[Serra Britt]

@Yokuutsu, There's no monthly fee, you just have to pay the game and the online service is included. They did it because of the rampant hacking that was done in Diablo 2, at least that's what I remember the reason was. Once they iron out all the server issues I'm sure it won't be a problem, and one can always play solo my not letting anyone join their games. I like playing both ways really.

@Zane, you should give it a try, especially if you haven't played a Diablo game before. It's not for everyone but I am an addict to this particular type of game.