Diablo IV

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  1. LappenLike
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    The base of the game is solid, but it really feels like the game was made in a year, not 8.
    I feel like the game could become great by just adjusting some numbers and adding minor qol changes and just throwing in as much new and maybe even unbalanced stuff as they can. But they won't. The Devs have shown time and time again, that they want to move in the opposite direction of what the    The base of the game is solid, but it really feels like the game was made in a year, not 8.
    I feel like the game could become great by just adjusting some numbers and adding minor qol changes and just throwing in as much new and maybe even unbalanced stuff as they can. But they won't. The Devs have shown time and time again, that they want to move in the opposite direction of what the community wants.

    There's just a severe lack of content in every single aspect like combat, loot, crafting and social. This sounds exaggerated, but there are actually dozens of small indie games with multiple times the amount of depth in every single aspect of the game.
    Now, instead of even trying to fix the problems, the devs decided to slow down the game in every single patch. It's getting slower and more boring by the day, which definitely isn't the right direction here according to the community.

    If the game was just fixed it might very well be an above average game, if the devs worked together with the community it might even become a good game. They somehow managed to nerf the game from a solid 5 to a 2-3 at best, though, so lets not get our hopes up.    … Expand
  2. Aralera
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    I've honestly tried to enjoy the game. I play with my husband, and 2 friends. We played in the betas twice, and the released game. I've played rogue and druid. Idk I just feel like you die so easily! The stunning, frozen, poison Stats from mobs are just too much! You have to spam pop potions to maybe live. Then the drops suck! I keep getting crap gear 1500 points lower than what I'mI've honestly tried to enjoy the game. I play with my husband, and 2 friends. We played in the betas twice, and the released game. I've played rogue and druid. Idk I just feel like you die so easily! The stunning, frozen, poison Stats from mobs are just too much! You have to spam pop potions to maybe live. Then the drops suck! I keep getting crap gear 1500 points lower than what I'm wearing. The stats on the gear sucks, and you can only change one and the options you get are not impressive or worth the gold! And now the patch notes and a bunch of things being nerfed just isn't cool. Yet the mobs will still stun lock you, or overkill you with poison, fire, ice whatever they want. Not to mention hell tides now cost more to get the mystery chest that drops unimpressive gear 98% of the time it seems. So yeah I feel it was a waste of $90 bucks and we each got a copy. We mostly live paycheck to paycheck but made sure to save up to buy it so we could play early and all that. The story was good, we've enjoyed diablo 3 in the past. This just isn't great and kinda sad it is already going downhill. I think we've learned a lesson though and won't be pre-ordering any more games until they've been out a while so we can see where they are going and if they are worth it.… Expand
  3. Thorxer
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    After they released the patch notes for season 1 It has become very clear that they couldn't care less about the players. Couldn't recommend the game at this state.
  4. Damion366
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    They must have used the same group that made cataclysm in wow because that was the last time I saw so much potential get ruined ... the constant changes to everything every week makes it not even worth trying to get gear because your build is just going to change next week patch 1.1 just nerfed every class I haven't seen or heard a single person say something good about it
  5. Biggscal91
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    The cost is far too high for a very unpolished game
    One of the five classes (sorcerer) is forced to be a melee character in mid/late game
    The Devs are clearly focused on making this an arpc without action, the patches simply slow down and make the game very slow. If you want to spend 10 hours having some fun then spending your time waiting for cooldowns and not having much to do in end    The cost is far too high for a very unpolished game
    One of the five classes (sorcerer) is forced to be a melee character in mid/late game
    The Devs are clearly focused on making this an arpc without action, the patches simply slow down and make the game very slow.
    If you want to spend 10 hours having some fun then spending your time waiting for cooldowns and not having much to do in end game then this is the game for you    … Expand
  6. Scudlite
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Absolutely horrendous nerfs to just about everything in the game in the most recent patch (July '23), with no attention given to any of the legitimate and easy to implement QOL improvements requested by the player base. If you were thinking about buying D4, don't. It has a lot of potential but the devs have made it clear that they don't care about player experience.
  7. Valenvex
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Game ends with campaign, 80€ up the ass. Waited season 1 to see what they would improve. It just went deeper.
    Haven't log in for the last 40 days.
  8. Verikon
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Inspired visuals drawn over a superfluous frame. This game was exceedingly anticipated by a large fan-base, and received substantial dedication from it's players seeking any news. That loyalty has since been plagued by incredible ignorance and ineptitude by the developers leaving the game feeling like an over-whittled plank of driftwood, with none of it's luster or sheen left over from theInspired visuals drawn over a superfluous frame. This game was exceedingly anticipated by a large fan-base, and received substantial dedication from it's players seeking any news. That loyalty has since been plagued by incredible ignorance and ineptitude by the developers leaving the game feeling like an over-whittled plank of driftwood, with none of it's luster or sheen left over from the fine mahogany log it took years to cultivate.

    There is a framework here that could have allowed stats and aspects to prop up nearly any build a player wished to build, but instead created the same niche-only game design we've seen from so many ARPGs in the last decade. With constant dilution hitting the games mechanics, the resulting gunk has little substance, and causes an already unpleasant grind to feel akin to quicksand.

    On the cusp of their first season, the final legs of this framework are being shattered, and splintered, leaving little reason to attend.    … Expand
  9. Wrekt
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Good potential but the devs are ruining game. Same your money it might be good in a year.
  10. GiElCa
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Blizzard wants to make and Loot based ARPG MMO, without a satisfying itemization, rewarding loot and without a social interaction.

    It tries to be everything, and fails on every aspect.
  11. Chladix
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Story is decent long enough pretty good graphics too, dev decision and lack of end game content is pretty bad maeby in 2-3 year will be good enough
  12. temjr
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    I feel like they really went wrong with the latest patch. Everything I loved about being a casual player was just destroyed. I loved being able to pop in once or twice a week for a couple hours and actually make some progress. The latest patch was just created to make everything take so much longer to get through. I'm not sure if they just needed to slow things down to keep the moreI feel like they really went wrong with the latest patch. Everything I loved about being a casual player was just destroyed. I loved being able to pop in once or twice a week for a couple hours and actually make some progress. The latest patch was just created to make everything take so much longer to get through. I'm not sure if they just needed to slow things down to keep the more hardcore players going until they could create more content or what the reasoning was, but if they wanted to go this route, it would have just been nice to have an option for more of a casual option vs a hardcore player option where they could choose that more brutal experience. That may not be realistic, but I think they went too far too fast and just crushed my hopes for this game.

    I remember a few of the reviews I watched stated that the game was for the more casual player that loved Diablo 2 and wanted to experience some of that nostalgia. That is why I purchased the game for $70 in the first place, but I feel like that was money well wasted at this point. Disappointing turn of events for sure.    … Expand
  13. Punkypinky
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Lack of builds, lack of skills, levels mean nothing... you're more powerful speeding through the game than leveling. Seems to actively encourage you to not explore as a result. The higher level you are, the weaker you feel.l for whatever reason. The least they could do is make up for it with good skills or something...but I'm still using 2 skills only because the rest suck so much...notLack of builds, lack of skills, levels mean nothing... you're more powerful speeding through the game than leveling. Seems to actively encourage you to not explore as a result. The higher level you are, the weaker you feel.l for whatever reason. The least they could do is make up for it with good skills or something...but I'm still using 2 skills only because the rest suck so much...not that there's mugh to choose from. I mean...4 main skills, 4 defense, 4 offense, basically that's it!?… Expand
  14. JChoj
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Played multiple betas, but not the end game one, and was excited for this game. Even built a new PC specifically to play it. I spent thousands of hours playing D2 and hundreds of hours playing D3. Blizzards has really dropped the ball with this game and especially with patch 1.1. I've never played an ARPG game that had less interaction with other players. Without trading and game lobbiesPlayed multiple betas, but not the end game one, and was excited for this game. Even built a new PC specifically to play it. I spent thousands of hours playing D2 and hundreds of hours playing D3. Blizzards has really dropped the ball with this game and especially with patch 1.1. I've never played an ARPG game that had less interaction with other players. Without trading and game lobbies it's rare I see another player. End Game is so unbelievably boring and so are the items. There isn't a single item I found that I could tell you it's name besides some of the uniques they brought from D2, but made worthless. I did enjoy playing this game for a while, got a rogue to level 77 that could easily do WT4, but have completely lost interest and haven't touched the game in 4 weeks. It really feels like Blizzard has completely lost touch with their player base. I'll be skipping season 1, and the game in general, until they fix this mess they created.… Expand
  15. kappak
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    A game that had so much potential, but gets increasingly worse with each patch and decision made by the dev team. D4 isn't it, go next.
  16. Tlabi
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Completely ignored the player base with the new update. Everything is so much worse, and it wasn't great before.
  17. EvelynNyte
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    If it was 40$ I'd consider it worth it for the campaign. With how barebones everything else is including non-existent social features, major problems with hit detection on instant death abilities, and that their first major patch was just completely tone deaf, I don't have much hope for the long-term prospects of this game.
  18. reginald99
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Not worth your time post campaign. Real shame as it had potential to be something good.
  19. QueefSupreme
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You have cross network play enabled, and may encounter players on other platforms.… Expand
  20. Mcnos
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    There is no real end game content and 100s of special “stats” to farm on your gear so that you spend days or weeks looking for a good/perfect roll. In order to combat this Blizzard has decided to render all of the classes half effective and reduce your XP gain by 90%. They really know how to keep your playerbase engaged and to enjoy the scenic overview of the map, Uniques are veryThere is no real end game content and 100s of special “stats” to farm on your gear so that you spend days or weeks looking for a good/perfect roll. In order to combat this Blizzard has decided to render all of the classes half effective and reduce your XP gain by 90%. They really know how to keep your playerbase engaged and to enjoy the scenic overview of the map, Uniques are very effective and can make your build utterly useless or slightly mediocre, very fun much happy.… Expand
  21. Satanorz
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    The good things:
    · Graphics
    · Atmosphere · Story mode The bad things: · Worst itemization on a Diablo game · MMO without social aspects · ARPG without action · Lack of meaningfull choices. They have almost no impact on character · No sense of progression due to level scaling · No endgame · Unfinished game Devs made the worst mega nerf patch I can remember, not fixing any    The good things:
    · Graphics
    · Atmosphere
    · Story mode

    The bad things:
    · Worst itemization on a Diablo game
    · MMO without social aspects
    · ARPG without action
    · Lack of meaningfull choices. They have almost no impact on character
    · No sense of progression due to level scaling
    · No endgame
    · Unfinished game

    Devs made the worst mega nerf patch I can remember, not fixing any real issues with the game and destroying what fun it had left.
    They put the nail in the coffin, game is beyond fixing at this point, too many core mechanics affected.    … Expand
  22. Toaobaconator
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    How can one patch ruin all motivation and every positive aspect looking forward to season 1?

    Just throwing sticks in our legs and kill all fun while Not adding qol stuff. Sad
  23. Stripe
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    If you buy Diablo 4 expecting an ARPG, you will be disappointed. There's less action, no depth to character builds, no interesting loot, and a whole lot of walking from point A to B in a mostly empty world. What you get is a uniform, drawn out "Hack & Slash game where Numbers Go Up"

    At launch, the game was a slog at best - player power kept in check by every enemy levelling up alongside    If you buy Diablo 4 expecting an ARPG, you will be disappointed. There's less action, no depth to character builds, no interesting loot, and a whole lot of walking from point A to B in a mostly empty world. What you get is a uniform, drawn out "Hack & Slash game where Numbers Go Up"

    At launch, the game was a slog at best - player power kept in check by every enemy levelling up alongside you, from start to finish. There is no feeling powerful in this game, even in the starting area. But with Patch 1.1, player power and progression has been significantly gimped even further, to the point where you have to wonder what the motive could possibly be.

    And I think the motive is to cover up the fact that the game lacks any sort of depth or interesting loot whatsoever. Gems are worthless. Uniques are just souped up rares with a random aspect on em, that you can extract. Items don't have any identity beyond arrow up or arrow down. Crafting is basically nonexistent, and choice of skills and character builds has been dumbed down even compared to Diablo 3.

    It's the action RPG without action, without interesting loot, without depth in character builds, and also you'll be running across the entire world - a huge empty map - for fetch quests over and over. Just walking. And you don't get a mount until you beat the main campaign for some reason.

    Also, they're pinging you to check out and preview microtransactions whenever a new one becomes available... each costing upwards of a third of what you paid for the game. Complete insanity.

    On merit of its game systems, it's not worth playing BUT
    Combat and visuals are solid.
    Story, writing and voice acting is solid.
    For those two, I award one point each. If you *really* care about the lore, consider dragging yourself through the campaign once. 2/10    … Expand
  24. Demonae1
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Devs new patch ruined the game. Slow grind, no endgame, feels underpowered.
  25. ZapBeeblebrox
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Whilst the campaign is solid, I couldn’t recommend this game. Unfortunately it’s just not fun in its current state, it had its moments but the devs seem intent on creating a slow grind. The cynical could suggest that this is to sell more season pass level skips
  26. shanewdrd
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    It WAS fun... Blizzard sure knows how to ruin an game by nerfing the entire thing. No point and wasted $100.
  27. matamor
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Pros:
    Decent story
    Great graphics and music

    Cons:
    Repetitive gameplay
    Less end-game content than D3
    Removed QoL upgrades that were in previous games
    Very bad development decisions in the hope of increasing in-game shop sales
  28. Tazy
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In its current state. I will save my battle passes until the developers sort out of the pre season 1 patch. Literally destroyed anything that was good in the game… Expand
  29. aSickMuse
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Once we finish the campaign, reach level 60~70 moved into Tier 4 World, it's repeat the SAME 3 activity to gain xp to level our character and glyphs board (damage buffs), in other word, shallow content.

    New game released with broken mechanic and stats, example: the most basic stat in arpg "Resistance" is broken upon game release, In live stream, dev team acknowledge resistance is FUBAR,    Once we finish the campaign, reach level 60~70 moved into Tier 4 World, it's repeat the SAME 3 activity to gain xp to level our character and glyphs board (damage buffs), in other word, shallow content.

    New game released with broken mechanic and stats, example: the most basic stat in arpg "Resistance" is broken upon game release, In live stream, dev team acknowledge resistance is FUBAR, it MIGHT get fix by season 2, because it’s complex, maybe beyond season 2.

    QoL improvement, low inventory space/stash, game are zoom in too close make vision area small, Horse speed etc, paragon board reset cost, bloated gear stats, etc. just to name a few

    Yes it's a new game just released, there will be areas need improvement. after 1.5 month of hearing players feedback, season 1 patch released, what did they do? they focus on NERF all class, not balance each class, they blanket nerf the class. result? those strong class became average, those weak class got even weaker to a point not enjoyable, unless you do cookie cutter builds.

    How bad is the patch? remembers dev team acknowledge "Resistance" is broken, which cost player lost a layer of defense, this effect most on the sorcerer class because it's main stats INT are link to the "resistance", so the class is naturally in a defense stats disadvantages, most build had to sacrifice offense skill slot to fit in 3~4 defense skill to make builds efficient.

    Guess what dev team did in Season 1 patch, they remove the armor gems replaced with "Resistance" heart (it new name for gems). LOWER THE BASE ARMOR FOR ALL CLASS. Reduce the CD reduction stats on gear (now the cd are longer).

    How they address the shallow content with season 1 patch? they REDUCE the XP gain from those 3 repeat activity, so now it will take us longer to reach our goal.

    Those are just few example of the disconnect from the dev team. If refund is available, I'll do it in a heart beat.

    BTW, guess what dev team told the player on live stream 3 week after game release, when they were asked about content, "it's ok to stop playing". W.T.F, We paid for the game, and you tell us not to play it? so we don't complain the game's short coming, which is a direct reflection on the dev team?

    Would you buy a game when dev told it's ok not to play it?    … Expand
  30. Gigasecond
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    They made the game harder 2 days before the Season to make people pay more to be able to play.
    Disgrace.
  31. Km87
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    I was really looking forward to this game. diablo 3 was and prombly is still my favorite game. has played from the start and all season. so my dream was for d4 to take that place.. but it's so boring! have been pushing myself to lvl 100 hoping the end game would be fun and give me a reason to keep playing... but can't find one? diablo has always been a multiplayer game for me, but whyI was really looking forward to this game. diablo 3 was and prombly is still my favorite game. has played from the start and all season. so my dream was for d4 to take that place.. but it's so boring! have been pushing myself to lvl 100 hoping the end game would be fun and give me a reason to keep playing... but can't find one? diablo has always been a multiplayer game for me, but why doesn't it find a random groupfinder or similar? leader board? I miss the countdown in nigthmare dungeons like in greater rifts in D3? glyhs has a max level so what's the point? .... it's like when you get to lvl 100 you're done and there's no point in playing. and all these nerfs just create more and more negative publicity and kill the desire to play....you guys better do something fast otherwise Yeah;(… Expand
  32. danielwoz
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Diablo iv beta was released, it was best described as an alpha.
    Diablo iv eternal was released, it is best described as a beta at best given big ticket alpha problems were not fixed.
    Diablo IV Season 1 launches and its horrific to play, but don't worry they back dated these atrocities to the eternal realm immediately so you didn't skip season 1. Blizzard had one intention in this    Diablo iv beta was released, it was best described as an alpha.
    Diablo iv eternal was released, it is best described as a beta at best given big ticket alpha problems were not fixed.
    Diablo IV Season 1 launches and its horrific to play, but don't worry they back dated these atrocities to the eternal realm immediately so you didn't skip season 1.

    Blizzard had one intention in this release, charge a huge amount at the start for a small increment on Diablo 3 and then immediately start the Seasons process to generate ongoing revenue, regardless of the problems.

    Play Baldur's Gate III you'll almost certainly have a better time.    … Expand
  33. 666khorneflakes
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    The game has potential that may yet be revealed but at the moment the devs are **** the bed something fierce.
    No matter when you consider getting in this game, go take the community's temperature beforehand, it'll tell you a lot.
  34. moviekritic
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Largest blunder in recent history. Too many bugs and too many missing features.… Expand
  35. Pc6793
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Game feels incomplete with major Quality of Life issues that seemingly fall on deaf ears with the game developers and producers. Endgame is not designed well and longtime players of the franchise will find themselves extremely disappointed with the lack of substance and replay value. The first major patch and season of the game did not address the vast majority of player concerns andGame feels incomplete with major Quality of Life issues that seemingly fall on deaf ears with the game developers and producers. Endgame is not designed well and longtime players of the franchise will find themselves extremely disappointed with the lack of substance and replay value. The first major patch and season of the game did not address the vast majority of player concerns and feedback, prompting well-deserved backlash from the community. I am currently scoring this game 2/10 due to the smoother launch than previous Diablo titles and some novel ideas, but at the moment the execution is too poor to give them a higher rating.… Expand
  36. Vinterbjork
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    With a rough start, the game felt tedious, to easy, and to grindy even for an ARPG, and most imporantly felt unfinished. Missing alot of QoL features, build diversity, uneven class balance, lack of dungeon variation, only a handfull of bosses, overload of attributes on items without any way to tell how they impact your skills, no way to tell items apart from icons, glyphs being weirdWith a rough start, the game felt tedious, to easy, and to grindy even for an ARPG, and most imporantly felt unfinished. Missing alot of QoL features, build diversity, uneven class balance, lack of dungeon variation, only a handfull of bosses, overload of attributes on items without any way to tell how they impact your skills, no way to tell items apart from icons, glyphs being weird (placeholder art and blue ones not even used in game). But I got my character up to 100 and maxed out my glyphs. This was becuse I had hope, they sounded promising with a large patch coming for season 1.

    For a AAA game I would have rated it about a 5, but with the latest patch, the season 1 patch, fixed nothing mentioned above, nerfed the weakest class and made the game even more tedious I can not give it more than a two. And that is mostly because of epic cutscenes..    … Expand
  37. MajesticMind
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    1. Released a game with resistances broken and refuses to fix until S2...
    2. Failure to have social aspects in game to allow people to fin others to play with easily.
    3. Sorcerer is a completely dead class as a result of resistances being broken. 4. Giant SLOG of a game that does not respect the gamers time. 5. Game is made artificially difficult via random 1 shot mechanics that you    1. Released a game with resistances broken and refuses to fix until S2...
    2. Failure to have social aspects in game to allow people to fin others to play with easily.
    3. Sorcerer is a completely dead class as a result of resistances being broken.
    4. Giant SLOG of a game that does not respect the gamers time.
    5. Game is made artificially difficult via random 1 shot mechanics that you typically don't even see coming or op CC.
    6. Include uber unique items that are not even really obtainable so they might as well not even exist.
    7. The end game is trash and completely not non motivational.
    8. Mount system seems like it was developed by a group of toddlers.    … Expand
  38. underbog
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Diablo IV: The $70-$150 Open-World MMO ARPG, where:

    The open world is dead and traversing it is painful on laggy mounts, made worse by roadblocks because it's too difficult to make a game where the world loads in as you go, on time. The social features are difficult if not impossible to use, making the "MMO" portion of the game a guise for always online features. Personally I haven't    Diablo IV: The $70-$150 Open-World MMO ARPG, where:

    The open world is dead and traversing it is painful on laggy mounts, made worse by roadblocks because it's too difficult to make a game where the world loads in as you go, on time.

    The social features are difficult if not impossible to use, making the "MMO" portion of the game a guise for always online features. Personally I haven't had a single social interaction from the game alone.

    And it's an ARPG where the developers are slowing down an already slow game, by keeping mob density low, nerfing multiplicative damage, nerfing item drop rates, nerfing currency drop rates and nerfing overall XP.

    So it's a dead world, singleplayer, slog of an RPG, right now.

    All this is made worse with a terrible user interface, memory leak issues, and a development team that ran out of content at like level 70. There is nothing to do from 70 to 100.

    In addition, Season 1 was supposed to introduce something innovative and they just reused a mechanic from Diablo 3. The developers are trying to artificially slow leveling so people don't ever reach 70+.

    It's a disgrace.    … Expand
  39. Willnoodle
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    This rating is from post patch 1.1, as hopefully a low rating will be the best way for the devs to understand how miserable they are making the game. Before the patch I would have rated it a 7/10, good but with room for improvement. But after the patch, they have made every single aspect of the late game significantly worse, apart from nightmare dungeons. Helltide has become essentiallyThis rating is from post patch 1.1, as hopefully a low rating will be the best way for the devs to understand how miserable they are making the game. Before the patch I would have rated it a 7/10, good but with room for improvement. But after the patch, they have made every single aspect of the late game significantly worse, apart from nightmare dungeons. Helltide has become essentially useless, as the finder drop rate has been lowered to the point that you can only reliably farm one mystery chest per event, and often these chests have nothing but garbage in them. Besides making the game worse, none of the problems were ever addressed. Good loot drops are so rare that you hardly, if ever, change gear between levels 70-90. Mob density is low relative to other games. Only a few viable builds for late game play. Given two point though, because at least, at time of this writing, there is no pay to win/loot box options. Only thing that can be bought are skins, which is an ideal system for any game.… Expand
  40. xcr
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Problem is there was hype for Season 1, now it's drained and gone for most of the people, let's say best case scenario they do a great season 2.

    It's player base have already shrunk so much and hype gone for most people that they might not return to the game at that point, on the other hand if they release some hotfixes and start to address stuff like asap before season 1 starts show    Problem is there was hype for Season 1, now it's drained and gone for most of the people, let's say best case scenario they do a great season 2.

    It's player base have already shrunk so much and hype gone for most people that they might not return to the game at that point, on the other hand if they release some hotfixes and start to address stuff like asap before season 1 starts show this is not the end but the beginning might give people that dislike some slither of hope back including me, currently they are battling the clock.

    In current state i cant recommend buying this game a huge backlash right now from content creators numerous websites and the community (forums), twitter etc you name it.

    disheartening to say the least.    … Expand
  41. Fafa99
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Initial experience is positive until you start realise the complete lack of end game. There is nothing meaningful to do. The itemisation is so bad, no upgrade for ages and the dev team keep talking about super rare that 99% of the actual crowd won’t see. The complete imbalance between patches makes it even worst, every effort to build a decent character is being destroyed with theInitial experience is positive until you start realise the complete lack of end game. There is nothing meaningful to do. The itemisation is so bad, no upgrade for ages and the dev team keep talking about super rare that 99% of the actual crowd won’t see. The complete imbalance between patches makes it even worst, every effort to build a decent character is being destroyed with the inconsistent updates. No storage space, no group finder, no map overlay and so on. The game as cool animation and graphics but for this price tag isn’t worth it in this current state.… Expand
  42. conro
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Patch 1.1 just highlights the flaws the game.

    I've played for hundreds of hours mostly thanks to PVP as a Barbarian, but the state of the game currently has destroyed Barbarian in PVP. I could break even in kills against a Rogue taking advantage of the poison damage bug or a Druid with a near permanent barrier, but now they just win every match every time due to the massive dip in    Patch 1.1 just highlights the flaws the game.

    I've played for hundreds of hours mostly thanks to PVP as a Barbarian, but the state of the game currently has destroyed Barbarian in PVP.
    I could break even in kills against a Rogue taking advantage of the poison damage bug or a Druid with a near permanent barrier, but now they just win every match every time due to the massive dip in damage I can do and damage I can take.

    - Build experimentation at the end game is highly discouraged by making it extremely time consuming with an extreme gold cost. It costs nearly 25 Million gold to undo a Paragon board, and you have to manually undo all 225 paragon points if you're going completely fresh.

    - The formula for calculating damage in the game is heavily reliant on having critical hit damage and vulnerable damage, with all other forms of damage boost being treated the same because they're added together so long as their condition is met.

    - The damage formula makes itemization rely on very specific stats to even be viable in the end game.

    - A lot of the game is waiting to engage, which has only gotten worse with the cooldown reduction stat being cut by 30%.
    Too many classes have certain defensive abilities which are required to be active in order to survive basic combat.

    - The rarity of good items combined with aspects having perfect rolls adds another layer of restriction of experimenting with new builds. If you don't have an aspect to reapply to your item if your experiment doesn't pan out, you're either stuck with a weaker build or stuck playing your current build until you can find an aspect to reapply.

    - Getting loot doesn't feel good.
    Unique items on Barbarian are ranked by their vendor sale value.
    Legendary items don't automatically mean you're going to find something with great stats.
    You have to scan nearly every Ancestral yellow item that drops to make sure you don't accidentally sell off or destroy something that actually rolled well.
    Without a way to filter loot to what you specifically want or need, you waste a lot of time just looking at items that 95% of the time you're going to throw away.

    The game doesn't respect your time. It's not midcore friendly.    … Expand
  43. Davidukfl
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Started out as a lot of fun, playing a sorcerer was tricky but manageable. Latest 1.1.0 patch has ruined the character I've spent time perfecting and has completely demotivated me from continuing to play the game at all
  44. Criscal
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Game was already a slog fest after reaching tier 4 and having had your first set of ancient items. Now 1.1 made it much slower in every sense. Nerfing dps and protection by 25-40 %, nerfing exp for fighting higher level mobs by 90 % and nerfing helltide event to give like 10 times less rewards. Inventory management is suboptimal at best. Stash is account wide I.e. not extended for moreGame was already a slog fest after reaching tier 4 and having had your first set of ancient items. Now 1.1 made it much slower in every sense. Nerfing dps and protection by 25-40 %, nerfing exp for fighting higher level mobs by 90 % and nerfing helltide event to give like 10 times less rewards. Inventory management is suboptimal at best. Stash is account wide I.e. not extended for more characters. Horse riding is the worst activity of any recent game.
    The only extra point I give is for the great graphics.    … Expand
  45. Dubblebass
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    I have been a hardcore Diablo fan since day 1 of the original Diablo game. After patch 1.1 dropped on 7/18, this is the first time I have ever wanted to return a Diablo game for my money back. The devs are so far out of touch with the player base and this shows just how much. End game is already seriously lacking and they just killed Helltides. I thought they would want to make whatI have been a hardcore Diablo fan since day 1 of the original Diablo game. After patch 1.1 dropped on 7/18, this is the first time I have ever wanted to return a Diablo game for my money back. The devs are so far out of touch with the player base and this shows just how much. End game is already seriously lacking and they just killed Helltides. I thought they would want to make what they actually DO have more enticing instead of driving people away.

    I gave it a score of 2 because the campaign story is great and the voice acting is superb, but the game playability now just sucks. The did not fix many of the criticisms and instead, went backwards in many areas.    … Expand
  46. czadek
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    First two weeks of the game were amazing! Campain and progress through world tiers to world tiers 4 was nice. After that game become null and boring. Loot become terrible and looking for upgrades with at least 3 good affixes (1 to roll) feel tedious and extremaly rng as there is no way to target specific loot. Most uniques are bad via stats or effect. A lot of aspects are generic, not aFirst two weeks of the game were amazing! Campain and progress through world tiers to world tiers 4 was nice. After that game become null and boring. Loot become terrible and looking for upgrades with at least 3 good affixes (1 to roll) feel tedious and extremaly rng as there is no way to target specific loot. Most uniques are bad via stats or effect. A lot of aspects are generic, not a lot of build altering. No real endgame loop --> nightmare dungeons are failed copy of greater rifts in every aspect.

    And when u think it can not get any worse, patch 1.1 comes :) As the saying go: "if it aint broke, blizzard will break it" and "we asked for end game, so blizzard delivered and ended the game"    … Expand
  47. askerr7
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    Game was fun and then Blizzard decided that was a bad thing and killed it with a single patch.
    I have 0 desire to play the game after this. Many of the changes made don't even make sense.
    Game still has all the same problems it had and all they did was make the leveling experience worse. Will look back into the game in a few season to see if Blizzard decides to provide a fun game again.    Game was fun and then Blizzard decided that was a bad thing and killed it with a single patch.
    I have 0 desire to play the game after this. Many of the changes made don't even make sense.
    Game still has all the same problems it had and all they did was make the leveling experience worse.
    Will look back into the game in a few season to see if Blizzard decides to provide a fun game again.
    Just something to add, I actually had this at a 7 prior to this patch and would say my rating is based more on the developers taking steps to worsen the game.    … Expand
  48. cmdRoo
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Blatant predatory business model which drives profits at the expense of customer enjoyment. THERE ARE NO better examples of Company-Client disconnect.
  49. Roxtar
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    The only reason I am giving this game a 2 instead of a 0 is because I believe it's a good base game and could be a good game in a year or two. YIKES Diablo 4 is terrible. Blizzard is completely out of touch with the Diablo community. I was beyond excited to play Diablo 4, and now I don't plan on playing the first season at all. I hope that in a year or two Diablo 4 is at least as good asThe only reason I am giving this game a 2 instead of a 0 is because I believe it's a good base game and could be a good game in a year or two. YIKES Diablo 4 is terrible. Blizzard is completely out of touch with the Diablo community. I was beyond excited to play Diablo 4, and now I don't plan on playing the first season at all. I hope that in a year or two Diablo 4 is at least as good as Diablo 3. The final season of Diablo 3 really hyped me up -- they added a bunch of quality of life things that the player base had wanted for a long time and I felt very optimistic that Diablo 4 would be the best Diablo game yet. The reality is, the lack of stash space makes it impossible to play multiple classes and makes getting loot a bad thing when that's supposed to be a fun part of the game, WE CAN'T EVEN SAVE BUILDS, and they keep nerfing the game and making it even more grindy and boring. Don't buy it, wait until they hopefully improve the game instead of continuing to burn it to the ground.… Expand
  50. Kamots
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Long-time fan of the original Blizzard and what they did for gaming. D1, D2, even D3. But, I bailed when "Don't you guys have phones" and other company actions showed they were not the same Blizzard and anything they produced in the future would probably just be a cash grab.

    And then, I caved. A couple of my kids picked up D4 and had some amazing things to say. It had been two years    Long-time fan of the original Blizzard and what they did for gaming. D1, D2, even D3. But, I bailed when "Don't you guys have phones" and other company actions showed they were not the same Blizzard and anything they produced in the future would probably just be a cash grab.

    And then, I caved. A couple of my kids picked up D4 and had some amazing things to say. It had been two years since I'd even opened Battle.net. But, I went for it. And, to my surprise, while things were not perfect, I loved it! The graphics, the story, the attention to small details, most of it was truly amazing. And, it seemed as though the development team was listening to the users about the issues and future directions that would make the game more fun.

    How wrong I was. Nothing has changed. This Blizzard is not, and never will be, the Blizzard that understands its gaming audience and seeks to make the best game it can. This Blizzard, rather, is the one that wants to find every possible way to squeeze every penny it can from it's "asset". They've clearly adopted a profit-over-player mentality. If you're wondering what all the fuss is about, here's the scoop. Blizzard released the game with what they felt was too much power in the hands of the players. Their content was being conquered too easily for their liking.

    The appropriate way to fix this? CREATE NEW, MORE CHALLENGING CONTENT.

    This could have kept the players engaged and been a huge win. Add another tier of content, or another chapter to the campaign. Create a more challenging pile of content for those players creating the great builds. Hell, I realize this is a lot of work, so in the interim, just toss in a couple new seriously difficult bosses for players to work toward conquering. Just give us new challenges. But instead, Blizzard decided the best thing was to take away our toys and tools for meeting these challenges.

    Blizzard's response was a massive nerf across the board of player power. No content actually changed. Nothing was added to make the game more enjoyable, more engaging. But power was nerfed, speed of progression was nerfed, speed of acquiring gear was nerfed. So, the same exact content, but now all the builds people had been working toward, milestones they'd achieved, were all set back, and everything was made more work, more difficult.

    Just, wow. How a game developer could be SO out of touch with it's players is just unreal. The real Blizzard is dead, so I'm going to retire my Battle.net client once and for all.

    As is, the game is really a zero, but I'm giving 2/10 because I honestly truly enjoyed the campaign and the state of the game before the patch. I was leveling, enjoying reaching milestones in the build I was creating. And then, BAM. It's like I was set back from 80 to 50, even though my character was still level 80. And now getting back to the same level wasn't even possible, and working toward getting as close as possible would take much, much longer. No thanks. I play games to have fun, a privilege for which I'd happily pay. But Blizzard thinks they need to hold my attention by just making everything I do take longer. Yeah, no. Bye.    … Expand
  51. noctisaeterna
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    One of the worst patches ever released by a gaming company in history. Only SW Galaxies NGE has achieved to do worse.
    Whoever is managing the balance of the game, either the devs or if they have a specific "balance team". They better have a meeting real quick and explain that in ARPG games people want to have fun and not go thru gaming torture. If they disagree with this vision then maybe    One of the worst patches ever released by a gaming company in history. Only SW Galaxies NGE has achieved to do worse.
    Whoever is managing the balance of the game, either the devs or if they have a specific "balance team". They better have a meeting real quick and explain that in ARPG games people want to have fun and not go thru gaming torture. If they disagree with this vision then maybe is time for them to change their career path.

    I find it fair and square since they nerfed the game in everything possible and imaginable, that we repay with the same coin. By nerfing the game score all across the whole internet, all across social media and stop giving them a single penny until they come back to the real world.

    I am going to give a 2. 2 as a sign of hope, if things won't change this will be changed straight to 0.    … Expand
  52. Calculon1234
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Will change review when deserved.

    1. Some of the worst patches of all time, the devs are making the game worse in many areas and show a lack of listening to the community. 2. Many bugs and certain stats for your character dont work as intended, or not at all, like resistances, overpower and many more. 3. Lack of end game content. There are 2 bosses in endgame currently. Why not re-use    Will change review when deserved.

    1. Some of the worst patches of all time, the devs are making the game worse in many areas and show a lack of listening to the community.

    2. Many bugs and certain stats for your character dont work as intended, or not at all, like resistances, overpower and many more.

    3. Lack of end game content. There are 2 bosses in endgame currently. Why not re-use some campaign bosses as endgame bosses in the meantime while you create more new bosses for the game? The loot they drop is terrible... make them have a higher chance of dropping uber uniques so people have a reason to replay these bosses more than once per character. We cant trade uniques and seasons only last 3 months so who does it hurt if a player got one of these? Whats the harm?

    4. 'Uber uniques'... I understand the carrot on a stick helps arpg games last longer but there is no carrot when the chances of getting one are rarer than winning a large sum in the lottery.
    I would love to see one of these items at somepoint in my life.

    5. Scaling is very bad. At the endgame, there is a sudden extreme incline in difficulty. Nightmare level 100 and uber lilith are so far ahead of anything below, it makes for a very poor difficulty curve.

    There are many more gripes with the game but these are the main points of issue.

    I liked the story and the gameplay feels good but there are so many issues with the game right now so i have to give it a low review.    … Expand
  53. yougotme
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Initially I enjoyed this game. I chose sorcerer as my first class and got to level 88, then I learned and experienced how weak the class I chose was. Itemization was lacking, storage was lacking, end game overall was lacking. The most fun aspect of the game was self created. I would make multiple characters to experiment with builds. Blizzard's most recent patch took all of that intoInitially I enjoyed this game. I chose sorcerer as my first class and got to level 88, then I learned and experienced how weak the class I chose was. Itemization was lacking, storage was lacking, end game overall was lacking. The most fun aspect of the game was self created. I would make multiple characters to experiment with builds. Blizzard's most recent patch took all of that into account and they chose to make everything weaker and slower. I played Destiny 2, I am familiar with being letdown constantly and watching a game you enjoy become a live service toxic money grab. I didn't think I would witness that same thing so quickly with Diablo 4. I get it, the overwhelming majority of game companies want money far more then they want a happy player base. I guess I had hoped that Blizzard realized that was nonviable long term. Yet here we are. Maybe come revisit this game in a year or so. I heard Bladur's Gate 3 should be good, it literally couldn't be more of a disappointment.… Expand
  54. azstowe
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    I have never seen a company so out of touch with their players. They are so focused on making you play longer to boost their metrics that they forget to make the game fun.
  55. AnarchyG
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Whenever there’s an awesome build (not bugged ones), Blizzard just go with the cheap way and Nerf it.

    Whenever there’s a patch with balance adjustments, I have to spend 10 million gold or more to change my gear, imprint them, upgrade them, and spend ~5 hours to watch new build guides, change the skills, change paragon board one point by one point, test our the new build, and make small    Whenever there’s an awesome build (not bugged ones), Blizzard just go with the cheap way and Nerf it.

    Whenever there’s a patch with balance adjustments, I have to spend 10 million gold or more to change my gear, imprint them, upgrade them, and spend ~5 hours to watch new build guides, change the skills, change paragon board one point by one point, test our the new build, and make small adjustments until I like it.

    And then begin to hoard yellow items for the new build, and try to make space in the crowded chest and mule characters…

    I feel I really can’t keep up with the changes… I’m just a casual player who wants to enjoy deleting mobs and get fancy gear, not having to constantly watch pro videos and build guides, and change builds…

    I’m not sure how many balance patches are there already, probably 4 or more in a little more than a month. Now I just feel too tired to create a new character and follow a new build…Why can’t blizzard just let God builds be Gods, and change it in the next season???

    It feels like I’m not playing the game, but the game is playing me. Fair well, D4 and Blizzard, have fun with your constant game of chase!    … Expand
  56. gamerdad546
    Jul 27, 2023
    2
    The art is great, the campaign is pretty good, but the end game is so bad, the itemization is bad, the game has a TON of bugs even months after release, half of the mechanics make no sense, most fun builds aren't viable, can't even fight the campaign bosses again after the campaign is done... The game has so much potential but Season 1 has only been more disappointment, it's actuallyThe art is great, the campaign is pretty good, but the end game is so bad, the itemization is bad, the game has a TON of bugs even months after release, half of the mechanics make no sense, most fun builds aren't viable, can't even fight the campaign bosses again after the campaign is done... The game has so much potential but Season 1 has only been more disappointment, it's actually shocking, it doesn't take a genius to see all the issues and how to fix them, most players can, I'm hoping that the game eventually gets fixed and that more interesting content is added, I'll check back in a while and update my review if things have improved.… Expand
  57. BenderIsGreat34
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    As someone who loves to grind on a game, this is too much, leveling is slow and gets old fast with very little content that's worth your time for XP and after 200 plus hours you might have a maxed out chacter and decent build only to be met but blizzard nerfing not just your build and hard work into the ground but all builds. The lack of power leveling makes it even worse due to the factAs someone who loves to grind on a game, this is too much, leveling is slow and gets old fast with very little content that's worth your time for XP and after 200 plus hours you might have a maxed out chacter and decent build only to be met but blizzard nerfing not just your build and hard work into the ground but all builds. The lack of power leveling makes it even worse due to the fact that you will feel locked into one class since it takes so long to get anywhere with said class. I gave it a 2 cause the story was not bad but everything after that is a waste. On top of all this the devs seem to have a death wish for the game, they seem to do the complete opposite of what the community asks for and insist that you enjoy the game the way they want you to. To sum it up, long monotonous play with no reward, progress is met with nerfs, devs total disregard for what the community has askd for. If you haven't bought the game yet don't possibly it will get better but there have been no signs of that so far, if the game drops to 20$ or less buy it for the story mode and then delete it.… Expand
  58. Fishj36
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    No match making really sucks! Gems don't go as high, no specials gems. Miss set items, instead they have "uber unique" in which 1 in particular still hasn't dropped 1 time world wide, really?
  59. Ulfhedjinn
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    Game feels rushed, lacks polish and endgame becomes boring really quick.

    On a positive note, the campaign is good (even though it takes some time to actually become engaging), and the art direction is probably the best thing about that game. Could have been a 5/10, but with the patch 1.1.0 release, there's nothing left to save anymore after the campaign: everything is slow and feels    Game feels rushed, lacks polish and endgame becomes boring really quick.

    On a positive note, the campaign is good (even though it takes some time to actually become engaging), and the art direction is probably the best thing about that game.

    Could have been a 5/10, but with the patch 1.1.0 release, there's nothing left to save anymore after the campaign: everything is slow and feels like an absolute chore; a lot of bugs are still there (VRAM leaks, items or entire builds not working properly, ...) and all QoL changes asked by the players since the betas are still missing (search bar in inventory, gem bag, ...).    … Expand
  60. Rvez
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    The game looks Nice but, lacks every other aspect!
    70€ unfinished game is to much
    " no real end game "
    levelling feels like sneal race.
  61. Melte
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    สมัครแอคมาเพื่อด่า โดยเฉพาะแพทช์ล่าสุดคือกลายเป็นขุดหลุมฝังเกมตัวเองไปละ เกียมลงแขกนัง2คนที่มานั่งจ้อนั่งอวดฟีเจอร์ในซีซั่นแรกในไลฟ์แคมป์ไฟไว้ก่อนเลย โกรธมาก

    ปรับลดเกือบทุกอย่าง แล้วปรับก่อนเริ่มซีซั่นด้วยนะ แทนที่จะปรับให้สายหรือสกิลที่ไม่มีคนเล่นให้มีความน่าสนใจ แรงขึ้นหรือน่าใช้ หรือปรับพวกเอฟเฟคแอดออนให้มีความเท่าเทียมกัน ไม่ทำ ไปปรับลดสายเมต้า แล้วทำเป็นมาบอกว่า    สมัครแอคมาเพื่อด่า โดยเฉพาะแพทช์ล่าสุดคือกลายเป็นขุดหลุมฝังเกมตัวเองไปละ เกียมลงแขกนัง2คนที่มานั่งจ้อนั่งอวดฟีเจอร์ในซีซั่นแรกในไลฟ์แคมป์ไฟไว้ก่อนเลย โกรธมาก

    ปรับลดเกือบทุกอย่าง แล้วปรับก่อนเริ่มซีซั่นด้วยนะ แทนที่จะปรับให้สายหรือสกิลที่ไม่มีคนเล่นให้มีความน่าสนใจ แรงขึ้นหรือน่าใช้ หรือปรับพวกเอฟเฟคแอดออนให้มีความเท่าเทียมกัน ไม่ทำ ไปปรับลดสายเมต้า แล้วทำเป็นมาบอกว่า อยากให้ผู้เล่นเล่นได้ทุกสาย

    อีกอย่างที่เตะตาสุดคือปรับบอสโลกให้ดรอปโพชั่นเยอะขึ้น ฮัลโหล? ไม่เพิ่มความยาก ไม่เพิ่มเลือด ไม่เพิ่มเมคใหม่ใดๆทั้งนั่น แต่เพิ่มดรอปโพชั่น..เพื่อ? สรุปแม่งก็โดนตบตายไวอยู่ดี เอาไรคิด หัวแม่ตีน? ทำงานกินเงินเดือนไปวันๆเหมือนประเทศแถวบ้านฉันเลย ทำลวกๆเสร็จให้คนออกมาด่า แล้วค่อยแก้เอาหน้า? กลัวดูไม่มีประวัติเหรอหรือกลัวไม่มีคอนเท้น

    มีหลายอย่างที่อยากด่าแต่ขี้เกียจพิมพ์ อารมณ์เสีย    … Expand
  62. Haori
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    End to the endgame. Helltide killed, NM dungeons killed, WorldBosses still drop 2 useless items, tons of builds killed, leveling killed. You wanted working mounts? No chance. You wanted decent uniques? No chance. You wanted unique crossbow, armor, sword for rogue? No chance, here's another bow. You wanted some decent cosmetics for rogue to not look like a hobo? No chance. Even paidEnd to the endgame. Helltide killed, NM dungeons killed, WorldBosses still drop 2 useless items, tons of builds killed, leveling killed. You wanted working mounts? No chance. You wanted decent uniques? No chance. You wanted unique crossbow, armor, sword for rogue? No chance, here's another bow. You wanted some decent cosmetics for rogue to not look like a hobo? No chance. Even paid cosmetics are garbage. Rogues look like bandits that should attack the main hero. You wanted enchanting system that works at least like in the 3rd game? No chance. Spend millions on enchantments only for them to be nerfed the next day. You wanted high level dungeons to drop items with better powers? No chance, here's sacred junk that goes straight to selling. You have to be really "talented" to kill all the will to play days before season.… Expand
  63. Lecktschmeckt
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Was a pretty good game until july 18th. Seemingly the devs hate the playerbase and dont want us to have fun in the game. Unintelligible why they did this
  64. TheAnswer42
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Patch 1.1 made a game that already had a whole host of issues extremely tedious to play. I really want to like the game, but until major changes happen it simply is not worth a single second of my time.
  65. onlyford4
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Whoever makes the decisions at blizzard about diablo 4 should lose the job.
    The game gets worse every week with every "hotfix" and every patch.

    If you want a fun ARPG dont even bother buying diablo 4.
  66. sajetspam
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Unfinished product with no proper endgame content, with idiotic creators decisions. ITS BETA
  67. Oberjjin
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Needs some time in the oven, it's a half baked and early access product for 70€ at best.
  68. nobutada55
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    We got Diablo 3.5 on launch. The game needs considerable updates before it is better than "good".

    This is not a new game it is way too similar to Diablo 3. Itemization is just "green is good, red is bad" aka "big number good, small number bad". The legendary powers being "unlocked" upon dungeons is bad. They are taking feedback and I assume the game will be better in 6-12 months. If    We got Diablo 3.5 on launch. The game needs considerable updates before it is better than "good".

    This is not a new game it is way too similar to Diablo 3. Itemization is just "green is good, red is bad" aka "big number good, small number bad". The legendary powers being "unlocked" upon dungeons is bad. They are taking feedback and I assume the game will be better in 6-12 months.

    If you played Diablo 2 and liked it please play D2:R.
    If you like Diablo 3, buy this game and play it.    … Expand
  69. mindgamez75
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    ruined by patch 1.1 had issues before but now much worse. feels like beta game d2 was much superior
  70. Drayo91
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    What you get for the 70$ price tag is actually insulting.
    (God help you if you bought the ultimate edition, thinking blizzard learned anything from D3)
    The story was pretty good, but ends on a big cliffhanger and some questionable choices, hence not a score of 0. The entire rest of the game is a complete joke, nothing seems finished or thought out, you get forcefully and unnaturally    What you get for the 70$ price tag is actually insulting.
    (God help you if you bought the ultimate edition, thinking blizzard learned anything from D3)

    The story was pretty good, but ends on a big cliffhanger and some questionable choices, hence not a score of 0.

    The entire rest of the game is a complete joke, nothing seems finished or thought out, you get forcefully and unnaturally slowed down at every possible point in the game.

    The recent patch notes prior to the first season are just the tip of the iceberg, blizzard is absolutely tone deaf and somehow managed to kill of the last few parts of the game that were even remotely rewarding.

    If you want to play the first season, you better not choose you class by playstyle or lore preference, because chances are, you will be unable to complete the endgame.
    You need to look up guides and third party sites, to make absolutely SURE, that your favorite class did not just get gutted SO HARD, that it is now, in the truest sense of the word, UNVIABLE.

    It is truly baffling and kinda scary, how incompetent the people in charge at a company this big can be. Thinking about how much money is involved here and how casually such brand ruining decisions are being made is crazy. Chances are, after the live service part of the game flops, some pretty wild excuses will be made to explain it.    … Expand
  71. Okoda
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    one would think they would have learned from the diablo 3 debacle. i know i did! so my plan is to shelf this piece of something until they sort this mess out; and figure out that the players and their money matter. ..we are paying for this game. give us what we what or we don't hang around and spend more money. seems pretty simple to understand. many other game developers seem to get it,one would think they would have learned from the diablo 3 debacle. i know i did! so my plan is to shelf this piece of something until they sort this mess out; and figure out that the players and their money matter. ..we are paying for this game. give us what we what or we don't hang around and spend more money. seems pretty simple to understand. many other game developers seem to get it, and my money.… Expand
  72. Genobambeano
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Diablo 4 has zero end game. The developers are doing everything they can to slow down progression due to lack of end game by nerfing experience gain to a slog. Itemization is a joke. The only decent items are locked behind a drop rate that ensures no one will get them. Diablo 4 missed the mark by a long shot after 8 years of development. Do not buy this game… Expand
  73. HelloImAiden
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    I enjoyed the start until first big patch so basically until the developers should have added real endgame and leaderboards but now it is just not worth to play, I regret spending more money not for early access but for season pass with extra start levels into it because I wont even finish the battle pass...
  74. Meliur
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Game is hollow and boring and basically single player game with cpu bots (other players). you can't search for a party or talk i general chat. Playing experience is the same on 30lvl, 60lvl or 100lvl. Ther's no goal to achieve, items are boring as hell. i'm still using weapon found on 64lvl because i can't find something better (i'm 100 now). Uniques are joke, there's no sense to equipGame is hollow and boring and basically single player game with cpu bots (other players). you can't search for a party or talk i general chat. Playing experience is the same on 30lvl, 60lvl or 100lvl. Ther's no goal to achieve, items are boring as hell. i'm still using weapon found on 64lvl because i can't find something better (i'm 100 now). Uniques are joke, there's no sense to equip them because they punish you for it. After 80 you can sold anything you find because everything is garbage.

    But game will be better if you buy more stuff from the store, buy! buy! buy!    … Expand
  75. demigod_
    Aug 8, 2023
    2
    Despite being released as an incomplete live-service game, the launch of "Diablo 4" was a decent starting point with a well-done campaign and it was met with enthusiasm as players discovered a game that, although different from the developers' intentions, resonated with the community. But what started as a success soon became a baffling and frustrating experience for the player base.Despite being released as an incomplete live-service game, the launch of "Diablo 4" was a decent starting point with a well-done campaign and it was met with enthusiasm as players discovered a game that, although different from the developers' intentions, resonated with the community. But what started as a success soon became a baffling and frustrating experience for the player base.

    The Diablo 4 team, dissatisfied with how players were engaging with the game they had created, began to implement drastic changes. Data mining player behavior, they initiated a series of continuous alterations that shifted the gameplay experience in the opposite direction from even where it was at launch.

    Classes were nerfed, Mob density was reduced, XP gains were slowed to a crawl, and It felt as if the players had become nothing more than data points, mere rows in an Excel spreadsheet, with their preferences and playstyles disregarded.

    Players had essentially paid to beta test a game, only to have the rug pulled out from under them as the developers unilaterally decided to reshape the game in a way that did not align with player interests. The community's enjoyment and investment were seemingly irrelevant as the game underwent transformation after transformation.

    What could have been a transparent dialogue between developers and players turned into a one-sided conversation where the voice of the community was ignored. Trust was broken, and a sense of betrayal permeated the player base.

    The graphics, sound, and potential depth of "Diablo 4" became overshadowed by this erratic development process. It's challenging to invest time and energy into a game that feels like shifting sands.

    In its current state, "Diablo 4" serves as a stark reminder that player engagement and loyalty cannot be taken for granted. A game's success is built not only on strong mechanics and captivating storytelling but also on a respectful and symbiotic relationship between developers and players. Without that, even the most promising titles can lose their way and their audience. "Diablo 4" sadly stands as a testament to this truth, a once-promising game brought low by a lack of communication, empathy, and respect for its community.    … Expand
  76. Spartacus92
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Between the worst patch in the world and broken builds… this is a disgrace to arpgs. Never have i ever played an arpg with this many cool down problems and bugs… on top of that the most recent patch absolutely killed the fun builds. Level 100 running around like a headless chicken waiting for my skills on cool down. Wait theres a catch… blizz nerfed it even more…
  77. Awest1988
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    It was fine until you broke everything. I could do NM dungeon 41 and now tier 21 is just as hard post update. Fix your ****
  78. Glier
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    As a long time fan of ARPGs, there just isn't much to sink your teeth into here. The game released with quite a bit of promise and there's a good foundation here, but not much to do unfortunately. The game runs out of steam even before you reach max level, which is where a good ARPG should just be getting started.

    The recent patch was quite a let down as well. The heavy-handed nerfs are    As a long time fan of ARPGs, there just isn't much to sink your teeth into here. The game released with quite a bit of promise and there's a good foundation here, but not much to do unfortunately. The game runs out of steam even before you reach max level, which is where a good ARPG should just be getting started.

    The recent patch was quite a let down as well. The heavy-handed nerfs are the least of the problems with the game right now actually. The itemization system is boring and unrewarding. Drops are not exciting at all. In fact, drops have zero value until you teleport back to town and sort through countless lines of text to determine if anything is of use. That's like a casino where, instead of getting a payout at slot machine when you hit, you instead get a token that you have to take to the main desk to find out if it's worth anything. It's not exciting.

    The game does get a few things right, however. The sound design is amazing. Playing through the campaign was enjoyable. The NPCs are well-acted, especially those you encounter through the main story. However, your character's voice lines are weird and out of place at times.

    I expect this game to get better over time with multiple patch cycles and a lot of development that, hopefully, will actually incorporate some of the feedback from the community. In its present state, however, there are much better games to spend your money on. If you're looking to sink some time into some great ARPGs, check out PoE (well worth the time it takes to learn its systems), Grim Dawn, or even Last Epoch, although that one needs quite a bit of time to cook as well.    … Expand
  79. jiangnanguqi
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    所谓的平衡性更新糟糕透顶，除了否定中高强度玩家的一切努力，还以各种令人不适的方式强行拖慢游戏节奏来掩盖内容的匮乏
    在令人愤怒的同时，也并没有从本质上改进糟糕的算法。对易伤、暴击以及冷却时间数值的削弱，只会让这几项特性变得更为重要，因为对其他特性的加强远远没能弥补这样的削弱
    退一万步说，即便这样的削弱是必要的，也不应该在赛季开始前的几天修改，如果1.1更新包中的内容是游戏刚发售时的状态，或是刚发售数日紧急调整后的状态，那么将不会如此让人厌恶，合理的调整是可以接受的。如果数值的调整仅发生在赛季，那也将不会如此恶心，因为玩家可以在这时候从头开始。 我很想因为这次更新而给0分，但是还是给2分到优秀的游戏玩法和画面美工    所谓的平衡性更新糟糕透顶，除了否定中高强度玩家的一切努力，还以各种令人不适的方式强行拖慢游戏节奏来掩盖内容的匮乏
    在令人愤怒的同时，也并没有从本质上改进糟糕的算法。对易伤、暴击以及冷却时间数值的削弱，只会让这几项特性变得更为重要，因为对其他特性的加强远远没能弥补这样的削弱
    退一万步说，即便这样的削弱是必要的，也不应该在赛季开始前的几天修改，如果1.1更新包中的内容是游戏刚发售时的状态，或是刚发售数日紧急调整后的状态，那么将不会如此让人厌恶，合理的调整是可以接受的。如果数值的调整仅发生在赛季，那也将不会如此恶心，因为玩家可以在这时候从头开始。
    我很想因为这次更新而给0分，但是还是给2分到优秀的游戏玩法和画面美工
  80. shawnwmoore22
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Completely downgraded the whole game right before a season. Made the game worse and also all the time I spent gathering items with stats in one patch they have made completely useless. Complete disrespect of one's time.
  81. mirrorzoom
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    I'm not here to review bomb the game. The newest patch release is a big issue, but not the only issue. The bottom line is this game is not worth $76, not even close and I'm certainly not going to be buying any seasonal pass. And this is coming from someone who have played and enjoyed both Diablo 2 and Diablo 3.

    1. Storyline is boring. I know a lot of people don't play Diablo for the    I'm not here to review bomb the game. The newest patch release is a big issue, but not the only issue. The bottom line is this game is not worth $76, not even close and I'm certainly not going to be buying any seasonal pass. And this is coming from someone who have played and enjoyed both Diablo 2 and Diablo 3.

    1. Storyline is boring. I know a lot of people don't play Diablo for the plots, but to me it's still an RPG game. Blood and gore is fine, but if that's the only thing you offer players, it gets repetitive and nobody cares. Any good storyteller knows that you have to balance the good and bad, levity with seriousness. Diablo has none of that.

    2. The LAG is INSANE for a mostly single player game. I'm constantly running in place like I'm playing an MMORPG with 40 people casting spells on my screen, and I know it's not on my side because I can log off immediately and get in another online game and the lag would be totally normal. This is tolerable in early games because of how easy it is, but a complete disaster when you get into nightmare dungeons later. At higher level, the game is literally unplayable when the lag hits. To say this about a single player game is absolutely crazy.

    3. Patch 1.1 made things a lot worse. It was supposed to be a class rebalance, to nerf OP builds and elevate others. It did neither. Necromancer is the only class I played, the OP build is still OP, just a little less so, other builds are still trash, but multiple game mechanics are made harder. This essentially rewarded all the early players who exploited glitches and broken mechanics to get to lvl 100 and farmed out all the best loots, while punishing new players with a much steeper grinding curve and difficulty level. The Helltide used to be the place to farm gear, but the new changes made it irrelevant. I literally could not farm 250 shards in an hour to open even just one mystery box, when I used to be able to do 2-3 an hour consistently. Again, punishing new players who didn't start on Day 1 or casual players who just want to take their time.

    The list of issues with Diablo 4 goes on, I could keep going, but I won't, because I literally don't care about this game anymore. When you are looking at a sinking ship, you don't need to stand there and list out all the bad decisions that led to this juncture, you just need to get the hell off that ship.

    The $76 was a scam, for maybe 20 hours of decent gameplay that reminded me of the D2 or D3 I used to enjoy. That's why I give this game 2 points. And now they want to charge more money for more content?

    No thanks. Time to move on.    … Expand
  82. VeNoMxSacrifice
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Before the first major patch, I was enjoying the gameplay. After the patch Blizzard showed their true colors. They don't want people to enjoy this game. Every major build nerfed, level requirements added to sway power leveling, and the only endgame is still only nightmare dungeons. When will that change? Why won't game creators just allow us to have fun and experience a fun enjoyable powerBefore the first major patch, I was enjoying the gameplay. After the patch Blizzard showed their true colors. They don't want people to enjoy this game. Every major build nerfed, level requirements added to sway power leveling, and the only endgame is still only nightmare dungeons. When will that change? Why won't game creators just allow us to have fun and experience a fun enjoyable power fantasy? Every single RPG with abilities has a terrible habit of nerfing instead of bringing other builds up to par. This mentality will eventually ruin this genre. I was super excited for season 1. But with the slog created by Blizzard. I'm going back to Destiny. You almost had me Blizzard.… Expand
  83. Resinmage
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    I have played this game countless hours making a strong character after 4 weeks on the to have the developers release an update that made my character week and the game a lot slower and more unenjoyable and quit
  84. Mallanders
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Just installed the latest patch and now my Druid build sucks!
    Stash space means I cant do other classes without ditching items that I want to keep for other Druid builds.
    I dont understand why they thought nerfing the crap out of the game would want players hyped for season 1. I was playing LAst Epoch before the D4 launch and looks like I will only be back for D4 Season 2 if by then they    Just installed the latest patch and now my Druid build sucks!
    Stash space means I cant do other classes without ditching items that I want to keep for other Druid builds.
    I dont understand why they thought nerfing the crap out of the game would want players hyped for season 1. I was playing LAst Epoch before the D4 launch and looks like I will only be back for D4 Season 2 if by then they get their s**t together    … Expand
  85. T3hdon
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Blizzard is out of touch with the player base and what actually makes this game fun.
  86. Spectrum47
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Diablo is about the search for better and better gear to build your power to more quickly find even better gears. It's the dopamine of glowing items dropping. D4 does not have this... the gear is water downed, the progressive is awkward. The game is bad - under baked and not played by the dev team. Don't buy, I was scammed by Blizzard.
  87. Sharp504
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Game was fun, the new patch is a joke. Just cleaving peoples characters in half with wild nerfs while providing no alternative ways of bringing up other classes is mind boggling. A 2 is deserved at this point in time.
  88. HolyCoitus
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    This game has excellent cinematics, excellent voice actors, and the correct aesthetic.

    There isn't much else to like here. The game play is a combination of Diablo 3 and World of Warcraft with some inspiration from Lost Ark and Path of Exile thrown in. Most bosses are either simple or have mechanics directly copied from Path of Exile. The development philosophy seems to be the    This game has excellent cinematics, excellent voice actors, and the correct aesthetic.

    There isn't much else to like here. The game play is a combination of Diablo 3 and World of Warcraft with some inspiration from Lost Ark and Path of Exile thrown in. Most bosses are either simple or have mechanics directly copied from Path of Exile.

    The development philosophy seems to be the standard one from Blizzard. Players will take turns being powerful. However, their concept of what powerful should be is hilariously out of tune with the rest of the ARPG market. The same way your character plays at level 5 is likely to be the way it plays at level 100 unless you get perfect gear.

    The worst part of the game is that it isn't fun. You will be pulled forward by the feeling of completing the story and leveling to get to the next tier of content from levels 1-50. Once you get to the next tier you will find that the fun falls off. Gear doesn't make major changes to your character and nothing on the Paragon board does either.

    Worst of all, the developers have a philosophy that will result in your character becoming less powerful if you are playing something that is above C tier. Since the power curves are still almost exactly the same as they were before their most recent path 1.10 it seems very likely the Nerf bat will be hitting again.

    The game has graphical hitches randomly on my 3080 where whole seconds will freeze. Likely, there is something wrong with their texture streaming. This is when I am in the middle of a fight with bosses or other mobs, so it isn't something I would expect. I'm using an AMD 5600 with a Western Digital Black drive. If you are on a similar (or lower) setup there is a good chance you will have glitches.

    The game is also exceedingly buggy in ways that are baffling. One quest requires you to change your in-game FPS to make it so that you can complete it. You will be trapped at a wall that you can't kill with NPCs that are supposed to kill it unless you zone into the dungeon with 1 FPS.

    That's the kind of game you are playing. The design philosophy is one of tedium and the game play is tied to your FPS.    … Expand
  89. eikelele
    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.    … Expand
  90. FrankAndBeans
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    This score is based on the state of the game after Patch 1.1 ( Start of Season of the Malignant). The developers made a number of changes that intentionally, and artificially, slowed down progression; while simultaneously ignoring vast amounts of community feedback regarding gameplay, quality of life, and the overall direction of the game.

    The nerfs to cooldown reduction, experience    This score is based on the state of the game after Patch 1.1 ( Start of Season of the Malignant). The developers made a number of changes that intentionally, and artificially, slowed down progression; while simultaneously ignoring vast amounts of community feedback regarding gameplay, quality of life, and the overall direction of the game.

    The nerfs to cooldown reduction, experience gained, and adding the chance for admittedly broken stats (resistances) to roll on more gear types are egregious and transparent attempts to slow down player progression with no justification in terms of what it adds to the player experience.

    The game has the potential to be very good, and has a very high potential ceiling as far as score goes. However, until the developers actually begin to listen to player feedback, the low score is deserved. 2/10    … Expand
  91. Dibbey
    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).    … Expand
  92. LuckySmiles
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game started off so well with a great story, until you hit endgame. If you want to keep up with everyone else and be capable you get one class option... If you want to be even able to attempt success as a sorcerer, you get one build option... your forced into using shards, with one adjustable spell slot. And your pick through paragon board and skillset must be exact or it will fall flat, NO room to experiment and have fun with other builds, even with 12k health you will still get 1 shot by EVERYTHING that is with every AC and Health increase available on the paragon board. Even using max rolled disobedience with God-rolled gear... even if you get the 840 item level weapon, a level 70 rogue or druid or barbarian with low rolled gear will survive better and deal more damage. And have options. I play magic based games for the fantasy of being a sorcerer/wizard/mage with the power of fire ice and lightning and that's what appeals to me, and I thought i could find here. To be able to kill the endgame boss as sorcerer you have to bring 3 extra armor pieces and swap mid combat. The number one defense we would have been entirely unfunctional which is resist all elements and specialized resistance to wielded magic. As well as instead of fixing this obviously RUINED class they keep buffing the enemies and making it harder, even level 100, invested heavily into defense, with very good gear, fully coordinated with high rolled stats and over 800 item level on everything, you will still get one shot by most everything during a helltide. The classes should balance, and all have options for different playstyles viable. But no, they say we built this game all around playing druids so druids can laugh at everyone else for being dumb enough not to pick druid.... I am sorry but I am very touchy about my size, I work really hard IRL to not be overweight. The idea of running around fat would just make me sick.... why would I want to fantasize that am? I understand for some it isn't a choice, and they can't help it, but it is very hard for me to not gain weight. Every other class can quickly burn down bosses and easily survive hordes. But for some reason as a sorcerer, your forced to have very slow damage to them until you stagger them, then you can kill quick, but if you don't swap gear in combat you can't get from staggered to dead fast enough. we should not have to work harder to play than other classes. There should be balance. Even people who play other classes feel sorry for us sorcerers and wish they would do something to improve our situation, but they just don't want people who would want to play sorcerers to enjoy their game. It's very saddening to me because I waited until reaching level 100 and unlocking full renown with very good gear and much time invested. I haven't even started the new season yet because of how disappointing the experience has been. I wouldn't mind starting over if playing a sorcerer actually mattered, but it doesn't. People can get chill and vulnerable easier with other classes/gear why do they need a sorcerer around? Why can't we have fun too? The story line is truly amazing, with wonderful cinematics. But all that that brings evaporates the instant you realize how unfair class balancing is. and we are playing another game that even though a gear says a certain percent, you cant trust it because they have adjusted to performance of the metrics to not match what the gear says it should do, 30% should be 30% period.... if you get above 100% resist you should be healed for what goes over it, and let the stat actually function.… Expand
  93. dr4n
    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
  94. Marine3
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    So there are games out there like Terraria, Minecraft, and Battlebit. Very low quality graphic games with amazing gameplay, Diablo IV is the polar opposite. This game looks great, honestly has good visual elements. That's where the praise stops.

    This game is complete trash, and if it was only graded on gameplay alone it would be a fat zero. The graphics are the only redeeming quality    So there are games out there like Terraria, Minecraft, and Battlebit. Very low quality graphic games with amazing gameplay, Diablo IV is the polar opposite. This game looks great, honestly has good visual elements. That's where the praise stops.

    This game is complete trash, and if it was only graded on gameplay alone it would be a fat zero. The graphics are the only redeeming quality this game has.

    Save your money, trust me. This is coming from someone who has many hours in the game, only to reach a non existent endgame, boring gameplay loop, and unfulfilling itemization.    … Expand
  95. snaccc
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Boring cash grab using the Diablo brand. Could tell it was going to be rough during beta because there were plenty of issues to fix and let's be honest, we all knew Blizzard wasn't going to fix anything. They don't fix things people - they can only make things worse. Glad I stopped playing when I realized that.
  96. nmcgaghey
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Had such high hopes for this game after waiting 10yrs for it. Graphics/cinematics are awesome, but the overall game is a huge let down. i've been with this franchise since Diablo 1, day 1, and honestly have not been more disapointed with a game in my life. No end game content. Somehow even more grindier than earlier Diablo games. And now they want me to have to start a new character forHad such high hopes for this game after waiting 10yrs for it. Graphics/cinematics are awesome, but the overall game is a huge let down. i've been with this franchise since Diablo 1, day 1, and honestly have not been more disapointed with a game in my life. No end game content. Somehow even more grindier than earlier Diablo games. And now they want me to have to start a new character for every season to do seasonal content, which is ridiculous. the game only launched a month ago ffs. Very few players have even maxed out the character they started at launch yet! after D3 seasons, i'm not restarting a new character every season again. f**k that.… Expand
  97. GrinZ
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Well over premium pricing for a very repetitive and super grindy game that offers players few choices how to play and NO choices to play once they complete the campaign. Grind your way to max level if you want, your reward is to do that grind all over again if you want the Battle Pass rewards. If you don't want to start the game over at lvl 1 every 3 months, this game isn't for you.
  98. crunkbub
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    This is not a review bomb, for any fanboy white knights that think it's crazy someone wouldn't like their crap game. The game is just bad. It's full of annoyance and hardly any fun. The developers intentionally nerfed eternal realm characters to push people to seasons where there will be monetization. There is nothing fun to do. Don't waste your money.
  99. RevidFfum
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    The nostalgia of playing Diablo I and Diablo II got me to try the game. Game feels unfinished, rushed and as many reviewers as said, likely was not beta tested to high level because the Season 1 patch nerf every character for the "health of the game"; due to lack of high-end content, Blizzard basically wants to slow everyone's progression. The nerf patch appear to be a manipulative ploy toThe nostalgia of playing Diablo I and Diablo II got me to try the game. Game feels unfinished, rushed and as many reviewers as said, likely was not beta tested to high level because the Season 1 patch nerf every character for the "health of the game"; due to lack of high-end content, Blizzard basically wants to slow everyone's progression. The nerf patch appear to be a manipulative ploy to kill the eternal realm so that players move to Seasonal content so Blizzard can push Battle Pass.

    Not that it matters, because numerous players can't login to try Season 1 content due to server issues.

    These devs are certainly not OG Blizzard North quality, are tone deaf and borderline incompetent.    … Expand
  100. Weban
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Istill love this game....but what the **** are you doing blizzard. Nerf Nerf Nerf this ruins the game
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#24 Best PC Game of 2023
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2023

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
86

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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