Diablo III: Expansion

[Regolyth]

Apparently there is going to be a Diablo III expansion sometime next year (possibly fourth quarter). I was reading some articles on it when I stumbled across this. It's a very good article about what we can expect to see in the expansion. Of course, this is all hearsay. Blizzard hasn't released any information on the expansion yet.

Diablo III Expansion Speculation

Here’s the game feature/system changes wish list. You could probably put every feature and system in the game on this list, and everyone has their own priorities, but these are topics I’ve seen much-discussed and that I wanted to write something about. I don’t necessarily agree that all of them need to be done, and I’m sure you guys won’t either. But that’s the fun of debate; perhaps we can run a vote on which ones are most-needed, once we measure a bit more of the general fan reaction?

So, here’s the quick list. Read on for more discussion of all of these topics:

• Better single player features. Ladders, tournaments, level up challenges, etc.
  
• Better multiplayer features. Rewards for party play, more monsters, more drops, more NV stacks, special events/quests that *require* parties to attempt.
  
• Better maps and level layouts.
  
• Better character customization. Some manual stat points? Some sort of skill points? Some limits on freespecs?
  
• Redo item mods and attributes systems to be less boring/more varied. Re-introduce variety between classes and item types.
  
• Changes to existing classes. We’ve seen some big changes in patches already, and may well see more pre-D3X, but it’s fun to speculate.
  
• Crafting system overhaul. (Could easily be done in a patch, pre-D3X.)
  
• Ironborn Mode: Like Hardcore, it’s a permanent character designation set at the time of creation. The Ironborn can be softcore or hardcore, but they can only interact with other Ironborn characters and they must pay the iron price for their equipment — thus they can never use the Auction House and must self find. Can they trade? Are top items BoA? Do the get inherently higher MF to make up for it?

[Morreion]

Hope the expansion is better received than the original game!

[dortmunder]

+1 Morreion.

Such a complete disappointment, Diablo 3 was/is.

[Regolyth]

There's so much wrong with Diablo III. I could go on and on about how many features are left out or could be made better.

Yet... I'm still playing it? Why can't I put it down?!

Seriously, I can't stop playing it. I know it's no where near as good as it's predecessors, but for some reason I keep playing.

[dortmunder]

You should give Torchlight 2 a try if you haven't yet.

It has pretty much everything D3 lacks, except PvP. Which D3 also currently lacks

Someone just needs to make a texture pack that's better than the default one.