Decent.
I've had this game for quite awhile and play it often. I've completed it through the AoM dlc and really enjoyed the story. I love the dark/gritty feel of the world and the creatures that are encountered. Also, I think the loot filter tool is great and the fact that you can combine two classes to make a more unique character is good as well. The celestial/devotion system is nice and provides extra buffs/abilites. NIcely done there.
HOWEVER, I've come to realize that the devs have either never heard of or don't care about the term "less is more". This game has way, WAY too many stats. Damange stats, debuff stats, buff stats, stats for this, and stats for that. This is a hack/slash game...not an MMO. Some of these stats are seperated for reasons I cannot understand (fire and burn for example).
Also, the devotion system will only allow for 55 points to be spent. That's a very stingy amount.
Sadly, another gripe I have is that out of all stats, the resists seem to count the most, so I'm always saying: GET RSIST UP! This counts even more when you start a new playthrough on harder difficulties because the devs thought it was okay to decrease your resists accordingly. So I take time to find gear and bufffs to raise my resists, just so the devs can take it away...lol. WHO....THOUGHT....OF.....THAT?
The grindiness is painful and not fun (unlike Diablo 3 RoS)
Lastly, because of these problems I have restorted to using a mod or two...just for some rebalancing and removing the painful grind. I just purchased the Forgotten Gods dlc and starting with a new toon without mods to see how far I can get before the pain sets in.
If you like these kinds of games, I' d stil recommend it, just wait for a good sale, like I did.
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