Well, once again, I didn't get notified of comments on a thread, not sure why that happens, lol.
Played the D4 beta this weekend, I enjoyed it, some good things, some "meh" things, overall I think it's a good next step for the game. The randos popping up takes some getting used to, but it's definitely in a specific area that it happens, in town/s of course, but also in event areas, I think there's a wall around these spots because in trying to follow another player once the event is over, they just disappear. I'm assuming if you group up, that changes.
That said, I think you can turn that off going by a pop up in the beginning, not 100% sure, didn't try it, but I'm wondering what exactly that effects, is it an all or nothing kind of thing, or does it scale down where and when you encounter other players on the map. I leveled a sorcerer to 25, the skill tree and assignments of powers is pretty cool, if you move through the tree and then double back to pad it, you seem to be a little OP at the moment, now that may be only during the beta, I Frost Nova / Fireballed through just about everything, lol.
I like the dungeon / event / side quest and busy work, I know some found D3 boring once you got your base gear, there's something to be said for a game you can literally jump into for 3-5 minutes and be done if that's all the time you have, D4 isn't that game.
I pre-ordered before the beta, got the KFC key for a friend in Canada and we played through together, it was fun, I think it'll be fine once it launches, curios to see how Seasons work out, time will tell
