarfake
    Dec 27, 2015
    7
    adventure mod is nice. rifts, bounties kanai's cube are new things. more playable after game finished. act 5 is interesting. it is likely diablo 2 and this is good and harder than other acts. new items are more balanced but still no pvp in game and doing same things boring. scenario of act 5 terrible like others. and playable/price is low
  55. iceman994
    Dec 11, 2015
    10
    I love how they fixed a lot of things from Diablo 3 and always we get new contents every quater. I love this game if love farming u will have to buy this game price is only 20 € :)
  56. The_Garays
    Dec 9, 2015
    6
    Reaper of Souls solved many of the origina D3 problems, and dispite I bought, played and enjoyed it, I won't take away the bad taste D3 left two years before. An initial 60€ and a 40€ expansion is way over-priced, so if your whiling to buy it, don spend more than 35€ for both.

    Seriously, you'll enjoy the game, but it doesn't cost that much.
  57. Fra-k
    Dec 8, 2015
    7
    First, there was d3 "vanilla". With gah and rmah.
    now, there is...paragon level farming.
    No trade as everything is BoA. No AH. Entire loot is just secondary. The game is about GRifts in normal nad in season..and both of them are heavily influenced by PL. Competition? well, a competition that is unfair as you'll never catch up with those who use bot or simply can farm 24-7. So, it    First, there was d3 "vanilla". With gah and rmah.
    now, there is...paragon level farming.

    No trade as everything is BoA. No AH. Entire loot is just secondary.
    The game is about GRifts in normal nad in season..and both of them are heavily influenced by PL.
    Competition? well, a competition that is unfair as you'll never catch up with those who use bot or simply can farm 24-7.

    So, it shifted from a game about loot... to a game about grinding experience.
    Endless experience, as PL have no cap.    … Expand
  58. evilxmunkee
    Dec 7, 2015
    8
    I have to give Blizzard credit.
    They are trying. After years of continued work on the beloved Diablo franchise, they are making this game into what I had hoped it would be,
    It still sucks having online only. Its not a perfect system, but it is getting better.
    I now have hope in this franchise again!
  59. Gusjon
    Nov 22, 2015
    0
    Engine and graphicks is ok. But the content i so crap **** that i have to say that the Diablo 3 is the worst game ever u made Blizzard. Use brain and do from Diablo 3 number one u are Blizzard Team !!!!
  60. Juckaren
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Worst game I have EVER PLAYED. It's nowhere close to Diablo 2. It has genes of World of Warcraft. Worst repetitive game ever, it bores me to death.
    It doesn't matter what content they deliver it's because of the game basic, how it works.

    -No complexity
    -Bad graphics: absolutely the worst graphics for ARPG
    -Bad story
    -Lack of content to do
  61. Braquiador55
    Oct 11, 2015
    9
    If you buy Diablo 3 alone, it is not worth, if you buy it with this expansion, it is a great deal. The game with the expansion is a great game, thats all. Also diablo 3 reaper of souls is in my top 10 videogames, so, you know, buy it.
  62. hdgforever
    Sep 18, 2015
    3
    Totally forgettable expansion. I don't even remember what was it about. Bought it in a sale, but it was 20$us badly spent. You can buy very good games for 20$us. If you bought it for 40$us, well sorry buddy, can't avoid wearing a mug :)

    To give you an idea, Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm was way better than this mediocre piece, and it was not that great either.
  63. jelikey
    Sep 10, 2015
    7
    Huge fan of the Diablo series grew up pretty much downing coca-cola and slaying monsters. With that said this the first installment of Diablo 3 killed me. Had no resemblance to its predecessor and felt as though the name shouldn’t even be on the game. With time though blizzard manage to get some of their flaws together and bust out this expansion. It is still no where near the glory daysHuge fan of the Diablo series grew up pretty much downing coca-cola and slaying monsters. With that said this the first installment of Diablo 3 killed me. Had no resemblance to its predecessor and felt as though the name shouldn’t even be on the game. With time though blizzard manage to get some of their flaws together and bust out this expansion. It is still no where near the glory days of old diablo’s but it is a vast improvement over the diablo 3 release. They have added some end game content and made loot a little more fluid, it has a long way to go but its on the right path.… Expand
  64. Krazylegs75
    Aug 26, 2015
    8
    I was very disappointed with this game at launch. The auction house completely ruined almost every aspect of the game.
    I did take over a year off and tried the expansion out. After a couple months i grew tired of the campaign.
    I have since come back to playing for about 3 weeks and am very happy with the new changes Blizzard has made, from the Greater Rifts to Bounties. I am excited to    I was very disappointed with this game at launch. The auction house completely ruined almost every aspect of the game.
    I did take over a year off and tried the expansion out. After a couple months i grew tired of the campaign.
    I have since come back to playing for about 3 weeks and am very happy with the new changes Blizzard has made, from the Greater Rifts to Bounties. I am excited to try out the new Season 4 and since the new 2.3 patch was released the game has improved significantly.
    There are still a few things that need to be improved or fixed but the game as a whole is 10 times better than it was in the first few months of release.    … Expand
  65. dinin70
    Aug 3, 2015
    8
    I just don't get how people are sooo angry with D3... I actually hardly believe they really played the game more than 10 minutes...

    I played Diablo II thousands of hours. I played Median XL Hardcore up to the point I was bored loosing 200h+ character and starting again at Act 1 with the possibility to die level 10 in the first quest... In what is Diablo 3 so sub-par? I don't see in    I just don't get how people are sooo angry with D3... I actually hardly believe they really played the game more than 10 minutes...

    I played Diablo II thousands of hours. I played Median XL Hardcore up to the point I was bored loosing 200h+ character and starting again at Act 1 with the possibility to die level 10 in the first quest...

    In what is Diablo 3 so sub-par? I don't see in any of those red dots providing any real reason.

    Let's think about it for a second...

    You cannot attribute skill points: SO WHAT? You play a Mage in D2? You put everything in Vitality and Mana and that's it. You save some points in case of a looted item requires some strenght or dexterity. Ok... Is that mineblowing experience? NO IT'S NOT, IT'S JUST USELESS.C'mon... Let's stop joking. It was just boring... Miserable argument.

    "Naaah Diablo 3 suxxxx, You only have 6 skills + 3 passive while in Diablo 2 you had so many (from F1 to F12)". You NOOBS!!!! In Diablo 2, you had 120 skill points (a bit more with the quests). If you put points here and there, you die. You had to put all the points in, guess how many skills since you can put maximum 20 points in one skill?? 6 Skills!!! Oh my God!!!!! It is less than Diablo 3... So again a miserable argument... And actually Diablo 3 skill system is much better. According to your loot you will change your skills and you actually REALLY use your 6 active skills, which is far more than Diablo 2 where you used maybe 2 or 3 active skills, the rest being passive.

    What more???? "ho it's not challenging". Ok, vanilla D3 wasn't at all. Got a point. However since the 2.2 patch it is challenging. As a Hardcore player, it really is... As in Diablo 2 Median XL, make a single mistake, you're just dead. It is as challenging as Diablo 2 Median XL, the challenge just comes a couple of 10 hours later.

    "Yeah yeah, you can choose your difficulty", but in Nephalem Rifts you cannot... And the whole point in the game is that one. Nephalem rifts, getting harder and harder, as in Diablo 2.

    "Diablo 3 is just like farming over and over". C'moooon BULL***T!!!!! Diablo 2 it was the same. With all of my friends we did hours of farming since Median XL is extremely difficult... I remember farming the Sewers in Act 2 (in Normal difficulty already...) for hours: even less rewarding than Nephalem Rifts.

    The game however is not perfect. You can play max at 4 which is really something they could avoid. You cannot trade objects, even if playing a private game. However it still makes sense, since D3 can be very challenging the affixes of the items are made so that it fits with your class. No reason to trade then. In the end, yes, you play the way Blizzard wants you to play. But I'm fine with it.

    I love opening the game when I have 20m free, opening a rift, empty it with the same adrenaline rush I had in Median XL. Kill the boss, feel relaxed, looking at the loot, optimize, shut down my computer. In this, Diablo 3 is just perfect. It reallt fitts my needs.

    Yes hardcore players play 2000h+ do rifts level 50+, but there really is place for casual gamers as I am now, as I just mentionned, you can play for 20m and go. Which something you couldn't do in Diablo 2. You start playing Diablo2, you need to play hours.    … Expand
  66. Hack
    Jun 30, 2015
    8
    Reaper of Souls is more than an expansion, it's a complete game overhaul. Virtually no aspect of the game has been left untouched and it shows when playing it, because it's absolutely fantastic. Anyone who says this is a mere DLC or "cash grab" is a fool, and probably doesn't understand the severity of some of the changes, and how they impact the game overall.

    The launch of Reaper of    Reaper of Souls is more than an expansion, it's a complete game overhaul. Virtually no aspect of the game has been left untouched and it shows when playing it, because it's absolutely fantastic. Anyone who says this is a mere DLC or "cash grab" is a fool, and probably doesn't understand the severity of some of the changes, and how they impact the game overall.

    The launch of Reaper of Souls was the smoothest I've seen in a very long time, absolutely no issues and I seamlessly transitioned into act 5 without even needing to relog. Speaking of act 5 it is by far the best act in the game, it is so beautiful and well designed I was actually in shock while playing through it.

    If you like loot (who doesn't?) Reaper of Souls is for, playing the game has never been more rewarding. With the removal of the auction house and the inclusion of BoA (Bind on Account) items you must now find all your gear yourself, no more pay to win and let me tell you, there's nothing more satisfying than actually finding that end game item you've been longing for. The new "smart loot" system helps with this, basically any item that drops has a very high chance at being a smart drop, which means the stats are tailored to the class you're currently playing. This system really helps smooth out gear progression. The new artisan the "Mystic" plays a massive role in the gearing process as well, as she allows you to change one stat on an item for a more preferable one (e.g. Life per hit to Critical Hit Damage).

    Reaper of Souls changes the way you farm, previously you would farm the same route over, and over again which was frankly, boring. This is no longer the case with the inclusion of "Adventure mode". Adventure mode offers "Bounties" and "Rifts", Bounties are like mini quests, there are 5 per act and if you complete all 5 you are rewarded with a "Horadric Cache", these caches (also known as bounty bags) contain gems, powerful legendaries and Rift fragments, which are used to open Rifts, Rifts are fully randomized dungeons with up to 10 floors. You have a progress bar which you must fill to 100% by killing monsters, when you do so a Rift Guardian will spawn, this powerful boss will drop legendary crafting materials, as well as "Blood Shards" which are used to gamble for specific item types, this gambling NPC is another new feature of Reaper of Souls.

    Another main selling point of the expansion is the new class, the Crusader. I have personally put around 200 hours into the Crusader since release and I can honestly say it's a very enjoyable class, while not perfect (resource cost and mobility issues) he is very fun to play. As well as adding a new class Blizzard have also updated all the older classes with new spells, runes and passives.

    I could go on forever about what has changed with Reaper of Souls, but all you need to know is Diablo III is now a great game, if you haven't played it in months, even years I highly suggest you re-install the game and update to the latest patch and give it a try, a lot of the improvements Reaper of Souls brings are available without purchase (just none of the major selling points). If you enjoy the game without Reaper of Souls, you will absolutely love it with. If you're a fan of the aRPG genre you can't go wrong with Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, it's the pick of the litter.    … Expand
  67. batmanTheDark
    Jun 25, 2015
    0
    Sorry to all of you, but honestly, I must say this game is simply just pile of ****.

    - incredibly bad atmosphere
    - no character customization
    - cartoon graphic
    - bad itemization
    - incredibly bad npc speeches
  68. ThyCrow
    May 3, 2015
    10
    I'm just fine with the game , quite some fun.
    The game play is great so is the story ,
    just the price tag makes you think before buying.

    but its well worth it
  69. Gikori
    Apr 9, 2015
    4
    After patch 2.2.0 I would still not recommend this game as there are now better games with the same gameplay, however it is better with the patch they released April 7th. It shows they still are working on it and not just threw it to the side. Thank you Blizzard.
  70. Hailer
    Apr 8, 2015
    10
    What a big RPG wraped to the easily playing game. The game take lot of time, but after that you get more and more fun especially when you find some players which are on the same line like you. I recomended HC mode because dead is the new begining and the loot system guarantee you new items and new build's are await after sudden dead. Blizzard releasing new patch with table of new contentsWhat a big RPG wraped to the easily playing game. The game take lot of time, but after that you get more and more fun especially when you find some players which are on the same line like you. I recomended HC mode because dead is the new begining and the loot system guarantee you new items and new build's are await after sudden dead. Blizzard releasing new patch with table of new contents and do the best. The game is without mounthly fee. What you more you want?… Expand
  71. whatever523
    Mar 28, 2015
    8
    MUCH better than vanilla D3. Act 5 has better areas, the story is ok and there's much more to do after you finish the story. Skills and stat points are still a mess, but I don't think we'll ever see that fixed in D3.

    They copied a ton of things from Path of Exile (enchanting items, rifts, legendary potions), but that's good, because Path of Exile has smarter developers and better game    MUCH better than vanilla D3. Act 5 has better areas, the story is ok and there's much more to do after you finish the story. Skills and stat points are still a mess, but I don't think we'll ever see that fixed in D3.

    They copied a ton of things from Path of Exile (enchanting items, rifts, legendary potions), but that's good, because Path of Exile has smarter developers and better game mechanics. Reaper of Souls is however much more polished and overall feels a bit better to play. The money they put into developing the game has to show somewhere.

    Talking about money, the addon was also way too expensive at launch (40$), but now that it's down by 50% it's a good buy. Blizzard are still greedy **** but at least they improved the game, even though the ideas weren't their own.    … Expand
  72. Jeek
    Mar 15, 2015
    8
    I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I played D3 and ROS combined 300 hours and then got bored. Sure this game isn't any MMO like WoW what you can play for thousands of hours year after year, but still that 300 hours were a lot of fun and easily worth the money. End game is pretty much only grinding bountys and rifts to get the best equipment, and when you get it there isn't much to doI enjoyed playing this game a lot. I played D3 and ROS combined 300 hours and then got bored. Sure this game isn't any MMO like WoW what you can play for thousands of hours year after year, but still that 300 hours were a lot of fun and easily worth the money. End game is pretty much only grinding bountys and rifts to get the best equipment, and when you get it there isn't much to do anymore. Start new class or change game.

    Hoping that Blizzard will add new content into game to hook me up again.    … Expand
  73. utterbutter
    Mar 9, 2015
    6
    RoS is just an artificial prolonging of the game. The dungeons are at least 20% bigger, meaning more time spent scouring them. Levelling up from levels 61 to 70 gives very little meaningful rewards, just a new rune for the new skill each class gets, or a new passive ability each time you level up. There are other arbitrary extensions to the game. For example, crafting materials for itemsRoS is just an artificial prolonging of the game. The dungeons are at least 20% bigger, meaning more time spent scouring them. Levelling up from levels 61 to 70 gives very little meaningful rewards, just a new rune for the new skill each class gets, or a new passive ability each time you level up. There are other arbitrary extensions to the game. For example, crafting materials for items from level 61 to 70 use entirely different crafting materials. Meaning the crafting materials you have saved up become useless once you reach level 61. Again, it's just to artificially lengthen the game. The only thing keeping me stopping entirely is the opportunity to try out adventure mode which only unlocks after you complete act V with one character.… Expand
  74. ZaurCritic
    Feb 27, 2015
    9
    The coolest game! What variety of monsters, weapons, armor! It is a pity that swing level needed for a very long time. If pumping levels will be easier, I'll be happy. The game is complicated, but interesting. Score - 9
  75. janhellyeah
    Feb 23, 2015
    6
    Diablo 3 is a victim of its own predecessors. While Blizzard has lost some of its touch since the start of WoW, Diablo is one of its beloved franchise that created so many awesome memories from hardcore players and a gameplay enriched with so much depth, that it takes years to be able to experience all possible character builds and acquire every single legendary item, that its possible toDiablo 3 is a victim of its own predecessors. While Blizzard has lost some of its touch since the start of WoW, Diablo is one of its beloved franchise that created so many awesome memories from hardcore players and a gameplay enriched with so much depth, that it takes years to be able to experience all possible character builds and acquire every single legendary item, that its possible to expect Blizzard to go back to its roots and regain its once great reputation as a developer. However, Diablo III failed immensely from its itemization to its environments.

    Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, in a sense, corrected some of Diablo III's issues, the environments are darker, the story fits more in the Diablo universe and while the itemization got better with various patches implementing legendary gems and ancient items, its still not enough to remove its biggest flaw, RNG.

    There are too many RNG layers that it is not a guarantee for players to be able to obtain the items they need even after 500 hours of playtime, and this flaw was the biggest reason for me not to invest my time in it as much as I have back in previous Blizzard games.

    Here's an example:

    If I wanted to acquire a certain legendary items from previous Diablo games, all I have to do is to farm a specific boss for it to drop, its gets repetitive and tedious, but atleast I know that if a legendary item did indeed drop, most of the time, its the item I really wanted in the first place. In Diablo III, they removed these boring boss run and made it possible for any monsters to drop any kind of legendary items, while this is great in theory, the legendary item pool is so vast, that the chances of obtaining the item you're looking for is far worse than it was in previous Diablo games. And thats only one RNG layer to consider, if your item does indeed drop, the kinds of stats as well as its quality, is still based on RNG, which is frustrating nonetheless.

    Diablo III does get one thing right though, your character and their abilities looks and feels powerful. Monsters gets massacred and dismembered with no mercy, your characters will feel like a god. The problem is, after a long while, you will ask yourself, "What the point?"    … Expand
  76. Reace14
    Feb 7, 2015
    9
    Not a lot new here... but what game play elements it rehashes, it rehashes better than anyone out there. A surprisingly good story for a genre not known for it's story telling. Being Blizzard, the presentation is top-notch as would be expected. Some folks describe this as a DLC disguised as an expansion, but that is not the case. While you may only have one new chapter, it is a VERY bigNot a lot new here... but what game play elements it rehashes, it rehashes better than anyone out there. A surprisingly good story for a genre not known for it's story telling. Being Blizzard, the presentation is top-notch as would be expected. Some folks describe this as a DLC disguised as an expansion, but that is not the case. While you may only have one new chapter, it is a VERY big chapter. I'd say larger than any of the other chapters by far. In addition a lot more content is added in the form of Adventure mode and rifts. The best ARPG on the market. Others are coming close, but Diablo is still king of the hill.… Expand
  77. Nepharos
    Feb 2, 2015
    7
    Diablo... an endless grind for gear.
    I absolutely hate grinding games, but I thought I'd give it a try on Diablo III (after playing Diablo 1 all those years ago). I like it... but after a while it was getting impossible to go to Inferno difficulty.
    Then Reaper of Souls came out, I waited a long time to buy it. Eventually I did and... Well it's a lot better than Diablo III initially    Diablo... an endless grind for gear.
    I absolutely hate grinding games, but I thought I'd give it a try on Diablo III (after playing Diablo 1 all those years ago). I like it... but after a while it was getting impossible to go to Inferno difficulty.

    Then Reaper of Souls came out, I waited a long time to buy it. Eventually I did and...
    Well it's a lot better than Diablo III initially was.
    Yes the fifth chapter might not be as strong as the initial story ever was, but the adventure mode makes it a lot more fun to do!

    It actually (finally) is rewarding to grind this game and there are numerous ways of getting better gear!
    Crafting also has gained a little of it's glory back in this update.
    The thing I do like most of this game is the difficulty of staying alive on the higher Inferno levels. One mistake and your dead, makes it feel a lot better when you accomplish killing an elite group, mini boss or boss!

    In the end I do not recommend this game to people who love a great story.
    For one playthrough (maybe two) it's alright, but after that the story is very thin.

    However if you like mindless hack 'n slash and grinding for gear, this game is great!
    The combat is great and has pretty deep skill combinations and strategies with gear/skills to do most damage and stay alive!

    Overall this game deserves a 7.    … Expand
  78. cashgrab
    Jan 17, 2015
    0
    $35 for one additional act and a character? Please, revamp your stat system first and add a horadric cube and interesting features then I might think about it.
  79. LadyAuska
    Jan 16, 2015
    0
    Worth neg score. Only thing good was the story line and the extra content had an anticlimatic ending.

    This is NOT the diablo I loved. This is Blizzard making a **** game. If this is what Blizzard can do for one of their best franchises in 10 YEARS! then they have fallen far below their former standards. What happened to allowing users to think for themselves? The stat system makes it    Worth neg score. Only thing good was the story line and the extra content had an anticlimatic ending.

    This is NOT the diablo I loved. This is Blizzard making a **** game. If this is what Blizzard can do for one of their best franchises in 10 YEARS! then they have fallen far below their former standards.

    What happened to allowing users to think for themselves? The stat system makes it so that you only have to care about two stats max and its all dropped for you by the retarded smart drop system. The math on their stats does not even make sense. If something has a higher armor count then it should raise your armor and not drop it. Also, the shops might as well not have existed. Just give us crafting from the start. Heck you don't even really find plans to make new items either.

    Suffice it to say I was highly disappointed in the game inadequately named Diablo. Blizzard could have done much better and taken their story to make a much better game than this.    … Expand
  80. Cioby
    Jan 14, 2015
    10
    I love how people complain about difficulty, then complain about having a DLC sold as an expansion. Wasn't Lord of Destruction kinda the same thing? 2 new classes and one extra level. Same thing. This expansion has brought a lot to the game, better customization, no AH (again for those complaining, I wasn't even a hardcore grinder and got back the money I payed for the game via AH), newI love how people complain about difficulty, then complain about having a DLC sold as an expansion. Wasn't Lord of Destruction kinda the same thing? 2 new classes and one extra level. Same thing. This expansion has brought a lot to the game, better customization, no AH (again for those complaining, I wasn't even a hardcore grinder and got back the money I payed for the game via AH), new gear, new game modes. I'm sorry but I don't miss the stamina system from D2, where I had to waste space for stamina potions, just so I can kinda run decently. Mostly everything in Diablo 3 is an improvement to the previous game. You complain about giving gold on AH, yet wasn't it possible to trade or just "drop items by mistake" in Diablo 2? Then you would just use your "backup" and you'd get your item back. Cheating on hardcore and everything else. Grinding on impossible immune to fire, frost,lightning,poison,physical elites in D2.
    Most of the people that complain, are hypocrites. If this game would have been released 1 year after Diablo 2, it would have been the best thing ever and nothing would compare to the high expectations of the next game. It's not perfect, but as a player of Diablo 1 and 2, this is the best in the series.    … Expand
  81. Kerpton
    Dec 25, 2014
    3
    I am new to Diablo and I got Diablo III Reaper of Souls Ultimate evil edition and I don't get why every one likes this game. What am I supposed to be doing? Go this way, kill that, talk to that guy, I just don't see the point or find it interesting.
  82. Khovai
    Dec 21, 2014
    0
    I can't even pretend to enjoy this game. I know there's some 10/10 reviews for this but maybe we're playing different games. I don't know where to even begin with this disgusting disaster of a sequel. This game simply spits on everything that made Diablo what it is today.

    This game is done and there's no amount of patching that will fix it. The Story - The story is an absolute    I can't even pretend to enjoy this game. I know there's some 10/10 reviews for this but maybe we're playing different games. I don't know where to even begin with this disgusting disaster of a sequel. This game simply spits on everything that made Diablo what it is today.

    This game is done and there's no amount of patching that will fix it.

    The Story - The story is an absolute freaking joke. You're forced through long cut scenes, bad voice acting and a story that a child can predict. The story needs to be re-written.

    Patches - How on Earth does it take the D3 team so long to implement the patches that they do? Is there just one guy working on the developmental side of this game or something?

    Acts - Acts 1-4 in my opinion are just absolutely dreadful. I can't stand Act 2 with a burning passion, I'm meh when it comes to Act 1, I hate the spider queen part of Act 3 where you're running up and down spirals forever and Act 4 was way too short.

    Itemization - Piss poorly implemented. There's a severe lack of itemization options which means people are just doing the exact same thing over and over hoping for best in slot gear. There's no other options.. you have your BiS and that's it.

    After Leveling - Uhh.. you do rifts? When it comes to figuring out what to do, you can either do rifts or bounties. Bounties get incredibly old after a short amount of time doing them (there's not many of them) and rifts are about the most exciting feature they have in this game. They're portals that take you to random events where random monsters spawn.

    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME

    Just save your money. The story, the acts, the itemization, the bland skill trees are absolutely horrible. When they first previewed this game years ago, the game had so much promise and hope. It looked absolutely amazing. The PvP system looked great, the crafting system looked solid but then they cut most of it out so they could rush a product out for quick sales.

    What has happened to this company? What happened to the company that would make sure something was 100% polished before launching it instead of just cutting features to rush a quick product out?    … Expand
  83. JuanOrez
    Dec 16, 2014
    0
    This game is terrible. This is a great disappointment for those of us that played the original Diablo and D2, Blizzard has changed greatly and it saddens me that this once great studio lost it's way.
  84. Jugalator
    Dec 16, 2014
    6
    A better game than Diablo 3 for sure, giving players heaps of replayability in comparison to the original game, which had almost none. Adventure Mode and the Rifts system were welcomed.

    Unfortunately, the item, character, and attribute systems in place have not changed, and so this game suffer from far less personalization than both Diablo 1 and 2. Once you have a single level 70    A better game than Diablo 3 for sure, giving players heaps of replayability in comparison to the original game, which had almost none. Adventure Mode and the Rifts system were welcomed.

    Unfortunately, the item, character, and attribute systems in place have not changed, and so this game suffer from far less personalization than both Diablo 1 and 2. Once you have a single level 70 character of a class, you essentially have them all. After this, you are supposed to care for being able to survive in an as high difficulty as possible. The end.

    There is no sense of "Wow, I really got all this way with my Lighting and Arcane Wizard", since all skills can be exchanged at will, and the character's power doesn't depend on how you built it, but the items you were lucky enough to find.

    And so, it is no longer an Action RPG, but an Action game. That is perhaps the greatest disappointment with the entire Diablo 3 project. It could have been so much more. It could have been an even better Action RPG than its predecessors, an even greater focus on personalization and sense of wonder.

    I think Blizzard did irreparable damage with these latest Diablo games and I think a Diablo 4 would be met with quite a bit of skepticism.    … Expand
  85. Expospeed
    Dec 11, 2014
    3
    Another cash grab. One new act, one character class, adventure mode, etc do not justify the price. More of the same thing. My breakdown is as follows:

    1. Graphics: 7/10 - not too shabby, though could be optimized further 2. Gameplay: 3/10 - nothing new here. Gameplay becomes mind-numbing. 3. Story: 2/10 - not interesting or engaging at all 4. Multiplayer: 2/10 - removal of auction    Another cash grab. One new act, one character class, adventure mode, etc do not justify the price. More of the same thing. My breakdown is as follows:

    1. Graphics: 7/10 - not too shabby, though could be optimized further
    2. Gameplay: 3/10 - nothing new here. Gameplay becomes mind-numbing.
    3. Story: 2/10 - not interesting or engaging at all
    4. Multiplayer: 2/10 - removal of auction house was good, but adventure mode and rifts do not add much replay value.

    Overall, below average game.    … Expand
  86. kresa3333
    Dec 10, 2014
    10
    Diablo is fun and addictive game and with the new expension most of the issues has been fixed, I would say its worth its box price, and having free content updates every few monthes is a nice bonus for a B2P game. But its not for everyone and if you looking for D2 old school style , there is a good chance you wont like it.
  87. r0b0t1c
    Dec 7, 2014
    5
    Just picked up the game recently during the holiday sale so D3 and the expansion ran me $30 which I thought would be a pretty solid deal on a Blizzard title. I'm still having pretty mixed feelings about the game overall. I never experienced the Auction House or some of the earlier complaints so I'm purely looking at this through my prior experience with D2 in its hayday.

    If you're    Just picked up the game recently during the holiday sale so D3 and the expansion ran me $30 which I thought would be a pretty solid deal on a Blizzard title. I'm still having pretty mixed feelings about the game overall. I never experienced the Auction House or some of the earlier complaints so I'm purely looking at this through my prior experience with D2 in its hayday.

    If you're looking for a single player experience where you want to run through the somewhat predictable story line this should deliver for you fine. I would wait for a sale or a price drop personally. Nothing particularly exciting that you can't experience through Torchlight.

    If you're looking for some multiplayer fun then I would think very hard before purchasing this title. The community is borderline nonexistent and heavily focused on end-game content. Don't expect very much help in terms of leveling or experiencing the game with others. The only way you can expect to legitimately go through the game with another person is with a friend.    … Expand
  88. silane
    Nov 28, 2014
    0
    So I paid real money... yes, real dollars, and I get a product that doesn't work, because I have to wait in line to play a single player game. Still waiting long enough that I even had the time to set up a Metacritic account that I didn't have previously just to write this... That completely deserves a zero. And anywhere in the world I could get my money back.
  89. WarcraftAwesome
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    Diablo was a wonderfully designed masterpiece by Blizzard Entertainment. I would recommend this game to most, if not all of my friends as it gives a sense of fun and entertainment. Reaper of Souls has definitely added a whole new aspect of the game as well as potential development of the game's excellent plot.
  90. MacrosTheBlack
    Nov 19, 2014
    9
    A vast improvement over the completely broken original release. Rarely any technical issues anymore and loot is much better thought out and the auction house mercifully removed. It's now restored to being a game that's about finding loot, rather than being a market simulator.

    Still not quite as good as diablo 2 was, but pretty damn close!
  91. BigDegs29
    Nov 12, 2014
    10
    It's a shame the original release has saddled this game with such a negative score, because as the game stands today it's a masterpiece. I was looking for a game just as addicting as Diablo 2, but with improvements across the board. While I was dismayed by it's original state, I can happily say post-patches and post-expansion it is everything I wanted and more. Even as it was in it'sIt's a shame the original release has saddled this game with such a negative score, because as the game stands today it's a masterpiece. I was looking for a game just as addicting as Diablo 2, but with improvements across the board. While I was dismayed by it's original state, I can happily say post-patches and post-expansion it is everything I wanted and more. Even as it was in it's original state I would have given it a 7/10, so it's obvious that those giving it below a "4" have the typical "gamer butt hurt syndrome". Some gamers have no sense of responsibility and just want to rag on a decent game because of one or two mistakes. Disgusting. In this day and age people listen to those reviews and act accordingly. Why bother posting an inaccurate review?

    This game as it stands today is highly addicting, fast-paced, loot-gathering fun. The only thing I missed was not being able to assign attribute points, but I understand the reasoning behind taking it away. Thank god finally everyone gets their own loot drops! That was my major gripe about Diablo 2.

    Any fan of Diablo games needs to pick this up...now! And everyone else should strongly consider giving it a try.    … Expand
  92. Zero187
    Nov 10, 2014
    9
    Well, this game started out at a solid 0 back at release and has managed its way to work up to an 8 or 9 in my book. They got rid of the Auction Houses and made gear more like WoW where you have to work for it and can't simply trade with randoms. Before, all you needed was money to get good but now you need time and skill. Luck is important too, but with blood shards you can gamble for theWell, this game started out at a solid 0 back at release and has managed its way to work up to an 8 or 9 in my book. They got rid of the Auction Houses and made gear more like WoW where you have to work for it and can't simply trade with randoms. Before, all you needed was money to get good but now you need time and skill. Luck is important too, but with blood shards you can gamble for the item slot you want, so I can get 1-2 of the item I'm looking for per week if I play a few hours a day. After 2-3 weeks, I usually end up with a Best in Slot version of that item. A lot of people don't have that sort of patience, but I enjoy the game and the time I've put in has given me tons of enjoyment.

    Also, with the addition of "Greater Rifts" and Leaderboard, it doesn't feel like you're pointlessly grinding for loot anymore. Now you can actually push yourself to higher grift levels and aim to make it to the top 1000 for your class. I recently beat a 37 grift which puts me at about #300 overall in the US for barbs. And the challenge of improving and beating the next level grift keeps me wanting to play more and look for better upgrades. And the legendary gems + hellfire amulet are more cool item additions if you get bored of (g)rifts. Lots to do, you just have to figure out the most efficient ways of doing them.

    So yea, if you're looking for an awesome RPG with TONS of sweet loot and lots of classes and builds to play with, look no further. Yes, there are some cookie-cutter builds that seem to perform the best for some classes, but every item is unique so everyone's going to have different variations of the build in the end. Also, some classes can be a lot more fun than others. I love my barb to death whereas DH seemed boring, so make sure you research the classes before investing in one!

    PS - The game doesn't really become enjoyable until max level. No one enjoys the plane ride, but it's usually worth the wait :)    … Expand
  93. sjenner
    Oct 31, 2014
    8
    Awesome fun after Blizzard did away with auction house. Game is addicting with amazing graphics and gameplay. It is pretty short and I finished Diablo 3 ROS in less than 30 hours of game play so thats my only complaint as not enough challenge to beat game jn Expert Mode. Crusader class sucks way to weak a character but Witch Doctor is awesome and great fun to play! I am looking forward toAwesome fun after Blizzard did away with auction house. Game is addicting with amazing graphics and gameplay. It is pretty short and I finished Diablo 3 ROS in less than 30 hours of game play so thats my only complaint as not enough challenge to beat game jn Expert Mode. Crusader class sucks way to weak a character but Witch Doctor is awesome and great fun to play! I am looking forward to playing it with Torment mode and adventure mode. The cut scene movies are top notch and add a lot of great flavor to the game play.… Expand
  94. Atlark
    Oct 29, 2014
    7
    Diablo 3 in general is much different from the first 2 ones. That's not a bad thing, it depends on what you are expecting, and if you are new to the genre, you should buy it along with this expansion, it's not really long but it is entertaining.

    The only thing that I would complain is the price, 35 Euros are too much even for a good expansion, but if you enjoyed Diablo 3 then don't    Diablo 3 in general is much different from the first 2 ones. That's not a bad thing, it depends on what you are expecting, and if you are new to the genre, you should buy it along with this expansion, it's not really long but it is entertaining.

    The only thing that I would complain is the price, 35 Euros are too much even for a good expansion, but if you enjoyed Diablo 3 then don't worry, it's worth every cent.    … Expand
  95. Melbourne
    Oct 27, 2014
    3
    Vanilla D3 was 1.5 for me, and easily one of the worst games I've ever played. Cue the announcement of the expansion with the promise of better loot and story, and that snagged my interest. A few friends decided to get back in, and gifted me the expansion. I waited for patch 2.1 so I could give a fair review.

    Pros: +A little better loot +Ever so slightly better dialogue +More content    Vanilla D3 was 1.5 for me, and easily one of the worst games I've ever played. Cue the announcement of the expansion with the promise of better loot and story, and that snagged my interest. A few friends decided to get back in, and gifted me the expansion. I waited for patch 2.1 so I could give a fair review.

    Pros:
    +A little better loot
    +Ever so slightly better dialogue
    +More content with a darker feel
    +Better music
    +DHs are now a viable class
    +Crusader is fun to play
    +Point system to buff your toon

    Cons:
    -Most legendary items are still trash
    -No character balance.
    -1 viable/good build per class, with the exception of the Crusader and possibly WD which has 2
    -Trading restricted to party members for ~2 hours. Bind on Account after that.
    -Rifts, but especially bounties, are grind fests
    -Gambling with Kadala and low shard capacity with increased prices is the antithesis of fun
    -PVP is still lacking
    -Lacking social and clan features

    Sadly, little has changed from the vanilla. The story and dialogue is still terrible and directly lifted from a self-insert, Mary Sue/Gary Stu-rampant fanfic written by an especially grammatically challenged 10-year-old (apologies to all the decent 10-year-old writers out there). Equally terrible is the class balance which is non-existent, and you're limited to fire DH, Wand of Woh wiz, pet WD, shotgun Crusader and occasionally the barb to feel like you're progressing (which is, by the way, RNG stacked on top of RNG). Monks have been totally screwed in this regard, and have been for a while so I'm told.

    The itemization is atrocious, and the worst I've ever encountered. Any item that isn't trash is instantly best in slot--but good luck trying to find it, let alone get lucky enough to re-roll a stat that's good enough without spending all your money and gems. Main stat, CC, CD, and IAS (with socket+ emerald) are still mandatory, but now the expac (DLC?) adds bonus elemental damage, which fire is almost always superior. Sure, they added a few legendary gems, but nearly everyone has the same build in the end. It's mind-boggling to have this complaint go on for 2+ years with hundreds of great suggestions for build diversity that get ignored!

    Perhaps worse, there's extremely limited trading, PVP, and poorly functional clan features. Yes, the AH was bad, but why not implement tier-based trading? I'd love to trade with more than three friends at a time, but can't. I want to do PVP but no one goes there because the M5/M6 DH is ridiculously unfair that no melee class can compete. Rift it Forward kind of helped with sociability, but was removed. The clan features...you'll probably have to see it to believe or understand it, but let's just say the chatting/messaging interface is clunky/poorly organized and you need other programs like Skype to make it sociable.

    The development team is disorganized and apparently has no idea how to listen to customers, so it churned out this disaster of a game. Most of the people on my friends list quit months ago or shortly after the patch hit. Unless they can fix/improve the game greatly, I won't be buying the next expac/DLC    … Expand
  96. AndyPatterson96
    Oct 26, 2014
    8
    Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is a terrific hack 'n' slash dungeon crawler with an addictive loot system and practically endless replay-ability thanks to heaps of content and excellent couch co-op.
  97. Kaprawiec
    Oct 17, 2014
    9
    Just finished my D3 review. So what changed since first D3 release back in 2012? (base score 7)
    Pros:
    + Loot seems a bit better, more varied (hell im not sure this should be added to pros, this is core aspect of the game so it had to be improved in expansion) + Quest modes, bonus act and a bit more things to do (again im not sure this is really pros, same reason) So we got 8/10 now.    Just finished my D3 review. So what changed since first D3 release back in 2012? (base score 7)
    Pros:
    + Loot seems a bit better, more varied (hell im not sure this should be added to pros, this is core aspect of the game so it had to be improved in expansion)
    + Quest modes, bonus act and a bit more things to do (again im not sure this is really pros, same reason)
    So we got 8/10 now. But...
    Cons:
    - Story - its just awful. Just like the Diablo 3 story which i didnt mentioned in my D3 review. Who wrote this crap - this was supposed to be a joke right?
    - No auction house - DAAAMN if something is broken - fix it, dont remove it! Gameplay was broken at day 1 so maybe You should remove it to? - 1 point
    - Cant trade items with friends - 0,5 point
    - Expansion which improves game in some aspects, making it bad in others and being overpriced? We should get this all without moving AH at launch of D3. - 1 point
    - still no decent PVP - 1 point
    - time for biggest downside: game is SHALLOW. Run through some random dungeon (no matter if its rift or some act in story mode). Get some random loot, and beat hundreds of mobs. Its mindless fun but when Youll turn off the game...Youll completly forget about who You killed and how You did it. Sure You get better items and do stuff a lot faster. So what? There's no feeling of great adventure. No cool story to reveal at the end of the day. AND FINALLY!!! THE GAME DOESNT REQUIRE ANY SKILL FROM THE PLAYER. You must just waste lots of time to get better items. THATS ALL THERE IS TO IT. You arent any better at this game than the player whos just instaling this. I know in h&s skill never was that important, but You learned the system and could make some mistakes adding atributes/choosing skills. This game is just idiotproof and as noob friendly as it could possibly be. I loved the feeling from games like quake, when after playing couple hundreds of hours in multiplayer i just wasted noobs. I was like armageddon for them when i joined games online.

    Overall - this game gets solid 5/10 from me. It really is quite fun. But its as good as Cola is. When You drink it, it seems perfectly fine but give Your body nothing but empty callories and get You one step closer to grave. But ill probably drink some cola in the future, just like waste some time on this stupid game. But who knows? Maybe ill get smarter...    … Expand
  98. NicoleWatson
    Oct 14, 2014
    9
    Getting rid of Jay Wilson as game director looks like it has paid off. vanilla Diablo3 was ok. However, after Jay Wilson was replaced several key game mechanics were vastly improved. With this expansion fans of the Diablo series are finally getting the Diablo they want. Diablo 3 goes from being barely "ok" to being a great game with this expansion pack. Blizzard's "feedback loop" withGetting rid of Jay Wilson as game director looks like it has paid off. vanilla Diablo3 was ok. However, after Jay Wilson was replaced several key game mechanics were vastly improved. With this expansion fans of the Diablo series are finally getting the Diablo they want. Diablo 3 goes from being barely "ok" to being a great game with this expansion pack. Blizzard's "feedback loop" with its fan base improves the core Diablo 3 game play experience. Blizzard's expansion packs always make their games so much better. Reaper of Souls is no different.… Expand
  99. gerszom
    Oct 10, 2014
    9
    RoS showed Diablo how it should be from the beginning. Really enjoyable and amazing. Now grinding and looting have sense. Rifts and bounties changed it a lot. It is yet really worth playing.
  100. cpower
    Oct 2, 2014
    1
    I played D3 and D3ROS from the first day of the release until today (more than 2 years), and I think I can give a fair review of what's going on with the game. So please bear with me. I put over 1000 hours into the game and I have a few level 70 chars with good gears.

    First of all, I am not into the storylines so I will not rate the stories, its the same old thing pretty much and since    I played D3 and D3ROS from the first day of the release until today (more than 2 years), and I think I can give a fair review of what's going on with the game. So please bear with me. I put over 1000 hours into the game and I have a few level 70 chars with good gears.

    First of all, I am not into the storylines so I will not rate the stories, its the same old thing pretty much and since I am a hardcore RTSer, I don't care about the stories.

    Next, The game play is nothing new, I don't think it's better than D2. They had some good idea of the combo moves but in the end, everything was back to spamming or hitting 2 buttons all the time. BORING and HURT your fingers and keyboard.

    Next, the balance is non-existence. You got Witch doctor owning everything before the 2.1 and now Demon hunter just owning everything. Monk has been a joke and I was main a monk most of the time so I was pretty disappointed. I feel that I was playing a game designed by 5 years old. At a point, monk was so bad that people say the followers are better than monks. Since then blizzard tries to bring it back to the level of other classes, like buffing some of the set bonus dmg to 5000%.. but still not doing enough. What a joke.

    Next, gear farming is frustrating, its all about luck. If you are lucky, you might not be able to get the drop .. thanks to the amazing no-trade environment. Once a time I had 4 of the same chest set pieces but I can not trade them for other part of the set. So if you cant get the drop, bad luck man. whats the logic behind that?

    Not to mention, gear/build diversity does not exist in this game. Blizzard said the new skill system is amazing and all, it's all lies. There is one build for each class for the end game and everyone is wearing the same gears. Pretty much everything they said was a lie in this game. No gear diversity. no build diversity. no pvp. no balance. no trading. no fun. gg

    I really regret that i wasted 2 years of precise time into the game. I used to play every game they produced but I will not do that any more. Diablo is dead and so is blizzard in that regard. avoid wasting your time and do something useful for your time!    … Expand
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#8 Best PC Game of 2014
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 75
  3. Negative: 0 out of 75
  1. CD-Action
    Jun 28, 2014
    90
    At last! Diablo III became the game I was looking forward to. Reaper of Souls does more than just improve the original – it reinvents it and helps it reclaim the hack’n’slash throne. [05/2014, p.50]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 16, 2014
    100
    Heaps of new content provides hours of fun, even though the campaign could use a little extension. But if you’re a fan, this is a must. [Issue#241]
  3. Ragequit.gr
    May 14, 2014
    90
    Blizzard did the obvious: literally transformed Diablo 3 to what it should have been from the start. It took them some time, but finally Blizzard got the message and moved finally to the right direction. While we expect the next expansion, fans of action / rpg can now sleep peacefully ... the king is here!
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