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Diablo III's maximum character level is 60. This is a big change from Diablo II, where characters reached 60 midway through [[Nightmare]] difficulty, and maxed out at 99; a level that was only achieved through hundreds or thousands of games of [[grind]]ing high level bosses or areas.
Diablo III developers initially planned to follow in those footsteps, and early predictions of the maximum level were 99 or 100. They changed their minds during development, lowering the level to 60 to stay in line with numerous other [[end game]] changes, and perhaps also their plans to add to the maximum level in the expansion packs, the way [[World of Warcraft has ]] and many other MMORPGs have done.
After initial skepticism and disagreement, most fans accepted the logic behind the change, and a site vote on Diii.net found nearly 50% of fans strongly supportive of the change, with just 16% objecting to it.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/vote-diablo-iiis-clvl-60-level-cap/]
* See the [[experience]] article for related information.
