Let's compare superunique numbers between D2 A1 and the D3 beta de

[marshmallow]

I think D3 will be a longer game than D2 in general (despite the developers saying otherwise) but it seems like D3 has a higher density of superuniques too.

Diablo 3 Beta SUs:

9 total.

1. Sarkoth (Dark Cellar)
2. Wretched Queen
3. Captain Daltyn (I know the spelling is supposed to be old tymey but it reminds me of a yuppie soccer mom's kid)
4. Mira Eamon
5. Manglemaw
6. Lord Dunhyld <-- ghost woman quest
7. Chancellor Eamon <-- for the crown
8. Jondar, I mean JONDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR
9. Skeleton King

And that doesn't count easter eggs like the Data Miner or Lloigor the Crazed. Add those to the total if you want. My only minor complaint is that pretty much all of them but the Wretched Queen appear in dungeons. SUs in overworlds are fun. I think the Weeping Hollow could use one.

Diablo 2 Act 1 SUs:

14 total.

1. Corpsefire
2. Bishibosh
3. Bonebreaker
4. Coldcrow
5. Blood Raven
6. Rakanishu
7. Treehead Woodfist
8. Griswold
9. The Countess
10. Flamespike the Crawler -- removed in LOD but I'll count him anyway.
11. Pitspawn Fouldog
12. Bone Ash
13. The Smith
14. Andariel

[yovargas]

Good idea - the ratio is pretty heartening.

[HardRock]

Not bad from one third of an Act.

[ElementEight]

Does it make up for how little non-superunique masters randomly spawn?

I don't find.

[yovargas]

Does it make up for how little non-superunique masters randomly spawn?

I don't find.

Wut? From the videos I've seen, unique and champion packs spawn all the time.

[Shucklezzz]

Wut? From the videos I've seen, unique and champion packs spawn all the time.

I can say personally I have fought against 2 superunique randoms in the world. One in the Weeping Hollow surprisingly, probably level 8? It was difficult for a Lv8 Barb.. and the other was in the next zone, Fields of Misery, and encountered one that was a huge tree. I don't recall either names xP

[yovargas]

I'd be interested to see someone do this for individual monster types (ie. Fallen, Grotesques, ect). Anyone up for that once beta is back up?

[yovargas]

I'd be interested to see someone do this for individual monster types (ie. Fallen, Grotesques, ect). Anyone up for that once beta is back up?

ETA: I found these on the wiki.
The list of known monsters in D3 Act 1 (I think some are missing; the wiki didn't have the bats):

Bats
Cultist
Crawling Torso
Dark Vessel
Dark Demon
Ghostly Orb
Gnarled Walker
Goatman
Goatman Shaman
Grotesque
Lamprey
Savage Beast
Scavenger
Skeleton
Skeletal Archer
Skeletal Executioner
Skeletal Shieldman
Skeletal Summoner
The Unburied
Walking Corpse
Wraith
Zombie

Total: 22

The list of monsters in D2 Act 1 (per arreat summit)
Fallen (Demon)
Fallen Shaman (Demon)
Spike Fiend (Animal)
Zombie (Undead)
Wendigo (Animal)
Corrupt Rogue (Demon)
Corrupt Rogue Archer (Demon)
Corrupt Rogue Spearwoman (Demon)
Skeleton (Undead)
Skeleton Archer (Undead)
Skeleton Mage (Undead)
Goatman (Demon)
Blood Hawk (Animal)
Tainted (Demon)
Giant Spider (Animal)
Wraith (Undead)
Fetish (Demon)
Vampire (Undead)
Flying Scimitar
Blood Hawk Nest
Gargoyle Trap

Total: 21

D3 already wins and we know there are more yet to find.

[marshmallow]

D3 A1 also has the quill fiend, bat nest, treasure goblin (he counts right?), the withermoth, wretched mother, and at least two different sorts of spider enemies (the small ones and the bigger ones). And there are two more monsters associated with cultists besides the dark demon: activated vessels and berserkers. I wonder when we'll first see the cultist pets in the real game.

So that bumps the D3 A1 monster total up to 31.

[yovargas]

Somebody needs to get on that wiki update! Haha...thanks for the extra info, that's awesome! I don't remember spiders though? Where have you seen Spiders in Act 1?