Yes, this is very much true.
(Early-game) combat & gameplay (before you find the OP sets and legendaries with massive buffs and movement enhancements) and QoL stuff is where D3 succeeded in an amazing way.
I actually also like the first gameplay trailer a lot, although I thought it could have been darker and a bit more gothic-y and that the shoulder pads could have been smaller.
The RPG Systems would have been at least a 6.5/10 or a 7/10 or even more if they did not gut the…
- Attribute System:
https://imgur.com/9VbzSLR - Trait System (Passive Skills in which you can spend points into):
https://imgur.com/6X4aoMI - Talisman:
https://imgur.com/BiJyRwQ - 7 Active Skills on the Hotbar instead of 6:
https://imgur.com/0R6pjPn
It would have been great!