I have only played D3 in normal, not touched the AH at all, and definitely felt the lack of addiction and excitement. Putting aside that me and my life are very

I have only played D3 in normal, not touched the AH at all, and definitely felt the lack of addiction and excitement. Putting aside that me and my life are very different now than back in D2 times, there's a very visible issue for me: all loot is just a collection of variations on the same few numbers. A piece of gear can be good, it may have a great combination of the right stats for my char, but it's not special, it's not memorable, it's not unique. I like it but I don't love it.