06-11-2012, 04:17 PM
I have to disagree that D3 involves less player skill than D2. In D2 you could brute force your way through almost any encounter with potion spam and/or ridiculous gear (mass life leech, CTC life tap). In D3 the gameplay is much more about judicious use of your cooldown skills and (to a lesser extent) abusing terrain. It's true that a lot of boss fights in inferno come down to a gear check, but that's mostly a problem with inferno, not with the fundamental game design.
The change to how melee hits are registered are annoying and unnecessary, but in practice if you're playing melee it doesn't change much, because wasting time ducking in and out of attacks cripples your dps too much. Shift-clicking to hit enemies before they come into range and minimizing frontage are still staples of (non-tank) melee play. The addition of telegraphed attacks to regular mobs (which you can avoid) add another element of skill not present in D2.
The change to how melee hits are registered are annoying and unnecessary, but in practice if you're playing melee it doesn't change much, because wasting time ducking in and out of attacks cripples your dps too much. Shift-clicking to hit enemies before they come into range and minimizing frontage are still staples of (non-tank) melee play. The addition of telegraphed attacks to regular mobs (which you can avoid) add another element of skill not present in D2.