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  1. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Bottom line: An incredibly boring game. Dungeons and loot, the heart of an ARPG, do not feel satisfying at all. The game loop, is tedious. Expect to make multiple trips back to the vendor during your dungeon run, which just completely breaks the immersion and flow. The professional reviews will site the combat and story, which are the highlights of the game, but they do not reviewBottom line: An incredibly boring game. Dungeons and loot, the heart of an ARPG, do not feel satisfying at all. The game loop, is tedious. Expect to make multiple trips back to the vendor during your dungeon run, which just completely breaks the immersion and flow. The professional reviews will site the combat and story, which are the highlights of the game, but they do not review where you'll be spending the majority of your time so players may be lead to believe this is a home run. It is not. Not even close. Expand
  2. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They shouldn't have tried to make this game a partial MMO. I'd love to be able to pause the game and walk away for a while and not have it log me out due to inactivity and lose my progress on the dungeon or quest I was in the middle of.
    The 1.1 patch is a tone deaf disaster... did they not know that deep class nerfs across the board in the name of "balance" would upset people OH WAIT
    They shouldn't have tried to make this game a partial MMO. I'd love to be able to pause the game and walk away for a while and not have it log me out due to inactivity and lose my progress on the dungeon or quest I was in the middle of.
    The 1.1 patch is a tone deaf disaster... did they not know that deep class nerfs across the board in the name of "balance" would upset people OH WAIT THEY'VE BEEN MANAGING WORLD OF WARCRAFT FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.
    .... oh wait, I guess this tracks with how they managed WoW over time, so I'm not surprised when they're out of touch with their audience.

    "do you guys not have phones?"
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  3. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    It's one thing to fix bugs but it's another to actually remove stats from existing gear and characters. They nerf based on some random internal power play. It's not about balancing and making sure builds are still fun. It's more about breaking builds and letting other OP builds remain without actually addressing many of the bugs and glitches that exist. You level your characters toIt's one thing to fix bugs but it's another to actually remove stats from existing gear and characters. They nerf based on some random internal power play. It's not about balancing and making sure builds are still fun. It's more about breaking builds and letting other OP builds remain without actually addressing many of the bugs and glitches that exist. You level your characters to reach certain stats and thresholds. You level your characters to focus on what is the most powerful or fun to play. Then Blizzard comes in and changes, not bug fixes, which impacts the basic damage, cool down reduction, actual stats available, armor, didn't fix resistances which is broken, overall defense, and overall experience gain. A level 70 player is going to fill the pain and will have to grind for several weeks to get back to where they were. The full time career gamers who play over 50 hours a week barely even notice. They have max level everything and perfect or near perfect gear. It wasn't a balance patch it was an intentional bump back for the majority of their player base. If they do it once, they likely will do it again. Very frustrating to get the stats needed for several important bonuses, sign in the next day and your gear and skills have had stats removed and now you have to completely rebuild to get them back. Pointless frustration. Expand
  4. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Perspective of someone that's completed the campaign and is in "endgame" (Note: Campaign was decent, but short and only somewhat exciting compared to Diablo3): This game was already a 2nd job to play, and by that I mean you're spending hours doing the same things over and over again with no feeling of accomplishment or progression whatsoever. You can't even feel like you're getting betterPerspective of someone that's completed the campaign and is in "endgame" (Note: Campaign was decent, but short and only somewhat exciting compared to Diablo3): This game was already a 2nd job to play, and by that I mean you're spending hours doing the same things over and over again with no feeling of accomplishment or progression whatsoever. You can't even feel like you're getting better at the game, because even when you "push" higher tier nightmare dungeons your character's not geared for, you get garbage loot that's FAR below your character's level or the gear you already have equipped. The game is very VERY thin on endgame loot. There is nothing very unique or exciting to find. You are literally just doing the same activity over and over again in the same manner, to once again port back to town, to disassemble or sell off another large collection of trash. Over and over again. No gear upgrades. Nothing exciting or new happens. That's the endgame. Trash loot recycling simulator.

    Now, Blizzard looked at their players' progression and said "They've progressed to the depressing and pointless endgame too quickly! We have to make it harder for them to get there!" and are nerfing any and all abilities that could make a player feel "powerful" or even "capable" of completing the endgame content (which is already thin, boring and fruitless).

    This is all being done in the name of "engagement" which is the term game devs use to describe "addiction and manipulation tactics" to keep you locked to their game and not able to play any other game. FOMO BS that almost all game devs are using these days. "Seasonal" drip-fed content that keeps you locked into a daily check-in in order to get your next pebble of "content" (some lame-ass weapon skin or mount armor). We have to push back on this garbage and show devs that we don't want to be seen as revenue streams sitting in front of their gambling machines, pulling the handle over and over again to get our crumbs for the week. We have to stop supporting this crap. By Blizzard essentially making everything about this game even more difficult and slower, they're showing us that they really only care about keeping you on the hook for every minute they can drain from your life. It's not fun, it's not entertaining or challenging. It's trash game design at best. Protip game devs: Make a game people actually want to play, and you won't have to resort to just building the walls higher.
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  5. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How to destroy a game before a season even started. I don't get it. Blizzard don't even play their own games. Expand
  6. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    After spending more than 300h playing and reached lv100 i write this sad review, as a big, huge fan of diablo 2.

    The late game is boring and slow, mostly as the loot system is not on point. It always feels is not going anywhere. I understand the not trading rule as in d2 generated hacks/dupes and shops, but the items you are looking for are not possible to get. Why should i play more
    After spending more than 300h playing and reached lv100 i write this sad review, as a big, huge fan of diablo 2.

    The late game is boring and slow, mostly as the loot system is not on point. It always feels is not going anywhere. I understand the not trading rule as in d2 generated hacks/dupes and shops, but the items you are looking for are not possible to get. Why should i play more than 300h to not find items?

    I was saying boring and slow? When patch 1.1 came out, it became even slower. And that's why now your game is rated 2.6 and falling. Could have been, and could be a perfect game in the future, if the reputation can be saved.
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  7. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I don't work because of long term sickness and for months I have been looking for something to get into long term as I have never really mastered a game. Diablo 4 was the one. I have over 340 hours. After this new patch that they clearly made to get as many people as possible over to the season realm to push them to the battle pass I am just sat here twiddling my thumbs. My barb is myI don't work because of long term sickness and for months I have been looking for something to get into long term as I have never really mastered a game. Diablo 4 was the one. I have over 340 hours. After this new patch that they clearly made to get as many people as possible over to the season realm to push them to the battle pass I am just sat here twiddling my thumbs. My barb is my latest character nealy hitting level 75. In the 2 weeks I have been building him I have not died once. After the patch I went into a normal dungeon and died. Not a nightmare dungeon a normal one. Not logged in since. Really not sure if I want to play the season and spend my time mastering this game. Path of exile 2 looks very good. So might just wait for that. Expand
  8. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I don’t have enough time to write a bad review for this game, it’s that bad. So I’ll just copy my link to my comment on the official D4 forum. The criticisms that I stated are by no means all of the criticisms I have for the game, but I just don’t care enough to go on listing anymore. That’s how disappointed I am. I’m only doing this to spare anyone else the cost, time, and disappointmentI don’t have enough time to write a bad review for this game, it’s that bad. So I’ll just copy my link to my comment on the official D4 forum. The criticisms that I stated are by no means all of the criticisms I have for the game, but I just don’t care enough to go on listing anymore. That’s how disappointed I am. I’m only doing this to spare anyone else the cost, time, and disappointment of playing. It’s not even a good game, but rest assured, if there’s anything you like about it, the devs will destroy it. They’re clueless. Can only see it getting worse. https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/d4/t/patch-notes-all-the-changes-we-havent-asked-for/87517/618 Expand
  9. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Classic bait and switch to drain your money and time. Just play d3, better game, better time, papa johns.
  10. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    why are you guys so getting into teaching others how to play a game...in your way???
  11. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    So originally the issue was the lag and with the servers which was bad enough. But now with the pre-season patch which has managed to make everyone in a fanbase explode with anger how can companies continue. I feel there was a time with Games were meant for enjoyment but now they are seen as a way of getting money out of gamers.

    The game was fun, and I had a blast initially but now with
    So originally the issue was the lag and with the servers which was bad enough. But now with the pre-season patch which has managed to make everyone in a fanbase explode with anger how can companies continue. I feel there was a time with Games were meant for enjoyment but now they are seen as a way of getting money out of gamers.

    The game was fun, and I had a blast initially but now with how much they have changed it with what should have been done before. I can't say I am happy about wasting my money on this game. Hopefully Blizzard hears these complaints and can begin to work on improving the relationship.
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  12. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    When developers ruin the flow and pace of the game by slowing it down, it no longer is a game. It becomes a chore and work. It's no longer fun.

    Diablo was released in 1996. With Diablo IV released in 2023, some players of that generation have less time. Our casual play shouldn't be slowed down by developers who decide to make it harder to gain experience and find loot. That was the fun of
    When developers ruin the flow and pace of the game by slowing it down, it no longer is a game. It becomes a chore and work. It's no longer fun.

    Diablo was released in 1996. With Diablo IV released in 2023, some players of that generation have less time. Our casual play shouldn't be slowed down by developers who decide to make it harder to gain experience and find loot. That was the fun of the game. These developers add in new random affixes to items that make the preferred affixes harder to attain that it is nonsensical to make it slower to get drops. This game is not worth it and not fun after these 1.1 changes. The game is new and already these changes are horrible.
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  13. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The game is boring and the developers don't respect the players. They're just making a boring game of their own fantasy.
    The way to update and correct the game is just to modify the value roughly.
    The whole game is full of bugs and stutters.
    (this is google translate)
  14. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game was decent during the campaign. The story is quite good, the characters are not bad and the cinematics are insanely good. The characters and the world look really good. No problem there. The sound is also very good, I have no problem with sound design.
  15. Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Way to less Mobs for a Hack and slay game. Over 120 dungeons and like 6-7 types of bosses. Gets repetive really fast. Almost no gear upgrades (found good items on level 70ish and kept them till level 90+ till i quit). Instead of listening to Feedback, Blizzard is just slowing down the game more and more. Disappointed after 2k hours Diablo 3 (left game before season 1 started).

    Like the
    Way to less Mobs for a Hack and slay game. Over 120 dungeons and like 6-7 types of bosses. Gets repetive really fast. Almost no gear upgrades (found good items on level 70ish and kept them till level 90+ till i quit). Instead of listening to Feedback, Blizzard is just slowing down the game more and more. Disappointed after 2k hours Diablo 3 (left game before season 1 started).

    Like the cinematics though. Lore Was pretty good but disliked the ending.
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  16. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    為了這個遊戲體驗負評,特地創帳號來打0分,以前暗黑的感動已消失殆盡,對於沒時間的休閒玩家,體驗度0分。
  17. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard have become a greey corporation dead set and artificially inflating playtime due to the lack of content. Typical game as a service model where you elongate the content to better keep eyes on the game so they spend more of battle passes and cosmetics, but at the cost of the enjoyment and fun. Diablo is a casual game that's doing everything wrong.
  18. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I made this account just to give Diablo 4 an honest review so hopefully others avoid the same mistake of purchasing. Early on the game seems decent, but it progressively gets more boring. Previously Diablo games had end game activities to keep us logging on and playing. This game has nothing going for it at end game. I've seen people calling it Vendor Simulator 4 and this makes a lot ofI made this account just to give Diablo 4 an honest review so hopefully others avoid the same mistake of purchasing. Early on the game seems decent, but it progressively gets more boring. Previously Diablo games had end game activities to keep us logging on and playing. This game has nothing going for it at end game. I've seen people calling it Vendor Simulator 4 and this makes a lot of sense. You spend more time running between monsters, reviewing your loot and vendoring it than actually fighting monsters.

    The game is also live service and Blizzard recently ignored 142 exploiters who basically cheated the game to get uber uniques. Their response was extremely disappointing. It was along the lines of "we know who cheated and how many, but this time there will be no punishment, perhaps next time we'll do something if it happened again". This allows their streamer partners and whoever else they are protecting to retain godlike items for the remainder of the game. I decided to uninstall at this point because Blizzard lost integrity and didn't keep the playing field fair for the rest of us.
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  19. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    suck upgrade, suck game, my character become weak, i don't know how to play, i will quit form this game
  20. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I am really thankful
    Because Blizzard Entertainment let me know what does the camel say. They say : Nerf~~~~ Nerf~~~~~~
  21. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Ruined the game right before season 1 started. Massively nerfing every single possible thing they could.
  22. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game was quite good, yes, It has a lot of work to be done: quite routine endgame content, some skills were useless, game has some bugs with armor / resistances. And what the Blizzard do in the "big patch"? They slowing down game instead of balancing things and making new endgame activities. Amazing. 0/10, that shows us the real attitude for players
  23. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Enjoyed the game from launch up until the endgame, where the game started to come apart. I figured I’d hold out and see if they would fix all of the issues, but unfortunately, they blatantly disregarded all of them.

    Blizzard clearly doesn’t give a care about any of the players and their problems with the game. Blizzard is going to do what Blizzard wants to do. And you, the player, should
    Enjoyed the game from launch up until the endgame, where the game started to come apart. I figured I’d hold out and see if they would fix all of the issues, but unfortunately, they blatantly disregarded all of them.

    Blizzard clearly doesn’t give a care about any of the players and their problems with the game. Blizzard is going to do what Blizzard wants to do. And you, the player, should do what you should do. Don’t buy this game if you’re going to play it for anything more than a couple hours a week. There is no endgame content apart from one boss fight that gives no rewards and high level nightmare dungeons that still drop sacred items (LOL)!

    All in all, don’t bother. Blizzard will run this game into the ground in true Blizzard fashion. So many terrible things about the game, that the good things don’t even come close to outweighing them.
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  24. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Too slow, not fun to play at all. Instead of buffing the worst performing builds they nerfed everything to the level of the worst performing builds and nerfed them further
  25. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    90 bucks for such a beautyful game but...
    vram issue
    queues at day1
    queues at dat 1 of season 1 (well, it's actually stuck at "start game pending" over 20 mins lul)
    blizzy stop fu***** your employees and begin some serious tuning, optimization and scale your infrastructure properly ffs
  26. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    After seeing those changes via patch notes I genuinely think they want nobody too play this game:( . Sadtosee
  27. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Not enjoyable as a game... cant count on blizzard to do sensible fixes, loot is bad and enemies are super repetitive... You basically fight the same enemies at the start of the game later in hell again... absolute joke....

    In short the game is LAZY
  28. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Refusing to put in the one line fix to make hardcore playable (dc protection), plus s1 patch sapping what minor fun existed. Worthless till at least s2
  29. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Spent $100 for early access. The game was barely playable the entire time, but recently the devs made it unplayable.
  30. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Just made an account so I can throw some meat at this abomination. The game is truly unplayabale after 1st season started. Loading screens take ages when You Tp from one location to another, lags are the only thing that actually make You get killed while playing on the 2nd level world. The optimalization is pure trash, friend of mine who has worse and older laptop has better stabilityJust made an account so I can throw some meat at this abomination. The game is truly unplayabale after 1st season started. Loading screens take ages when You Tp from one location to another, lags are the only thing that actually make You get killed while playing on the 2nd level world. The optimalization is pure trash, friend of mine who has worse and older laptop has better stability during the game and its not the hardware fault, no mater if You play on low or high settings, stuttering, freezing occurs while traveling or after teleporting to the city. The "invisible wall" bug make the game unplayable - again. It' s not worth those 60$ at all. Gonna go play some minecraft. Expand
  31. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Congrats to the developers for breaking my addiction to the diablo series by making the most boring game I ever played.
  32. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    They gutted what was almost a fun experience. All of the nerfs, changes, and uber rare items just made the game feel less fun.
  33. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Nothing to do after level 50. A game that had so much going for it and they literally did none of it.
  34. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    A very expensive game. Littered with bugs. Customer support non-existent. S1 patches make no sense. It was fun for 20 hours or so. Then it was a grind, with the patches now….barely playable. The dev should really try to actually play the game they are developing
  35. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    just no fun also thx for the making all things making even worst for season 1...
  36. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Absolute garb. Save your money, Blizzard certainly doesn't deserve it. Game was likely pushed for release asap by investors. Actiblizz all about that moula $$$. Game is bland and unfinished. So many issues to even describe it all here. Itemization is boring and bloated. Pathing issues everywhere on the map. Buggy quests, dungeons, and events. No stash space. Boring copy pasta dungeons,Absolute garb. Save your money, Blizzard certainly doesn't deserve it. Game was likely pushed for release asap by investors. Actiblizz all about that moula $$$. Game is bland and unfinished. So many issues to even describe it all here. Itemization is boring and bloated. Pathing issues everywhere on the map. Buggy quests, dungeons, and events. No stash space. Boring copy pasta dungeons, monsters and bosses. Patch 1.11 they took the community feedback and did literally the opposite. Season 1 release, if you're lucky enough to log in and not in an infinite que, you get hit by rubber banding and invisible walls everywhere. Loading into a new area or dungeon results in loading hang and you have to alt f4 and restart and jump back into que. When you get back in, don't bother trying to load into a new area because you get the same result. Blizzard support is nearly non-existent or completely useless. How does a season 1 release have so many more issues than both launch days?

    Honestly so disappointing, the game, how little ActiBlizz cares about it's fan base. It's amazing anyone even supports them anymore. Been playing blizzard games since I was 10 starting with OG startcraft, diablo and warcraft. Then into WoW, D2/LOD. This game doesn't even compete with D2/D2R.

    SAVE YOUR MONEY
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  37. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Can't play this game... Loading screen loops, never ending queues.. The game it's not playable.
  38. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The season patch is very horrible. Built a character around certain things. Min, Max... and showed up to see that the things I thought were going to be around and it's just dead.

    Now I have to respec everything? Wow fun!
  39. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4, ô déception, où est ton éclat divin ?
    En sombres abysses, ton âme semble perdue.
    Le gameplay fléchit, l'essence même décline, Et le démon autrefois redouté est vaincu. Des classes sans éclat, pauvres en profondeur, Un arbre de compétences sans saveur et sans fard, Les combats répétitifs manquent de grandeur, L'essence du défi s'éteint, et c'est bien tard. La chasse aux loots
    Diablo 4, ô déception, où est ton éclat divin ?
    En sombres abysses, ton âme semble perdue.
    Le gameplay fléchit, l'essence même décline,
    Et le démon autrefois redouté est vaincu.

    Des classes sans éclat, pauvres en profondeur,
    Un arbre de compétences sans saveur et sans fard,
    Les combats répétitifs manquent de grandeur,
    L'essence du défi s'éteint, et c'est bien tard.

    La chasse aux loots n'est plus que monnaie courante,
    La boutique en ligne règne en souveraine,
    Les microtransactions, tentation dévorante,
    Entraînent la série dans une spirale malsaine.

    Le récit, quant à lui, semble étrangement terne,
    Les personnages vides, sans vie, sans émotion,
    Des quêtes prévisibles, sans âme ni citerne,
    Et l'immersion s'étiole dans cette sombre illusion.

    Bugs et problèmes techniques, funeste compagnie,
    Assombrissent l'horizon du monde de Sanctuary.
    Diablo 4, jadis si glorifié,
    En ce triste opus, tu t'éteins, ô légendaire démoniaque.
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  40. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They just don't know their player base anymore. They are just removing anything fun. Just gotta wait for them to put more content into the game. Could be better in 3 years like a No Man Sky situation
  41. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Total waste of money.a lot of work just to nerf all progress in order to spend more money, down servers, cut all the advantages in the latest patches and so on.not an enjoyable game anymore....
  42. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Nice game. Probably we should buy more skins maybe then we can play. First and the last season. Maybe Microsoft can fix this game and kick out all blizzard employees.
  43. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I cant play this game. Bought and the only think I see is loading screen In queue...
  44. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Constant lag spikes, shattering, freezes. Login queues and endless barriers in game ... still the same story.
  45. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    What the f... is this. Only streamers can play now. If you want to play good game just buy something else than Diablo 4.
  46. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    As a D2 Veteran I was very disappointed with D3 at launch and I'm sad to say that I'm even more disappointed with D4 at launch than I was with D3.
    Like others have said, the story is amazing but I recommend that you save your money until Blizzard fixes the myriad of issues that D4 has.
  47. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Extremely boring endgame gameplay. There's nothing to do. Weak itemization. The same thing can drop on every item. Terrible treatment of players. Constant balance changes ruining the gameplay. Instead of boosting weak builds, they nerf the strong ones. I wanted to give the game a second chance during the launch of the first season, but the servers are not working...
  48. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Terrible greedy design decisions, slow and uninspired gameplay, and that was before they nerfed all classes and slowed the game down more with the latest patch. Save your money for other ARPGs or go buy both Diablo 3 and Diablo 2 Resurrected for the price of this garbage. This is nothing short of a bold attempt to milk a loyal fanbase and their nostalgia to paint a pretty picture forTerrible greedy design decisions, slow and uninspired gameplay, and that was before they nerfed all classes and slowed the game down more with the latest patch. Save your money for other ARPGs or go buy both Diablo 3 and Diablo 2 Resurrected for the price of this garbage. This is nothing short of a bold attempt to milk a loyal fanbase and their nostalgia to paint a pretty picture for Blizzard shareholders and investors. Vote with your wallets. Boycott this game. Expand
  49. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    To look at whether or not you will enjoy a game, you need to look at the fundamentals behind the game. Is it a game of love where the underlying metric is ensuring players enjoy playing the game? Does the company respect the player's time?

    In the case of Diablo 3, the fundamental metric that the team is targeting is "engagement". You might ask: "why is this bad? It's an ARPG, I want
    To look at whether or not you will enjoy a game, you need to look at the fundamentals behind the game. Is it a game of love where the underlying metric is ensuring players enjoy playing the game? Does the company respect the player's time?

    In the case of Diablo 3, the fundamental metric that the team is targeting is "engagement".

    You might ask: "why is this bad? It's an ARPG, I want to be engaged."

    But the fact is, Blizzard doesn't care what type of engagement it is, they don't care if you're enjoying yourself, as long as you're playing, as long as you rack up the hours.

    And if you look at the game through that lens, every aspect, and every decision now makes sense.
    They will actively try and slow you down. They don't want you to burn through the (very little) end game content.
    They want to make sure you get as little reward as reasonable without you throwing up your hands and just outright quitting. It's a fine line, but they have the experience and data to straddle that line.

    And there lies the real fundamental problem with the game. And they have to do this, their shareholders DEMAND that they maximise profits, so they must treat the players like cows and milk us for as much of our "engagement" as possible, with as little content as possible.
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  50. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game is already dead,

    blizzard only care about item shop, this company is a joke long time ago.
  51. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Hour long queue. If I can log in the lag makes the game unplayable. Blizzard(now Microsoft I guess) just takes the money and delivers some unplayable trash.
  52. Jul 20, 2023
    2
    So, I'm giving it 2 points, because I actually really enjoyed playing through the Story the first time and I enjoyed the cutscenes, music etc. however that's very subjective.
    As for the game itself, it feels tedious, UIs are not good and need overhauls (for example more storage, easier tracking of side-quests and map stuff, only 20 items craftable at once?), at some point it can take
    So, I'm giving it 2 points, because I actually really enjoyed playing through the Story the first time and I enjoyed the cutscenes, music etc. however that's very subjective.
    As for the game itself, it feels tedious, UIs are not good and need overhauls (for example more storage, easier tracking of side-quests and map stuff, only 20 items craftable at once?), at some point it can take hours for one item of gear to drop that is better than what you are wearing and much much more.

    Especially I can not recommend the current state of Diablo IV as the priority of updates and fixes seems to be to nerf various parts of the game (like unnecessarily extending the "leave dungeon" portal from 3 seconds to 5, so now your character just stands there idling for 2 seconds), some fixes even coming in on the same day but big requested changes by the community are not on the priority list. Additionally, the patch before the first season revealed their poor view of what actually needs dev-work and leaves a sour taste for upcoming content, patches or even fixes (in Blizzard fashion likely more nerfs to slow down progress).
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  53. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    this game just dont work, you cant log in, you can do seasonal quest, you cant explore map. huge scam
  54. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I cant understand how a company can be so blindfolded on not hearing or reading any kind of feedback from the players, Blizzard is on a killing streak of all their games and it's not stoping, from Heroes of the storm, to Warcraft 3 Refunded, to damn Overwatch 2 and now they dig the grave even deeper with Diablo.

    I know its hard to please everyone, but man.
  55. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Ssssssssssssssssssssssuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkssssssssssssss
  56. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Game is a JOKE! Season pass one is full of bugs can't even move around the map without getting stuck CAN'T GET TO MISSIONS! Can't complete missions. LOAD TIMES take for ever so have to control alt delete to get out of the game to restart and be queued for ages!!!
  57. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Having actually had fun playing a game after a long time and being psyched up for this season, the latest patch takes away everything that made the game actually fun. Looks like I'm going to be doing something else before Blizzard takes the stick out of their ass. I feel like the community resonates hard on what I said.
  58. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    90% of my deaths are from dumb blizzard mechanics, I'm tired of feeling like i'm getting stomped in the dirt mid fight by a mechanics that have very little counterplay if any at all. chain cc into body explosions, into off screen chargers into some environmental nonsense that can barely be seen through the chaos.
    take the leash off us, and stop punishing everyone. also trying to sit and
    90% of my deaths are from dumb blizzard mechanics, I'm tired of feeling like i'm getting stomped in the dirt mid fight by a mechanics that have very little counterplay if any at all. chain cc into body explosions, into off screen chargers into some environmental nonsense that can barely be seen through the chaos.
    take the leash off us, and stop punishing everyone. also trying to sit and watch the campaign is painful, your main story shouldn't feel like a punishment also.
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  59. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    2 Hours waiting to log in and nothing works....
    Invisible walls, Can't do Dungeons and Monster Queue
  60. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    At first, I was enjoying the game, then i progressed enough to see what a hollow shell of a game it actually is. I was going to give it one more chance with the new season, but the servers can't handle its player base in 2023.
  61. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    What are they doing? Patch 1.1 destroyed the chance to experiment with the classes and theorycraft builds by making most unplayable. Then season 1 drops with excessively long loading screens, long login queues and invisible walls stopping you from progressing. Do yourself a favour and play something else whilst this alpha version of the game is developed on. Come back in 6 months andWhat are they doing? Patch 1.1 destroyed the chance to experiment with the classes and theorycraft builds by making most unplayable. Then season 1 drops with excessively long loading screens, long login queues and invisible walls stopping you from progressing. Do yourself a favour and play something else whilst this alpha version of the game is developed on. Come back in 6 months and hopefully be a proper game. Expand
  62. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Blizzard are you guys doing your update on cellphones or are you rocks and sticks like the stone age?
  63. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Blizzard's recent decisions have been disappointing. I find it hard to understand their approach to the game. It's frustrating that they seem to ignore the feedback and requests from their dedicated fan base. It appears that their primary focus is solely on making money, neglecting the players' desires.
    As for Diablo 4, I personally feel disheartened and disinterested. I wouldn't
    Blizzard's recent decisions have been disappointing. I find it hard to understand their approach to the game. It's frustrating that they seem to ignore the feedback and requests from their dedicated fan base. It appears that their primary focus is solely on making money, neglecting the players' desires.
    As for Diablo 4, I personally feel disheartened and disinterested. I wouldn't recommend investing your time and money in this game. You might want to consider other options instead. Trust me, it might save you some disappointment.
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  64. Jul 20, 2023
    2
    This game had potential, despite quite long grind for mandatory uniques for endgame builds i really wanted to give it a chance. But after patch 1.1 and nerfs all over the place i felt like i got a big fc... slap in the face. i wasted money, time and first time in my life i am mad at developers that they sucked out all the fun from this game and ruind it. If you hesitate to buy it , pleaseThis game had potential, despite quite long grind for mandatory uniques for endgame builds i really wanted to give it a chance. But after patch 1.1 and nerfs all over the place i felt like i got a big fc... slap in the face. i wasted money, time and first time in my life i am mad at developers that they sucked out all the fun from this game and ruind it. If you hesitate to buy it , please dont you will regret it. Expand
  65. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Had a blast with this game when released, then came the nerfs prior to S1. Feels like Blizz does this with every game they put out. Players enjoy the game and then devs nerf everything into the ground to make it more of a grind. If you are planning on purchasing this title, I'd wait until they either fix their mistakes or play something else and keep the $70.
  66. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The new patch fixes none of the current problems and nerfs all builds/experience... this makes it clear that nothing good can be expected going forward. Avoid paying full price for this game, as it is only worth it for the campaign. Such a shame.
  67. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    pretty aweful, all of the other reviews speak the facts and truths. Nothing good, its just a treadmill of treamill shenanigans lol. you never truly progress.
  68. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Whoever made the decision for season1 patch should resign from his/her position.
    That patch ruins everything...even they claimed it was for bug fixes. Never thought through the problem just simply do % updates?!!! what's the hell? Be smarter please, game blizzard developers!!!
    Anyway, I quit blizzard. I have played so many blizzard games since D2. SC1/2, WC2/3, D2/3 and now D4...
    Whoever made the decision for season1 patch should resign from his/her position.
    That patch ruins everything...even they claimed it was for bug fixes. Never thought through the problem just simply do % updates?!!! what's the hell? Be smarter please, game blizzard developers!!!
    Anyway, I quit blizzard. I have played so many blizzard games since D2. SC1/2, WC2/3, D2/3 and now D4... remastered War3 very disappointed and also I quite D2 remastered after two week.
    Blizzard D4 just let me down once again...that is enough. Bye blizzard, I hope your acquisition by Microsoft is a failure.
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  69. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The latest patch is an abomination. "wE lIsTeN tO yOuR fEeDbAcK". Jesus Christ Blizzard, I guess you are still setting new standards in the gaming industry, just not good ones. Has anyone ever opened reddit or Twitter from your team? How was it a good idea to nerf everything across the board into the ground? You deal less damage than before the patch, which makes leveling even more of aThe latest patch is an abomination. "wE lIsTeN tO yOuR fEeDbAcK". Jesus Christ Blizzard, I guess you are still setting new standards in the gaming industry, just not good ones. Has anyone ever opened reddit or Twitter from your team? How was it a good idea to nerf everything across the board into the ground? You deal less damage than before the patch, which makes leveling even more of a grind. You can take less damage which makes you die faster, which makes leveling more of a grind. On top of that you destroyed cool downs across the board. How is it fun to run in circles to wait for the cooldowns? It's mind boggling really. And to round it up you decided to finally delete the sorc from the game, because f*** it, sorc was bad in pre season already so why not just delete it from the game altogether? Expand
  70. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I want to have fun playing this game, because it's Diablo and one of my favorite franchises. But every time I log on and try to play I find the gameplay loop just isn't rewarding. The Unique's are mostly useless and most of the item affixes don't even matter. I was a hardcore Diablo 3 player and I understand the game got a lot better after a year or two of patches and QoL updates. So II want to have fun playing this game, because it's Diablo and one of my favorite franchises. But every time I log on and try to play I find the gameplay loop just isn't rewarding. The Unique's are mostly useless and most of the item affixes don't even matter. I was a hardcore Diablo 3 player and I understand the game got a lot better after a year or two of patches and QoL updates. So I feel this is where Diablo 4 is. It's got an ok foundation, and it'll take another year or two for the possibility that the game will be enjoyable. In the meantime, there are many new games coming out that feel like a better waste of my precious time. Expand
  71. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Downhill since release!
    Blizzard does not respect players time!
    Don see them righting this ship for at least 6 months.
  72. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    At this point (and I'll admit, probably many points ago), Blizzard is just another game developer that stopped developing games and became another mindless corporation enslaved to their shareholders.

    Do yourself a favor and just support the few AAA studios left that still have a genuine passion for storytelling and game design, and of course indie studios where raw talent and passion thrive.
  73. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Stop been milk by Blizzard! Stop wasting your time! They just brand it Blizzard and Diablo to stroke nostagic to get sales. SO STOP WASTING YOUR TIME TO BE MILK BY THEM.
  74. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Nach dem heutigen Tag würde ich das Spiel am liebsten zurückgeben. Peinlich
  75. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This game is now hot garbage. It wasn't great before but now the dev's have nerfed several things on the eternal realm to nudge people over to the seasonal realms to spend more money on the battle passes. I'm done with this dead company being puppeteered by Activision and Blobby KoDick
  76. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Level 98 barbarian, probably about 100-150 hours logged onto the game. After the recent patch, I have 0 desire to reach level 100 or even continue this game. Developers are so out of touch with the player base it's unreal. They refused my request for a refund, but I'm going to delete my character and uninstall the game out of solidarity anyway.
  77. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly I had hopes for the game when it started, but now i hope the game dies just so that trash company can go bankrupt and leave the scene.

    Kill the fun, try and think people will actually play a dead game.

    Indie developers will steal your time/money.
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  78. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Hello Blizzard D4 Team. I am a long time gamer who was very excited about playing Diablo 4 after the very long production time it took to release this game. I have paid and played Diablo 3 when it was initially release back in 2012. I have participated in D3's real money market and I have sunk in a significant amount of money at the time. It was over $1,000.00.

    I have played the free
    Hello Blizzard D4 Team. I am a long time gamer who was very excited about playing Diablo 4 after the very long production time it took to release this game. I have paid and played Diablo 3 when it was initially release back in 2012. I have participated in D3's real money market and I have sunk in a significant amount of money at the time. It was over $1,000.00.

    I have played the free game from Grinding Gear Games's Path of Exile and I really loved it for the dark and gritty storyline. I have sunk in over $2,000.00 in buying their cosmetics.

    Recently I have played Tripod and Smilegate's Lost Ark game and it was amazing for its game play action and quality of life mechanics for their users. There was no funny business about not putting an easily accessible built-in timer for the world bosses or other events.

    They have events where they have eight users play together in the same game instance.
    This literally blew me away as it was more fun to play with more players.

    Also, I have sunk in over $2,000.00 in buying their cosmetics for customizing my characters.

    What I am trying to convey to you Blizzard as a company who needs to satisfy their shareholders is why are you trying to make a fun game very annoying to play with longer time gate mechanics? Not everyone can play like the top one percent diehard professional gamers.

    I have a job where I have to work over 50 hours per week. Why are you making me regret my decision about purchasing the ultimate edition of Diablo 4 during its pre-release?

    I do have an actual life you know where I regularly meet up with family and friends.

    I definitely think you will be losing me as a loyal customer who was potentially willing to spend a lot of money on the game's cosmetics.

    Please do clean up your act and really listen to the userbase and the top professional gamers who play for a living and have experienced the god awful decisions from your development team.

    I choose not to spout hate in my zero star review of Diablo 4 at this current time.

    Thanks!
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  79. Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Leveling through the story felt great, I had plenty of options to experiment with my class and it was honestly a great experience. This game falls flat when it comes to the end game, and being a live service game makes Diablo IV an utter failure. At the time I was holding out hope that Blizzard would address the game's glaring issues in season 1, but they somehow managed to make it evenLeveling through the story felt great, I had plenty of options to experiment with my class and it was honestly a great experience. This game falls flat when it comes to the end game, and being a live service game makes Diablo IV an utter failure. At the time I was holding out hope that Blizzard would address the game's glaring issues in season 1, but they somehow managed to make it even worse... unreal. Expand
  80. Jul 20, 2023
    0
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  81. Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was okay at launch. There were tons of bugs with damage resistances not applying and even sorcerer passives not work at all. It still was fun grinding dungeons with a few buddies; I even made it to level 81.
    The patch dropped on the 18th and I ahead repairing the bugs, they added useless nee unique items and reduced all DAMAGE RESISTANCES. You can't make this up, they made this game entirely unplayable for in-progression sorcerers. My character is. Ow useless, I do not get satisfaction from doing more work for less reward. Do not buy this gsme!! It is extremely unbalanced.
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  82. Jul 21, 2023
    1
    從小時候暗黑二一路玩到暗黑四,這次即便價格高昂,也是買了終極豪華版,但最終的結果還是讓人傷透了心,我算是對這個系列甚至這間公司徹底的死心了,感覺不像是在玩遊戲,而是被遊戲操弄著,糟糕的優化,無聊的END GAME內容,謝謝你,暴雪,謝謝你帶給我曾經美好的回憶。
  83. Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Lixo de jogo, diablo 3 é 1000x melhor. Voce nao se diverte em nada jogando, você nunca sente que está dando mais dano pq os monstros estão sempre no seu level, não importa onde você vá no mapa. Não existe a sensação de recompensa por estar matando ou ganhando novos itens. Resumindo, não perca seu tempo e dinheiro nesse jogo,
  84. Jul 21, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 爛透
    完全不關心玩家感受的徹底失敗作
    只有遊戲公司想做自己的
    噁心至極
    史上最爛
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  85. Jul 21, 2023
    1
    70€ and the devs change classes around every few days as if they have no clue what they are doing. D4 is a pure money grab. Stay away. The only reason I give one! Point is, because the game looks great. But that's it. Blizzard can go and eat yellow snow
  86. Jul 21, 2023
    0
    I made this account just to give Diablo 4 an honest review so hopefully others avoid the same mistake of purchasing. Early on the game seems decent, but it progressively gets more boring.
  87. Jul 21, 2023
    0
    I created this account just to give negative points for Diablo 4.

    Truly irritated at how ignorant the developers are about the players' opinions.

    Just like Diablo 3, I guess it's going to take about a decade for the game to show improvement.
  88. Jul 22, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 暴雪明明知道玩家想要什麼遊戲
    但卻往反方向去做
    十三億人都驚呆了 習包子
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  89. Jul 22, 2023
    0
    baguncaram tudo nota 0 apos o patch, se nao resolverem isso vao perder uns 80% dos players
  90. Jul 22, 2023
    0
    又臭又長的聲望要重來之外 還大幅度砍玩家強度 一個買斷的遊戲 比測試用的公測遊戲還慘
    整天修修補補還越補越慘 完全不尊重玩家 也不知道製作組在做啥
  91. Jul 22, 2023
    0
    平衡性做得十分差勁,對於玩家有利的元素硬是要說成BUG立即修復,對玩家不利且十分明顯為BUG的元素,永遠不會修復,許多更新都是在畫大餅,都是說明將來會出現,當初預購前說的一個都沒有實現,真的是只想賺錢,一點都不顧玩家體驗
  92. Jul 22, 2023
    0
    U decide to Nuke ur own game because the top 0.1% destroyed tier bosses while I put 100+ hours into it but since I was playing alone only got to level 71 I'm not an avg joe casual most people can't even put 100 hours into a game that fast so if I couldn't sniff top tier content then how will I now after all the xp an EVERY OTHER nerfs let alone the people that can't put 6 hours a day intoU decide to Nuke ur own game because the top 0.1% destroyed tier bosses while I put 100+ hours into it but since I was playing alone only got to level 71 I'm not an avg joe casual most people can't even put 100 hours into a game that fast so if I couldn't sniff top tier content then how will I now after all the xp an EVERY OTHER nerfs let alone the people that can't put 6 hours a day into ur game wake the **** up nobody cares if ur games hard or not they wanna feel like they r getting stronger an its worth their time not gettin murdered because they went into a level 50 spot while being 46 Expand
  93. Jul 22, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Suck game,don't play this damn ****
    開發製作團隊完全沒有親自體驗測試過遊戲機制
    說砍就砍
    垃圾遊戲
    花錢買罪受
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  94. Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Mam wrażenie że deweloperzy gdy zobaczyli wpływ pieniężny jaki dostali po premierze totalnie olali opinię graczy i zrobili update 1.1 byle jak żebyśmy sobie tylko pograli... Wszystko co dodali nie ma żadnego sensu i wiele zadań pobocznych nie da się ukończyć. CO TO MA BYĆ?!

    I have the impression that the developers, when they saw the monetary impact they got after the premiere, totally
    Mam wrażenie że deweloperzy gdy zobaczyli wpływ pieniężny jaki dostali po premierze totalnie olali opinię graczy i zrobili update 1.1 byle jak żebyśmy sobie tylko pograli... Wszystko co dodali nie ma żadnego sensu i wiele zadań pobocznych nie da się ukończyć. CO TO MA BYĆ?!

    I have the impression that the developers, when they saw the monetary impact they got after the premiere, totally ignored the opinion of the players and made update 1.1 anyhow just for us to play... Everything they added doesn't make any sense and many side quests can't be completed. WHAT IS THIS?!

    This is DIABLO? Really? ... :(
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  95. Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Short description: The Diablo 3 was much more fun.
    Story: Boring and no sense
    Picture: 9 of 10
    Sound: 10 of 10
    Gameplay: 100x visual effects, press all buttons by cd, Grind, Grind, Grind, Grind
  96. Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Nice patch, and crash/freez games and more ****

    D4 DEAD

    FAST REPAIR !!!!
  97. Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Gioco rovinato dall'ultima patch, non vale più la pene di giocarlo e un vero peccato.
  98. Jul 25, 2023
    2
    At the release of the game it was going farily well. Characters felt powerful while you lv up. It wasn't perfect but it had a great feeling if leveling up and feeling the power of your work in front of your eyes felt great to see . Latest patch absolutely destroyed the * fun* aspect of the game. The countless hours you put into the game and grinding for gear became useless after the patch.At the release of the game it was going farily well. Characters felt powerful while you lv up. It wasn't perfect but it had a great feeling if leveling up and feeling the power of your work in front of your eyes felt great to see . Latest patch absolutely destroyed the * fun* aspect of the game. The countless hours you put into the game and grinding for gear became useless after the patch. Characters are 50 to 60 percent weaker and it takes so much longer leveling up when you die so much faster now because of the decrease of power! I'm sad to say the developers literally told us fans that they want to force you to play other builds and will nerf your current build if they feel fit at any time. If you enjoy playing a game where your hard work gets deleted and you have to make changes every patch then this game is for you. Sadly the game drifted away for what fans wanted and now we have weaker characters with no timeline on when a fix is coming or even if one is coming at all. Expand
  99. Jul 27, 2023
    1
    게임은 개병신처럼 만들어놓고, 돈은 돈대로 쳐받아먹고 패치는 좆같이 하고. 이 씨발 좆같은 게임을 계속 해야 하냐?
  100. Jul 26, 2023
    2
    I enjoyed only the art and atmosphere of this game, also the story a bit. When it comes to bosses and mechanics there is nothing to say more than meh.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 90
  2. Negative: 0 out of 90
  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. 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.
  3. Jul 7, 2023
    90
    The best Blizzard launch in a long time and a worthy game to be called Diablo.