Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. AverageGamerGuy
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    I'm a medical student supporting 9 wives and 2 kids on a Walmart salary.
    Time to myself is especially hard to come by so this latest patch was the biggest setback in my entire life. It genuinely feels like every second I invested in my sorcerer build was a complete and utter waste.

    Activision Blizzard can lick the cheese off my nuts. I'll never buy one of their games until next year.
  2. kL1
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Game is not even closely finished. Restistances not working, minions of the necromancer not working, lags whenever porting to cities, GPU-RAM still filling up (since beta this has been an issue).
    On top of that senseless dev/patch decisions (multi nerf of all classes w/o reasoning, nerfing PORT from 3 to 5 seconds, randomly giving couple of players opportunity to get unique rares and    Game is not even closely finished. Restistances not working, minions of the necromancer not working, lags whenever porting to cities, GPU-RAM still filling up (since beta this has been an issue).
    On top of that senseless dev/patch decisions (multi nerf of all classes w/o reasoning, nerfing PORT from 3 to 5 seconds, randomly giving couple of players opportunity to get unique rares and much, much more. Biggest regret of spending money 2023.
    Dev team seems too proud to take over good bits from D2 and D3 (mechanics, dungeon setup, etc), specially after ignoring the experiences the former titles had already been fixed or overcome..    … Expand
  3. DinboNomad2z2
    Aug 12, 2023
    1
    What's the point of playing this game? There's no sense of progression. Everything scales to your level which means your combat feels pretty much the same through out the entire story which seems to be how they've added the MMO elements to allow people to play with other people.
  4. GPSIX
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    The latest patch shows that devs balance the game by simply nerfing everything. Kudos to the dev team for ruining every bit of enjoyment of this game.
  5. r_otn
    Jul 1, 2023
    4
    I don't even know where to start. In theory, it should be extraordinarily difficult for a company like Blizzard to release a hack and slash ARPG like Diablo and have it be anything less than average.

    This game is FAR below average, at least if you still have some slimmer of hope that any Triple A game can have a remotely successful launch in the modern era. Forced online only is    I don't even know where to start. In theory, it should be extraordinarily difficult for a company like Blizzard to release a hack and slash ARPG like Diablo and have it be anything less than average.

    This game is FAR below average, at least if you still have some slimmer of hope that any Triple A game can have a remotely successful launch in the modern era. Forced online only is just...it's inconceivable that a collection of people could be so short sighted and ignorant to the experience that their player base actually wants. This is even worse when you take into consideration how little you actually interact with other players.

    Outside of general performance and server issues, the gameplay isn't particularly enjoyable any time you come across "difficult" content. At various points in the game, DIablo displays the ability to have bosses impose a real challenge against players without spamming them with constant, unending, hard CC status effects. The game is capable of providing that challenge with BOSSES. Regular elites and higher level non-boss enemies though? Prepare to spend all of your time frozen, stunned, and more while staring blankly at your screen waiting for your turn to play the game that you paid top dollar for. I promise that it isn't an exaggeration that one single elite enemy will have 3 of 4 CC abilities that will make you spend more time fighting them while being frozen than you will fighting any boss in the game.

    If you want to buy a 70+ dollar game to enjoy a campaign, watch some admittedly fantastic cutscenes, and occasionally go around beating up mobs in open world, this is worth the buy. If your expectations go beyond that? If you want to enjoy an actual end game where you don't have to be able to one shot every single elite before they can stun you into oblivion? If you want even somewhat meaningful rewards for a literal hour of grinding end game content? Yea, you're out of luck with this one. Keep your eyes out for a new title, and please let me know if you find one.

    4/10. Campaign is solid, cutscenes are great, okay leveling experience.    … Expand
  6. Persies
    Jul 18, 2023
    2
    Good campaign, Lilith was an excellent character. Smooth combat, great graphics and overall atmosphere. Ongoing support, such as the season 1 patch and season 1 mechanic, only exacerbate the issues the game has, namely atrocious class and build balance. You cap out on a build by level ~75 and spend the rest of your time getting to 100 doing the same thing over and over with no additionalGood campaign, Lilith was an excellent character. Smooth combat, great graphics and overall atmosphere. Ongoing support, such as the season 1 patch and season 1 mechanic, only exacerbate the issues the game has, namely atrocious class and build balance. You cap out on a build by level ~75 and spend the rest of your time getting to 100 doing the same thing over and over with no additional content to look forward to. I hope the game improves but not worth playing until it gets some serious changes. The season 1 patch in particular is not a good sign.… Expand
  7. aagellner
    Jul 21, 2023
    4
    Diablo 4 has potential. Despite being built on the success of the other 3 games in the franchise, its current state is lacking. The combat is slow, the loot is boring, and there is little in-game interaction with the community.

    However, the developers have a clear intent to making the game better. While getting there may be painful, the game may yet turn into what it should be. If the    Diablo 4 has potential. Despite being built on the success of the other 3 games in the franchise, its current state is lacking. The combat is slow, the loot is boring, and there is little in-game interaction with the community.

    However, the developers have a clear intent to making the game better. While getting there may be painful, the game may yet turn into what it should be. If the developers follow through on their claims.    … Expand
  8. lezduit
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Devs made a good campaign to reel you in. You get hooked for awhile but then you start to realize you're doing the same thing over and over.

    Eventually you'll skip events, leave/sell countless worthless items, and die to something you either don't see/make a single mistake.

    Devs are purposely sabotaging their own game now, to get more customers later when they fix the game.
  9. 5566c
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Nerf Game
    Diablo is dying
    Noob Designer
    Noob Developer
    ..........................................
  10. Bazeal
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Released only 6 weeks ago, full AAA price and they are aleady taking advantage. Season one comes with a huge across the board nerfs which makes the base game an absolute chore to play. "But hey why not buy a season pass" play the new season content to get back some of the character power lost from the nerfs.
  11. jjoda010
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    The only thing kept from promise was the graphics.
    Updates without communication with users

    All the trust built up over decades has collapsed.
  12. martinez_
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Shameful game from a lackluster studio with substandard infrastructure. Avoid Blizzard Activision King products at all cost!
  13. iCamp124
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    Not enough stashtabs. No offline mode. No free respec at will. Solo far behind groups. Forced to seasons.
  14. JayTDawgzone718
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    The game experience of the new season is too bad
    The balance sucks
    plus server lag like a slideshow
  15. Grzes
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Bloody hell !!! Blizzard **** us in mouth 1 No end game at all after 75lvl start ****
    2 itemization no existing, this crappy unique items are **** no usable 3 and paragon tree is a worst **** ever why they do this **** , if I can give -100 I will give . Blizzard give me back my money please refund !!!!!!!!
  16. Macksg
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    These guys made nothing but a mess of this game and the entire diablo franchise. Don't waste your money
  17. Usoxx
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. IF anyone thinks this is an online game is absolutely wrong. There is nothing online about this game. This game is a solo player game and doesn't even need to be online. Why do I see other players????
    Why is there an open world of nothing and boring stuff for me to run through????

    The items are boring they give no power the stats are lame. Farming literally the same item over and over and over is so boring!!! They literally took the worst stat from the D2 oculus (teleport to a random location) and put it on the oculus in D4. **This is what a real item look like**
    Durability: 50
    Staff Class - Normal Attack Speed
    (Sorceress Only)
    +3 To Sorceress Skill Levels
    +5 To Mana After Each Kill
    All Resistances +20
    25% Chance To Cast Level 1 Teleport When Struck
    +30% Faster Cast Rate
    +20 To Vitality
    +20 To Energy
    +20% Enhanced Defense
    50% Better Chance Of Getting Magic Items

    The visuals of the game are awful. I played with my friends who was a necromancer and he used an ability that would cover the screen with this dark cloud. I had no idea where I was or what the hell was happening on the screen.

    I really wish they would give me a refund. They got me once with **** diablo 3 and for some reason I fell for it again in diablo 4. I won't ever play another diablo game again. I've lost all love for blizzard gaming.    … Expand
  18. Disciplebeta
    Jul 26, 2023
    0
    Only 2 playable classes for high tier. Resistances are all broken. Get one shot with no chance of dodging or mechanics to avoid. Not a fun game at all. 42 year old gamer and played all previous Diablo this one’s crap !!!
  19. Lizz4rDq
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    "I want my money back. This game sucks since day 1 and now it sucks even more.

    I feel sorry for the devs that they have to put in their CVs that they created this abomination. The only way to play it is to be the father of 4 and play it in Tier 1 for 30-40 minutes a week. “@#$% WE NEED MORE ON DEATH EFFECT GUYS” “@#$% WE CAN’T ADD BIGGER BAGS” “@#$% YOU CAN PLAY ALPHA BUT U HAVE    "I want my money back. This game sucks since day 1 and now it sucks even more.

    I feel sorry for the devs that they have to put in their CVs that they created this abomination.

    The only way to play it is to be the father of 4 and play it in Tier 1 for 30-40 minutes a week.

    “@#$% WE NEED MORE ON DEATH EFFECT GUYS”
    “@#$% WE CAN’T ADD BIGGER BAGS”
    “@#$% YOU CAN PLAY ALPHA BUT U HAVE TO PAY US”
    “@#$% U CAN PAY US MORE TO PLAY ALPHA 0.9”
    “@#$% DON’T WORRY, SHAREHOLDERS. WE GOT THIS FROM D3, GOOD 2H SO THEY CAN’T REFUND, THEN WE !@#$% 'EM OVER AND OVER. BLIZZARD QUALITY.”

    And !@#$% cocpium fanboys u can SMD in your basement. I’ve been playing games when you were still in diapers. You are the reason why this is happening. Go buy a battlepass or damn armor for your horse.

    This is downfall of Blizzard as we know, Blizz will not die or smth, it will just sift player base to fanboys and kids who still live with mothers and the only dopamine they got is from dropping 800iLVL 2h sword from a spider. Because a normal person doesn’t work for 5-12 hours a day just to get one dopamine molecule.

    We are idiots to buy this game. It’s time to move on. This company is dead; it will never again make a good game. There won’t be an amazing game like W3, D2, WoW (first 2-3). That’s it. They’re a bunch of woke 20-25-year-old super cheap labor working who don’t even finish a single game from the ones mentioned above.

    TL;DR !@#$% you Bobby Kotick, I hope that wherever you go, you will have the “opportunity” to play all these games you are proud of."    … Expand
  20. taldin
    Aug 2, 2023
    0
    The only thing worse than the game itself are the people who made it. Every thing made intentionally to piss you off
  21. hytashi
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    The game "diablo 4" was released incomplete and with a major failure in game updates and to end a weak season with no content.
  22. Hong0445
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    真的他馬爛遊戲
    一個伺服器測試幾次
    還常常上不去遊戲、回朔、卡住
    後面更新又在更什麼
    辛苦練了兩個月的角色被砍的跟狗屎一樣
    你真會做遊戲
    暴雪真牛錢
    拿去砸廣告第一波薛爛就好
    反正錢拿到了
    這種遊戲公司倒一倒拜託
  23. Pickledgamer
    Aug 2, 2023
    0
    So overpriced. It is a formulaic piece of dung. There is nothing exciting or original about this game. It looks like a cell phone app blown up to a 32-inch PC screen. It makes your GPU fans sound like a Jet engine is flying in the case and while the CPU is asleep. This game is a half assed money grab based on nostalgia, but where was Diablo???
  24. frothymonkey
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    I have finally figured out why this game sucks so much: Because every design decision is implemented through the lens of Live-Service, MAUs, and Battle Pass F**K Greedy, money-hungry demons at Activision Blizzard absolutely ruined what could have been a great game. F**K live service games, F**K your monthly active users, F**K battle pass F**K and F**K Activision Blizzard. I want my F***ingI have finally figured out why this game sucks so much: Because every design decision is implemented through the lens of Live-Service, MAUs, and Battle Pass F**K Greedy, money-hungry demons at Activision Blizzard absolutely ruined what could have been a great game. F**K live service games, F**K your monthly active users, F**K battle pass F**K and F**K Activision Blizzard. I want my F***ing money back.… Expand
  25. Bob3838
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    No endgame they lied. You spend 10 minute lookong at rare loots amd 2 minite running the dungeon... the game is a work not a game
  26. Maskenspiel
    Aug 10, 2023
    0
    Bad Story and a undeserved price, a game made to grab your money. The game feels not right, like Blizzards marketing. This was the last time, there will be no more money.
  27. e2984
    Aug 12, 2023
    2
    Only good things are the moderately entertaining campaign and the excellent voice acting of the major characters.

    Everything else, basically what makes this a "game", is unfinished, unbalanced garbage from the rotting corpse of what once an iconic game developer. I've played every major title that Blizzard has released, every Warcraft, every Starcraft, every Diablo, WoW, and this is    Only good things are the moderately entertaining campaign and the excellent voice acting of the major characters.

    Everything else, basically what makes this a "game", is unfinished, unbalanced garbage from the rotting corpse of what once an iconic game developer.

    I've played every major title that Blizzard has released, every Warcraft, every Starcraft, every Diablo, WoW, and this is really just the last game I'll ever be buying from "Blizzard."

    Wanna play an ARPG, other much better games put there worth your money.

    Interested in the story? Just watch it on youtube or on someone's stream. These guys don't deserve your money.    … Expand
  28. ALEKOS
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    Blizzard believe in one GOD . The God called 11y old boy with an access to parents gredit cards . Blizzard want to spend money for a ticket (game) to let us play in their
    pc (only online server) just to watch there how lure 11y old boys with a level scaling systems bound items nerfs and re-nerfs and ask money for ever!!
    avoid this company espacialy when they go only online scamm
  29. Fender3112
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    This game was decent through the campaign, but as someone who has put in probably over 15,000 hours in Diablo 2 and done everything so many times, I just couldn't be bothered to think about starting a second character. Absolutely nothing interested me in it. The items are boring, picking up loot is a waste of time, the stats are horrible and confusing.

    On a side note, when I was    This game was decent through the campaign, but as someone who has put in probably over 15,000 hours in Diablo 2 and done everything so many times, I just couldn't be bothered to think about starting a second character. Absolutely nothing interested me in it. The items are boring, picking up loot is a waste of time, the stats are horrible and confusing.

    On a side note, when I was playing the campaign I knew that as soon as I approached a closed door it would be "blah blah blah, we'll have to find another way around!" How engaging and interesting! The same thing happened in Diablo 3. I wish I knew how many times they did that as part of the story line, but I was laughing by the end of it. I do think the graphics are good, but sorely regret buying this game, the replay value currently is zero.    … Expand
  30. YuBuBa
    Aug 21, 2023
    2
    The game is unfortunately a failure in my eyes... after the patch they wanted to make it up to you but they took my fancy to it like a bomb Baldure's Gate 3 came into the arena which won my heart Greetings to Larian Studios !
  31. Tamaru91
    Aug 21, 2023
    0
    What a crappy game! Having eagerly anticipated D4 after the successes of D3, it's a bitter pill to swallow just how disappointing this installment is. Gameplay mechanics, once seamless in D3, now feel cumbersome. The story lacks the depth and originality we’ve come to expect from the series, leading to a tedious experience.

    Regrettably, my investment in D4 feels more like a waste of    What a crappy game! Having eagerly anticipated D4 after the successes of D3, it's a bitter pill to swallow just how disappointing this installment is. Gameplay mechanics, once seamless in D3, now feel cumbersome. The story lacks the depth and originality we’ve come to expect from the series, leading to a tedious experience.

    Regrettably, my investment in D4 feels more like a waste of money than a ticket to entertainment. Blizzard has set high standards in the past; this title doesn’t meet them. If this trend continues, Blizzard risks alienating its dedicated fanbase.    … Expand
  32. LingLing2122
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    boring game that has no end game i get bored very very soon.
    Streamers all are biased as no one is going to watch someone **** on diablo constantly they want to pull in the diablo fans for that sweet diablo immortal money
  33. Deperture
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    制作组期望玩家花更多的时间，但是给与更少的回报，现有的装备掉率难以支撑起4个难度的平滑过渡，装备词条很难满足要求且重铸的成本过于高昂，也许这所有的一切制作组心知肚明，只是你需要在后期付费来实现
  34. RnJezuz
    Jul 2, 2023
    2
    Diablo IV beautifully sums up everything wrong with modern gaming, through corporate greed, uninteresting writing, bland environment, few skills, from which even fewer are actually useful, poor mob variety, lazy and repetitive dungeon design, redundant albeit huge open world that feels barren and the list goes on.

    I was really looking forward to Diablo IV, naturally I preordered the    Diablo IV beautifully sums up everything wrong with modern gaming, through corporate greed, uninteresting writing, bland environment, few skills, from which even fewer are actually useful, poor mob variety, lazy and repetitive dungeon design, redundant albeit huge open world that feels barren and the list goes on.

    I was really looking forward to Diablo IV, naturally I preordered the 100€ version. And what did I get? Somewhat decent graphics, somewhat decent optimization, a huge open world (which is not necessarily positive, if devs don't know how to make it alive), some cosmetic items and a couple of days of early access, which is ridiculous anyway imo. And that is about it for what I got on the positive side.

    Of course, greedy Blizzard was a LOT more generous on the negative side. What did I get there, you ask? Well, I got: in-game cosmetics shop, with OUTRAGEOUS prices, like 25€ for armor skin. Seriously, Blizzard??!!?? And 15€ for a horse skin? Really? Horse not included, btw. Lol. Really? One extra line of code too much for 15€ of hard earned real cash? I'm going to stop with the shop now for my own good, because I feel my blood pressure rising.

    What else did I get? I didn't get to play a demon hunter for whatever reason. Ok, that's fine. I got balancing of classes after first few days of gameplay in a single player game, because we cannot allow any fun, naturally; I got always online in a single player supposed-to-be immersive game. I don't know about you, but it is kind of immersion breaking for me when SirButtsalot passes me in the game world. I also got a bunch of abilities in my skill tree, which are just there for the sake of number. Thea are useless. In fact, if you want to do respectable damage and survive, you are pretty much stuck with a couple of builds. An that's it.

    I also got a tiny inventory, not even close enough for everything, also because reasons. Probably they will try and sell me more spaces for 40€ in their shop.

    I also go no endgame. None. A few repetitive dungeons, gear that does not make me stronger, but rather weaker, because enemies are level scaling to me, making me effectively weaker with every hard grinded level.

    I will stop here, but trust me, I could go on. For example: why mounts in a dungeon crawler? Why open world in a dungeon crawler? Why no variety of dungeons in a dungeon crawler? Why no attractive loot in a dungeon crawler? Why no Diablo in a Diablo game? Anyway, I'm out. Don't buy! Do NOT buy! Do not give them the satisfaction!    … Expand
  35. rookie009
    Jun 16, 2023
    3
    Everything in this game is superb with one huge exception: The fights. Oh my gosh, how silly is this? The game could be perfect but they didn't get the most important part of the game right? So sad. Fighting is so boring. First, there are way less enemies as there was in D3. Then there is a massive amount of speed missing. This means that in a dungeon where you are 15 minutes: about 5 to 6Everything in this game is superb with one huge exception: The fights. Oh my gosh, how silly is this? The game could be perfect but they didn't get the most important part of the game right? So sad. Fighting is so boring. First, there are way less enemies as there was in D3. Then there is a massive amount of speed missing. This means that in a dungeon where you are 15 minutes: about 5 to 6 minutes running around without fighting. Wtf. Then fighting itself is so sadly boring. As a sorc: Teleport in, cast frostnova, kill at least one enemy to create a chain reaction which clears the screen (and further as long as there are enemies which freeze other enemies when they cast a frostnova on dying). Then wait a few seconds because of cooldowns on teleport and frostnova and then repeat and so on. Damn is that annoying. And I knew that Blizzard will mess up, but honestly, the fights? Really? Didn't expect that. Whirlwind as Barb is really ridiculous. The sound it makes when hitting enemies, lol. No real feeling of controlling pure might as in D3. There the barb felt like a force of nature and everything felt like hitting so hard, that the ground shakes boom boom boom but D4 barb is like a toddler slaming his squeaking toy hammer on a pillow.… Expand
  36. metacriticuse33
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    About 30 hours in and find it very enjoyable! I love the music atmosphere and game play.
  37. DonDavZ
    Jun 16, 2023
    3
    D4 has a lot of potential, But Blizzard is just doing everything wrong since launch.

    They keep nerfing builds and dungeons and it feels like the only goal is to take the fun away from everything that ends up being useful or efficient. The walls in the world that force you to dismount is simply ridiculous and the mouse system should simply not exist. Nightmare dungeons are    D4 has a lot of potential, But Blizzard is just doing everything wrong since launch.

    They keep nerfing builds and dungeons and it feels like the only goal is to take the fun away from everything that ends up being useful or efficient.

    The walls in the world that force you to dismount is simply ridiculous and the mouse system should simply not exist.

    Nightmare dungeons are underwhelming because EXP and loot is just a waste of time.

    The stash does not work, not enough space, no GEM pouch, no ASPECT pouch, no character stash, no filter, no search tool and no sorting feature.

    The viable builds are very limited since everything gets nerfed continuously.

    The loot system is not great and with no stash space its even worst, and drop rate is not rewarding for doing harder content.

    The scaling should stop at some point because you're just chasing a carrot on a stick all the time.

    Respecing is the WORST, there is no refund on paragon points ( you have to manually refund each point all the way back to the beginning ) there should be a build tab where you can keep your builds and switch because otherwise respecing is a tedious task almost like you should only play your character with one build in mind and that's it, keeping all the gear and and aspects needed for a respec is annoying, and with limited stash space its just worst.

    the game could be very fun but they want to focus on making you grind for hours to achieve stuff than to make you have fun for hours because you enjoy playing.

    Nerfing every dungeon and farm spot is not a way to make players go aaah well gotta play the game longer now its just a way to make players feel frustrated and know that now they must waste a lot more time to get the same goal they were already working on.

    Blizzard could do way better but I think they don't even play their own game and don't care about the majority casual players they just want the hard fans to stay in line and not "beat" the game too fast .    … Expand
  38. Anathema
    Aug 27, 2023
    3
    Campaign is all right. Nothing special, but pretty good.
    Graphics are good, performance is excellent. Audio design is good. Music is completely forgettable.
    Gameplay "feel" is great. It's an excellent foundation to build an ARPG on. Shame they didn't. Unimpactful itemization, no feeling of progress, no variety, constant backtracking, lack of mob density, empty spaces in dungeons.    Campaign is all right. Nothing special, but pretty good.
    Graphics are good, performance is excellent. Audio design is good. Music is completely forgettable.

    Gameplay "feel" is great. It's an excellent foundation to build an ARPG on. Shame they didn't.

    Unimpactful itemization, no feeling of progress, no variety, constant backtracking, lack of mob density, empty spaces in dungeons.

    Guess I'll check again in two years and see if they do a Reaper of Souls on this.    … Expand
  39. Nagayoshi
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    Will update if they make it better. Right now I can’t find a reason to log in.
  40. crityco
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    As July 19 the game is repetitive, boring, grindy and just not fun anymore. Corpo killed it by greed!
  41. elasticband69
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They gutted how the game feels and plays in the 1.1 patch. Everybodies damage has been reduced, everybodies survivability has been reduced (without fixing the resistance bug yet) and worst of all, COOLDOWN REDUCTION WAS NERFED. Horrible decision by blizzard, what a joke of a patch.
  42. pastuh
    Aug 10, 2023
    0
    Horrible. You cant even compare this game with Diablo1 and Diablo2. Its a game for 10y kids, which never played any game. Dark or horror mood not found.
  43. mithie
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 ruined any hype there was for season 1. I’ll come back in a few seasons to see if anything’s changed. I don’t understand why Blizzard doesn’t want people to have fun. It’s kind of the point of a video game
  44. palebluelight
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This is not the product we bought anymore it’s become something completely inferior. 1.1 erased an entire game. Do not buy this game.
  45. Megadethl
    Aug 22, 2023
    0
    **** unfinished game! Do not buy this trash, buy Baldur's Gate 3 instead, the game of the year made with love by gamers to gamers!
  46. metrojethro
    Aug 15, 2023
    1
    Devs dropped a patch two days before season one that significantly nerfed players, made monsters tougher, and significantly lowered xp making it a tedious grind to level. They killed season one before it even got a chance.
    There is absolutely no point in playing once the quests are completed. Unless you just want to run the same content over, and over, and over. The devs borked the    Devs dropped a patch two days before season one that significantly nerfed players, made monsters tougher, and significantly lowered xp making it a tedious grind to level. They killed season one before it even got a chance.
    There is absolutely no point in playing once the quests are completed. Unless you just want to run the same content over, and over, and over. The devs borked the enchanting system recently so that it's even harder to get the gear with rolls you want. This game is definitely not worth the price. Wait until it's on sale for 10 bucks.    … Expand
  47. R3dial
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard are no more. Not sure who's going to play season 1. Good job guys...
  48. racecaraz
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Was a decent game until version 1.1. They have utterly sucked the fun out of it. Moving on.
  49. Reviews4U
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I started this game out fresh without ever playing any Diablo games before. I played the beta and it was really good, nice graphics, sound, gameplay. This game as it stands right now is being castrated by the developers with horrible updates, and nerfs that aren’t needed. This so called game review bombing here isn’t that, it’s legitimate reviews by users.. This game is deserving of that because honestly it’s pretty bad now. Imagine me (Sorc) spending hundreds of hours in the game finding a build that works half decent. The Sorc btw is already the weakest class and lowest survival rate in the entire game.. So with the updates they nerf this class into the ground making it way worse and completely useless and also my hundreds of hours a complete waste of time and my life.

    I wouldn’t recommend this game to anyone with how the devs handle updates and keep ruining the game for everyone. You won’t be able to build a character to keep without them ruining your build with huge nerfs. For example spend 100 hours building a class.. few weeks later it’s nerfed into oblivion.. now start over and over.. this games a complete waste of time, money, and overall happiness.    … Expand
  50. Eggsalts
    Aug 9, 2023
    2
    You know what, I kept my mouth shut and stayed positive throughout this whole debacle because you didn't break rogue right off the bat. I was pissed with the season 1 update, but I said heck with it ill keep playing, I made it to lvl 83 while working a full time job, POST season 1 patch. Leveling feels TERRIBLE.

    I go to log on today and all the sudden my poison rogue just cant do the    You know what, I kept my mouth shut and stayed positive throughout this whole debacle because you didn't break rogue right off the bat. I was pissed with the season 1 update, but I said heck with it ill keep playing, I made it to lvl 83 while working a full time job, POST season 1 patch. Leveling feels TERRIBLE.

    I go to log on today and all the sudden my poison rogue just cant do the content it was just doing? I dont even mean a little nerf here, A FULL ON NERF. My poison rogue feels like crap and you know what, im done. I work to many hours a week to deal with this on something that I choose to do in my freetime. Ya'll are insane, actually battshiit crazy if you think people respond well to stuff like this. I WILL GLADLY spend money on POE or League, or ANYTHING just to not have to play this anymore.

    THIS IS REALLY REALLY SAD BLIZZARD.

    Why don't you make an honest report of the % of builds running the caged heart of the barber that are above lvl 70.

    Yea, keep talking about your "build diversity".

    I hope you get put in the dark and fed poop just like you did to us. Im not a mushroom.    … Expand
  51. f_division2
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I'm tired of the management policy. I saw , didn't want to talk to the user.
  52. GraveUypo
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    I'm a long-time fan of the first game. To this day, I think it represents the most raw, pure action-rpg experience in the market. the game never gets un-fun. i still play it to this day, at least one coop run every other year.

    this game is the antithesis of everything i like about the first game. It's bloated, it's unrewarding, it's unchallenging, it's unfun. I tried my hardest to find    I'm a long-time fan of the first game. To this day, I think it represents the most raw, pure action-rpg experience in the market. the game never gets un-fun. i still play it to this day, at least one coop run every other year.

    this game is the antithesis of everything i like about the first game. It's bloated, it's unrewarding, it's unchallenging, it's unfun. I tried my hardest to find fun in this game, but after some 5 or so COMPLETELY DEVOID OF FUN hours, I gave up. This "game" is a digital chore dispenser / walking simulator hybrid. I hate everything about it (except the graphics and art style, but that doesn't warrant a score on its own imo). I consider this to be my biggest waste of money in a long time. i got ZERO value from it. In my honest opinion, this series has had a constant downhill progression. Which means yes, I think diablo 3 is better than 4. It's that bad.

    btw, this review is completely unrelated to season 1 or any patch, as that doesn't concern me in the least since i've long quit this game. this is my genuine feelings towards the base game itself.    … Expand
  53. ExodusZion
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I started playing as a Sorc, and after the patch on 7-18 I lost all interest in playing. There are some good parts to this game, but the developers vision is so far off base I would avoid the game until it gets better.
  54. Anarchizt
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    They made the game much worse with 1.1.0 and its now pointless to play the game.

    Season 1 is not impressive in any way shape or form.

    They say they are going to buff some things and say they dont want to slow things down, but we all know they are lying.
  55. viper949
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Blizzard doing modern Blizzard things. They deserve all the hate that they are receiving
  56. vlecp
    Aug 31, 2023
    1
    According to Blizzard 9000 people worked on this game.

    Blizzard has never heard of the "dead-sea" effect and proudly announces their absolutely bloated process. The dead-sea effect is truly showing. I give it a 1 for nice looking graphics.
  57. Zingram
    Aug 21, 2023
    4
    Battlepass model and store are really bad. Season 1 has had a really bad start as well. Dev team just not driven by passion for games, only greed.
  58. Vansie
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They gutted alot of the builds that were alreaddy lacking in the latest patch. Made mobs harder. Experience for levels are slower to get. Rewards for doing things are lower. Pretty ratchet.
  59. Shipment24_7
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Latest game patch has slowed the game down to a snail’s pace. Gameplay is tedious and unrewarding. Characters feel low-powered and unexciting. Pulled the rug out from any excitement I had for Season 1 and future content pipeline. Devs intentionally made tone-deaf changes to artificially extend the life of the game, rather than address the criminal lack of content. Activision-BlizzardLatest game patch has slowed the game down to a snail’s pace. Gameplay is tedious and unrewarding. Characters feel low-powered and unexciting. Pulled the rug out from any excitement I had for Season 1 and future content pipeline. Devs intentionally made tone-deaf changes to artificially extend the life of the game, rather than address the criminal lack of content. Activision-Blizzard continues to overpromise and underdeliver. Don’t hold your breath for the Diablo series - all of the people responsible for creating the game you once fell in love with are long gone.… Expand
  60. komnosaj
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Garbage after the patch notes.
    Garbage after the patch notes.
    rubbish game
    rubbish game
  61. Terrillius
    Jul 6, 2023
    2
    The game would be good if it didn't randomly go offline half the time. The story is generally good, the gameplay is fine. I miss random map generation. I think it has less charm overall than the previous diablos. It was a huge mistake that they made it online only as they can't seem to keep the servers up. In 2023, i find it absurd that their servers have such issues and the game can't runThe game would be good if it didn't randomly go offline half the time. The story is generally good, the gameplay is fine. I miss random map generation. I think it has less charm overall than the previous diablos. It was a huge mistake that they made it online only as they can't seem to keep the servers up. In 2023, i find it absurd that their servers have such issues and the game can't run without random disconects. The game would be good if it weren't a complete broken mess. Its a shame blizzard, one of the absolute power houses of the olden days, is no longer innovative or interesting in its game design. They think releasing a broken mess is acceptable. I'm also disappointed that they seemed not to optomise it at all for various platforms. For example i have it on xbox series x, they could have made it with no loading times when going into a dungeon or back out very easily, but just didn't even try. No use of the rumble feature of the controller or anything either. Blizzard has gone from being my favorite game company from around 20 years to 10 years ago, now its mediocre on a good day!… Expand
  62. rjaterrion
    Jul 8, 2023
    0
    Always online so can't pause. As soon as you want to afk, some enemy comes out of nowhere and kills you. Fairly buggy. Boring endgame.
  63. flashtrigger
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    they took this grindfest and made it grindier for less rewards. unless you are a no life streamer you will never reach endgame and if you are a no life streamer, you will still be disappointed when you reach endgame
  64. HiboFlavin
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Unfortunately, they have missed the mark with D4. The developers and company remain out of touch. There is clear feedback that has been given across all stages that has been ultimately ignored. I do not believe they are capable to fix the glaring issues within their own game, they attempt numerical nerfs instead of drilling down to the root of the issues and ruining the gameplay experienceUnfortunately, they have missed the mark with D4. The developers and company remain out of touch. There is clear feedback that has been given across all stages that has been ultimately ignored. I do not believe they are capable to fix the glaring issues within their own game, they attempt numerical nerfs instead of drilling down to the root of the issues and ruining the gameplay experience for the majority of players. The recent patch notes is an indicator of this and I do not believe the future is bright as an ex developer said, Blizzard is a shell of itself being guided by Activision, hopefully Microsoft can make some positive internal changes to bring this back in the right direction.… Expand
  65. Drusty94
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Devs don't listen to the community, game will die fast if it stay like that.
  66. onismatic
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Way to take a game with such potential and completely destroy any chance of enjoyment with the last patch notes. Un-installing and heading over to PoE or anything that's not Blizzard. Done with this crappy company that only cares about profit and craps on its own consumers every chance it gets.
    Great job ruining everything in one update.
  67. Levicarus
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The developers are actively trying to ruin all the fun out of the game. Completely detached from the playerbase. The new patch is the worse I have ever seen in a PC game. I am done with Diablo 4.
  68. GTSimmo
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Dev hyped up season 1 since launch only to heavy nerf the game to the ground days before the season landed with ZERO quality of life update. "Lets fix a sluggish repetitive gameplay by making characters hit for less, take more dmg from mobs and earn less xp across the board, that'll extend gameplay! Oh people are complaining sorc are weak? Hold my beer while I nerf it some more. That'llDev hyped up season 1 since launch only to heavy nerf the game to the ground days before the season landed with ZERO quality of life update. "Lets fix a sluggish repetitive gameplay by making characters hit for less, take more dmg from mobs and earn less xp across the board, that'll extend gameplay! Oh people are complaining sorc are weak? Hold my beer while I nerf it some more. That'll show em!" Previously, the dev responded to the season controversy of new diablo players by responding with "don't worry your character can still be played on the eternal realm" only to turn around and make it so it's unplayable just before the season starts. Really disgraceful and deceptive practice by the Devs.… Expand
  69. kaider4
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    blizz...what are you doing. Update was a slap to the face after keeping up hope they would improve the game....there were alot of red flags from initial purchase but was blinded by the excitement that diablo 4 was finally releasing. Way to go blizz and diablo 4 dev team.
    Going to try POE now.
  70. windmeup
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Terrible game. There was already no end game to speak of, with terrible itemization. Instead of fixing the problems they nerfed everything into the ground, made multiplayer pointless, and added limitations to reduce the speed in which you can get through their **** game. To them, "Fixing the endgame" was just ensuring that nobody wants to get there in the first place... nice development strategy.
  71. impulseBE
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard shows with Patch 1.1 how out of touch they are with the players. I could never have imagined that by playing Diablo IV I would actually become more excited about Path of Exile 2, a game which developers do have a pulse on the ARPG community.
  72. FuskDiablo
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I hate Blizzard with all my heart and soul! Patch 1.1 ruined the game and I had to delete it. Dog **** Blizzard employees wish you to burn in hell!
  73. Luci0
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    - Low build diversity
    - Horrible uninspired loot
    - Trash tier unique items
    - No crafting
    - Useless gems
    - Boring and repetitive dungeons( Carrying mechanical boxes lol)
  74. Nivialeth
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I was actually enjoying the game… And they released patch for season 1, good job Blizztard
  75. grooveline
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    after level 60 there's not much to do: 1 mega easy world boss every 8 hours that doesn't give any loot of sense of achievement, repetitive Legion coop events, and mindless boring dungeons without engagement or loot.
    no trading.
    open world but no tools to socialise: no way to look for groups to play together. after this last patch they've made the XP grind even more tedious and lengthy    after level 60 there's not much to do: 1 mega easy world boss every 8 hours that doesn't give any loot of sense of achievement, repetitive Legion coop events, and mindless boring dungeons without engagement or loot.
    no trading.
    open world but no tools to socialise: no way to look for groups to play together.

    after this last patch they've made the XP grind even more tedious and lengthy just to make you stay in the game longer... the problem is not the time, the problem is that THERE'S NOTHING TO DO.    … Expand
  76. sneakyla
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game is disgustingly bad.

    Blizzard devs for D4 are braindead. They made itemization worse. Brought in the same skills from D2/D3 without any changes to classes. Terrible loot table. Terrible unique design. And all of their recent patches has only been nerfs without any buffs. Releasing the game and giving it 2 patches with just a bunch of nerfs should tell you something. They    This game is disgustingly bad.

    Blizzard devs for D4 are braindead. They made itemization worse. Brought in the same skills from D2/D3 without any changes to classes. Terrible loot table. Terrible unique design. And all of their recent patches has only been nerfs without any buffs. Releasing the game and giving it 2 patches with just a bunch of nerfs should tell you something. They clearly don't test their game at all and just release it with the simple mindset of "if it works then it works." Who hired this game director who has absolutely no idea what to do with Diablo? Someone please fire the kid.    … Expand
  77. disappointmentt
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I've honestly been playing since d1 but d4 just continues to show they are really just going for the most stat padded cash grab possible. A lot of the patches seem as if they have not been thought out but rather just wait until a reaction occurs and respond as if it was unintended or a bug. Slowing down game play and adding no quality of life or real content for a 70+ AAA title game isI've honestly been playing since d1 but d4 just continues to show they are really just going for the most stat padded cash grab possible. A lot of the patches seem as if they have not been thought out but rather just wait until a reaction occurs and respond as if it was unintended or a bug. Slowing down game play and adding no quality of life or real content for a 70+ AAA title game is pretty questionable. You're basically paying for a beta that continues to reduce the fun factor with every patch.… Expand
  78. Nqnt
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Play 300 hours for nothing after this patch..., good luck for the future season and future patch :')
  79. gummy_gummy
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Sold in exceptional numbers, Diablo 4 can be considered successful as a product, but this success stems from the nostalgia effect, and mostly from people like me who bought into it due to this effect.

    The game is released in what would be considered as "Beta" stage, there is a massive lack of quality of life improvements, the entire game feels repetitive and everything you do is a chore    Sold in exceptional numbers, Diablo 4 can be considered successful as a product, but this success stems from the nostalgia effect, and mostly from people like me who bought into it due to this effect.

    The game is released in what would be considered as "Beta" stage, there is a massive lack of quality of life improvements, the entire game feels repetitive and everything you do is a chore devoid of any sense of entertainment or enjoyment. There is no targeted progress or goals, full of randomness, and everything is unbalanced...

    There are much better things to do with your time, even if you are going to waste time, there are much more entertaining stuff to waste time with and spend your money on.

    This game deserves an absolute 0    … Expand
  80. Crizix
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Live service is repeatedly changing the game for the worse. So commenting on a specific issue now is irrelevant. Instead these are the changes implemented with each patch.

    Everything takes longer. Do less damage. Take more damage. Level up slower. They want you to play longer for less in an attempt to slow down the 1% who play the game for a living and getting anyone else caught up in    Live service is repeatedly changing the game for the worse. So commenting on a specific issue now is irrelevant. Instead these are the changes implemented with each patch.

    Everything takes longer.
    Do less damage.
    Take more damage.
    Level up slower.

    They want you to play longer for less in an attempt to slow down the 1% who play the game for a living and getting anyone else caught up in the crossfire.

    Has good graphics I guess.    … Expand
  81. PCsinceOhThree
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I played Diablo and Diablo 2 with my father while he was alive. There were many great memories shared before he passed. Diablo III felt like a great graphic update, had a great environment and story. Diablo III definitely felt like a new chapter in the franchise.

    The re-skin of Diablo III that has been released as Diablo IV is truly a disgrace. The release of Patch 1.1 shows that the    I played Diablo and Diablo 2 with my father while he was alive. There were many great memories shared before he passed. Diablo III felt like a great graphic update, had a great environment and story. Diablo III definitely felt like a new chapter in the franchise.

    The re-skin of Diablo III that has been released as Diablo IV is truly a disgrace. The release of Patch 1.1 shows that the magic that was once Blizzard, is now just as dead as my father.    … Expand
  82. bustamanteverde
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    This is an ACTION RPG with slow paced action. It is 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. The dev team had years of established history with D1-D3 to work with and improve the gameplay of Diablo 4....which they did not use at all. The game is missing so many QOLThis is an ACTION RPG with slow paced action. It is 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. The dev team had years of established history with D1-D3 to work with and improve the gameplay of Diablo 4....which they did not use at all. The game is missing so many QOL features. Skills and spells are so bland. Classes feel meh. No way to try out new builds without wiping out all your skill tree. Useless affixes on all loot make checking loot so tedious. Game clearly needed another 2 years of development but was pushed out early by executives.… Expand
  83. talrho
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    D4 devs are tone deaf and do NOT listen to their player base when they provide feedback on their gaming experience. I payed FULL price for a game, and received an incomplete game. Feedback was provided during beta regarding bugs, class disparities, and nothing was address during release. Tons of feedback was given to the team regarding class mechanics that are BROKEN like resistances thatD4 devs are tone deaf and do NOT listen to their player base when they provide feedback on their gaming experience. I payed FULL price for a game, and received an incomplete game. Feedback was provided during beta regarding bugs, class disparities, and nothing was address during release. Tons of feedback was given to the team regarding class mechanics that are BROKEN like resistances that will not be addressed till SEASON 2??! leaving classes that depend on this defensive stat in a terrible state, totally unacceptable! Standard qualify of life features missing, that were found in previous games like a LFG system, no zone chat, no reasonable bag space. in the latest patch release 1.1, they made the game SLOWER, NERFED everything, to make the game feel longer, and sluggish, and feel terrible, no endgame content, nightmare dungeons monster affixes, annoying and uninspiring. Uninstalling this game.… Expand
  84. AnalMcLargefist
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The original game was already riddled with issues and problems that the community was very vocal about, and for season 1 instead of fixing those problems they just globally nerfed everything and made the game artificially harder with no reward for the difficulty increase, they made me feel like I wasted all the time I put into my build because it just ended up being unviable late gameThe original game was already riddled with issues and problems that the community was very vocal about, and for season 1 instead of fixing those problems they just globally nerfed everything and made the game artificially harder with no reward for the difficulty increase, they made me feel like I wasted all the time I put into my build because it just ended up being unviable late game because I can't survive or do damage now, before I could at least do damage… Expand
  85. dmx239
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game was released in an incomplete state, riddled with bugs, and little endgame content. Post-release content that should have been available on release is extremely limited and locked behind additional pay walls. Game-breaking bugs that should have been fixed prior to release are still present and increase in number in each subsequent update. Rather than adding more end gameThis game was released in an incomplete state, riddled with bugs, and little endgame content. Post-release content that should have been available on release is extremely limited and locked behind additional pay walls. Game-breaking bugs that should have been fixed prior to release are still present and increase in number in each subsequent update. Rather than adding more end game content, post-release updates have reduced the rate of experience game and the rate of play to make it more difficult to reach the end game. What started out as a promising release has become a cautionary tale.… Expand
  86. Abyssal67
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Diablo IV management has managed to ignore the community and ruin the game with it’s first large patch. Time to uninstall and play Parh of Exile. So much for a 4 game series. D2 and D3 are somehow still leagues ahead of this game, despite the development time and resources available to blizzard.
  87. McDuffle
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Made an account here just to voice my utter disappointment and disgust for the disregard of the player base and our needs for the game to actually be enjoyable
  88. Frostyronin
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Usual blizzard shenanigans release something with tons of promise then proceed to obliterate it.
  89. GeorgeTheG
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They broke the game with S1 patch. Go play Path of Eile, Last Epoch, or BG3 instead.
  90. Kevin_xail
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game is decent in the beginning but dies off quick with a sluggish gear grind after 50. Not worth the time investment. Not to mention the devs make horrendous game changing (breaking) changes off the cuff
  91. Eevolutionz
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game director needs to go, the entire D4 team is turning blind and deaf toward community feedback. Instead of listening to feedback from beta and make the first major patch a QoL improvement, adding new content or just general continuous improvement. Nop, they went ahead and double down and implemented everything that nobody asked for. That was unwanted/unwarranted. What a disaster ofThe game director needs to go, the entire D4 team is turning blind and deaf toward community feedback. Instead of listening to feedback from beta and make the first major patch a QoL improvement, adding new content or just general continuous improvement. Nop, they went ahead and double down and implemented everything that nobody asked for. That was unwanted/unwarranted. What a disaster of the game this is. Do not buy it's a cash grab.… Expand
  92. soray
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Catastrophic update, nothing more to say, all the past efforts of all players were wasted
  93. youseeberkeley
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Devs killed the game for Season 1, nerfs everything fun about the game and makes me not want to play anymore. Could’ve been a great game but the developers obviously don’t even play their own game.
  94. xHighTech
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The Diablo 4 developers do not have any experience with the Diablo 4 franchise or history. The Diablo 4 developers do not have any experience with ARPGs. The Diablo 4 developers do not play their own game. The Diablo 4 developers do not listen to their community. The Diablo 4 developers are out of the loop on what makes Diablo….Diablo. Save your money and play something else. Re visit in aThe Diablo 4 developers do not have any experience with the Diablo 4 franchise or history. The Diablo 4 developers do not have any experience with ARPGs. The Diablo 4 developers do not play their own game. The Diablo 4 developers do not listen to their community. The Diablo 4 developers are out of the loop on what makes Diablo….Diablo. Save your money and play something else. Re visit in a few months.… Expand
  95. sadsquared2
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I created an account just to give this stupid game a zero. HEY BLIZZARD....WAY TO GO ON KILLING YOUR GAME WITH ONE OF THE WORST PATHCES IN HISTORY.
  96. Looseygoosey11
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They took your money at launch and gave up. Season 1 is looking to be the worst seasonal launch to an ARPG in history. Uninstall and play something better. Don't waste your money on this
  97. Trisoquant
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    There was so much hype behind this game that all they had to do was make it as good as Diablo 3. Instead of tried to reinvent the wheel and we ended up with something worse than the release of Diablo 3 with an even worse season patch. So much of nostalgia ruined. They will continue to make it worse by trying to monetize the game more and more.
  98. jangfung
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 프리시즌에서 보았듯이 더이상 즐길 컨텐츠가 없는데 시즌에 새로운 컨텐츠 추가는 없고 컨텐츠 소모 시간만 늘리는 최악의 시즌1 패치입니다.
    아무런 준비 없이 게임을 출시한 방증입니다.
    여전히 개발중임을 기대하면서 0점 아닌 1점 드립니다
    나아지길 바랍니다    … Expand
  99. ayeo
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLDR: Don't waste your money. $70 for a half-baked game. Game ends at level 60 even though 100 is max. Devs refuse to fix the end-game (60-100). Why? Because they want you to play seasons. Seasons has been promoted as optional but the truth is that it is the actual end-game and the other half of the game. Why is this an issue? They recently nerfed everything including exp to the ground to get you to play seasons to > wait for it > buy the battle pass because it contains exp buffs. Do not pay $70 for half a game!!

    Example:
    I mained a level 89, pure crossbow, cold-imbued, rapid fire, rogue.
    These are the DPS nerfs to my build from the latest patch:
    -Dexterity: 50% Stronger when on Weapons -> 25% Stronger when on Weapons.
    -Cooldown Reduction: Reduced by ~30%.
    -Imbuement Skill Cooldown Reduction: Reduced by ~30%.
    -Critical Strike Damage: Reduced by ~17%.
    -Critical Strike Damage with Bone, Earth, Imbued, and Werewolf Skills: Reduced by ~17%.
    -Vulnerable Damage: Reduced by ~40%.
    -Vulnerable Damage (Inherent on Crossbows): Reduced by ~65%.
    -Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies: Decreased by ~30%.

    These are the DPS Buffs to my build from the patch:
    Cold Damage: Increased by ~25%
    Imbued Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.

    Their justification:
    D4 devs stated they made these changes to improve build diversity and prevent players from doing uber damage to protect the health of the game.
    My crossbow rogue was non-meta, non-YouTube, never hit in the millions. It was already on the low-end of DPS in comparison to other rogue builds such as trap rogue (I played both). Crossbow hits slow but the tradeoff was a little more dps than when compared to i.e. bow, which hits faster with a slight reduction in dps. And even then, crossbow/range rogue was still, overall, the less favorable build when compared to any other rogue for DPS and survivability. Thus, you can see how the vulnerable damage nerf of ~40% in addition to a nerf of ~65% inherent on crossbow, is a straight up slaughter to the build, and that’s just the vulnerable damage alone.

    The "buffs" to offset the nerfs are laughable at best. The trade-offs are such a joke, its not accidental. With this patch and moving forward, there is no "build diversity", which was and is now a false claim when they were promoting D4 before release "Play whatever you like, however you like". It was a lie. They killed many non-meta builds with this patch so, if you want to play D4, make sure you're following the only 3 viable builds on YT.

    Post-patch gameplay:
    My core skill rapid fire has to be imbued just to be able to kill the trash mobs in T4 NMDs, LOL.
    What's the issue? Well, if you use your imbuement skill on trash mobs, you won’t have anything to kill elites with because *checks notes*, cool down reduction and imbuement cool down reduction both got nerfed too.

    So what’s the solution? You have to drag out fights; kill small groups one-by-one and pray that you don’t get jumped by a pack of elites. If you do, you have your one-time-use ultimate "rain of arrows" (because of the already long CDR coupled with the current CDR nerfs) and hope that that does enough to get you through.

    So what's the issue then? Well, after "rain of arrows" goes off and the second group of elites + trash mobs spawn, your skills are all on cool down and you have to survive on basic skill + defense. But wait, *checks patch notes*, defenses also got a nerf:
    -DR from close reduced by ~30%,
    -DR from distant reduced by ~30%
    -Total armor reduced by ~30%,
    -Disobedience aspect reduced from 25-50% to 15-30%.
    So essentially, now you can’t push high tier NMDs, and it’s a struggle to clear NMD your level!

    Just respecc then. Respecc cost 30+ million gold. And what do I do with my items and aspects? Put them in the limited 4 stash. What about all the gear and aspects for my new build? Or if I need to respecc my sorc and barb that also got hit in this patch too? What do I do about their items and aspects?

    Just make a new character then. But wait, *checks patch notes*, exp bonus also got nerfed. You have to fight 10+ level mobs now for the measly +15% bonus that used to apply for mobs only +3 levels higher than you. And now with all the DPS and Defense nerfs, how do you do that?

    Just play in a party for the exp bonus and help from friends then. But wait, *checks patch notes*, mob health have been scaled for groups, so now party players have to do double damage to kill.

    Just quit playing then. Yeah, I just did but doesn't that defeat the purpose of retaining players?

    Conclusion:
    Prior to the patch, the game already had major unfixed bugs, lack of QoL features, unfinished end-game content; namely loot drops having garbage stats. And now, Devs decided to nerf the journey (the leveling and playing around with builds) instead of actually addressing the broken end-game loot.

    Do not buy. Avoid at all cost.    … Expand
  100. Gorz
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game was already in a bad state but blizzard really decided to say f it and make the game even worst with the latest patch. Clearly they don’t play their own game so we shouldn’t either. Season 1 is dead on arrival because this patch really said “Fixed an issue where players were having fun so we took out all the fun”
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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
  3. 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. 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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