What I've gathered from reading and testing... It's not so much the on-the-go loading that matters as is the constant pulling of assets from the servers. This was actually a clientside bug on the Beta that will not be present on Live according to many blue posts.
So the "stuttering" you may find in the Beta test is almost certainly coming from that constant pulling of assets.
A big part of this bug was pulling audio files, as they are mostly larger. If you lower your audio quality to 16bits you'll notice the stuttering will lower as well (if you suffer from that issue).
I also think an SSD will not help with D3 in the slightest. My 7200 HDD passes the loading screen in about 2 seconds after which there is only the occasional stutter when loading new assets like spell effects, that haven't been used during that play session and other things like that. :]
This is exactly where an SSD would help. It's not a huge difference but it will most certaintly provide smoother gameplay. What you're saying is akin to 60hz monitors being as smooth and responsive as 120hz monitors. Just because the 60hz monitor works doesn't mean it can't be done better.
*SNIP* However, in most games, situations like this aren't encountered often, unless you are strapped for RAM.
Good thing I already said it happens in D3. As was already stated in this very thread by others. The game loads things that will cause FPS drops while you're playing. An SSD alleviates this.
Once you're loaded, SSD vs. HDD is meaningless. It's all GPU from that point on*. So an SSD isn't going to improve your PvP success.
They are nice, and make great OS drives, but in general I'd consider them a luxury item with little value for gaming. Especially the 60 GB one you're looking at. It'll get very cramped, especially when you factor in future D3 expansion packs and the many programs that insist on being on your C-drive.
* Assuming you have enough RAM and CPU performance, of course.
Except some games such as D3 do some loading once you're already in the game. So in that case an SSD would help. But yes, you're right, as long as everything is preloaded at a loading screen it wouldn't affect gameplay.
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Good thing I already said it happens in D3. As was already stated in this very thread by others. The game loads things that will cause FPS drops while you're playing. An SSD alleviates this.
Except some games such as D3 do some loading once you're already in the game. So in that case an SSD would help. But yes, you're right, as long as everything is preloaded at a loading screen it wouldn't affect gameplay.