Ignore Eva regarding this game. He hasnt played it, and has been squawking the same crap since before release. I was in the same boat, but having played it there is nothing to bitch about imo.
The 50(ish) pings are constant, and the game runs flawlessly. I'm over it as I prefer new content over more modes. Still D3 and RoS were massive fun. Not D2 levels of greatness, but well worth the money. Sure the initial release was an abortion, but you wont notice that you're online 99.99% of the time.