VGCulture - Rant on Diablo 3 & Torchlight 2

Diablo 3: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/
Torchlight 2: http://www.torchlight2game.com/classes/outlander

Source: http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/04/09/diablo-iii-barbarian-spotlight-video

Source: Youtube Channel IGNentertainment

Diablo 3 fans are very excited to have a definitive release date after waiting for 5+ years.  Torchlight 2 fans and those who pre-ordered are still in the dark to whether the game will release soon or not and it has created quite a bit of tension between the communities between the fans of both games.  Torchlight 2 was set to release sometime last year and sought to buy it to feed their top-down, Action-RPG needs until Diablo 3 came out; however, the game was not released for the reason of too many "good games" coming out at the time (which I can understand since I bought at least a dozen games Q4 of 2011).  Joystiq recently reported a quote from the CEO of Runic Games explaining that they do not want to release around the same time as Diablo 3 and will release shortly after instead.  With this news, many who pre-ordered Torchlight 2 to wait for Diablo 3 has canceled their pre-orders knowing that they'll be playing Diablo 3.  Other community members on blog sites, video comments and forums took a different reaction to the news and are instead canceling their pre-orders for Diablo 3 for Torchlight 2 now that they hinted at a "month later" release from Diablo 3's launch.  Some common complaints on Diablo 3 are:
-Constant internet access needed to play, even for single-player
-All player data is stored on Blizzard servers and monitored (so no modding)
-Auction house has many skeptical about the balance and fairness of PvP

Runic games hopes to provide a different experience to avoid competition from Blizzard's highly anticipated game with these features:
-$20 retail price from the get go
-Ability to play offline
-LAN capabilities
-6 Player Online Cooperative play
-Modding support

I can understand what many of the community feels about Torchlight 2 coming out after Diablo 3, but it's too late for Runic games to try to push the game out and release it as many players will still wait for Diablo 3.  For me, I know I'll be getting both games to play; however, my priority is set to Diablo 3 as I seek a cooperative game I can play with a lot of my friends and none of them seem too interested in Torchlight 2.  Thus, I won't be getting Torchlight 2 anytime soon.  Still, I hope both games will find its audience and provide an enjoyable experience for all.

Source:
-Joystiq: Torchlight 2 will 'ideally' launch shortly after Diablo 3