Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. Balvin
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Thank you Blizzard for making POE more popular. Go play Path of Exile. LOGIN
  2. mrlordsegi
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    After hours of gameplay you're still looking for a party and rewarding grind.
  3. ojchillinndc2
    Jul 23, 2023
    3
    This is game is not fun at all. It is designed for the hardcore gamer and not the casual gamer. Casual gamers will not like this game. One thing I hate the most is that the whole game levels when you do. You can be a lvl 49 anything and still get your butt kicked. You should be able to go back to the beginning and kick those demons butt not still get your butt kicked. And every bossThis is game is not fun at all. It is designed for the hardcore gamer and not the casual gamer. Casual gamers will not like this game. One thing I hate the most is that the whole game levels when you do. You can be a lvl 49 anything and still get your butt kicked. You should be able to go back to the beginning and kick those demons butt not still get your butt kicked. And every boss is extremely difficult. Every boss can just kill you by looking at you. And you can't really proceed unless you have the perfect gear and you won't get the best gear because of the minimal loot drops. And with every boss fight you have to fight the boss while running around. It's like you're in training for a track team because all you do during a boss fight is run. Sometimes you stop and fire at them from time to time but most of the fight all you do is run around. I'm almost at lvl 50 and I can't kill anything and I'm also not even close to finishing the game. The game doesn't feel fun at all. It feels like a constant grind. The thing with D3 was, at some point you become so strong you can just destroy monsters. And that was fun. While in D4, you're just running from everything hoping to get a lucky hit in. No matter how much I change my skill tree, my Necro can't kill anything unless he runs around like a chicken with his head cut off. Monsters should have a cap. They shouldn't just be able to lvl along with you. It seems like, the lower you are, the better chance you have to kill the monsters and the higher you are, the more difficult it is to kill them. I am on the brink of not playing this game anymore. I hate Diablo 4.… Expand
  4. 49ilwfgwh6
    Jul 3, 2023
    0
    fake telegraphing, you can die from absolutely nothing, especially during echo of lilith
  5. yoshiyah
    Jul 8, 2023
    0
    Too MMOish. I don't want to run around an open world or do quests, I want to kill demons.
  6. 6packshortcuck
    Jul 18, 2023
    1
    Bad, boring story. Inconsistent with lore. Mephisto is the lord of hell, not the lord of lies. Trash writing.

    Character creation: You are not allowed to create good looking characters. All the options are despicable and limited. Can't alter look when your character's been made which is.. you can change tattoo but you cannot change hairstyle? That's great I guess. Music: Whatever,    Bad, boring story. Inconsistent with lore. Mephisto is the lord of hell, not the lord of lies. Trash writing.

    Character creation: You are not allowed to create good looking characters. All the options are despicable and limited. Can't alter look when your character's been made which is.. you can change tattoo but you cannot change hairstyle? That's great I guess.

    Music: Whatever, hardly ever paid any attention to it. The only one that stuck in my head is the theme for the main hub of fractured peaks.

    Skills: BOOORING. It's D3 skill table without runes. You have slightly more freedom during leveling, but as soon as you hit max points, it starts to show how unintuitive and useless it is.

    Paragon board: you have nods, common, magic, rare, legendary and sockets for glyphs.
    Forget legendary nods. They are pretty useless. Focus on common nods giving you stats like in diablo 3. Pick all the matching stats for the glyph around it for maximum benefit. That is so exciting right? Especially when you realize how expensive and painful it is to refund each point 1 by 1.

    Items: Itemization is a joke, bloated with useless affixes, useless uniques, legendaries are just rares with an extra affixes. Rerolling items is a major pain in the a**. Multi-tier system. Sacred-Ancestor. It's worthless, it's a bad joke, it's bad design. When you play at lvl100, and sacred items start raining for you. Free gold I guess, same as when uniques drop. Few 100k gold or don't even pick it up, because apparently ancestor rare items have better potentials and values.

    UI: Console Trash.

    There's so much to talk about, but I just don't care. This game doesn't deserve more effort from me. It managed to make some cash so good for blizzard. S1 will be a blast, low latency due to the absence of the majority of people who read the v1.1 patch log.

    I hope my review will deter some customers from making the same mistake I made, wasting money on a product that isn't even loved by the same people who are developing it.    … Expand
  7. Kenjindo
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    In beta i would have given this game 9/10. Buy i forgot, blizzard does not give a **** after they get the money. They basically destroyed the game in one patch. And added nothing the whole community asked for, like search function, inventory and stash space. Instead they artificially wanted to slow progress to zero and nerf everything that was fun to the ground. Seriously so horrible.
  8. elymx
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    This game is a pile of sheet. I've no regret purchasing this for $99 like most of us said, the campaign is enjoyable, the rest is just lacking and with the most recent patch they basically killed it.
  9. Necrobutcher92
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They adressed some of the issues of the game and nerfed the **** out of it but they forgot to provide actual fixes and alternatives. **** them
  10. DipX
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    BAD GAME ， NO END GMAE AND NERF ALWAYS . BORING AND JOKE FOR ALL PATCH NOTE
  11. Maximilianum
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Done with the franchise after this fiasco of a Season 1 update. Next time make the game f2p and dont waste a lot of ppls hard earned money.
  12. Bear_In_Despair
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    After patch 1.1 Blizzard suck all remaining fun out of the game. We asked for the end game, they decided to end the game. Decimated two classes, no improvements only nerfs.
  13. dajodajo
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    terrible patch by out of touch devs right before season 1 ruining the game.
  14. Blandula
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    If only devs could listen less to the investors and more to the players...

    A game already ruined by bad decisions and lack of fun and content.
  15. myszuram
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Devs are consistently sucking out every satisfying aspect of the game (and there were not many of them, to begin with).
  16. Kripte
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The devs do not respect your time. They want to actively waste it. The most recent patch removed survivability, made fun specs less fun, and the most ridiculous change that proves they just want to waste your time is the fact that the leave dungeon cast went from 3 seconds to 5. They actually increased it. Why else would you make that change. Unbelievable. I'm so sick of stock drivenThe devs do not respect your time. They want to actively waste it. The most recent patch removed survivability, made fun specs less fun, and the most ridiculous change that proves they just want to waste your time is the fact that the leave dungeon cast went from 3 seconds to 5. They actually increased it. Why else would you make that change. Unbelievable. I'm so sick of stock driven greedy companies. Bring back the old blizzard. Gamers who developed as a passion, not as a job to make the rich richer. So. Over. It.… Expand
  17. Jb48
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    It was already too slow with bad loot and nothing to do. Latest patch killed it.
  18. Xubuntu
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Disrespectful nerfs to so many players who invested so much time into creating their builds. We needed buffs and harder content, not nerfs.
  19. Dchamp
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    No QOL improvements. The grind to 100 is slow and boring. Every patch makes all the characters weaker.
  20. nikos1989
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard more than ever, refused to listen to players and did the actual opposite of what the community suggested. Those people dont even play their games. Us players, know the tactics of this company but oh god, they killed it this time. This has to be the most awful patch in modern videogame history.
    Shame because the game had potential. Dropping numbers in active players and ratings    Blizzard more than ever, refused to listen to players and did the actual opposite of what the community suggested. Those people dont even play their games. Us players, know the tactics of this company but oh god, they killed it this time. This has to be the most awful patch in modern videogame history.
    Shame because the game had potential. Dropping numbers in active players and ratings are well deserved.    … Expand
  21. mpy
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Activision has turned Blizzard into trash. The game was already bad and they somehow made it worse with the new patch.
  22. Hightechredneck
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Horrible end game, everything is slowed down to waste my time I just want kill some foes!
  23. alleex02
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Junk bland game who got patched in order to make it even junkier, even more bland and even more boring.
  24. Isolder
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game is not enjoyable as it seems to be focused on grinding rather than offering a variety of viable options for most classes. In comparison to Diablo 3, it falls short in terms of entertainment value.
  25. Jadedwolf
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game was incredible on launch. Not perfect but there was a lot of room for growth. Got to level 70 and there was a steep decline on things to do. This is fair - season 1 on the way in a few weeks anyways. S1 comes around and the developers have done nothing in terms of improvement. Everything across the board was nerfed (damage, armor, cooldowns - everything) in order to artificiallyThis game was incredible on launch. Not perfect but there was a lot of room for growth. Got to level 70 and there was a steep decline on things to do. This is fair - season 1 on the way in a few weeks anyways. S1 comes around and the developers have done nothing in terms of improvement. Everything across the board was nerfed (damage, armor, cooldowns - everything) in order to artificially increase the longevity of the season. Helltides grind increased while decreasing the rewards, Uber equipment nonexistent, nerfed exp when playing with friends, etc

    It’s an MMO game that nerfed player engagement & social interaction It’s a looter game with no actual improved loot
    It’s an action game with nerfed action where you spend most of the time in a corner from enemies waiting for cooldowns to regenerate

    Please don’t waste your money like I did. Wait a few years down the line when the devs realize that a SINGLE player rpg game doesn’t have to be reduced to rubble constantly and realizing that games can be.. fun. Waste of money and even bigger waste of hard drive space.    … Expand
  26. Sotowu
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Crazy what they are doing to the game with those patches. Dragging out the end game by increasing grind and lower any fun aspects of the game.
  27. Scudlite
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Absolutely horrendous nerfs to just about everything in the game in the most recent patch (July '23), with no attention given to any of the legitimate and easy to implement QOL improvements requested by the player base. If you were thinking about buying D4, don't. It has a lot of potential but the devs have made it clear that they don't care about player experience.
  28. Galenus
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    After playing for long enough: game is a slog, uninspired, boring and bland gameplay. Just taking a look at the alternatives shows how much this game is trailing the competition. Visuals are OK and that's basically it.
    Devs acknowledged that changes were needed, everybody was awaiting the patch notes for the season and... they decided they don't want players at all. Now that they got our    After playing for long enough: game is a slog, uninspired, boring and bland gameplay. Just taking a look at the alternatives shows how much this game is trailing the competition. Visuals are OK and that's basically it.
    Devs acknowledged that changes were needed, everybody was awaiting the patch notes for the season and... they decided they don't want players at all. Now that they got our money they don't give a crap. Turned a not so good game into utter garbage. With devs like this you can just forget this game and come back in a couple of years when they're all gone and more competent people are in charge.    … Expand
  29. Ninjackz
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    New patch is garbage and developers are put of touch with the players and the game itself
  30. kraulerson
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They nerfed leveling XP by almost 90%. There's currently a bug in helltide That's reduced cinder drop count by about 95%. They've nerfed damage output from aspects and they've nerfed survivability. Effectively, this entire patch is about making the game slower so you have to play longer to get anywhere. This is becoming a standard for Blizzard. Try to get players hooked and then implementThey nerfed leveling XP by almost 90%. There's currently a bug in helltide That's reduced cinder drop count by about 95%. They've nerfed damage output from aspects and they've nerfed survivability. Effectively, this entire patch is about making the game slower so you have to play longer to get anywhere. This is becoming a standard for Blizzard. Try to get players hooked and then implement changes to force maximum engagement even if it sacrifices the a good portion of the enjoyment and rely on the psychological dependency that has been built until that point. Blizzard is only a business now. The passion they had, and what little is still left is being pushed out by those at the top who are only interested in maximum profits and not the reputation of the company or the love and loyalty of it's fan base.… Expand
  31. Cofk
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The most expensive and boring grind you can find.

    Keep clear unless you have money and time to burn on being very bored.
  32. lynchphil7
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Original campaign was alright, however so many aspects of the game are unfinished and low quality. Just moving around using the horse is the worst experience of any game let alone arpg game. The seasonal "content" that the devs kept promising would be good is so bland. They said "game changing builds" but its all the same stats rehashed after game wide nerfs? Given some of the other highOriginal campaign was alright, however so many aspects of the game are unfinished and low quality. Just moving around using the horse is the worst experience of any game let alone arpg game. The seasonal "content" that the devs kept promising would be good is so bland. They said "game changing builds" but its all the same stats rehashed after game wide nerfs? Given some of the other high quality games out there, I cannot legitimately recommend this game to anyone given the premium price tag.… Expand
  33. Danocean
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Aweful game decisions by devs ruined a potentially great game. Time to fund Chris Wilsons new yacht!
  34. MKan
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Out of touch developers doing what they can to slow down player progression and remove any resemblance of fun. Loot system is unrewarding, end game content does not exist, end game grind is tedious and boring. Developers are heavy handed and clueless as to how the game feels to play and how it could be improved. Disappointing but unsurprising from Blizzard.
  35. TheMagicianNow
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Thank you for destroying the game at the start of S1. Blizzard will NEVER change. Remember that.
  36. Dimonium
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    a completely clueless development team who instead of improving a mediocre game with fixes that try to correct what is currently a paid Beta, decide to make up for the shortcomings of an endgame simply by making people get to it as late as possible before to realize that the endgame does not exist. Don't buy it until the game is worth your money
  37. bud_el
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1.0A ended the game for me and for many others. They really need to play their own game before making such drastic (poor) changes. So many features/QOL/pain points they have not bothered addressing, yet take quick action if there were an exploit/bug which gets hotfixed within an hour. They took a good game that has so much potential and continue to keep ruining it.
  38. a12asercv
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard deploys nonsensical patches that break the underlying mechanics of the game and in doing so ensures that it has no long-term playability. Why would anyone invest time in this game if they're just going to casually break whatever you've built to juice some internal KPI with a complete disregard for whether or not it makes the actual game fun to play?
  39. Demineo
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 brings an atrocious gaming experience across all vectors: leveling, skills, itemization, loot (cinder nerf), and versatlity. Such a shame.
  40. Bpham281
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Devs don’t play the game. Nerfs everything into the ground. Won’t be returning to the game until they implement changes that don’t hurt their players.… Expand
  41. IreviewthingsFU
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Probably one of the worst Development teams on earth. They took the entire player base hype for season 1 (there was very little) and killed it all. There is no fun factor in this video game. I have never played a game without fun factor so why would I play this? Hard pass. This is utter trash.
  42. mavickd
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Spending hours just to get to level 100, only to be extremely nerfed, so you change your build and keep going only to be nerfed again. it feels like I've been robbed
  43. dontbanmeblizzy
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    All the 10/10 reviews are shills. If you were sensible enough not to pay the ridiculous price when the hype train was going, do yourself a favour and forget this game exists at all. Blizzard has 0 respect for its customers and the game is a slow, buggy slog that exists only to sell cosmetics to whales.
    No disrespect to the digital artists, voice actors, and developers who actually put an    All the 10/10 reviews are shills. If you were sensible enough not to pay the ridiculous price when the hype train was going, do yourself a favour and forget this game exists at all. Blizzard has 0 respect for its customers and the game is a slow, buggy slog that exists only to sell cosmetics to whales.
    No disrespect to the digital artists, voice actors, and developers who actually put an effort into making this game, you were in the minority.
    FYI, we lose the right to a refund after 2 hours of the game being open.    … Expand
  44. Neithis
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    It has a very solid foundation to be an amazing arpg, but after the S1 patch (1.1.0) it has become evidently clear that they are more concerned about player time retention than how fun the game is....
  45. HellaTrappy
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The patch today was a steaming pile. I think most people would agree with that. Nerfs across the board never sit well with gamers, especially in ARPG's. But I don't think they understand how "on the fence" most people already were.

    As more and more people reached the end game and realized how truly lacking in depth this game really is, the tone amongst Reddit, Twitter, Discord, and    The patch today was a steaming pile. I think most people would agree with that. Nerfs across the board never sit well with gamers, especially in ARPG's. But I don't think they understand how "on the fence" most people already were.

    As more and more people reached the end game and realized how truly lacking in depth this game really is, the tone amongst Reddit, Twitter, Discord, and Forums started to shift. That was two weeks ago.

    The fact is, people are getting bored. This is an ACTION RPG with slow-paced action. It's a LOOT hunter with boring loot. This is an MMO with no social aspects. A dungeon crawler that feels more like a game of fetching the stones and putting them on the pedestals.

    The cracks are starting to show in the end game, and people feel like we're playing a paid Beta, you decide now is the time to drop a patch that **** on every build. What better way to push everyone over the edge than to nerf everything?

    Damage? NERF
    Defense? NERF
    Cooldown? NERF
    XP? NERF
    Power Leveling? NERF
    Helltide? NERF

    Sure, some builds needed to be fixed, but you didn't have to completely gut entire classes while you were at it. But the nerfs are not even the point of this post. I don't even care about them. I'll adapt and overcome, I'm not afraid of a challenge. But this patch made me really think, why play season 1 at all? You didn't address a single one of the NUMEROUS valid complaints about this game.

    6 new uniques? If you think adding 6 new unique items for every 3 month season is an acceptable pace to bring some depth to the sorely lacking itemization in this game, I might as well not play until season 30.

    No leaderboards? No in-game trading with an option for self-found mode? No paragon board reset? No Occultist changes? (Cost or listing possible outcomes) No group finder? No stash tabs?

    Nothing, in fact. Not a single thing to shine a bit of light on this **** sandwich. You made the game slower. Mobs take longer to kill, and yield less xp, and we're now gated to lower world tiers until the "recommended" (now mandatory) levels of 50 for WT3 and 70 for WT4.

    So on Thursday, we're expected to start over, but this time it's all slower, less fun, time & experience gated. And all to get to the end and realize what an unfinished and lacking game this really is. Again. Still.

    Maybe if you spend less time trying to "balance" a SINGLE PLAYER PVE GAME WHERE NOBODY CARES ABOUT BALANCE, and more time adding things that are actually fun and immersive, you might sell more battle passes and cosmetics.

    What an absolute joke.    … Expand
  46. Moccojoe
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I paid $100 just to get a unfinished game that they bait and switched before the season started.

    Devs ignore legitimate feedback and nerf everything to slow people down to try and squeeze as much time and money out of them as they can.
  47. SysAdmin
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Beta version of the game for 70$. Itemization is total garbage, most of the stats are useless. Unique items are trash, you just sell most of the uniques you find. Class balance is terrible.
  48. Bomber53
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible Development team. Deaf on public outcry and all issues with the game. Tries to disguise lengthy and tedious grinds as additional content. Claims months are needed to make simple fixes like adding additional tabs to bank storage or increasing mob density. Has defensive resistances completely non functional within the game and claims they will be fixed by season 3 (6 months away) but nerfed other defensive aspects anyways, before fixing other options (resistances). Game is open world but there is no social aspects, no group finder, many phases so running in to other actual players is kind of rare and there's very little interaction if any at all. Also in spite of all the phases there is a ton of lag so I don't know what the phasing is accomplishing. Also there is nothing really worth doing live world anyways, only world boss fights which only occur like every 6 hours which are a joke and there was helltides which were every other hour but now they just drastically nerfed those as well. It's as if the developers seek to shoot themselves in the foot with a game that had potential but was already heavily struggling. The itemization is absolutely horrible, with tons of useless and bloated stats ruining gear such as "shrine duration and useless resistances" the uniques are mostly terrible and don't feel powerful and the ones that are powerful are rarer than winning the lottery (literally). Their first season is introducing what is essentially legendary gems, and a crappy event mechanic in order to obtain them. That is all they could muster in terms of content. Not to mention the legendary gems and the power they will add (if you are lucky) is the mass amount of power they just removed from all characters in their latest patch. They improved xp gains from nightmare dungeons which was a large improvement even though it still required over 100 hours of FOCUSED grinding to hit max level. Their pvp zone is atrocious with lvl 100s being in the same zone and able to attack lvl 70s with ease. Basically there isn't really anything good to be said about this game right now. Save your money.… Expand
  49. Gaskie
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game has potential but Blizzard seem hellbent on destroying it with a series of poor decisions. There are so many mind bogglingly bad decisions being made regarding the game, both in terms of its original release state and the ongoing balancing process.

    Oh how the mighty have fallen.
  50. STONEHEAD
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1.0a was a mistake and a disaster. Every single build in the game was gutted. Especially barb builds that relied on Vulnerable, Crit and HOTA. Blizzard is an incompetent company and anyone on Xbox who wants a refund can do so at xbox.com/refund
  51. caesar25e
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Skip, beta at best and patches that reduce the enjoyment of the game. Play if you want to invest time in progression of a character that will be nerfed.
  52. chiball
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    devs are incredibly out of touch, but what do you expect from activision blizzard? it’s obvious they’re trying to make the game even more of a slog to keep people online and hopefully buying trash in the cash shop or grinding the future battle pass. maybe they made it this bad to get people to play diablo immortal.
  53. Maggus
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Played a lot of D2, a lot of D3 after the game was playable and cant believe what Bliz did to Diablo 4.. maybe i could give 3/10 but with the Patch and the 1st season crap ive to give 0/10...
  54. kimandrew22
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They're setting this game up to be an agregious pay2win grindfest. Not all that surprising considering this is the same predatory company behind Diablo Immortal. I and many others are probably feeling really dumb right now for giving them our money considering their track record.
  55. Lorienn
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I can't understand the barbarity they have done with this patch.... You wanted to attract casual players? The only thing you did is to alienate everyone. Too bad Blizzard
  56. Thejoshfoote
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Worst devs worst patch worst everything game sucks rip sorcerer and everything else. Baldurs gate here I come
  57. breezyseashore
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I would have given it 7/10 before this patch. Now, I have a choice between killing monsters 5 levels below me for no XP, or 3 levels above me for +4.5% XP instead of +25% XP. Rating: ZERO
  58. REALLYDIDNTASK
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Genuinely confused on where this game is heading. Probably my least favorite ARPG ever. It's disrespectful how the developers abuse my time with this half-baked game. There is nothing to do past level 50 that is worthwhile so save yourself some money, time, and dissatisfaction. Crooks.
  59. Levandis
    Jul 19, 2023
    4
    Blizzard should have learned so much from all the fixes and improvements they had to make to Diablo III to make that game fun.
    Unfortunately, the only lesson they seemed to learn is how to release a broken game, and then take literally YEARS to turn it around. They have made it clear that all fixes will be based around the 4-per-year Season model; there is no urgency to addressing major    Blizzard should have learned so much from all the fixes and improvements they had to make to Diablo III to make that game fun.
    Unfortunately, the only lesson they seemed to learn is how to release a broken game, and then take literally YEARS to turn it around. They have made it clear that all fixes will be based around the 4-per-year Season model; there is no urgency to addressing major issues.

    Worse, development team seem to not just be completely out of touch with what players actually want, they seem to be deliberately at odds with it.
    The overwhelming, #1 criticism of the game is that the endgame is a slow, boring, slog. The latest past nerfed player damage and survivability, buffed monsters, lowered experience gains, and increased reward costs... 100% the opposite direction of what players are clamoring for.    … Expand
  60. Alcarthas
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 offered no quality of life changes and instead massively slowed the pace for the entire game. The entire game was gutted. Not fun.
  61. CieloAS
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The patch has destroyed the sorceress. This is not fun at all, and it's extremely disappointing.
  62. danielpoppa
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This is an ACTION RPG with slow paced action. It's a LOOT hunter with boring loot. This is an MMO with no social aspects. A dungeon crawler that feels more like a game of fetch the stones and put them on the pedestals.

    With the recent patch, the developers thought it was a good idea to slow the players progression since since we don't have any new end-game content. Doesn't address class    This is an ACTION RPG with slow paced action. It's a LOOT hunter with boring loot. This is an MMO with no social aspects. A dungeon crawler that feels more like a game of fetch the stones and put them on the pedestals.

    With the recent patch, the developers thought it was a good idea to slow the players progression since since we don't have any new end-game content. Doesn't address class breaking bugs (i.e., stacked modifiers that scale certain classes' damage output absurdly like the Druid's Shred) but hey let's make the dungeon leave time to 5 seconds instead of 3!    … Expand
  63. jacky1007
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    **** game Not worth the price. Its weird how they managed to throw us a bait on the beta and server slam phase, everything was looking decent...
  64. Ducktoucher
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Devs want to kill their game. Slowing the game as much as possible so you don't realize the lack of actual content.
  65. Donutdoughnut
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Of awful media I have consumed I've never been so spurred to action like Diablo 4 has made me. I had been struggling to find the fun in the game for awhile and just found it literally yesterday when I figured that legenday aspects were a fundamental part of progression. Aaaand post patch I am dealing less damage and take far more damage.

    Blizzard has continued to hone the "how to    Of awful media I have consumed I've never been so spurred to action like Diablo 4 has made me. I had been struggling to find the fun in the game for awhile and just found it literally yesterday when I figured that legenday aspects were a fundamental part of progression. Aaaand post patch I am dealing less damage and take far more damage.

    Blizzard has continued to hone the "how to lengthen player interaction" idea to an extreme at this point. This game is no longer a power fantasy where you are smashing the minions of hell, you're too busy tp'ing back to town to refill your health potions after every fight with a random mob to be able to fantasize about anything.    … Expand
  66. psyliprd
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    There is no long term fun content if you are a dedicated gamer. As a live service game they can destroy your progress from one patch to another, and that is what they have done so far.

    I had high hopes for the concept of "seasons". I even bought the ultimate edition, but it's a joke! Season 1 is adding next to nothing except less than a handful of items and gems trying to force a long    There is no long term fun content if you are a dedicated gamer. As a live service game they can destroy your progress from one patch to another, and that is what they have done so far.

    I had high hopes for the concept of "seasons". I even bought the ultimate edition, but it's a joke! Season 1 is adding next to nothing except less than a handful of items and gems trying to force a long re-grind.

    Why there are not already 200+ unique build defining items actually obtainable? In high levels all you keep getting are the same uniques while wishing for non-unique items with marginal stat boosts.

    This game is boring as **** once you have progressed to end game - it's nothing to do.

    On a side note the campaign was very good and deserves a better score, but for those who like to really dedicate your time to a game (my perspective) don't expect light at the end of the tunnel past that point.    … Expand
  67. Azoulas
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This is an ACTION RPG with slow paced action.

    It's a LOOT hunter with boring loot.

    This is an MMO with no social aspects.

    A dungeon crawler that feels more like a game of fetch the stones and put them on the pedestals.
  68. AndyWilson
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Game is incomplete, its like they didnt finish the last 20% of the game.

    Game is utterly unpolished. I dont know how a game like this ships when there are paragon glyphs that do nothing because there is literally no place on any paragon that allows them to unlock tbeir bonuses. Sorc has glyphs that give bonus to ice damage nodes with its radius AND THERE ARE NO BOARDS WITH ANY DANAGE    Game is incomplete, its like they didnt finish the last 20% of the game.

    Game is utterly unpolished.

    I dont know how a game like this ships when there are paragon glyphs that do nothing because there is literally no place on any paragon that allows them to unlock tbeir bonuses. Sorc has glyphs that give bonus to ice damage nodes with its radius AND THERE ARE NO BOARDS WITH ANY DANAGE NODES WITHIN ITS RADIUS. ABILITY IS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK.

    Like... How does that even happen?    … Expand
  69. cheez-its
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Diablo IV at launch was a fantastic game. After launch there were a few minor adjustments that made certain aspects of the game weaker, but it seemed like they understood their players and were making adjustments to the game to accommodate their playerbase.

    This most recent patch, however, feels like a huge step in the wrong direction. It feels like they saw that their players were    Diablo IV at launch was a fantastic game. After launch there were a few minor adjustments that made certain aspects of the game weaker, but it seemed like they understood their players and were making adjustments to the game to accommodate their playerbase.

    This most recent patch, however, feels like a huge step in the wrong direction. It feels like they saw that their players were arriving at the end of the game faster than they expected, and to stymie that in this upcoming season their solution is to make every part of the game more cumbersome and less fun.

    In this current state I cannot in good faith recommend this game to anyone as it feels like the player and developer relationship, while initially cooperative and positive, has now suddenly shifted to an adversarial relationship. A game that receives regular updates in which the developers fail to understand their playerbase will undoubtedly lead to increased hostility and frustration between both sides.    … Expand
  70. PHASEROYAL
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    D4 is and undercooked malicious cash grab. Blizzard management CONTINUES its sadistic conspiracy against its loyal fanbase by removing FUN from the gaming experience at every turn. They are completely uncomfortable if anyone is having fun in this game because they are worried about what exactly? This isn't a competitive game, they couldn't even be bothered to come up with leaderboards inD4 is and undercooked malicious cash grab. Blizzard management CONTINUES its sadistic conspiracy against its loyal fanbase by removing FUN from the gaming experience at every turn. They are completely uncomfortable if anyone is having fun in this game because they are worried about what exactly? This isn't a competitive game, they couldn't even be bothered to come up with leaderboards in 2023. Diablo 2 had leaderboards 20 years ago.

    Fun detected? NERF. Efficiency detected? NERF. They are determined just like in WoW to swing the nerf bat until everything fun or eccentric about the game has been smoothed out, sanded down into a homogenous beige, safe experience that needs little to no moderation or intervention ($) from paid service teams.

    Abusing the Blizzard name is close to its expiration date. The whole studio stinks to high heavens.    … Expand
  71. kindr3dmid
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game does not meet the expectations set forth by the advertised features and overall gaming experience. After spending considerable time playing the game, I have come to the conclusion that it fails to deliver on multiple fronts, including the core gameplay mechanics, balance system, patches, and endgame content.

    Diablo 4 does not match the product that was initially advertised. The    The game does not meet the expectations set forth by the advertised features and overall gaming experience. After spending considerable time playing the game, I have come to the conclusion that it fails to deliver on multiple fronts, including the core gameplay mechanics, balance system, patches, and endgame content.

    Diablo 4 does not match the product that was initially advertised. The promotional material showcased a thrilling and immersive gaming experience with a rich storyline and engaging gameplay. However, upon playing the game, it became evident that the actual product falls short of these claims. The promised features, such as a seamless balance system and compelling endgame content, are lacking and do not align with the marketed promises.

    The balance system in Diablo 4 is highly flawed. The game fails to achieve a fair and enjoyable experience for players due to imbalanced character classes, underpowered or overpowered abilities, and an overall lack of attention to detail in terms of game mechanics. This imbalance not only disrupts the gameplay flow but also undermines the sense of fairness and competitiveness that players expect.

    The patches released for Diablo 4 have been subpar and insufficient in addressing the game's issues. Despite the community's consistent feedback and bug reports, the updates have failed to address critical bugs, improve gameplay performance, and deliver substantial content updates. This lack of effective patching shows a disregard for the players' investment in the game and undermines the overall experience.

    The endgame content in Diablo 4 is severely lacking and fails to provide a satisfying and fulfilling experience. The advertised promise of a robust endgame with engaging activities and rewarding challenges has not been met. The limited options for progression, lack of variety in activities, and absence of substantial rewards make the endgame feel shallow and unrewarding, leaving players with a sense of disappointment and frustration.

    Considering these significant discrepancies between the advertised features and the actual gameplay experience, I kindly request others to not play this game.    … Expand
  72. Pixelhouse
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Missing basic QoL features, sorcerer has been useless since day 1, nothing has been done to prevent it. Fun things get taken out in hours, while other gamebreaking bugs takes 3/6 months to be removed. Also patch 1.1 is just a slap in the face of everyone who loved the game. I’m out.
  73. dtsdyloot
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Great base game, but they abandoned their fanbase with the latest patch instead of investing a fraction of their budget to make minor improvements in endgame play.
  74. Wurboh
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I was having fun playing through my first time, it was a little bit of a slog but later learned it was because of the class i had chosen to play. Early game was difficult but as i progressed into level 50-60 my build started coming together and i started feeling powerful. It was getting more and more fun. I was excited to play season 1 at this point. Then they dropped the mostI was having fun playing through my first time, it was a little bit of a slog but later learned it was because of the class i had chosen to play. Early game was difficult but as i progressed into level 50-60 my build started coming together and i started feeling powerful. It was getting more and more fun. I was excited to play season 1 at this point. Then they dropped the most disappointing patch known to mankind. Fixing no QoL and completely gutting player power and progression. I immediately felt the power loss as i logged in to play my character after the patch. After slogging through the campaign and dealing with the low damage of my class, it now carried over into the mid and late game. It sucks cause i was just starting to have fun. By no means was my build perfect, but it was feeling like it was coming together. Now i feel like i got kicked in the teeth and the game is now telling me i need to play another 30+ hours to achieve the power i had just began to unlock. I really hope they do something about this.… Expand
  75. NJW
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    feels like they dont have any idea what they are doing at this point, pretty sure this is the last money i give to blizzard
  76. Testacon
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    weak gameplay
    repetitive
    feels like a cash grab
    I pity the days when blizzard used to make good videogames
  77. leprepotamus
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Developers who don't play their own game have no concept of fun or respect for your time
  78. rankinblack
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bugged quests, extreme lag, boring gameplay loop. Not even close to worth the retail price of the product.… Expand
  79. endangeredduck
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Game started off with a number of flaws.
    - Wonky mount movement
    - Extremely limited stash space - Lack of open world content With the latest patch comes nerfs all around. - Nerfs to important stats that players have been farming and rerolling for their builds - Nerf to the drop rate of cinders for Helltides (in addition to raising the amount of cinders needed for mystery chests) -    Game started off with a number of flaws.
    - Wonky mount movement
    - Extremely limited stash space
    - Lack of open world content

    With the latest patch comes nerfs all around.
    - Nerfs to important stats that players have been farming and rerolling for their builds
    - Nerf to the drop rate of cinders for Helltides (in addition to raising the amount of cinders needed for mystery chests)
    - Nerfs to skills for most classes (including in my opinion the weakest of all, Sorcerer) making them even weaker

    Content that you were able to previously do is now either impossible to do or much tougher.
    Slows down the progression for everyone in almost all aspects of the game.    … Expand
  80. diablsucks
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Last patch ruined the game, blizzarz no listen to players;
    We pay your salary blizz listen to us
  81. Amphet
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizz is trying to make and Loot based ARPG MMO, without rewarding loot system. An ARPG without action. A MMO without a social system.

    It tries to be everything, and fails on every aspect.
  82. Ahyiss
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard has completely lost touch with what Diablo was about. There are no awesome Uniques to chase like in D2, there is no speed clearing content like D3. With patch 1.1 they have slowly begun to introduce mobile game mechanics that are designed to keep you in game as long as possible, and whats more baffling is why? Your microtransaction store is trash, there's nothing there worth anyBlizzard has completely lost touch with what Diablo was about. There are no awesome Uniques to chase like in D2, there is no speed clearing content like D3. With patch 1.1 they have slowly begun to introduce mobile game mechanics that are designed to keep you in game as long as possible, and whats more baffling is why? Your microtransaction store is trash, there's nothing there worth any value. Lol they created a resistance system that DOESNT WORK, then nerfed the only damage reductions we have ACROSS THE BOARD???? They nerfed our XP, our damage, our survivability. It will take longer to achieve the same **** rewards. GG Blizz… Expand
  83. JDynamite
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard devs... So you nerf the game across the board for everyone that's enjoying it making painfully slow progress even slower, so that you can sell your battle pass and offer the bonuses that were once a part of the game? You guys are trash.

    Anyone that's considering playing this game avoid it trust me.
  84. stagod
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    A game that was released 1-2 years too early. Shallow and repetitive gameplay. Endgame content is boring and lacking, a lot of critical bugs, itemization and QoL stuff are bad (the actual list is a lot longer).

    Before patch 1.1.0 I would rate it 5/10 as a mediocre product but after the patch notes, I think this is another shady attempt by Activision Blizzard to pump up the numbers at    A game that was released 1-2 years too early. Shallow and repetitive gameplay. Endgame content is boring and lacking, a lot of critical bugs, itemization and QoL stuff are bad (the actual list is a lot longer).

    Before patch 1.1.0 I would rate it 5/10 as a mediocre product but after the patch notes, I think this is another shady attempt by Activision Blizzard to pump up the numbers at the release of the game, and then start to release basic content that should've been already in the game (during the next months and/or years). In the meantime, they purposely slowed down game play so that other players wouldn't notice how much content actually is lacking.

    I am not a hardcore gamer but I'm not casual either, people defending this game, content, patches, etc are the reason why corporations keep doing this.

    I am at fault as well, I should've stopped buying anything from Activision Blizzard years ago.    … Expand
  85. Mattlad
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Game had so much potential only to move completely backwards and abandon the player base
  86. Varneth
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Incompetent team delivering incomplete game and taking the worst decisions ever when they make mistakes that completely change the balance of game for everyone and instead to make a fair e smart decision they prefer to leave the biggest bonus in game ever to some players and don't give to other players the same chance they wrongly gave to the lucky one that were online when they "patched"Incompetent team delivering incomplete game and taking the worst decisions ever when they make mistakes that completely change the balance of game for everyone and instead to make a fair e smart decision they prefer to leave the biggest bonus in game ever to some players and don't give to other players the same chance they wrongly gave to the lucky one that were online when they "patched" to add stuffs. Every time they "make a patch" they create more issues instead of fixing bugs. Avoid this game completely and Blizzard.… Expand
  87. Jokesdaghost
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    they are so out of touch with the community. We asked for stash space and they killed the worst class in the game...they increased the time it takes to do anything and they added conditions on content we used to be able to play without telling us in the patch notes...for example the capstone dungeon which you could do at any level now wont give you credit for completion until levelthey are so out of touch with the community. We asked for stash space and they killed the worst class in the game...they increased the time it takes to do anything and they added conditions on content we used to be able to play without telling us in the patch notes...for example the capstone dungeon which you could do at any level now wont give you credit for completion until level 60...??? they are slowing down the game because the game literally has no endgame content and its so stupid… Expand
  88. Doffers
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    No group finer. Not a AAA game. Sucks. Would not recommend to anyone. Go play Diablo 3
  89. Dindail
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Feels like they released the game with progression at a Season rate and decided to balance the game that way and now they are releasing season 1 they decided to nerf the main server to the original progression rate they intended post release.

    They stated it was to balance the game, however the "balancing" was a flat adjustment across the board and makes no effort to balance the game    Feels like they released the game with progression at a Season rate and decided to balance the game that way and now they are releasing season 1 they decided to nerf the main server to the original progression rate they intended post release.

    They stated it was to balance the game, however the "balancing" was a flat adjustment across the board and makes no effort to balance the game against the other classes, effectively placing this adjustment as a blanket slow down in progression and making an already brutal grind significantly worse.    … Expand
  90. theREALironBEAR
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They NERFED ME right out of the game... I do NOT have the ability to play this game non-stop and thats what they require. After spending a decent amount of time on the game and enjoying it initially... they then essentially stole my entire game from me by releasing a seasonal NERF that completely destroyed everything I spend time on in the ETERNAL REALM... Seasonal balance changes shouldThey NERFED ME right out of the game... I do NOT have the ability to play this game non-stop and thats what they require. After spending a decent amount of time on the game and enjoying it initially... they then essentially stole my entire game from me by releasing a seasonal NERF that completely destroyed everything I spend time on in the ETERNAL REALM... Seasonal balance changes should NOT be applied to the eternal realm when they do not get access to the seasonal buffs. They do whatever they want and your time spent in this game is at your own risk! This seasonal patch essentially steals my eternal realm character and gameplay from me for seasonal balance that I had no plans on participating in. This is not an MMO! Those games are typically Free-To-Play and I paid for the single player experience and it just got taken from me... i almost want my money back... so pissed...… Expand
  91. grebenots
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game is trash because the developers need everything, while gaslighting the community about everything. Don’t waste your money!
  92. cacatuaroma
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Increíblemente no están tomando el pelo, haciendo que el juego sea más lento y tediosos para que estemos más horas jugando, como si tuviéramos tiempo, el 99% no somos streamer con 20 hrs al día para jugar.
  93. Cesiade
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    As a casual player (6-10 hr/wk), the new patch makes playing the game not worth the time. Punishing everyone for the actions (or play styles) of a few is ludicrous. Avoid the game.
  94. hnau
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    tl;dr: A visually alluring but fundamentally flawed and a seriously lacking addition to the Diablo series. Slow gameplay, boring itemization, and ever lengthening time-sink requirements courtesy of misguided patches. Avoid wasting your money on this one.

    Diablo IV, the highly anticipated addition to the iconic action RPG franchise, delivers an atmospheric and visually impressive world    tl;dr: A visually alluring but fundamentally flawed and a seriously lacking addition to the Diablo series. Slow gameplay, boring itemization, and ever lengthening time-sink requirements courtesy of misguided patches. Avoid wasting your money on this one.

    Diablo IV, the highly anticipated addition to the iconic action RPG franchise, delivers an atmospheric and visually impressive world with all the familiar elements that fans have come to love. However, it is impossible to overlook the developers' evident disconnection from the playerbase, as they prioritize lengthening time sinks over enriching the gameplay experience. This approach results in a title that feels unnecessarily tedious and monotonous, ultimately detracting from the potential greatness of the Diablo series.

    One of the most glaring issues with Diablo IV is the misguided notion that elongating the gameplay by making it take longer to complete things equates to a more challenging experience. Instead of offering intricately designed challenges and engaging encounters, the developers have resorted to inflating the game's content with time-consuming grinds, repetitive quests, and artificial difficulty spikes. This approach does not increase the game's difficulty in a meaningful way; it merely creates a sense of boredom and fatigue, distancing players from the once-thrilling Diablo universe.

    Despite the visually stunning graphics and well-crafted environments, the gameplay loop often feels stagnant and uninspired. The lack of innovative mechanics or substantial improvements over its predecessors gives rise to the impression that the developers were content to rely on the series' established formula without taking the risk to evolve the gameplay to new heights. As a result, Diablo IV feels like (and truly is) a step backward, rather than the much-anticipated evolution fans had hoped for.    … Expand
  95. ftbxbrln
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They really **** an already bad and unbalanced game even more with the latest Update, i was expecting nothing and im still dissappointed, good Job! Literally just made this account to give the game a bad review
  96. jpdbest
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Initially Diablo 4 was a fun game when playing the main campaign. Afterwards, the grind begins at level 50, *trying* to level up, applying paragon board points, advance world tier levels, and put together a fun, optimized build to carry you through the never-ending slog of nightmare dungeons. This is when the overwhelming grind sets in, and increasingly taking longer and longer to levelInitially Diablo 4 was a fun game when playing the main campaign. Afterwards, the grind begins at level 50, *trying* to level up, applying paragon board points, advance world tier levels, and put together a fun, optimized build to carry you through the never-ending slog of nightmare dungeons. This is when the overwhelming grind sets in, and increasingly taking longer and longer to level up. I'm at level 70 now, and the progression (sheer grind) is abysmal and unenjoyable. There also many quality of life improvements needed for the inventory system and stash. You'll quickly run out of run for items, and need to go through inventory cleanup too often try to figure out what needs to be scrapped versus kept, and there's no easy way to sort through these in terms of aspects or attributes - it's a very manual process. Wishing you good luck in finding the necessary legendaries/uniques that will finally make your build work - I'm missing one that for some reason refuses to drop for me and cripples the potential of my build. This is even before the latest 1.1.0a patch which has completely nerfed most characters/skills/aspects/etc. that made the game playable and simply seems to only increase the grind. Even the Helltide which was semi-enjoyable has been completely nerfed, decreasing the aberrant cinders drop rate while increasing the cinder cost on loot crates. Only thing noticeably buffed are the enemies. Blizzard intended this to be a ten year game, but it's struggling to make it to ten weeks and it's clear the development team are out of touch with what the community needs. Whatever enjoyment there was in playing this game is gone.… Expand
  97. Disloyal
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Dirtbag devs are so out of touch with reality. Way to kill an entire franchise. Guess this is the new blizzard…
  98. dantesprayer
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Completely out of touch devs.
    Customers GIVE MONEY TO BE BETA TESTERS.
    Insulting to the point of how is this legal.
  99. Elendig
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    1.1 sucks very much, please revert the changes. XP nerfs not warranted. Wont play for long if they continue like this.
  100. Vinzius
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Just change the whole game just because they feel like it. You spend dozens of hours playing, and then come back with a broken build.

    And the support at blizzard sucks. Impossible to reach out and get a human answer.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 90
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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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