Because it's not that easy to just change stuff in combat so you still need a certain spec going in. But yes, they're obviously more fluid, but they're still specs.

This is a game, not a math problem. You're supposed to have fun and experiment, not calculate the correct answer first and merely go through the ordeal of playing to prove that you were right -_-...

I am excited, but my copy will no doubt be late a week or two. I really hope it is not more. -_-

Definitely not the Diablo you know. It would have been a game for kids, more or less.

Some of us weirdo's love math ... and calculations .. you know.... for fun ...

I know and I acknowledge "puzzle" games as a fun thing. And by "puzzle" I mean the ones which only provide entertainment by giving the player a riddle / equation / conundrum to solve, with the solving process being merely a formality to check for yourself and prove for the program that you were right.
Thankfully - Diablo 3 is not a game that can and should be solved before you even run the executable.
What I hate are games that give you a meta-puzzle disguised as customization and choice.

It's a complex issue but I hope you get the gist of what I'm trying to convey.

Gonna Skip it, getting Dragon's Dogma instead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYToNIOIA3o&feature=relmfu

Midnight launch in London anyone?
I managed to enlist my ex-girlfriend so will not be waiting alone. Anyone else taking up the bait?

Yep, same here.

One week... that should equal two or three weeks for me. -_-

And here. We should get a GOG group going. :p

The only thing you "lose" by respeccing is some buff at max level. Not that I think it's a "bad" system, but it's not what most folks will conjure up in their minds when you say "spec".
Well, if it's D2, you would be punished for not doing said math problem beforehand. Thankfully for those who will be playing D3 they've at least learned to not do that anymore.
Perhaps when Torchlight 2 comes out you'll find out...
You can sort of forgive people, all Blizzard RPGs have been like that until now, even WOW (though I understand they have changed much of that and will change it even more in the next expac). Blizzard's answer to people asking for the ability to respec in D2 amounted to "roll a new toon, noob, and don't be so dumb this time!" Hell, they even punished the everliving shit out of WOW players for respeccing, making it more painful the more often you did it. They practically created demand for the fruits of gold farming by requiring raiders that wanted to do anything else at all to respec twice weekly or be horrible at everything but raiding.

I dont really plan on getting this, but im curious as to the potential system requirements for this? (one or two friends are too and froing over whether to get it or not after trying the beta)

Will get the game and play it together with my friends. I will play as the Witchdoctor and annoy everyone with a fake jamaican accent while we play.

Only thing that really bothers me, and this bothers me a lot, only 4 player co-op. Damn that sucks.