Sono bello reviews & complaints

I first started playing Diablo in 2000, when Diablo 2 was first released. I didn't have the pleasure of being introduced to the game before that. I am someone who enjoyed both D2 and D3. Each game had it's pros and cons, but what they both did they did pretty well.
Playing the Beta this weekend was my first hands on experience with Diablo 4, and I was excited to try it to say the least.
Here are some of my experiences / thoughts on the game.
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Atmosphere / Art:
I was concerned about the darker atmosphere at first when watching early footage of the game, but it actually felt really nice and looked great. I enjoyed the darker theme and thought the maps were very cool looking with the various details. It really sucks you into the game and makes you feel like you're in this hellhole of Sanctuary.
Combat:
The combat feels great, plain and simple. The skills both looked cool and felt good to use. I tried out a variety of skills amongst all 3 classes, and while some certainly felt stronger than others, I enjoyed them all none the less. Skills like the Rogue Puncture Shot w/ Shadow Imbue, or the Sorceress Frost Nova + Ice Shards, the Barbs Upheaval. The pacing of combat felt good too, it wasn't too fast or too slow. Sometimes getting nice procs with your skills would wipe a large pack quickly which was satisfying, but other times you struggled against certain bosses or Elites, or groups of Elites.
Storyline:
The stroyline so far and the voice acting and cutscenes that went with it, kept me hungering for more. I really enjoyed all the voice acting so far that we've seen and the few cutscenes we had. I listened to every bit of dialogue I could, and the world of Sanctuary felt alive with misery.
Primary Stats / Affixes:
I like that the Primary stats Strength / Intelligence / Dexterity / Willpower changed slightly based on the class you picked. For example, playing as a Sorceress, the Intelligence stat would increase my Skill Damage and Resistances. However, if I was playing as a Rogue, my Intelligence would increase my Crit Chance and Resistances, while Dexterity increased Skill Damage and Dodge Chance. The Affixes on items felt much more simplified than D3, there were far less stats that could roll which I have mixed feelings on. While I do feel D3 had some bloated stats like extra damage to Elites & Life Regen Per Second, I am slightly concerned they went too far in the simplification of Affixes.
Random Events / Zone Events:
I really enjoyed the random events that were around the map, there was a decent enough variety of them and I'm sure more will be added in the future. I only had the chance to complete the "Gathering the Legion" event once, but that was by far my favorite.
Boss Fights / World Boss:
I liked both the World Boss and the Boss Fights. The various mechanics the bosses had was appealing, and I could see them introducing harder and more complicated bosses in the future with more Lost Ark style mechanics. I think the bosses in Lost Ark were pretty cool. Some were overly complicated, which I don't think Diablo would get to that point, but having some complexity & mechanics in the fights wouldn't be a bad thing.
Potion System:
Plain and simple I like the potion system of D4. It didn't feel like I was having to constantly search for / collect / craft potions like I did in D2, but it also didn't feel like somewhat of an afterthought like it does in D3. It was a nice balance between the two and I appreciated being able to spam heals, while also needing to keep an eye on the number of potions I had available.
Rare Items:
One of the best changes I've seen is the fact that Rare items can give +Skills now. That (I hope) will be a big game changer down the road allowing for some really powerful or custom builds, and also giving people a reason to pay attention to what they're collecting and salvaging. It also makes the trading aspect more interesting as well.
Character Panel
I actually really liked how the Character Panel turned out in the game. I think it was clean and easy to navigate and the Character themselves looked great in the preview. I would have preferred to see the Stats and Materials tabs flipped though, with Stats being the first / primary thing that you saw instead of the Materials.
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Various UIs
I thought a majority of the UI's in the game looked good, and matched well with the Diablo theme. I didn't find things hard to navigate and it felt pretty intuitive where to go to find what I needed.
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Map
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Quest Journal
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Sidequest Journal
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Codex of Power
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Challenges
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Region Progress
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Social Tab
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Skill Tree
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**Issues / Complaints\\**
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Invisible Walls
Playing the Rogue as a ranged build felt rough at times, as your Arrows would get stuck on various invisible barriers fairly frequently. There were also some issues leaving / entering Kyovashad at times, which I think are just bugs that will get worked out.
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Arrows colliding with invisible wall
In-Game Fonts
The Ariel style text for in-game drops and dialogue / audio logs felt off. It didn't seem to really match the theme of the game.
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Example of Text
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Example of Text
There were various fonts that were used in the game, and some others such as the Quest Title Font would have made a better match for in-game drops & dialogue.
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Quest Name Font - Much more Diablo themed
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Font when viewing gear didn't seem as out of place. Was easy to read (I could have made it a smaller font too)
Skill Tree:
I had some concerns that the skill tree may be lacking for building truly customized characters at end-game. As I progressed and unlocked more Aspects, I was able to play around with my build and try new things. I would, however, like to see maybe 1-2 more of the secondary choices after choosing a main Basic / Core etc skill, similar to the Rune's of D3. Again, this is something that could work itself out in the long run with discovering more aspects and tailoring our builds more.
Dungeons:
While I liked the dungeons, I would have really liked to see more random events in those dungeons. Maybe rare elites that spawned in similar to The Butcher, or zone events within the dungeons to add some variety. The layouts of the dungeons themselves felt slightly too streamlined. I would like to see more open areas and not so many connecting corridors.
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Example of Dungeon Layout
Dungeon Complete / Event UI:
When completing dungeons and events, the banners at the top of the screen could be scaled down. They take up quite a bit of space along the top of the screen. The audio books also take up a large portion of the screen with text at the bottom of the screen and could be scaled down a bit.
Ultimate Skill Slot:
Can we get a dedicated key or slot for Ultimate Skills? Please? Especially with the +skills from Rares, it's easy to have way more than 6 skills available at a time. With such a long cooldown, having the Ultimate on it's own skill slot would be a nice QoL improvement.
Gem Tab:
We are once again asking for a gem tab. There's clearly enough UI space in the inventory for one, and it would free up quite a few slots when running dungeons and questing.
Zoom / Camera Perspective:
I think the camera zoom could be bumped out slightly. Maybe just a smidge, like 10% even.
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Normal Camera Zoom
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Normal Camera Zoom
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Zoomed Out
I would like to see a balance of these two zooms, somewhere in the middle of the two. Giving us just slightly more area to see while running dungeons and exploring the world.
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\*Final Thoughts*\**
I had a ton of fun this beta. While I think there are definitely areas of improvement needed with the game, I feel the game will be successful and be a ton of fun to play. While some may not like the MMO aspects of the game, I know it opens the door for a much larger variety of content that what Diablo has ever had before. I am eagerly waiting for June to arrive so we can finally delve deep into Sanctuary.