In starting, I will focus on the negative... the service. Blizzard, being one of the most successful game shops must have tons of resources and thier pick of potential employees. So I must ask, why the crappy service? I am writing this review during a period of server downtime. The load that is now on thier servers must have been anticipated by the open beta alone! I feel that a company with Blizzard's resources and a predictable subscriber base has no excuse for these server downtimes! PERIOD. OK, now that I have vented, lets look at the positive aspects of the game, which is everything else besides the crappy service. I find the gameplay to be terrific. The pace is just right and so far I have found none of the skills or talents to be ridiculously overpowered like some of the skills are in Diablo 2. In a word, the game is FUN. The graphics are also top notch. I continually find myself admiring the scenerey and thinking what a great job the programmers have done in implementing such a smooth engine. I have a fairly average PC but have no performance issues with all the settings beefed up as high as they could go. The game just looks outstanding and runs as smooth as glass. The sound is also very good although the music leaves something to be desired. Its a shame that such a great game is suffering from service problems. What good is a game you cannot play whenever you want to? Thats my only hit on the game but it is an extremely BIG hit.
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