Diablo 3 is trash. PoE is setting the standard for ARPGs. My only knock is that the game is poorly coded. Game will cause even the best systems to crawl at moments. Aside from that, D2 is probably the only ARPG I would rank ahead of PoE.
Nah Diablo 3 isn't trash, that's too harsh. It's a great game that's very streamlined. It was a departure from DII, but after the expansion came out and they killed the auction house it became great. DII had the same problem when it came out. It wasn't the beast it was till the expansion came out.
If i want to play a game with my friends DIII>>>> POE. I don't have the time or patience to craft, trade, deal with scams, deal with traders who aren't available, try to sync up quests etc. etc. Diablo 3 just join and run adventure mode or Grifts. easy. Plus the animations and combat is much more satisfying.
If i'm playing by myself? Yes POE for sure.
It's not fair to just dismiss DIII as trash. My buddy bought that on PS4 after we played the PC version for 100+ hrs and we got sucked right back in. That's a testament to the level polish and quality.
If it was trash it wouldn't be one of the best selling games of all time.