I really would prefer not to say the game of the game but I can't help but say it, when I play Path of Exile which is all I do these days, I feel a sense of joy and satisfaction that I am the engineer of anything in a world of legos.
Allow me to explain what separates POE from D3 is gameplay and build mechanics. D3 can be described as a game where you are given a bunch of legos and a blueprint and you are asked to build something exactly like that.
In POE you are given legos and you are asked to create your own blueprint of what is the coolest thing your imagination can think off. And this here is what separates D3 from a core ARPG game. This is the same reason minecraft is one of the top played games in the world even though its graphis could very well be from 1992. And this is why Starwars Battlefront was one of the biggest failures in video gaming history and why EA is trying to sell it for $9 now and a year has not even passed.
I have great joy building my discharge mjolner build in POE, you guys can look it up on youtube if you want. I have so much fun trading yes TRADING, saving up currency to one day buy a legacy mjolner thats one of the joys I found to buy this expensive legacy mjolner the limited stocks floating around before the nerf.
These casual games are SOOOO BORING you won't believe it. It only holds the casual fans who play Madden 2016 or Fifa 2016 despite being the same game re released every single year for $60 it is for people who don't have time to play games and just want something SUPER EASY to play for 1 hour when the friend comes over and you both have a beer.
And this is the core problem in D3 it is just that, a console game played with a wireless controller infront a TV on the sofa for about an hour because that target audience does not have time to play video games. This may explain why you get full set legendary items in 12 minutes.
So I will say this and I mean absolutely NO disrespect to Blizzard, but I am not interested in anymore of your games, you games are developed largely for people who have no time to play games (SAVE for Starcraft 2) and just do quick 1 hour play after work or when a friend comes over once a week. I understand this is a very profitable audience and I have no problem with that.
Because today we have a choice, we can complain about D3 and D4 and D5 decade after decade OR we can just move onto indie games many FREE to Play aswell and play our games and leave the casual market to let them play their game.
So guys it is what it is, Blizzard can't make old school games anymore because the profits will be far too low, I am sure Mike wants to but he knows he must report to shareholders and they won't take a "well this will sell les but will be a great fun game" we all know they want to hear "This will double profits annually" A sad reality of the world we live in but like I say today we have a choice so be greatful for that atleast.