Diablo IV to Adopt Annual Expansion Model

[ratirt]

As someone who very much enjoyed every entry and expansion in this franchise, pouring an unknown amount of time into each, D4 is boring af.

I am a fool for spending 200eur on 2 copies of D4. I thought it was the safest bet out there. I struggled to get thru the campaign, and just meh'd out hours into S1. This game needs serious work, and no drop rate and spell dmg tweak is going to save it. I wont be spending another penny, no matter how shiny the next thing is, until its dramatically improved.

Major let down of a game.

Same here. First impression might have been OK but that is only because the love to the franchise. I wish i had spent the money for something else. D4 is not what Diablo has been all about I think and the changes they are making in the name of "better" don't seem to give better experience. i might consider playing it again at some point but for now there are 2 games I have in mind that bring way more to the table. I'd rather keep on playing diablo 2 remastered instead if i were to play diablo.

 

[Tahagomizer]

This is a weird game. It launched to much fanfare and praise for it's "incredible" marketing - I can honestly say I saw far more praise for the game's ads than for the game itself - and then it just vanished. The most trustworthy review I heard was from a guy I know who's almost obsessed with this franchise. He said that Diablo was always a mindless grind but this is a mindless grind which is also pointless and very open about being a cash grab.

 

[EatingDirt]

Indeed.

Sadly most of the people that worked for D2 are no longer with Blizzard. But they actively helped with other quality games such as Path of Exile or Grim Dawn. Sadly, I don't think that whomever agreed to some of the decisions for D4 gameplay and mechanics, ever played D2, not to mention the other 2, POE and GD.

Those other Quality games were games developed by Runic Games. Runic made both Torchlight 1 & 2, which were better(in my opinion), updated version of Diablo 1 & 2(and a good replacement for Diablo 3(TL2 came out in the same year). Runic never made a bad game, and I wish they were still around. Unfortunately marketing and old brand name recognition keep Blizzard alive, despite all the blunders they continue to perform(D3 RMAH, Overwatch 2, Warcraft Remaster), people keep buying their products.