So, been playing a bit more over the weekend.
Lvl 66 on my Sorc now, about to wrap up Act III on cruel. Have to say, I have had a pretty good time overall, considering the game is still in it's infancy. Really love how the game start, the first few zones of Act I are by far my favourite. It does go downhill afterwards but that's quite subjective, I always liked that kind of setting, dark and almost medieval. Act I also had great pacing, I feel like Acts II and III drag a bit.
My Sorc is a Spark sorc, absolutely slaps. Wiping entire screens and deleting bosses in seconds. Have to say, cruel has been easier than normal, mainly because by the time you get to cruel, your build is somewhat put together and things start to synergise and ramp up.
Will finish the final boss tomorrow after work and then I'll dabble in maps. From what I'm hearing, mapping is a bit meh so we'll see.
Regarding difficulty, the game is not as hard as what people make it out to be, could be gear / build dependant, it's definitely not my skill because even though I love ARPGs, I'm not all that good at games. The game is not easy but if you keep up with gear as you level you'll be fine and 90% of the bosses will be a one shot. In cruel I normally kill all bosses within 10 seconds, some within a couple of seconds.
I can't wait to see how games develop. 3 more acts to come, plenty of balancing and patching to come but as it stands, really really enjoyed this.