Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. temjr
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    I feel like they really went wrong with the latest patch. Everything I loved about being a casual player was just destroyed. I loved being able to pop in once or twice a week for a couple hours and actually make some progress. The latest patch was just created to make everything take so much longer to get through. I'm not sure if they just needed to slow things down to keep the moreI feel like they really went wrong with the latest patch. Everything I loved about being a casual player was just destroyed. I loved being able to pop in once or twice a week for a couple hours and actually make some progress. The latest patch was just created to make everything take so much longer to get through. I'm not sure if they just needed to slow things down to keep the more hardcore players going until they could create more content or what the reasoning was, but if they wanted to go this route, it would have just been nice to have an option for more of a casual option vs a hardcore player option where they could choose that more brutal experience. That may not be realistic, but I think they went too far too fast and just crushed my hopes for this game.

    I remember a few of the reviews I watched stated that the game was for the more casual player that loved Diablo 2 and wanted to experience some of that nostalgia. That is why I purchased the game for $70 in the first place, but I feel like that was money well wasted at this point. Disappointing turn of events for sure.    … Expand
  2. Gamenthusiast
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    I was so excited for this game when it was announced. I have been playing Diablo games for 20+ years and was hyped to see how they continued the story. The campaign is the only reason this review is getting a 3/10. The story was amazing to play through but sadly that is only a tiny fraction of what the game offers.

    The "end game" is boring and repetitive. It seems like every system in    I was so excited for this game when it was announced. I have been playing Diablo games for 20+ years and was hyped to see how they continued the story. The campaign is the only reason this review is getting a 3/10. The story was amazing to play through but sadly that is only a tiny fraction of what the game offers.

    The "end game" is boring and repetitive. It seems like every system in the game is there to slow you down and artificially inflate your play time. This recent patch (1.1) is absolutely terrible. They did absolutely nothing when it comes to quality of life improvements and just nerfed everything into the ground. Some of the things this latest patch did was lowered XP rates, lowered loot drops, added more affixes to gear nobody wanted making it even harder to get something actually good, increased cooldowns and lowered all damage and damage resistance for players in the game (Just to list a few). Again, making the game slower so people have to invest more time. This patch just screams "the developers don't play their own game" and it shows. The community is not happy and they have every right to be.

    This game had such potential to be an awesome game and who knows, some day it might be. But at the time this review was written it is far from even a decent game. Going to shelf the game and revisit it in 5-6 months with fingers crossed that they actually take the community's feedback into consideration and improve the game.    … Expand
  3. petsmatt
    Jul 23, 2023
    4
    What started as a promising foundation of an ARPG has already been altered for the worse with the start of season 1. Still no changes to increase build variety/viability. Huge nerfs to survivability, damage and levelling times. Changes to "fix" problems that didn't exist. And the season mechanic which should be exciting and build defining turns out to be a damp squib with reallyWhat started as a promising foundation of an ARPG has already been altered for the worse with the start of season 1. Still no changes to increase build variety/viability. Huge nerfs to survivability, damage and levelling times. Changes to "fix" problems that didn't exist. And the season mechanic which should be exciting and build defining turns out to be a damp squib with really uninspired and unexciting powers.

    Blizzard really need to do better and have a rethink about what makes ARPG games fun for the players.    … Expand
  4. trowieuk
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Repetitive.
    Lack of content.
    Basic and lazy season feature.
    Incompetent devs.
    Sticking around for the story, other than that I am out.
  5. Eustaquinho
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game was ok, until patch 1.1, where they removed the possibility to create fun builds (some were broken and deserved nerf), but the nerf reached all classes and all builds. Now all the characters are basically paper and the sense of progress is gone.

    Obviously there were much bigger problems to be dealt with...
  6. Demonae1
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Devs new patch ruined the game. Slow grind, no endgame, feels underpowered.
  7. ZapBeeblebrox
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Whilst the campaign is solid, I couldn’t recommend this game. Unfortunately it’s just not fun in its current state, it had its moments but the devs seem intent on creating a slow grind. The cynical could suggest that this is to sell more season pass level skips
  8. Nizler
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Disappointing grind. Everything scales to your level so there's really no point to leveling at all. Nothing ever gets easier or harder, it all stays scaled.
  9. Valnardan
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    If you played Diablo 3 and stopped playing nearly immediately once they started nerfing everything into the ground, you'll have the same feelings on D4. The developers do not care what we think is fun. I knew buying this was risky, and this confirmation means I'm done with Blizzard as a company.
  10. Criscal
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Game was already a slog fest after reaching tier 4 and having had your first set of ancient items. Now 1.1 made it much slower in every sense. Nerfing dps and protection by 25-40 %, nerfing exp for fighting higher level mobs by 90 % and nerfing helltide event to give like 10 times less rewards. Inventory management is suboptimal at best. Stash is account wide I.e. not extended for moreGame was already a slog fest after reaching tier 4 and having had your first set of ancient items. Now 1.1 made it much slower in every sense. Nerfing dps and protection by 25-40 %, nerfing exp for fighting higher level mobs by 90 % and nerfing helltide event to give like 10 times less rewards. Inventory management is suboptimal at best. Stash is account wide I.e. not extended for more characters. Horse riding is the worst activity of any recent game.
    The only extra point I give is for the great graphics.    … Expand
  11. Dubblebass
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    I have been a hardcore Diablo fan since day 1 of the original Diablo game. After patch 1.1 dropped on 7/18, this is the first time I have ever wanted to return a Diablo game for my money back. The devs are so far out of touch with the player base and this shows just how much. End game is already seriously lacking and they just killed Helltides. I thought they would want to make whatI have been a hardcore Diablo fan since day 1 of the original Diablo game. After patch 1.1 dropped on 7/18, this is the first time I have ever wanted to return a Diablo game for my money back. The devs are so far out of touch with the player base and this shows just how much. End game is already seriously lacking and they just killed Helltides. I thought they would want to make what they actually DO have more enticing instead of driving people away.

    I gave it a score of 2 because the campaign story is great and the voice acting is superb, but the game playability now just sucks. The did not fix many of the criticisms and instead, went backwards in many areas.    … Expand
  12. gauze
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    A series of patches that deceive users.
    What is the reason why the game is made to be closed by turning the item that was made with dozens of hours of effort into garbage?
  13. kwanyau30
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This loot-hunting game is unfinished and not worth USD 59.9.
    The storyline is weak and shredded.
    The loots are account bound and have a level setting, which you can't give to your friend even your new character, and also Blizzard launched 1.1.0 season 1 patch to make a long hard empty gameplay.
  14. Montificus
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Patch 1.1 made the game unplayable, uninstalled it already. Too late for a refund unfortunately, but that's the last blizzard game I'll ever play. It was actually fun until they ruined it.… Expand
  15. pembersih
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Instead of addressing class bugs like the minion necro and making it more playable, Blizzard seems to be more focused on turning the game into a grind-fest due to the live service model.

    It's a bit disappointing as players would prefer improvements in quality of life and bug fixes rather than increasing the grindiness of the game.
  16. BenderIsGreat34
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    As someone who loves to grind on a game, this is too much, leveling is slow and gets old fast with very little content that's worth your time for XP and after 200 plus hours you might have a maxed out chacter and decent build only to be met but blizzard nerfing not just your build and hard work into the ground but all builds. The lack of power leveling makes it even worse due to the factAs someone who loves to grind on a game, this is too much, leveling is slow and gets old fast with very little content that's worth your time for XP and after 200 plus hours you might have a maxed out chacter and decent build only to be met but blizzard nerfing not just your build and hard work into the ground but all builds. The lack of power leveling makes it even worse due to the fact that you will feel locked into one class since it takes so long to get anywhere with said class. I gave it a 2 cause the story was not bad but everything after that is a waste. On top of all this the devs seem to have a death wish for the game, they seem to do the complete opposite of what the community asks for and insist that you enjoy the game the way they want you to. To sum it up, long monotonous play with no reward, progress is met with nerfs, devs total disregard for what the community has askd for. If you haven't bought the game yet don't possibly it will get better but there have been no signs of that so far, if the game drops to 20$ or less buy it for the story mode and then delete it.… Expand
  17. rberg
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Worst update ever due to their lack of end game content, they prefer to nerf everything to the ground!
  18. warking14
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    D4 is the worst version of Diablo in the history of the franchise! Extremely Slow and Boring leveling. Gone are the Bosses of old, and gone is the fun massive killing sprees! You no longer have options to gain massive loot to build your character. You no longer get to feel powerful as levels scale with you now. The game overall is a bore! No incentive to level up or even play beyondD4 is the worst version of Diablo in the history of the franchise! Extremely Slow and Boring leveling. Gone are the Bosses of old, and gone is the fun massive killing sprees! You no longer have options to gain massive loot to build your character. You no longer get to feel powerful as levels scale with you now. The game overall is a bore! No incentive to level up or even play beyond the campaign.... All the user helpful things like gear sets, increased bank space, and quick teleports are nowhere to be seen. They give us a Mount but it is useless.

    To top it all off, they would rather you take more time leveling. Seasons are only 3 months, for a casual player, noone would EVER level to max in that time. Leveling up is the most boring aspect to any Diablo game! We just want to get to end game, so we can work on loot and building character power. D4 Fails as a ARPG!!    … Expand
  19. playaz87
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    Worst diablo part ever... v.bad itemization (with no logic just for endless grind - you got almost 100 affixes but you need only 3 that counts), very bad and boring campaign(no one want to play this second time), bad end game and boring activities. Bad optimalization. A lot of bugs. If something is enjoyable in your char build after few hours it will be nerfed for 100% (they call this aWorst diablo part ever... v.bad itemization (with no logic just for endless grind - you got almost 100 affixes but you need only 3 that counts), very bad and boring campaign(no one want to play this second time), bad end game and boring activities. Bad optimalization. A lot of bugs. If something is enjoyable in your char build after few hours it will be nerfed for 100% (they call this a "balance" - now every character is just not enjoyable as before with sorc at first place). Season 1? its a joke compared to they promises. It is not a diablo game to be honest...… Expand
  20. Alcander
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo IV at its core HAD potential to be a great ARPG, instead it was squandered by making inane changes to the game in its first major patch instead of fixing glaring issues since launch.

    At the time writing this review, here are the issues: 1. No real end game; Only Nightmare Dungeons, Echo of Lilith and PvP to fill the entirety from 50 to 100. 2. Nightmare Dungeons with no    Diablo IV at its core HAD potential to be a great ARPG, instead it was squandered by making inane changes to the game in its first major patch instead of fixing glaring issues since launch.

    At the time writing this review, here are the issues:
    1. No real end game; Only Nightmare Dungeons, Echo of Lilith and PvP to fill the entirety from 50 to 100.
    2. Nightmare Dungeons with no competitive features and stale bosses. No leader board, dungeon's end boss is often times much easier than the rest of the dungeon.
    3. Lack of attention from the developers with gear. Over 95% of the unique gear you receive is complete garbage due to its stats being useless for its intended build. (Gohr's with attack speed???)
    4. Trigger happy nerfs. Instead of buffing the weaker classes, the developer chose to nerf the better classes.
    5. No respect for the players' time. With Season 1 drawing closer, the developer's idea of fixing the lack of end game, is to make everything that are needed to be done take longer. Lesser mob density, lesser experience gained, lesser damage etc. Having to take longer to do the same thing in the pre-season is simply appealing.

    Diablo IV at its current iteration is not worth the purchase. You might want to check back after Microsoft has a better handle on Blizzard.    … Expand
  21. SadButTrue_at
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Missing good endgame content. Nerfing XP, CDR, DMG Red and DMG to prevent Players From playing missing endgamecontent isnt the way you should handle this Problem.

    Bringing a Patch without adressing any of the massiv Problems Like storage, endgamecontent, useless groupplay, only to Nerf the hell Out of our existing chars and completley destroying the ethernal releam and to force Players    Missing good endgame content. Nerfing XP, CDR, DMG Red and DMG to prevent Players From playing missing endgamecontent isnt the way you should handle this Problem.

    Bringing a Patch without adressing any of the massiv Problems Like storage, endgamecontent, useless groupplay, only to Nerf the hell Out of our existing chars and completley destroying the ethernal releam and to force Players into buying a Session Pass ist also Rude.

    Thanks Blizzard you have also patched the fun Out of the game...    … Expand
  22. Gintana
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Casual player review. They absolutely destroyed a fun game with their most recent patch 1.1 I used to be able to log in after work run a few dungeons and level every hour or so. Now after the patch with damage nerf, survivability nerf, XP hugely nerfed i spent 2 hour and baeely leveled 3/4 of a level and died over a total of 16 times when i used to rarely die.
  23. franksredhot
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Can’t even play with constant server issues. Avoid at all costs…unless lag, rubber banding, no loot drops, and false walls are your thing. If you do play, I would not attempt hardcore mode with the state of the server health and risks of disconnecting.
  24. rmbettencourt
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    I was excited about the game. However, the devs have decided to mishandle so many things. From slowing down exp and loot, yet when they do something worthwhile, like allowing us to target farm uniques. It is sadly met with making it worst than it was before. Prior to Season 1, they made a huge amount of nerfs to all classes, but more so to ones that were already struggling. Although theI was excited about the game. However, the devs have decided to mishandle so many things. From slowing down exp and loot, yet when they do something worthwhile, like allowing us to target farm uniques. It is sadly met with making it worst than it was before. Prior to Season 1, they made a huge amount of nerfs to all classes, but more so to ones that were already struggling. Although the new malignant hearts CAN be quite powerful and useful. It is all situational and depends on what is meta at that time. They express a desire to let users have creativity with crafting their own build, yet they push you to a certain build. And not to mention the tedious chore to do everything again for skill and paragon points. I have forced myself to play the season, however slowly but steadily losing interest in continuing, as the leveling speed has been reduced. My duo partner has already lost interest and has recommended other games. In his words "I want to get to 100, but they nerfed how fast you get there. And I'm bored of renown, don't want to keep that if it comes back next season". A sentiment I share, tedious chores versus fun.… Expand
  25. MDBphat
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Devs destroyed eternal realm to try to force seasonal content on players. If they stopped trying to pad seasonal content and battlepass sales to try and look good for shareholders, the game might of had hope. No hope for this game anymore. Well done to the management and dev team in destroying your game before you even had first season. Uninstalled and will happily eat money lost to noDevs destroyed eternal realm to try to force seasonal content on players. If they stopped trying to pad seasonal content and battlepass sales to try and look good for shareholders, the game might of had hope. No hope for this game anymore. Well done to the management and dev team in destroying your game before you even had first season. Uninstalled and will happily eat money lost to no longer support this company… Expand
  26. miasta
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    If you're here, you already know what's worng with the game.

    1.1 = game dead
  27. sirxazor
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I "beat" the game at level 37, I didn't follow guides I just did whatever I wanted to do with my skills etc. (you can rush with main story without doing anything else in game)

    At level 85 I was farming nightmare dungeons 65+ I don't have the best gear, i'd say 3/4 at best and some 2/4 but after patch I was getting 1 tapped left and right. The game is unplayable with the v1.1 patch    I "beat" the game at level 37, I didn't follow guides I just did whatever I wanted to do with my skills etc. (you can rush with main story without doing anything else in game)

    At level 85 I was farming nightmare dungeons 65+ I don't have the best gear, i'd say 3/4 at best and some 2/4 but after patch I was getting 1 tapped left and right.

    The game is unplayable with the v1.1 patch they did pre season 1. I'd say I can now farm nm dungeon 50ish or so without getting killed.

    Instead of providing alternatives for current "OP" classes or builds they nerf the crap out of everybody across the board, rendering some classes (sorc) obsolete.

    I still, cannot believe to this day the did not copy paste many of the great features diablo 3 had (more stashes? armory swap? better itemization? ease of respec?

    so many quality of life missing from previous games, like what?

    so my quality of gameplay fun decreased across the board in this game, i'd say its unplayable at this point. Wait for season 3 or 4 they might have fixed all the crap that's missing at this point.    … Expand
  28. zwchow89
    Aug 6, 2023
    3
    The problem with Diablo 4 patch 1.1 and their direction towards the season is that they intentionally slow you down by weakening your damage & defense, reducing the monster experience, increasing the time to exit dungeons from 3s -> 5s, and implementing all the other nerfs. This is simply pure laziness from Blizzard because, by slowing you down, they have more time to think about how toThe problem with Diablo 4 patch 1.1 and their direction towards the season is that they intentionally slow you down by weakening your damage & defense, reducing the monster experience, increasing the time to exit dungeons from 3s -> 5s, and implementing all the other nerfs. This is simply pure laziness from Blizzard because, by slowing you down, they have more time to think about how to milk money from you instead of creating new content/mechanics like Path Of Exile.

    The reason why people play Path of Exile almost every league is that GGG creates a new league mechanic for each one, and casual players only need 1~2 months to clear all content. You don't have to grind for too long to achieve your goal for that league.

    What Blizzard is doing now is like a lazy teacher who gives you the homework of "writing 1+1 = 2" 100 times and submitting it tomorrow. On the other hand, PoE will give you something more meaningful like "finish these 50 math additions that go up to 3 digits." Which teacher would you prefer to teach your kid?

    Anyway, I still give it 3 stars just for the campaign and the open world design in early game. For now, the game only worth about 30~40usd of fun    … Expand
  29. Warfalcon
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They are going backwards w/ this game and they also put zero effort into Season 1.
  30. Nantien
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The beta was fun , but it's getting worse and worse every patch , i dont think i ever come back to this game
  31. sc20171219
    Jul 31, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Modifying player equipment at will, I think it has violated my own rights and interests. In my opinion, digital assets are also a kind of assets, and Blizzard's update and modification of equipment attributes has violated the rights and interests of players.… Expand
  32. maisiemaise
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    i am embarrassed because i thought the game was good and convinced some friends to play but it turned out to be absolutely horse sh1t.

    **** the developers
  33. LysanderS
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Classic bait and switch. Blilzzard gets bought by Activision, they both suck worse than they used to, Activision expects a big payday from cashing in on the trust built by other people, and now they can both lose together. For Diablo 4, they pulled a bait and switch. Game priced up, sold, then they spent the first month gathering data on how to rebalance the game to spread their contentClassic bait and switch. Blilzzard gets bought by Activision, they both suck worse than they used to, Activision expects a big payday from cashing in on the trust built by other people, and now they can both lose together. For Diablo 4, they pulled a bait and switch. Game priced up, sold, then they spent the first month gathering data on how to rebalance the game to spread their content thinner so it'll last the season (instead of just making enough content to last the season naturally), and then nerfed the **** outta everyone right before season 1 started.

    What a scam.    … Expand
  34. ddrnick
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Wait 3 more years for a finished game. There is no end game and the new patch makes it take longer to do anything,
  35. originalmatete
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    Campaign was good but after finishing it, the game died. i feel scammed by Blizzard and I know for sure that many other players are feeling the same too.

    Save your money and don't buy.
  36. jkarlos
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    The nerf killed progress on the eternal realm for my barbarian build which they completely nerfed. And I started playing season 1 but its more of the same nerfing that makes you realize it's not worth it. Blizzard made a fun game and turned it into a horrible game. I'm nerfing their score in return.
  37. SMFL
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I made an account to write this review.
    So I have 300+ hours in the game, I completed the renown, and I'm 73% through the challenges.
    I played a druid and I had a funny build where I used the boulder which around 2% of people used apparently, but it was bowling! Bowling gameplay. Honestly the story was really engaging to me, not as stellar as d2 or d3 but definitely fun to play. The    I made an account to write this review.
    So I have 300+ hours in the game, I completed the renown, and I'm 73% through the challenges.
    I played a druid and I had a funny build where I used the boulder which around 2% of people used apparently, but it was bowling! Bowling gameplay.

    Honestly the story was really engaging to me, not as stellar as d2 or d3 but definitely fun to play.
    The end game was a slog where you would do the same dungeons over and over again to max your glyphs and level up... it really didn't feel fun, was slow and beyond boring.

    I logged on to the game after patch 1.1 to a gutted character. My character is useless and i you have to use gold to remove your paragon. Some items that I spent ages and millions of gold and crafting components to get perfect are now useless.

    So they just killed my character essential, so the whole slog I went through with the end game to get this stuff was a complete waste of time.

    Despite this, I have now played the new season 1 for 4 hours.
    It feels like a mobile game, the battle pass cosmetics are tragic, the main quests are cut up by an arbitrary task list that has no other function than it gets you some cosmetics, I legitimately got 50 malignant hearts and each one feels like it only has 2 or 3 different options... it's… Man, it's just dull.

    If all this wasn't the case, you would still have to deal with loading screens that either crash the game or you have to Alt f4. Fat-fingering the season pass button, so you have now bought the season pass. THERE IS NO CONFIRMATION. Invisible walls appearing stopping you from going places. The quests bugging, causing you to be kicked out of the game and have to do the same chain again. When leaving towns the mounts sometimes seem to be unable to dash... until you dismount and wait 9 seconds to get back on it... some people are still stuck on queues for the game. There are issues with certain abilities not being able to add skill points too. i have a GTX 3090ti and it still jitters when leaving towns. There's a VRAM leaking problem that makes the game unplayable.

    I just… I love Diablo, I'm so sad that it started so well, and then they just stabbed themselves in the back. THIS IS A TRIPLE A company... and they can't even make a server work properly. They have been doing this for decades.

    If all this is fine then buy it by all means, but this is not an ARPG this is a MMO gatcha mobile game with amazing art and ZERO substance

    maybe this will change but I have lost all trust in this company and I have played Diablo forever and WOW since vanilla

    -70% hope deducted    … Expand
  38. sluppo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    So basically, I'm paying $70 to beta test the game.
    I'll consider updating the review when they finish the game, and pay me $140 for beta testing their game.
  39. Salamangkero
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    My experience has become increasingly negative.

    I had fun playing Sorc in the previous months, joining legions, helltides, crawling dungeons, slaying world bosses, and unlocking Torment. Through it all, my Sorc showed signs of degeneration to complete irrelevance. It became really noticeable yesterday when I first saw the patch notes. And then: - All of my cooldowns have    My experience has become increasingly negative.

    I had fun playing Sorc in the previous months, joining legions, helltides, crawling dungeons, slaying world bosses, and unlocking Torment. Through it all, my Sorc showed signs of degeneration to complete irrelevance. It became really noticeable yesterday when I first saw the patch notes. And then:

    - All of my cooldowns have significantly increased
    - I started dying at the hands of monsters I could have easily killed
    - I couldn't get enemies to be vulnerable as easily as before
    - My mana seems to run out twice as fast and I couldn't regenerate it without running in circles for longer
    - I was no longer as effective in legions, and I started to feel envious of the Druids and Barbs as they run around making kills while I'm stuck without mana. Thrice I got successively killed when I never died in legions.

    Last night, I looked for answers and I found it on Reddit. Their answer? A bonfire. For what?

    - To justify why the recent patch needs to stay when they could have easily rolled it back?
    - To convince players that everything will be OK?
    - To sugarcoat what is apparent as a monetization-geared patch?
    - To convince players to stay invested in the game when they're the ones driving the latter away?

    In all, they seemed they wanted me to stop playing altogether.

    This morning, I log in and saw that Season 1 had launched. I still wanted to play Sorc but given that Blizzard has nerfed it to complete uselessness, I feel that the hours I've put in to level my character has gone to waste all because they wanted more money.

    I think it unfair that the problems I've been quietly whining about remain unaddressed:

    - The super slow XP gain
    - The very limited stash
    - Unbearable lags especially in events and when traveling through town
    - Useless loot drops (I no longer farm; ancient drops are merely incidental)
    - Frustratingly useless goblin drops
    - The luxurious mount and evade cooldowns
    - The store that really offers nothing affordable
    - The irritatingly repetitive quest of friends who wanted to purge evil and others

    I am a casual player, and if the above are my sentiments, I feel for those who play hardcore and those who really invest their time playing the game, figuring out the math behind skills and stats, etc.

    I thought that D4 is Blizzard's redemption from their greediness (not to mention the workplace lawsuits) but I guess I was wrong.    … Expand
  40. allnan
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The 1.1.0 patch is killing players and diablo IV it self.
    As blizzard continue use these suck game designers, diablo IV will never get any chance to get better.
  41. SynergyX
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Badly run game. This company just doesn't understand their players and they are only interested in money.
  42. wakuwaku0
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    story is alright, CG is awesome as always
    gameplay/combat is boring, customization is just an illusion of choice (basic>core>support>support/ultimate... totally lame) and the majority of the skills are trash and not much of combos you can use. End game content is just a joke. Trash game confirmed.
  43. hescominsoon
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    it had such potential. i had the ultimate gifted to me and i purchased to ultimates for friends. I have since removed the game from my pc. once the game is finished...and the devs stop invalidating every single build i do multiple times, i may installation it again. right now i am looking to baldur's gate 3 and starfield as diablo 4 is an absolute steaming pile right now. Not only didit had such potential. i had the ultimate gifted to me and i purchased to ultimates for friends. I have since removed the game from my pc. once the game is finished...and the devs stop invalidating every single build i do multiple times, i may installation it again. right now i am looking to baldur's gate 3 and starfield as diablo 4 is an absolute steaming pile right now. Not only did i purchase the ultimate edition i upgraded myt machine for this am as well. At least the upgrades wile allow me to enjoy starfield and BG3 and starfield.
    *Update Sept 6b2023). My suspicions were confirmed by even the developers themselves when they released a live stream and was obvious the developers have no idea about Diablo in any of the variants. Much less trying to design Diablo for. So they're obviously learning on the fly, which I guess with the me too movement and the social justice were movement. That's infested blizzard. It's to be expected. Baldur's gate 3 and starfield are quite a bit more fun. The games actually look like the developers new, what they were doing and so far have held my attention much better. I played Diablo IV on the weekends, occasionally with a friend of mine, but other than that I don't touch the game because it's simply really wasn't worth it unfortunately. We shall see what happens in the future.    … Expand
  44. Tsaeraf
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    After the patch, I tried some nightmare dungeons and found my character was way weaker than before. What is the point of the massive nerfs if most of the content in the game is PVE, especially when the original version contains very difficult content for most players already? I felt frustrated and decided to quit the game.
  45. JohnnyDevil
    Jul 21, 2023
    4
    No meaningful endgame, lot of bugs. Broken PVP.
    Lags and freezez. Hardcore is unplayeable.
    Stupid repeating quests, horse travels and loads for 0 reason. Broken itemization. Low variety of bulilds. Unbalanced classes. Broken maths in damage calculations. Gamedesigners should be fired and blocked from industry. Ppl have no basic idea of how this game should be played. Pathetic. Every    No meaningful endgame, lot of bugs. Broken PVP.
    Lags and freezez. Hardcore is unplayeable.
    Stupid repeating quests, horse travels and loads for 0 reason.
    Broken itemization.
    Low variety of bulilds.
    Unbalanced classes.
    Broken maths in damage calculations.
    Gamedesigners should be fired and blocked from industry. Ppl have no basic idea of how this game should be played. Pathetic. Every avarage streamer would do a better job.
    But they don't even listen and make patches that make things even worse. I would refund this game if i could.
    Best POE 2 promotion I've ever seen.    … Expand
  46. akaDaedalus
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Like some others I made this account for this review only. I try to be as objectively as possible but Blizzard made that really difficult. During my first playthrough through the campaign I enjoyed the game. Heck, I even bought the add-on horse. But the more I played the lazier the game looked. Let´s take legendarys as an example. In my opinion legendary Items should be something special.Like some others I made this account for this review only. I try to be as objectively as possible but Blizzard made that really difficult. During my first playthrough through the campaign I enjoyed the game. Heck, I even bought the add-on horse. But the more I played the lazier the game looked. Let´s take legendarys as an example. In my opinion legendary Items should be something special. With meening. With story. In this game everything legendary is this way because of an aspect. This aspect could be on several different Itemslot, creating the illusion of hundreds of legendarys. But it is nothing more than an illusion. In Truth there are less then 150. Diablo 3 had more than 500, not counting the Sets. Like i said. lazy design hidden behind randomness. Thats not all. In my opinion you could remove legendarys from the game and make the enemys drop the aspects without changing the game at all. Therefore if a gamemechanic does not fulfill anything besides making the game feel bigger than it is, is it necessary?

    And now they show with the latest patch that they do not care for the community. First they increase the Ep you get pre season to keep people hooked. Now they reduce it again to increase playtime of the season. The season itself has a theme that is nothing but a bad version of Diablo 3 legendary gem system.

    This is the first time i would take a refund offer for a game i bought. Not even reforged got me to this point.

    Therefore my recomendation: do not buy. wait for a sale. if you already bought is, wait for a year or so. the game will get better, i think.    … Expand
  47. budnbrew69
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    blizzard you made your bed now sleep in it. Horrible, I'm just glad that Baldur's Gate 3 is dropping soon. My only gripe is, that it's not dropping soon enough.
  48. BENILAI
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Such a terrible game.
    Just wasted my time and money.
    Dont teach me how to play the game.
  49. AnHattedCat
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    No, I wrote a huge review and it didnt send properly. Just no. I wont be playing this game anymore barring some kinda miracle.
  50. MedicalPretzels
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Everyone already knows the reasons -- Season 1.1 patch destroyed a previously fun game. Massive pull back on all classes damage and armor resulting in all the work already done on previous characters now completely irrelevant -- with no viable options to substitute. WTF!!? Some others: Season 1 map fog bug, being forced to go seek out waypoints we already found, being forced to repeatEveryone already knows the reasons -- Season 1.1 patch destroyed a previously fun game. Massive pull back on all classes damage and armor resulting in all the work already done on previous characters now completely irrelevant -- with no viable options to substitute. WTF!!? Some others: Season 1 map fog bug, being forced to go seek out waypoints we already found, being forced to repeat Renowns we have already completed, a wow-like clean slate, but no content -- do more of what you have already done, in an un-trackable mess of "chores" if you want to progress the seasonal chapters. Gems now rarely drop, but instead your bags are filled with malignants so much you are spending even MORE time managing a horrible inventory system -- no stash/inventory capacity changes, no Inventory search or proper sort ability. Conveniently setup the seasonal menu UI in such a way that you will inevitably/accidently use your premium battle pass. Very suspect ! You didn't fix anything the community feedback have been giving you since beta, instead you made changes no one was asking for so you could slow us down and take out all the fun we had been having up until the 1.1 patch. And It backfired indeed. So surprised Blizzard is under a massive DDOS at the moment -- the Devs basically aren't going to change much. So...Baldur's Gate 3 in two weeks. No reason to waste your time with D4. It will be months before they fix this, if they even do. GG Blizz -- you are not worthy.… Expand
  51. Owen062977
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Don't buy it !!!
    Don't buy it !!!
    Don't buy it !!!
    Don't buy it !!!
    Don't buy it !!!
    Don't buy it !!!
    Don't buy it !!!
    Don't buy it !!!
    Don't buy it !!!
  52. kappa16
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    full of Rubbish
    nerf things every day
    this build is playable SO NERF
    everyone playing this build SECOND NERF
    LOCK ITEM
    NERF EXP
    NERF ITEM
    WELL DONE BLIZZARD
  53. Bossonova
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    they ripped everyone off, alot of money was made on this... no refunds after 2 hrs lolololol... wut a joke now i got to wait a week for buffs, no thanks and i will report this everywhere too....
  54. facamk
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    We've got a new season starting gents, lets add a massive patch that will disrupt everything 2 days before the season. We'll get Rhykker to say its a good thing, we'll be fine. NERF everything, desroy the already weak Sorc to the ground, and additionally spit on it and kick it multiple times. Barb was fun, not after this patch, now you tickle mobs. Leveling was easy, ok, we'll make it wayWe've got a new season starting gents, lets add a massive patch that will disrupt everything 2 days before the season. We'll get Rhykker to say its a good thing, we'll be fine. NERF everything, desroy the already weak Sorc to the ground, and additionally spit on it and kick it multiple times. Barb was fun, not after this patch, now you tickle mobs. Leveling was easy, ok, we'll make it way harder, now you fight 10+ lvl monsters to get way less exp. Fightning monsters your level, good luck playing for ages.
    Why not have 10 variations of items with this Aspect in your stash that you cant search for and is very limited and the hearts and gems take up half of it now anyway?!?!
    But we have a fix for your teleport out of dungeon, now its 5 sec cuz why not. Oh how about a Wraith one shotting you through 2 walls while you cant see it, you're welcome.
    Did we forget about the content, we'll just slow everything down to a crawl so players feel like there is soooo much content, they'll be fine.
    Lets also reduce defense, cuz everyone is mostly using offensive spellsstats, looks like its not needed, should be all-right. Stash tab problems, lets give them MORE Vicious Hearts that don't stack, thats a nice Season incentive. Sorcerer is relying too much on cooldowns to do anything, well, lets reduce the cooldown stats on items, make them wait a bit more, cuz we dont like that class, we were forced to add it by the Community. Its the players failt that we have to add the nerfs, they do too much damage with Vulnerable, so we'll reduce it, but now they'll need it more than ever, but they shouldnt rely on it, but they really should if they wanna do decent damage.

    I could do more, but these are only the funnies bits.    … Expand
  55. huknife
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    The "Critic" reviews are all paid for. All the negative reviews are from people who paid for the game. Blizzard is completely lost, they have no clue what the customer base wants. They are now just a bunch of echo chamber elitist, that has no passion for gaming, but there as PR talking heads.

    Blizzard should return all of the money paid for Diablo 4, scrap the whole game and make a new    The "Critic" reviews are all paid for. All the negative reviews are from people who paid for the game. Blizzard is completely lost, they have no clue what the customer base wants. They are now just a bunch of echo chamber elitist, that has no passion for gaming, but there as PR talking heads.

    Blizzard should return all of the money paid for Diablo 4, scrap the whole game and make a new one worthy of the name Diablo.    … Expand
  56. Mnex_U
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    I give this game a solid 0/10 maybe it was fun to play at start, but then in two months they
    Fixed many issues
    - Fixed many issues where the wizard was already weak enough - Fixed many issues players were excited about Season 1 and decreased Season 1 Player Base with that -Increased time spent with family by 30% - Increased Competitive games playerbase by 25% this game is **** and    I give this game a solid 0/10 maybe it was fun to play at start, but then in two months they
    Fixed many issues
    - Fixed many issues where the wizard was already weak enough
    - Fixed many issues players were excited about Season 1
    and decreased Season 1 Player Base with that
    -Increased time spent with family by 30%
    - Increased Competitive games playerbase by 25%
    this game is **** and for me it was last chance for blizzard
    after years of disappointments they give us this ****.
    I used tho love their games but this is just heartbreaking
    and if you consider to buy this game there is advice: just don't    … Expand
  57. Udr
    Jul 23, 2023
    3
    I was already playing Diablo when i was a child, on the first episode.
    The 3 was a joke, next to the 2, who is a masterpiece.
    The 4 is empty of soul. The music is great, but the game is boring as hell after only 10 hours. The builds are annoying. Nothing original. I’m a ultra Diablo fan, from the one, and i stop playing Diablo 4 after only 15 hours. Can you imagine ? A shame. Blizzard    I was already playing Diablo when i was a child, on the first episode.
    The 3 was a joke, next to the 2, who is a masterpiece.
    The 4 is empty of soul. The music is great, but the game is boring as hell after only 10 hours. The builds are annoying. Nothing original.
    I’m a ultra Diablo fan, from the one, and i stop playing Diablo 4 after only 15 hours. Can you imagine ? A shame. Blizzard north, i miss you    … Expand
  58. DiabloSucksHard
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    This game is trash and the devs should feel bad about themselves, they are dummy nerds who don't know anything about game design, horrible balance!! They ruined this game and ripped me off of my money. They still selling overpriced skins in the shop though. TRASH.
  59. nsantosbr
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    As a big fan of the Diablo franchise, I cannot recommend this game. It has one of the worst post-campaign gameplay ever. Boring as hell, poor unique, account bound is BS, etc, etc...
    Don't waste your time and money on this piece of trash.
  60. YUHSI
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    designer is an idiot
    Ruining the user experience with a bunch of self righteous reasons
    Whenever the player finds a way to play, the designer immediately modifies him
  61. aaax3ify
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is all about money money money. Balancing issues in gameplay, character classes and equipment. Insufficient or repetitive content, players get bored or feel like they've exhausted the game's possibilities too quickly. Lack of compelling end-game content. Poor communication from the developers and inadequate community management.
  62. ywkies
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    I've never seen a game made like this

    I can only make something like this with a good IP like Diablo..

    Blizzard seems to have let go.

    very disappointed
  63. arczi212
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    Blizzard killed the best thing about Diablo: the loot!!! boring gameplay. Boring, trash, not fun, confusing cross platform and party requirements for grouping. Bored to tears, actually refunded.
  64. siomil
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    It's just simply boring. Played necro - my fav char since d2 and got bored after 50lvl
    Played rogue in season 1 and after completeing 3 season journeys I got no legendary items! So I'm lvl 34 and only yellow equip with 1 uniqe item and once again got bored cause you basically explore tunnels.
    Doing season journey has no sense - in d3 you got set items - here nothin worthy. Next, I don't    It's just simply boring. Played necro - my fav char since d2 and got bored after 50lvl
    Played rogue in season 1 and after completeing 3 season journeys I got no legendary items! So I'm lvl 34 and only yellow equip with 1 uniqe item and once again got bored cause you basically explore tunnels.
    Doing season journey has no sense - in d3 you got set items - here nothin worthy.
    Next, I don't want to waste time exploring the map - horseriding is a big misunderstanding.
    Before you reach lvl 50 to get to tier 3 and perhaps get some good items you'r too bored to play.    … Expand
  65. Dmxgordon
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    The game is only a mini game actually, regression from former titles is severely noticeable, both in visual (it's depressing, mono colored, not even close to D1&2. D 3 was a bad joke) and technical ways. Price is aberrant (70 for just the base game, add 30 more for nothing really, and then, on top of that, pay for hollow seasonal content).
    On top of all, seasonal content is just some bits    The game is only a mini game actually, regression from former titles is severely noticeable, both in visual (it's depressing, mono colored, not even close to D1&2. D 3 was a bad joke) and technical ways. Price is aberrant (70 for just the base game, add 30 more for nothing really, and then, on top of that, pay for hollow seasonal content).
    On top of all, seasonal content is just some bits of the base game, nothing new, "do the stuff you hate from base game all over again". For casual, non seasonal players they nerfed and destroyed the already bitter experience just before the season. Non seasonal server (Eternal) is basically dead. All time invested until S1 is a waste, "thank you for your money ppl".
    Creation of the entire game was replicated in a week by one guy (check YouTube). That is saying a lot. Game is a scam. Hollow and hopeless. Shame on you! I hope you get what you deserve for this lazy projects.    … Expand
  66. Claod
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    I play mage... ONLY 2 builds are viable. We're unfairly squishy. And they nerfed our damages. And the "only 2 builds" require to be meelee ... a mage -> meelee + squishy = OS. Soooooo diablo 4 is the last blizzard game having no mage .... congratz Blizzard. if I could I would ask for a refund. Awful patch 1.1 . If only I could hurt you and change the way you're making the game...
  67. FBCat
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    All devs care is to force player to grin longer to please executives
    It's not the old Diablo series anymore,
    The dark pattern they use to trick player redeeming battle pass is simple unacceptable
  68. Grievoh
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    Game had so much potential, and so much hype for a blizzard game to continue off the amazing franchise. But after all the activision money grubbing fingers got into the mix the game is designed just as poorly as diablo immortal, nothing about it screams “we are making this game because we are inspired by the franchise” it all screams “how can we best monetize this corpse of blizzard” TheGame had so much potential, and so much hype for a blizzard game to continue off the amazing franchise. But after all the activision money grubbing fingers got into the mix the game is designed just as poorly as diablo immortal, nothing about it screams “we are making this game because we are inspired by the franchise” it all screams “how can we best monetize this corpse of blizzard” The devs are out of touch and way too nerf happy as soon as any fun is detected they are immediately taking the game down for maintenance patches but if there’s problems with basic gameplay or people unable to enjoy because of a bug it takes 3 weeks to even get a response. Seems the devs only job is to make sure players are playing the game they want it to be played at all times. They are forcing longevity with immense boring pointless grinds and holy grail items you will never see instead of letting people make a character fun and then compete against others in leaderboards as the tried and true way. Now it’s just some pointless level 100 that takes 500 hours of nonsensical grinding which they continue to nerf and make more difficult if we find ways to make it enjoyable or easier. Game 10/10
    Franchise 10/10
    Live service 0/10
    Devs completely out of touch with reality 0/10
    Daddy Activision watching over your shoulder making sure you’re playing how they want 0/10    … Expand
  69. DoctorAlphaa
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    With every new patch game gets worse. Thank you blizzard. Nerf more. Do not think about adding new contents.
  70. Gamingcritical
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Horrible. The Developers care more about a cash grab rather than releasing a working title with balanced gameplay. Instead they think to nerfs exp. gains and item drop rate on top of weaking the characters. All in some desperate bid to make money off new cosmetics which shouldn't be important when there are so many glaring issues with the game. That's only if you have integrity and clearlyHorrible. The Developers care more about a cash grab rather than releasing a working title with balanced gameplay. Instead they think to nerfs exp. gains and item drop rate on top of weaking the characters. All in some desperate bid to make money off new cosmetics which shouldn't be important when there are so many glaring issues with the game. That's only if you have integrity and clearly they do not.… Expand
  71. mowaterfowl
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Blizzard has pretty much deviated from everything that they have ever said and failed to learn from past mistakes.

    WoW: "We want to make the content accessible to everyone." Uber Uniques will likely never be available to me. Thus, I won't see the content. Diablo 3: "Loot should be hard to get" Ask Jay Wilson, he'll tell you. While this hasn't been officially said by the devs,    Blizzard has pretty much deviated from everything that they have ever said and failed to learn from past mistakes.

    WoW: "We want to make the content accessible to everyone." Uber Uniques will likely never be available to me. Thus, I won't see the content.

    Diablo 3: "Loot should be hard to get" Ask Jay Wilson, he'll tell you. While this hasn't been officially said by the devs, this seems to be the theme. Additionally, I keep getting drops with item levels 200 below the gear I have (I get 600s while having the same 800s for days on end).

    Bad Programming: "Every time a person's inventory is held in memory." WTF? As a dev, how in the hell did this make it past peer review?

    Play our way: I get the same junk over and over and over. The core skill I like have 1 unique aspect. (Rapid Fire). However, others have several (puncture, flurry). So that's how you want me to play but I refuse and thus have a negative experience.    … Expand
  72. pixelkusa
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    There is no use playing this game. DECADES OF IGNORING DIABO FANBASE.
    they took the worse frm d2 d3 and made it even WORSE.
    Its just about money . No fun playing no fun looting (what loot?) no VARIATY you get the same lame stuff over and over again no fun interacting cause you cant where is the chat? where are the sets? where are the runes? where are the mana pots? where are my    There is no use playing this game. DECADES OF IGNORING DIABO FANBASE.
    they took the worse frm d2 d3 and made it even WORSE.
    Its just about money .
    No fun playing
    no fun looting (what loot?)
    no VARIATY you get the same lame stuff over and over again
    no fun interacting cause you cant
    where is the chat?
    where are the sets?
    where are the runes?
    where are the mana pots?
    where are my freedom in this game
    why only carry 4 life pots
    drinking mana pots in d2 like youre part of a beer drinking contest in an irish pub havent been that fun but still more fun then this d4
    WE DONT NEED HORSES IN DIABLO whats wrong with you blizzard?
    tehy put more work in cosmetics then every othe rpart of the game.

    Baal himself would rise from his grave if he could see this d4 mess
    the game feels like playing a pre alpha but you have to pay 100 dollars for it    … Expand
  73. Esk6
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Blindly weaken the player's experience and forcibly prolong the life of the game. Congratulations, this is a boring trash game.
  74. Sonicbe
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    오픈이후로 개발자들과 유저 소통은 이 게임에 대한 흥미를 잃게 만들 뿐만이 아니라 제작사 즉 블리자드에 대한 신뢰도 완전히 잃게 만들었다

    이제 베틀넷을 삭제했다 잘가라 추억의 블리자드
  75. 99thhand
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    The game feels like it focused more on the graphics than the game system. Every time the Devs talk about the issues, it feels like D4 has spaghetti coding. It reminds me of when the game PUBG PC had bad coding, and the Devs admitted struggling to fix the game.

    The game feels like you're always climbing a mountain with 100x the gravity of the earth. It's always a struggle to work your    The game feels like it focused more on the graphics than the game system. Every time the Devs talk about the issues, it feels like D4 has spaghetti coding. It reminds me of when the game PUBG PC had bad coding, and the Devs admitted struggling to fix the game.

    The game feels like you're always climbing a mountain with 100x the gravity of the earth. It's always a struggle to work your way up, and it's not even rewarding when you make it to the top with BIS gears.

    Season 1 feels rushed and like nothing has changed; they just added a quest and those gems that add a little to the mechanics. What's even more amusing is that their battle pass is the worst of all battle passes.

    I don't know what the Devs are thinking. it's so bad at the current state.    … Expand
  76. jjc123cj
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    simply not fun with all the changes that were implemented with the latest patch (longer cooldowns, less damage, QoL nerfs). Definitely regret spending $100.
  77. rushmen
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Season 1 was trash. All we are doing is what we did in preseason. PoE 2 cant come fast enough.
  78. Reviewerxxx1
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    I'm fairly certain the developers don't understand the game. How could you have resistance on seasonal items when resistances don't work?

    How did they not know resistances didn't work when the game launched?

    Who is testing this game? The players?

    Well you won, we tested it for you Blizzard. We even paid you to be play testers.

    And now we all quit, yay.
  79. Mindsting
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    LET ME ZOOM OUT MORE
    I just created an account to a review this game. I can't believe how much "lag" there is just traversing the world it literally ruins the game. Secondly, why am I going around getting the same waypoints again for s1, same dungeons for the aspects, same everything... wth make new content or make doing renown again fun. Also the gap of content (lack of) from level like    LET ME ZOOM OUT MORE
    I just created an account to a review this game. I can't believe how much "lag" there is just traversing the world it literally ruins the game. Secondly, why am I going around getting the same waypoints again for s1, same dungeons for the aspects, same everything... wth make new content or make doing renown again fun. Also the gap of content (lack of) from level like 70 to 100 is insane, why isn't there another pinnacle boss or something like Astaroth? Also why are all the unique items so bad DID ANY OF THE DEVS EVEN TEST THIS GAME? I'm beating a dead horse here, Blizzard make the game actually better and fun and maybe I would attempt to play this game again. Who we kidding, Blizzard already got all of our money. Last thing "Social Game" who are we kidding here THERE IS NO SOCIAL ASPECTS not even a good channel to chat with people in awful experience, no party finders nothing for parties for world bosses... i just dont know what they were thinking... we got robbed folks.    … Expand
  80. absolut257
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Hit level 100 on barbarian and deleted shortly after. No endgame content, boring itemization, boring pvp, total waste of time.
  81. Emperpenguin
    Aug 5, 2023
    0
    Season one is a piece of **** can believe that I have to farm in dungeon when I am only lv 50. There is nothing much in this season, how could that last for 2 months?
  82. IlNeMeSisIl
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    Game if okay for the first 45 levels or so and drops off a cliff right after.If you manage to stay beyond that and build up a playable build, the devs would go on a retarded nerf spree killing your build, rendering the hours you've put in useless.
    If you think you could get a try out the game and get a refund if you didn't like it, nope its not happening. Started off as a barb on day 1    Game if okay for the first 45 levels or so and drops off a cliff right after.If you manage to stay beyond that and build up a playable build, the devs would go on a retarded nerf spree killing your build, rendering the hours you've put in useless.
    If you think you could get a try out the game and get a refund if you didn't like it, nope its not happening. Started off as a barb on day 1 and the it got nerfed, requested a refund less than 6 hrs after purchase and was denied 'too much time spent on game'.
    By far the worst of the diablo series (excluding immortal). Don't waste your money on this crap    … Expand
  83. Bammbulance
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    I have never felt the need to review a game, I have generally enjoyed all of my purchases, I’m pretty easy to please! I generally did research on games before purchase but always purchased Diablo games totally blind after my experience with Diablo 1… expecting more greatness… I was not disappointed with Diablo 2 or 3, I was immersed from the first day! Sadly Diablo IV is the first gameI have never felt the need to review a game, I have generally enjoyed all of my purchases, I’m pretty easy to please! I generally did research on games before purchase but always purchased Diablo games totally blind after my experience with Diablo 1… expecting more greatness… I was not disappointed with Diablo 2 or 3, I was immersed from the first day! Sadly Diablo IV is the first game where I feel cheated, I did not at any point in my 2 playthroughs enjoy the game (Both I did through sheer stubbornness, it’s not as though they took very long). How is this possible!? Heads should roll.

    Even if Graphics, Music, Story, Ambience and so on are 10/10 if the game is not fun to play it should get a 1/10 score. But those things are also all bad!

    So I’ve had to go with 0/10. I hate this game.

    Story, 2/10

    The Lilith Arc had so much potential and the first act showed that potential but it soon ended, so much lore behind the franchise at this point, and while it got a little bit interesting at parts it should have been 2x to 3x longer! I felt so deflated when I finished the campaign… is that… it? Nothing ground-breaking, almost a copy & paste job from the stories of previous Diablo games.

    It is also missing the crucial cut-scenes when moving from one act to the next, ruining progress immersion. In previous Diablo games travelling from one act to the next felt like a major step forward, major plot progression contained… in D4 it involves running for 15 seconds from one zone to the next! zzzZZ.

    Graphics, 2/10

    Good rendition does not = good graphics, the game feels like a copy and paste job, it has no soul; all the towns feel the same, dungeons the same, bosses the same, after my time playing Diablo 1/2/3 I anticipated a wow factor at the potential of a Diablo IV World! Sorry but none of it impressed me, this is not a Diablo world!

    And why are we so zoomed in? Because the game has no cool details, the camera zooms out sometimes, you can count them on one hand. It says a lot about how confident they felt about the world they created :(

    Think back to all the amazing zones in previous titles, the battle-scenes, the hellscapes, the beauty of heaven, the unique dungeons, while playing the game’s campaign you’d be in a new zone every few minutes, new monsters, venturing through dangerous caves to get to the next waypoint, fighting back hordes of hell… nope, none of that in Diablo 4 :( it all passed you by in one fluid blur of disappointment. Many times in the campaign you’ll travel from one town to the next without encountering a single enemy.

    Music, 1/10

    Repetitive to the extreme, dull, unexciting… I’d give it 0/10 but the music from the brief hell cutscene was decent.

    Ambience 0/10

    Is this a Diablo game? Everything feels the same, same zones, same monsters, same dungeons, same towns, same music, same bosses… due to the copy & paste graphics, lacking soundtrack and lacklustre storyline I never felt immersed in the world they have created, even Hell (In the brief 10 minutes we get to see hell) was empty and boring.

    Gameplay 3/10

    What can I say? it’s an ARPG, nothing too bad but nothing special. This is a very poorly balanced game so after the campaign you are restricted to a very limited amount of builds which the developers are constantly trying to re-balance long after release and multiple beta tests… many of these builds are totally reliant on very rare loot drops that a casual will never see, the item system is unrewarding to anyone who cannot invest hundreds of hours into the game every playthrough, casuals be damned! To make it worse monsters continue to scale as you level, a run of bad luck could see your character castrated.

    Replayability 0/10

    After the campaign is over it becomes Extreme repetition after an hour or two, there is no repeatability to this game, play end-game for 2 hours and you’ll have experienced it all! You get World Bosses (Cool for the first encounter, not for the 2nd), Helltides (Killing limited monsters, more of a drip than a tide, while random players in your world kill ahead of you, it can feel very empty), and Dungeons, with a very limited selection of Dungeon Types and Bosses. It gets boring fast.

    Time / Reward Ratio 3/10

    It is unrewarding or too easy. The campaign is far too easy, on my second playthrough I made it as difficult as I could, even after a so-called ‘nerf’ patch but still breezed through it with zero challenge (25+ levels lower than my first playthrough, starting from absolute scratch in Season 1). Beating the game felt unrewarding.

    And then there’s the loot system which just feels awkward, Everything is good!.. but 99.99% is bad. In my 3 weeks playing I got 1 dopamine rush for one good item dropping. I’m sorry I’m not investing 1,000 hours to build a character.

    I could go on and on but I've run out of characters. Read the reviews before buying this game.    … Expand
  84. wangyu0918
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    I specially registered the account of M station just to give it a score
    0 points is my respect for game art, the real score of the game should be -2
    I don't even know what it means to enter the game now? Although I'm only level 78, whoever kills the opponent first is the "ultimate meaning" of the game. It's like eating the most expensive foie gras in a French high-end restaurant, but    I specially registered the account of M station just to give it a score
    0 points is my respect for game art, the real score of the game should be -2
    I don't even know what it means to enter the game now? Although I'm only level 78, whoever kills the opponent first is the "ultimate meaning" of the game. It's like eating the most expensive foie gras in a French high-end restaurant, but when you open it, it's an "elegant **** You see high-level players on youtube all kinds of mob spawning, but if you want to become them, you have to eat all the ****ty foie gras before you get the equipment When you finish eating, the designer will make "new **** for you
    我特意注册了M站的账号，就是为了给它打分
    0分是我对游戏美术的尊重，游戏的真实得分应该是 -2
    我现在根本不知道进游戏的意义是什么？虽然我只有78级
    玩家和怪物谁先秒杀对手是游戏的“终极意义”
    就像是你在法国高级餐厅里吃最贵的鹅肝，打开后却是一坨“优雅的屎”！
    你在youtube上看见高级玩家各种刷怪行云流水
    但你想成为他们就必须要在打到装备以前吃完所有带屎的鹅肝
    当你吃完后，设计师会为你制作“新的大便”    … Expand
  85. MediumFast
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Disgusting Company. Makes Disgusting Game. Just wait for Path Of Exile 2. I hope they don't recover from this.
  86. Yogi18z
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Shouldn't have bought this **** game in the first place,i play halfway through the random event, it suddenly disconnected and i died, and when i move to any new place, you would suddenly get stuck and blocked by an invincible air wall, they added 2 more second for leaving the dungeon, pointless...... and the ping would suddenly peak high and i would die again , **** you , everthing theyShouldn't have bought this **** game in the first place,i play halfway through the random event, it suddenly disconnected and i died, and when i move to any new place, you would suddenly get stuck and blocked by an invincible air wall, they added 2 more second for leaving the dungeon, pointless...... and the ping would suddenly peak high and i would die again , **** you , everthing they care about is cash grab , player gaming experience ? they dont give a **** ? nah, I QUIT !!!… Expand
  87. luq1289
    Jul 29, 2023
    3
    On the plus side:
    - Graphics and sound design.
    On the minus: - Embarrassingly small variety of enemies and bosses. - Boring empty game world - Boring dungeons - Few skills per class and their effects - The plot does not captivate, wasted potential - Tragic itemization - VRAM/RAM leaks - Mass of missing QoL features - Cheap console port/Hideous console UI - No endgame - To    On the plus side:
    - Graphics and sound design.

    On the minus:
    - Embarrassingly small variety of enemies and bosses.
    - Boring empty game world
    - Boring dungeons
    - Few skills per class and their effects
    - The plot does not captivate, wasted potential
    - Tragic itemization
    - VRAM/RAM leaks
    - Mass of missing QoL features
    - Cheap console port/Hideous console UI
    - No endgame
    - To simple

    A game worth $30 max people xD. The game is still in BETA!!! CASH GRAB!!!    … Expand
  88. eternalteapot
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Pointless and repetitive. No idea why people keep playing this. And yeah I signed up just for this review. What a waste of money
  89. Slyvus
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Absolutely HORRIBLE. I was thinking Blizzard finally did something right when Diablo initially launched but I was reminded what a trash company this is. Forget the massive nerfs and not addressing any issues by the fan base but the fact that you have to make a new character every season?! LOL, what kind of concept is that? You spend months grinding and grinding and growing with yourAbsolutely HORRIBLE. I was thinking Blizzard finally did something right when Diablo initially launched but I was reminded what a trash company this is. Forget the massive nerfs and not addressing any issues by the fan base but the fact that you have to make a new character every season?! LOL, what kind of concept is that? You spend months grinding and grinding and growing with your character to not be able to play them when new seasons come out? Is this a joke? For real I actually don't believe this is a real thing despite my brother saying yes, every new season you need to make a new character. Actually so freaking ridiculous. Don't buy this trash game or anything Blizzard puts out.

    Oh yeah and I also signed up just to write this review. Never have I wrote a review before Diablo 4. Hot garbage.    … Expand
  90. thebrentster
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Latest update killed it. Too much CC, toughness and power nerfed, non-fun mechanics, Blizzard slow to fix things
  91. Calahan
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is the first Blizzard game ever where I'd like to have a refund if that would be possible.
  92. tufu
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Compared to the previous game, there are fewer skill forms, rudimentary skill visual effects, and more torturing players' running. It's just a semi-finished product that allows players to spend a lot of time in places without fun or meaning.
  93. PandoraFalke
    Jul 30, 2023
    2
    I paid the full price, I played through the campaign and I was absolutely not satisfied. How the hell is it possible for these guys, to make such a boring game?
    Whoever got the idea to put more MMO into an ARPG clearly didn't understand the genre.
    This game is by far, the worst and most boring ARPG I've ever played. The pacing of the story is way too slow. The fetch quests are way    I paid the full price, I played through the campaign and I was absolutely not satisfied. How the hell is it possible for these guys, to make such a boring game?
    Whoever got the idea to put more MMO into an ARPG clearly didn't understand the genre.

    This game is by far, the worst and most boring ARPG I've ever played.
    The pacing of the story is way too slow.
    The fetch quests are way too much.
    Hell, even the waypoints are way too far away. Even after getting that damn horse, you are running for ages to get to the next quest point. And without the opportunity to set a marker on the map and therefore got a route to the quest, I wouldn't even know where the heck I have to go.

    It's not even the programming problem with the stash tabs, not even that they made a **** Nerf with Path 1.1. This game is just boring af.
    I played through the server slam and the open beta and had really high hopes. But there was a reason, why they limited those to lvl 25. If I would have known how boring this game get after Act II, I would never ever bought it.

    I'm so ashamed, I paid full price for this.
    With this game, Blizzard finally killed the last game I was enjoying. From now on there will be absolutely not a single game anymore, which I will buy from this company. They ruined every franchise for me.
    Such a shame, that this once was my favorite company.    … Expand
  94. qc0zd
    Jul 31, 2023
    0
    The game is so laggy that it is unplayable.
    The settings are all wrong, and it is clear that the developers do not understand the game.
    The game is full of ridiculous bugs that are clearly the result of bad programming.
    The developers seem to be more interested in making the game as difficult as possible than in making it fun.
  95. Nerraw
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is a setback from Diablo 3 by far , visually stunning but lacking in Gameplay.
  96. tedkamble
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    Complete trash game and waste of money. Blizzard has become such a joke of a company, looking forward to path of exile 2, looks way better
  97. fantacy1031
    Aug 2, 2023
    0
    D4 now is garbage
    Warehouse is too small
    buiild very very very not free
    Reputation needs to be refreshed enough mentally handicapped
  98. Kongpccl3
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    It's will be a good game if it free.
    But in this price I think its not worth to buy.
    Worst game balance.
    Worst level design.
    Worst server stability.
    Worst End game content.
    And more....
  99. benceprof
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    The game suffers from multiple issues, both technically, and management wise. The game with every patch gets worse than it was before. The team behind the game handles the user feedback worse than any slightly not deluded person would. This game is nothing more than a cash grab made by incompetent people who never even seen a videogame (including this one), even though if they would haveThe game suffers from multiple issues, both technically, and management wise. The game with every patch gets worse than it was before. The team behind the game handles the user feedback worse than any slightly not deluded person would. This game is nothing more than a cash grab made by incompetent people who never even seen a videogame (including this one), even though if they would have typed in diablo 4 and literally clicked on any of the videos (yes i checked) they would have had a better understanding of the game.
    Examples from the before mentioned issues:
    - most of the item powers are useless (really occasidonal), which makes basic one like must haves, but even those does not really make any diference.
    - the game does not offers any really memorable characters besides lilith, and the bosses are not more than healthier minions. (world bosses are basically dps checks)
    - after lvl 70 the progression not just start to slow immensely, but the only activity at that point worth doing are nightmare dungeons. Doing these for more 40 hours is really boring. The affixes that should make them harder are just annoying, the respawn system is basically not existing, you can have perfect items by that point so you dont even care about them, and the cc that minions casue is just annoying.
    - every change they made to the game made the performance worse, and the gameplay less fun. The development team takes ages to fix the most basic things, mostly becasue the code they wrote is worse than what anyone could have (chest tab incident), not to mention that they definitely not test changes before releases. One thing breaks something else +1. But when it comes to remove fun things in games they seem to react like in an instant. The funny thing is that removing something that was fun took them less than an hour to fix, but changing it back to how it was takes them like 4 weeks. They fix the most random issues (like they fixing the resource burning modifier just to remove it). They do these firecamp talks, but they talk about one thing and do the other. If they mention an issue they either try to talk their way out of it, or (i think at this point) solve it with the worst possible solution. (i dont know how can people like them work in a company like blizzard, maybe at mcdonalds but they would still mess up the orders)
    - the unique items that you can get are just useless, but the ultra uniqes are more than not possible to get.
    - this unfinished game cost 70 euros and they also have macrotransactions in the game (30 euros for the skin), and of course they abuse the in game currency bundles
    If you take it into account that we are talking about a game with a seasonal model, these issues get even more tedious, but lets talk about the season. The first season of the game introduced a new mechanic called malignant hearts. These hearts are gems, that you can find in the same dungeons that you farmed for like the previous eternity, and thats it. The season also offers a battlepass that if you just play the game normally would max out by lvl 50. There are seasonal items in it which give bonuses for your characters, sadly when you reach them they are worthless, not to mention that they dont work. And i have not even mentioned the patch at the start of the season, which made classes unplayable and the game much worse. The seasonal rewards feel like a joke. They tried to make it good by firing the season designer, but the core of the game is bad, untested.

    To sum it up a blind and deaf person would have created a better game, and listened mor to the fan base then the the diablo Iv team.    … Expand
  100. Mae564
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    only boring.
    i think no one played their own game...
    nerf 10
    buff 1
    cheat money!!
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  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 29, 2023
    66
    It’s almost like Diablo 4 developers are consciously fighting against everything that made classic Diablo fun. [Issue#262, p.80]
  2. GameCritics
    Jul 10, 2023
    65
    While the future of the game is anyone’s guess, at present Diablo IV is a solid, but strangely unambitious take that fails to bring much new to the table. By the end of my travels, I was more than willing to put it down and take a break — somewhere amongst all the grinding, Diablo IV had unfortunately ground me down as well.
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  3. Meristation
    Jul 7, 2023
    90
    The best Blizzard launch in a long time and a worthy game to be called Diablo.
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