this is more of me just venting at this point. let me start with the good:
the game is alot more fun to play than it was ~a year ago. (duh)
I’m glad they are continuing to add systems/features to the game.
now the “bad”:
within a year or so of launch, they have had to rework itemization, and now progression. this does NOT bode well.
the fact that they seem incapable/unwilling to learn from past Diablo games (see the armory in D3) and how D4 launched with basic systems flat out missing.
the upcoming “2.0 PTR” will be the bog standard 1 week test with half of the things we should be testing just not there due to “tech issues” or some other PR speak. yes, woo hoo we have a PTR! But, what good is it if we cannot test the things that need broad testing asap?
I’m a little bit excited because now I’m convinced that Blizzard actually reads some of the feedback even if you don’t create a post with thousands of likes in social media.
Total assumptions at this point. They learned and responded to PTR related issues with the last PTR, and are improveing future ones. Also launch of VoH and season 6 is in October, yet thes are announceing PTR and share details next week. Maybe I’m delusional, but for me this might mean the PTR will be more than a week.
There are still lots of new features we don’t know about in 2.0 and VOH that the devs are holding back on. Give it some time. October is right around the corner too.
I think I get where you’re coming from. I may not entirely agree but liking your post anyway. You’re thinking things through and your intent is for a better game.
I think they are getting better at giving more classes opportunities but in the process, some things are being neglected, currently.
We already know about most of these and even saw some UI. So as I said, aside from the progression changes, not many new features to show of. Even new skills I would not consider new features to be honest.
Pretty damn good job they did in a year too considering how long it took them to fix d3 post reaper of souls to which they made countless fixes and updates too
In the end d3 had rifts/greater rifts bounties and stuff
We have NmD, pits,helltides,gauntlet, whispers pvp,legions,world bosses,and soon to be raids, merc system,new class, and god knows what else
They literally had a few screenshots showing the group finder. No need to see more before getting your hands on it.
Stat squish is not a feature as far as i am concerned.
New skills arent a new feature either, just an expansion of what we have. Although I agree its about time for them to show this.
So as I mentioned, the progression changes is the main thing we need to learn about. Ans sure whatever the gem thing you are mentioning could be. Did not see it so i cannnot tell.