Finally tried the beta, my impressions.

[yovargas]

Nobody said Diablo is known for it's lore and story, just that some people love its lore and story. D1's backstory was awesome. D2's was decent. I expect D3's to be poo. :P

[starrise]

Ok fair enough, I suppose I misread what he actually wrote. In that vein, yes, most people don't remember it as anything more than a shiny, grisly slot machine.

Edit: Replying to HardRock here!

[Apocalypse]

man i told you those molten dudes were serious business. glad you finally got your hands on it, nice write up.

i am one of the people who enjoy the diablo lore, i love the entire world of diablo (probably should not say those words together). the d1 manual was awesome but they really slacked off in d2. to me d3 actually feels more like d1 than d2, and thats awesome

[z00t]

D3 is so interesting in that it pays homage to both D1 and D2 a LOT.

D2 in the whole sprawling world-spanning adventure, but you spend a fair amount of time going down Tristram Cathedral, just like in D1. The Skeleton King's even there, and so might the Butcher, if rumours are to be believed.

I LOVE the fact that so much of D1's backstory remained intact for D3. I thought there'd be some serious retcons, but it's a testament to the worldbuilding back in D1's days that so much of it didn't require changing.

When they were writing the D1 manual, it's almost as if they already had a trilogy in mind. At the very least, they must have had D2 in mind because they laid so much groundwork that felt so seamless.

[raveharu]

But the Diablo franchise being known for it's lore and story has to be the funniest part on the forums today.

Diablo is one of the few games which have a solid lore foundation.

What I meant was players who loved it for it's story and quests will see more of it in D3.

[ThomasJ]

It is like a new toy but once you have played with it enough you'll want another one. Atleast that is what the op is sounding like in my opinion.

[raveharu]

It is like a new toy but once you have played with it enough you'll want another one. Atleast that is what the op is sounding like in my opinion.

Where did you deduce that from?

[Hideo]

I wonder who loves this damn British accent which so prevalent in D3 beta...

[Mage Slayer]

Yeah, after all those American accents in D1, what were they thinking?!

[MrFrye]

I wonder who loves this damn British accent which so prevalent in D3 beta...

Is that a serious complaint? You know, there are several British people around here, and they might take offense at that statement.