So I finished the Diablo 3 Beta which was open to all for the weekend and I wanted to share my thoughts on it.

The big main question is: Did I have fun?
The Answer? Yes! Very much so. I'll probably put in the money to pay for it.

Is it online? Yes. You do have to have internet connection and a BattleNet account to play which is ok with me. Downside is if you are somewhere without internet connection you are kinda screwed. But I am not sure if this is only for Public servers vs the Single Player. Much like Heroes of Might and Magic 6 requires internet connection if you want to play the online features but don't have to with the Single player.

Class I played: The Wizard (People who know me are you really that surprised?)
Gender: Female
Name: Desiree
Level I achieved: 10
Level you can get to in the Beta: 13


Diablo 3 stays true to the original series. It's still dark! In both its art and part of the story that was told so far. Like Diablo 2 (never played the first) you start off killing the Undead and begin in New Tristiam. Act 1 involves you killing the Skeleton King (who will kick your ass if you don't move about the chamber) and saving a bunch of people along the way.


I found navigating Diablo 3's environment a bit easier then in Diablo 2. Yes it was bit more stylized (something Blizzard is know for) but it's still a fun place to explore.
Like the pervious installment (that I played) you will be doing a LOT of killing. Monsters break, explode into messy piles of guts, throw up on you ect....and it's always fun to blast them away with new powers that you aquire as you level up.

The skill tree has a different design but works in the same way as D2 (from what I remember).

Classes you can choose from are:

Barbarian (Tank)
Demon Hunter (Ranged)
Monk (Healer)
Witch Doctor (Summoner) (Ment to replace the Necromancer I guess...)
Wizard (Arcane/Range)

And you can choose what gender to play as.

Do I recommend you try it? yes! Please do.  The downside is the servers are having trouble as too many people are logging in at once so the game lags at certian points (I have died because of it) so the servers are in constant testing. If you can live with that then give the Beta a try! It ends tomorrow I think (Pacific Time).