Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. Cloudcpu
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I fell defrauded the the game I waited years for! Patch 1.1.0 is a mail in the coffin instead of a return for season 1
  2. Ideoman
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    After a decent start where the game was enjoyable the entire player base was slapped with sensless nerfs born out of Blizzard’s complete lack of end game testing.
    The second BG3 releases I’m done with this game.
  3. ldarkbluel
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    they f*k it up with the last patch. All my game so far has gone for naught.they just played a joke on us
  4. AyliieN
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    There is no reason to play after the campaign, world feels empty with little to do expect grind out the same repetitive dungeons. Cooldowns feel way too long for an action game and the resource meter restricts this even further, this game was clearly not ready to be released and the seasonal patch completely gutted most classes on eternal realm.
  5. anticreativity
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Yeah the patch made the game worse, but the fact that they manufactured FOMO by keeping you out for four days on release unless you paid $20 more and then threw in a cash shop for gear in a game that's all about finding gear makes this game a stinker. Blizzard doesn't make games for you to enjoy, they make games for purpose of extracting as much money out of you as possible while makingYeah the patch made the game worse, but the fact that they manufactured FOMO by keeping you out for four days on release unless you paid $20 more and then threw in a cash shop for gear in a game that's all about finding gear makes this game a stinker. Blizzard doesn't make games for you to enjoy, they make games for purpose of extracting as much money out of you as possible while making them just playable enough to fulfill that purpose.… Expand
  6. Drakmo
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Let me be clear: This game could be an 8, but the notably good start has covered the bare truth: This game was clearly not tested enough, badly balanced, wrongly tuned when it comes to gear and skills interdependency and the cause is simple: It was released 6 months before it would have been finished!
  7. Baustin
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    They are not listening to the community and the devs are completely insane trying to pass this off as a finished product. Horrific what the gaming jndustry has become.
  8. GSnack
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Diablo 4 Season 1 generated high expectations, but it fell short due to the recent patches.
  9. Bjaxxen
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Cool/gritty graphics, but no gameplay content. Monsters (stuff we like to kill in a ARPG) are far and few between.
    Itemization just suck. Too much crap to sell/salvage.
    Different dungeons felt the same. Same mechanics, same bosses, alot of reused content. Boring. Mini-quests are just boring. Lots of QoL missing. No inventory management, no group finding, etc. Lots of undodgeable    Cool/gritty graphics, but no gameplay content. Monsters (stuff we like to kill in a ARPG) are far and few between.
    Itemization just suck. Too much crap to sell/salvage.
    Different dungeons felt the same. Same mechanics, same bosses, alot of reused content. Boring.
    Mini-quests are just boring.
    Lots of QoL missing. No inventory management, no group finding, etc.
    Lots of undodgeable instakills from a room away. Scary as a hardcore player.
    I was bored really quick, and the game felt like a chore.
    Great technical platform to build on! Engine feels smooth and snappy, No network lag (almost), no disconnects yet. Hope they add some real gameplay in the future!    … Expand
  10. Kronossf
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This was a decently fun game at first. But hardly any builds could tackle the premier endgame content (tier 100 nightmare dungeons and the pinnacle boss). So I assumed that, with the upcoming patch and the launch of season 1, that there would be significant buffs across the board in order to increase the number of viable endgame builds. I also assumed that there would be quality of lifeThis was a decently fun game at first. But hardly any builds could tackle the premier endgame content (tier 100 nightmare dungeons and the pinnacle boss). So I assumed that, with the upcoming patch and the launch of season 1, that there would be significant buffs across the board in order to increase the number of viable endgame builds. I also assumed that there would be quality of life changes and that the devs would make the game faster and and more fun (since at this point players are repetitively leveling and doing quests and dungeons that they have already done many times while playing previous characters).

    Sadly, Blizzard's devs do not seem to actually play the game. So exp gains have been nerfed, armor has been nerfed, reduction of damage done to players has been nerfed, and all of the previously-viable endgame builds have been nerfed. Instead of giving weak abilities significant buffs in order to increase build diversity, they just nerfed the previously-viable abilities so that now they are as weak as all the non-viable abilities. There are no quality of life changes that players have been asking for. Instead, the game has actually been made much more slow and tedious. The only things that were buffed are inconsequential memes and actually feel like some sort of bad joke. The sorcerer class as a whole is now completely nonviable for endgame content.

    Blizzard wants players to buy the battle pass and create new characters for season 1, but why would anyone want to create a new character only to experience the following frustrations:

    1) Playing slower. The devs nerfed cooldown reduction on items because too many people were utilizing it. So instead of using common sense and realizing that the base cooldowns of skills were far too long, forcing players to stack cooldown reduction on items so that their characters don't have to stand around and wait (which isn't fun and no one wants to do in a fantasy video game), these genius devs instead decided to make items have less cooldown reduction on them and make the game slower and more frustrating for players.

    2) Gaining exp slower. It took me over 200 hours to reach level 100 the first time around. Why would anyone want a patch that makes leveling up even slower and more painful when a new season is starting and everyone is creating new characters do go through the same leveling and questing experience that they've already played through on their original characters? Seasonal players have already leveled up and quested before, so each season should make the redundant leveling up and questing for new characters faster and easier instead of slower and more painful. But these genius devs seem to be thinking that if they just make leveling up slower and more painful for everyone, that no one will notice the lack of any new fun endgame content. Well, everyone noticed.

    3) Dying all the time. Apparently players weren't dying enough in the endgame (where ranged mobs can often one-shot you from offscreen with a projectile that moves so fast that it is impossible to react to, which is a horrible game design and a horrible player experience). So the devs in their infinite wisdom decided to nerf player armor and nerf the reduction of damage to players, for unclear reasons. And since season 1 utilizes new items that are placed in jewelry slots, these nerfs are superimposed on everyone already losing 750 armor due to not being able to use the 3 royal skulls which had previously been in their jewelry slots. So now everyone gets to constantly get one-shot in the endgame even more than before. Sure, you've grinded for hundreds of hours and now have a max level character with BIS gear and an optimal build, but the Blizzard devs think you deserve to feel as weak as a wet piece of tissue paper in the endgame.

    4) Killing everything more slowly. Player damage was overall nerfed across the board. So now you can't kill things you used to be able to kill, and what you are still able to kill takes twice as long to kill as it did before. This is literally the opposite of fun.

    5) Using the same builds as before. The only buffs are completely insignificant and inconsequential, but all of the viable builds were heavily nerfed. So the devs didn't add any build diversity, they just turned the few builds that were previously viable into crap that is nearly as nonviable as all the other builds. People will still use the same builds, it's just that everything sucks now.

    6) Playing the same class you've already played. People won't want to play season 1 because now that everything is nerfed and weak there is no reason to try a character of a different class. And the sorcerer class is just completely dead and nonviable now; only completely ignorant new players would ever create a sorcerer character at this point.    … Expand
  11. Albinojunk
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Devs made the game award lower amounts of xp, gutted damage across the board Instead of buffing anything. Season 1 started today and my character is significantly weaker after a month of making really good progress. Why would I continue to play the lackluster endgame at a much slower pace, while going through mobs slower, and now dying much more frequently? It makes no sense. The gameDevs made the game award lower amounts of xp, gutted damage across the board Instead of buffing anything. Season 1 started today and my character is significantly weaker after a month of making really good progress. Why would I continue to play the lackluster endgame at a much slower pace, while going through mobs slower, and now dying much more frequently? It makes no sense. The game should be fun, not a slog, and yet because it's a live service game, they tried to artificially inflate your time spent playing. Zero sense.… Expand
  12. Hakkai
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    I was sold a Lemon.
    From the outside it looked good. It had a shine and hype that was hard to ignore.
    Blizzard did a good job spinny a web of stories for you to follow. A real lore to enjoy. But once the game was purchased and you get past that show room shine. The game starts to break down. The mechanics where not tested, its clear that the game was not finished or polished. They    I was sold a Lemon.
    From the outside it looked good. It had a shine and hype that was hard to ignore.
    Blizzard did a good job spinny a web of stories for you to follow. A real lore to enjoy.
    But once the game was purchased and you get past that show room shine. The game starts to break down. The mechanics where not tested, its clear that the game was not finished or polished.
    They promised a high performance vehicle and we found out it was a Vespa.
    Then they spent a month and a half trying to make it better only to make it worse.

    I was sold a Lemon. And I want my money back.    … Expand
  13. Draed
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This game was so highly anticipated and had the potential to be the best in the series. However, it released full of bugs and in-balance issues that the gaming community expressed during beta testing and during initial launch. Now after their recent patch on 17 July, where they nerfed all players damage and survivability, they have effectively destroyed any fun or enjoyment that could beThis game was so highly anticipated and had the potential to be the best in the series. However, it released full of bugs and in-balance issues that the gaming community expressed during beta testing and during initial launch. Now after their recent patch on 17 July, where they nerfed all players damage and survivability, they have effectively destroyed any fun or enjoyment that could be found by playing it. Players who were logging in for 10 hours a day no longer want to play at all and most people have quit playing or are waiting for things to be fixed right as Season 1 is supposed to begin… Expand
  14. STRINGKRAFT
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Loot is Garbage. Resistance does not even work. Stash space is non existent. I am convinced not one member of the dev team played their own game. Nerf Nerf Nerf. wait they are having too much fun, NERF IT AGAIN ! Why did you even include the Sorc class because you hate Sorcs obviously. Endless grind with no reward for your time
  15. warlordianx
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    What the hell very inconsistent and inconvenient they should have fixed the damage multiplier from the start. Now my damage now sucks brcause of too much nerfing. I mean why Nerf our characters if we put blood and sweat on it. This isn't skill issue but the creator issue itself , I will rate this game 1
  16. Reaperzx96
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Making me spend more time doing the same **** to level isn't what endgame means, and I'm not interested
  17. Regiaro
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game has good bones but the dev team is out of touch and treats the community like children. Don’t waste your money.
  18. RC87
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Updates making gameplay less fun as time progresses have ruined my gameplay experience entirely, uninstalling after playing for only a month
  19. 6z6
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I've played Diablo 4 about 45 hours now. It's simply not as fun as Last Epoch, which has a better plot and much better class design. I'm trying to get excited for season 1 of D4, but finishing that campaign and finding all those altars ... wow that was boring.
  20. firestick13
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    They've completely lost their minds and is a cash grab. The engame is terrible, they're not the old blizz anymore
  21. deagle746
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't bother. The newest patch shows the direction the devs want to take the game currently. They slowed lvling down and significantly nerfed the power levels players. The game just feels bad to play atm. We got no qol improvements. They actually made it take longer to teleport out of dungeons.… Expand
  22. EdiblePolyp
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This dev team doesn't care about you. They care about artificially extending the time you play (by nerfing your damage output and defenses) so that you'll buy their microtransactions. This last patch was a nail in the coffin for many, myself included. I won't be back until that undo the damage they've done.
  23. stratique
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    D1 was one of the first games I‘ve played on PC in the 90s. D2 and D3 were my «I‘m staying home on weekends to play» titles. D4 is the reason to move on: boring. The game is just slow, boring and overall dull. It’s sad, but this is not a Diablo game. One point for the legacy.
  24. brushmaster
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game started off pretty strong, it was fun to hang with old D2 friends, do the campaign and slay the monsters of hell but it has started to turn for the worst.

    Season 1 is upcoming and as part of that a new patch was released that basically reduce damage output for most builds, reduce survivability for everyone and slowed up the gameplay. While some balancing was needed, their    The game started off pretty strong, it was fun to hang with old D2 friends, do the campaign and slay the monsters of hell but it has started to turn for the worst.

    Season 1 is upcoming and as part of that a new patch was released that basically reduce damage output for most builds, reduce survivability for everyone and slowed up the gameplay. While some balancing was needed, their development team ended up providing very little positive improvements and made far too many negative changes to the community at one time. It feels like the Blizzard teams failed to test or get feedback from the community. Can they turn this around in the near future? remains to be seen.    … Expand
  25. Ihsahn1975
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Blizzard has sucked all the fun out of this game and made it harder and more of a grind for no reason.

    They fix nothing of note with the latest 1.1 patch.    … Expand
  26. Crizix
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Live service is repeatedly changing the game for the worse. So commenting on a specific issue now is irrelevant. Instead these are the changes implemented with each patch.

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

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

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

    Has good graphics I guess.    … Expand
  27. Emceter
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Level 1-50 and main campaign is 10/10. But the mismanagement, lack of end game progression or fun is why this is not worth the price and not worth giving a good score. They made a chore out of a game and called it "end game". Don't sink your time into it like I did, not worth it by any stretch of imagination. At best do the campaign for the amazing story (or just find the videos onlineLevel 1-50 and main campaign is 10/10. But the mismanagement, lack of end game progression or fun is why this is not worth the price and not worth giving a good score. They made a chore out of a game and called it "end game". Don't sink your time into it like I did, not worth it by any stretch of imagination. At best do the campaign for the amazing story (or just find the videos online somewhere to watch to save money) and call it a day with this one.… Expand
  28. PCsinceOhThree
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I played Diablo and Diablo 2 with my father while he was alive. There were many great memories shared before he passed. Diablo III felt like a great graphic update, had a great environment and story. Diablo III definitely felt like a new chapter in the franchise.

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

    The re-skin of Diablo III that has been released as Diablo IV is truly a disgrace. The release of Patch 1.1 shows that the magic that was once Blizzard, is now just as dead as my father.    … Expand
  29. Csy1213
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have a 100 Sorceress, 100 Barbarian, 100 Necromancer, 70 Druid and a 52 Rogue. I have many hours in this game and I will not play a minute of it going forward. They took a game that was fun and said "we can't be having fun here". There are many many other games to choose from. Don't choose this one.… Expand
  30. Idekae
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    D4 was a good game with immense potential when it was launched. It had an engaging story, compelling voice acting, and solid gameplay. Players grumbled here and there about quality of life and inter- and intra- class balance, but we thought the game was mostly there. There was always a small minority of people that claimed that the game had a serious endgame problem, in that there wasn’tD4 was a good game with immense potential when it was launched. It had an engaging story, compelling voice acting, and solid gameplay. Players grumbled here and there about quality of life and inter- and intra- class balance, but we thought the game was mostly there. There was always a small minority of people that claimed that the game had a serious endgame problem, in that there wasn’t one. Most just shrugged them off, thinking “of course you’re going to get bored if you hit endgame in one week.”

    However, as more and more people reached the endgame, we realized that there definitely was a problem. Player power spikes three times in the entire game. The first, getting all ancestral gear and imprinting good aspects, is easy to get and gives the most power. The second, finding good/max rolls on random yellows, offers a disproportionately small power boost for how long it takes. The final power spike, getting ultra rare legendaries, is more likely to happen than being struck by lightning. Not to mention that, as you grind and level up, you become relatively weaker thanks to the level scaling. It’s a very offputting concoction of demotivation to play. Still, we had hope! The community had been talking and talking about potential ways to improve the endgame loop, and we all eagerly waited for the 1.1 patch. And then it came. Blizzard’s solution to the endgame problem was not to improve the endgame, but to slow down the entire game. Longer cooldowns and less damage all around. With this patch, Blizzard doubles down on keeping players playing not through excitement, but instead through tedium.    … Expand
  31. iceguy1399
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I trudged through this game, thinking that it was going to get fun or challenging at some point, but it never came. The story couldn't draw me in because the gameplay was so boring I just tried to get through it as quickly as possible. On top of that, if felt like a bad PC port of a console game. This game was designed for consoles first, and that's apparent from the skill tree too the 6I trudged through this game, thinking that it was going to get fun or challenging at some point, but it never came. The story couldn't draw me in because the gameplay was so boring I just tried to get through it as quickly as possible. On top of that, if felt like a bad PC port of a console game. This game was designed for consoles first, and that's apparent from the skill tree too the 6 skill maximum. God forbid someone plays this game on PC... you know, a series that was on PC first. I quit as soon as I finished the story. Good riddance, this game is garbage.… Expand
  32. Blaktorne
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Thats me being generous. Patch after patch blizzard is destroying the game. The game goes less and less fun after every patch. Game is lagging 10 years behing in quality of life feature. I dunno what to say more rather than go play baldur
  33. Claylet
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Played for over 300 hours leveled all the way to 100 on hardcore almost twice, Why almost? Cause my other character died at level 99, 55% to 100 dies to a disconnect.

    Even still, I kept playing and was even looking forward to season 1. But what the fk are these patch notes. They are basically forcing their hardcore players into softcore. with all these damage and survivability nerfs.    Played for over 300 hours leveled all the way to 100 on hardcore almost twice, Why almost? Cause my other character died at level 99, 55% to 100 dies to a disconnect.

    Even still, I kept playing and was even looking forward to season 1. But what the fk are these patch notes. They are basically forcing their hardcore players into softcore. with all these damage and survivability nerfs.

    On top of that, they heavily gutted exp and put a **** level cap on Tier 3/4.

    I get it you want to stop level boosting. How about you just put an exp reduction on lower level players for every 10 levels below they are from their party member. And what still no "Scroll of Escape" fix? It's been a month blizzard? the tool tip on the items says it will automatically activate on disconnect. and you dont want to fix it till season 2? with the heavy nerf on survivability on all classes?

    Also thes exp nerfs as well as capstone level cap are **** since every build for every class needs minimum level 60 to actually have a working/functioning build w/ a useful paragon board. And need to be at WT4 to actually have a finalized build because their aspect and Unique drops are capped behind level 85 monsters.

    And what minimum level for WT3 is 50 and WT4 is 70? How the fk are people going to try different classes with different builds in a span of 3 months? Did they expect everyone to play the game 24/7?

    At lest have the decency to refund players after you make them pay $100-150 to playtest your game for a month Blizzard.    … Expand
  34. nohluv
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Imagine you have all this pent up "energy" a few weeks before having this smoke show of a date. And then they ghost you the night of. Thats just what they did for season 1. I would say the most anticipated seasonal start of any game this year. If they dont fix this within a week itll probably uninstall until season 2 when they agreed to fix a lot of the QoL features. ( you can save yourImagine you have all this pent up "energy" a few weeks before having this smoke show of a date. And then they ghost you the night of. Thats just what they did for season 1. I would say the most anticipated seasonal start of any game this year. If they dont fix this within a week itll probably uninstall until season 2 when they agreed to fix a lot of the QoL features. ( you can save your seasonal battlepass token for any future seasons to come ) The monetization side of things is okay. So far just really underwhelming cosmetics that cost way to much money.… Expand
  35. Rogdizzle
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game has been sort of decent, definitely not great. Only reason why I have given this a 1 versus a 0 is that the graphics are stunning. That said, this game has so many basic flaws within their features. ie Lack of inventory space, non searchable inventory, no filters, and the list is super long from the community. Then here comes the 1.1 patch before season 1 and I have never seen aThe game has been sort of decent, definitely not great. Only reason why I have given this a 1 versus a 0 is that the graphics are stunning. That said, this game has so many basic flaws within their features. ie Lack of inventory space, non searchable inventory, no filters, and the list is super long from the community. Then here comes the 1.1 patch before season 1 and I have never seen a patch so bad. You want to talk about destroying a game in less than 24 hours? I don't even want to talk about it. I will say I'm so disappointed, it's beyond belief. Once again, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but once again, I had such high hopes for a really solid game in Diablo 4. Why I keep letting myself get fooled over and over and over again has to be one of my life's greatest mysteries!… Expand
  36. jlynch
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    After leveling two classes to 100, putting in over 300 hours. After grinding the non existent endgame mind numbingly. In hopes that blizzard will redeem themselves with the season 1 patch, but no. They failed to deliver.

    Instead they are patching their beta game they sold to us. Yes that's right we all paid 70-100 quid for a beta. I won't be so keen on playing anymore blizzard games in    After leveling two classes to 100, putting in over 300 hours. After grinding the non existent endgame mind numbingly. In hopes that blizzard will redeem themselves with the season 1 patch, but no. They failed to deliver.

    Instead they are patching their beta game they sold to us. Yes that's right we all paid 70-100 quid for a beta. I won't be so keen on playing anymore blizzard games in the future.    … Expand
  37. Fresh_Angel
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Would have rated it a 4, the latest patch has lowered the quality of the gam significantly.
  38. xHighTech
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The Diablo 4 developers do not have any experience with the Diablo 4 franchise or history. The Diablo 4 developers do not have any experience with ARPGs. The Diablo 4 developers do not play their own game. The Diablo 4 developers do not listen to their community. The Diablo 4 developers are out of the loop on what makes Diablo….Diablo. Save your money and play something else. Re visit in aThe Diablo 4 developers do not have any experience with the Diablo 4 franchise or history. The Diablo 4 developers do not have any experience with ARPGs. The Diablo 4 developers do not play their own game. The Diablo 4 developers do not listen to their community. The Diablo 4 developers are out of the loop on what makes Diablo….Diablo. Save your money and play something else. Re visit in a few months.… Expand
  39. Toda
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Disappointed in the new patch. It feels like the dev forgotten the core fundamentals of the Diablo series. Guess I will be playing something else.
  40. Byo
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The recent patch has made the game even worse. Not that it was anything special to begin with, mostly a Diablo 3.5 DLC while missing all the good things from Diablo 3. No matchmaking in 2023, bugs, terrible horse and itemization, no greater rifts which were pretty fun because of the density and playing with randoms.

    I have no idea what this game is trying to be. Never in my life have I    The recent patch has made the game even worse. Not that it was anything special to begin with, mostly a Diablo 3.5 DLC while missing all the good things from Diablo 3. No matchmaking in 2023, bugs, terrible horse and itemization, no greater rifts which were pretty fun because of the density and playing with randoms.

    I have no idea what this game is trying to be. Never in my life have I seen a worse patch. Not only that, but releasing a patch like this before the most important (first) season of your new video game is incredibly stupid. None of the issues that people have talked about were fixed or changed. Nothing about stash tabs, the bad itemization, overly expensive build respec costs (and how long it takes to respec), item reroll cost, buffing weak builds like whirwlnd in higher tiers or the terrible necro summoner. Just a patch about nerfing the entire game before the season, when it was already boring to begin with.

    For now I'll not participate in this game but will keep an eye on the news to see if they change it for the better. Blizzard does not respect your time. It's best if I don't log in because that's the only metric they understand.    … Expand
  41. chiefhoser
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I had a lot of fun playing this game for quite a while. But after many hours of play to get a character of a reasonable amount of power Blizzard decides to nerf the crap out of my build. I honestly don't understand why Blizzard feels that it is their job to make sure no one is having too much fun. I paid $70 for the game, invested many hours into it and then this. And just to add icing toI had a lot of fun playing this game for quite a while. But after many hours of play to get a character of a reasonable amount of power Blizzard decides to nerf the crap out of my build. I honestly don't understand why Blizzard feels that it is their job to make sure no one is having too much fun. I paid $70 for the game, invested many hours into it and then this. And just to add icing to the cake they ruined the best part of the end game - Helltides, which are no longer worth the time to do.… Expand
  42. Sayber6
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Not listening to the community request and pushing out lazy nerf bloated updates. Devs definitely don’t want the players to have fun.
  43. saspurilla
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    man… what started off as a great game with a lot of potential has already been ruined, and devs aren’t gonna walk back their decisions. they just made quite possibly the worst balance changes i’ve ever seen in any rpg of all time, and i’ve been playing rpgs for my whole life… do better.
  44. SixkMunkey
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This game was actually fun and looked forward to the season. All the work I put into this game to get ready with a build that would be great for the new season was thrown out with the new patch. Needing everything in the game and making the grind worse. Devs don't care about their community and it shows.
  45. bortnm
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Only 2 classes are any fun to play for the first 20 levels. 1 Class is never any good. Once the main questline is done its gets harder and harder to keep playing. If you are good with 20 - 30 hours of play time for that price then its fine, but if you want 100+ hours out of it, best of luck. No signs of improvements on the horizon.

    So its about 8/10 for 40% of the classes for about    Only 2 classes are any fun to play for the first 20 levels. 1 Class is never any good. Once the main questline is done its gets harder and harder to keep playing. If you are good with 20 - 30 hours of play time for that price then its fine, but if you want 100+ hours out of it, best of luck. No signs of improvements on the horizon.

    So its about 8/10 for 40% of the classes for about 40% of the game. 8*0.4*0.4 = 1.3 Stars.    … Expand
  46. ayeo
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLDR: Don't waste your money. $70 for a half-baked game. Game ends at level 60 even though 100 is max. Devs refuse to fix the end-game (60-100). Why? Because they want you to play seasons. Seasons has been promoted as optional but the truth is that it is the actual end-game and the other half of the game. Why is this an issue? They recently nerfed everything including exp to the ground to get you to play seasons to > wait for it > buy the battle pass because it contains exp buffs. Do not pay $70 for half a game!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Do not buy. Avoid at all cost.    … Expand
  47. NKingdom
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Patch 1.1 is the worst patch in the history of blizzard’s game, please delete the sorcerer character if you build and think it is too strong. Don’t make it useless. Bad game.
  48. TNIYM
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game got trashed after all the nerds, forcing players to choose between a fortified build that does no damage or a glass cannon build which got nerfed to oblivion. Spend your time playing something else.
  49. Daeom
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Best part of Diablo 2 for me was the near endless gear grind with trading of ANY item you find. Diablo 4 is such a limited game theres no reason to play after level 70.

    Blizzard how far you have fallen. The balancing in this game shows just how little thought was put in the game. 100 types of damage, all but 3 are useless. Promised limitless builds but there is just 1 decent build per    Best part of Diablo 2 for me was the near endless gear grind with trading of ANY item you find. Diablo 4 is such a limited game theres no reason to play after level 70.

    Blizzard how far you have fallen. The balancing in this game shows just how little thought was put in the game. 100 types of damage, all but 3 are useless. Promised limitless builds but there is just 1 decent build per class. Dev teams solution to balancing: nerf, disable, nerf, disable, nerf nerf.

    Even diablo 3 was more fun. The only half decent thing about Diablo 4 is that one cinematic... you'll know which when you play the campaign.    … Expand
  50. Boatmanfall3n
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game has too many mechanics that forcefully stall your progression in a desperate attempt to falsely inflate longevity.
  51. rasconza010
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    So disappointed. The game was never good but the newest patch is horrible. Please don't buy this game. Blizzard has failed us
  52. Brent_mack
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    No spoilers You greedy monsters need to start listening to your fans before your shareholders.

    Don't pat yourself on the back for 6k words in a patch release bozos

    Fix the update.
    Do what's right
  53. Giripie
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Devs are out of touch. I thought this was a decent base game and they would improve on it. When eternal realm released who payed more got to access it early and I thought that would be the worst. I regret buying the game. I should have spent the money on better things.
  54. mykmetacritic
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    What a joke. I was optimistic and they shot themselves in the foot, again. The changes they made for season one are totally baffling and the upshot is that the game is now less fun. Why?
  55. Syrazia
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Newest patch for season 1 killed sorcerer when it was already the weakest class, nerfed damage and survivability overall, not to mention the negative QoL updates like extending exiting dungeon teleport from 3 seconds to 5 seconds. Clearly, Blizzard dev team does not respect players' time or enjoyment of a game they've paid $70+ to play.
  56. Denzz
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Overhyped yet incomplete game with very little testing by the actual devs. Only after initial release do they "attempt" to fix bugs and glitches. Developers constantly "listen" to the feedback of the players too! Currently, game has been nerfed to the ground because the developers think it's the better course for the game. I don't think they actually played the game though....
  57. jasonjrr
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game was fun, if a bit shallow until the July 18th patch. They pulled the plug on gun everywhere and basically deleted one class that was already seriously suffering. The developer is out of touch with reality.
  58. paperhurts
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Honestly I don’t know what I was thinking. I’ve played D1-3, been a fan for decades, but should have known blizzard today is not blizzard of my formative years. I actually own Activision Blizzard stock, from long enough ago I believed in the company. Anyway, let’s talk game play…
    I played in all the betas - which were more like alpha testing. Game launched and already things had changed    Honestly I don’t know what I was thinking. I’ve played D1-3, been a fan for decades, but should have known blizzard today is not blizzard of my formative years. I actually own Activision Blizzard stock, from long enough ago I believed in the company. Anyway, let’s talk game play…
    I played in all the betas - which were more like alpha testing. Game launched and already things had changed enough that the classes I enjoyed were not as much fun.
    After launch I had to change my build multiple times due to patches and shadow nerfs (seriously, these patch notes are terrible, no wonder your code is full of bugs). And respeccing is TERRIBLE. It is so unwieldy to change because of how many points and how terrible gear itemization is that when forced to respec IT FEELS LIKE WORK. Actually that’s a theme my husband and I experienced a lot this past month; this game feels like WORK in a way D3 never did.
    And the hits keep on coming.
    What the actual fart are these devs thinking with these huge, blanket nerfs? Why did I login after a patch and suddenly lose 10 levels of content completion ability?
    Do not give these jokers your money.
    They haven’t fixed any of the bugs I dutifully reported after paying for the privilege to do their QA testing for them. There are still RAM leaks; the code is bloated and takes up a ridiculous amount of space on your hard drive. A patch with what seems to be limited content was TEN GIGS. What the what, curse your eyes, devs! Whoever decided engagement metrics were more important than PLAYERS FEELING LIKE HEROES - WHICH WE DO NOT - should be fired, immediately.
    They clearly have ZERO LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS LAUNCHED OF THE SAME TITLE, not to mention this game is missing TONS of quality of life improvements that D3 has, and don’t get me started on the stash space; 4 tabs, gems use slots, shared across characters? You want us to be creative and make new builds but don’t even give us the space to collect gear to experiment! No way to save builds for easy switching? MANUALLY SINGLE CLICKING TO UNSPEND EACH PARAGON POINT ONE BY ONE?! Horses that seem to have no horse shoes; rubberbanding on the map; game freezes at world boss; server lag that makes you lose your helltide cinders; RAM leaks and CPU cores overheating; the list goes on and on and on.
    You get one point because the game is pretty and the story didn’t suck.
    -666,666,666 DKP for how dirty you did the sorcs.    … Expand
  59. vuyfyhj
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Slow, poor loot, no social tools. Activision riding on Blizzard name and milking millennials of their nostalgia money.
  60. pladoog
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Less fun after update. This game should be offline, at least I can choose to update or not.!
  61. Shwoopers
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The devs are slowing everything down and making everything worse. This season 1 Patch has to be one for the worst ARPG patches I have ever seen. Nerfs on everything and no quality of life improvements. Zero concern for the community. They got their paycheck. If they don't start listening to feedback, the game will not make it to the first expansion.
  62. Nexal
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Was fun to play first few hours, but game is unfinished product from a longevity point of view which is what it was marketed for.
  63. Chesterw0902
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Main story is good but I hope to see an actual road map like what they did for WoW, so we don’t need to be waiting aimlessly.

    The end game content is poorly designed especially with the new season 1 patch that basically makes you double your effort in the game to basically do the same thing in season with so called “New Content”, which is just a new boss, gems and that’s all.    Main story is good but I hope to see an actual road map like what they did for WoW, so we don’t need to be waiting aimlessly.

    The end game content is poorly designed especially with the new season 1 patch that basically makes you double your effort in the game to basically do the same thing in season with so called “New Content”, which is just a new boss, gems and that’s all.

    Wouldn’t recommend new players to buy the game just for season 1, should wait until Blizzard make this game enjoyable, but they probably can’t.    … Expand
  64. Anonreviewed
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Bought early access. Was having fun up until July 18, where the game completely changed to an ultramarathon for only the sweatiest of gamers. Fun was gutted. That’s what gaming is, or at least was, for. Corporate greed at its pinnacle with this one. Fool me once shame on me. Fool me twice, well I can’t get fooled again.
  65. Syranth
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review is coming from someone with at least one lv 100 character.

    The first month of this game was alright but there were clearly some things missing. The gameplay in the second half gets really repetitive but not in the "Diablo 3 hectic fun" type of way. The first season is coming so there is promise for some excitement. Sadly in the first month's it's apparent that the game    This review is coming from someone with at least one lv 100 character.

    The first month of this game was alright but there were clearly some things missing. The gameplay in the second half gets really repetitive but not in the "Diablo 3 hectic fun" type of way. The first season is coming so there is promise for some excitement. Sadly in the first month's it's apparent that the game reached out to too many directions and missed on most of them. One of the worst is that Diablo was always a group game but most builds aren't fun to play as a team.

    Then the new patch hits.

    They nerfed every build. They didn't fix much of anything. Necromancers don't have a viable pet build. This is a core element of the idea of a necromancer and the only viable builds for them don't feel like a necromancer. Sorcerers don't feel like a class the developers have played much and are not viable in much of anything. One of the main builds that did much they announced had a bug that they fixed which made it - worse. They nerfed Vulnerability (which needed nerfing) but did so in such a way that it hamstrung rogues. I could go on and on, but that's not the worst of the changes. Defenses - nerfed.

    They made every attempt to slow the game down. It was already a boring grind past lv 50 (out of 100 max) but they made every attempt to keep people in the game longer. Longer in something that was already boring. It took my patience to really get to lv 100 and that's saying a lot. I usually take 2-3 builds minimum to the max each season in Diablo 3. Dungeon exp - nerfed right after they buffed it. Not "hey let's nerf it back down to original levels before the buff". No, they took it well below their original level. Helltide shards - nerfed but they say it was a bug. Sure. Helltide chests - nerfed and now it takes a lot longer to get chests that have really bad loot to begin with. Playing with friends? Can't they put caps on the world tier levels. Want to help your friends level so they can catch up to you? Nerfed.

    I bought the collectors edition so I get a free season pass. I wont' be redeeming it this year. Too many other good things to play. Much like Diablo 3's launch Blizzard just doesn't understand their audience anymore. I'll wait a few seasons to see if they understand their game and maybe come back.    … Expand
  66. Purperi
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Feels like a unfinished game i paid 90€ for, yeah and im the paying betatester lol
    feels like d3 with less content just a open world
  67. D2ckmpe7
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I bought the most expensive ultimate edition preorder , and played as a casual player, and bought 4 more copies for my friends to play with me, after this latest patch. I figured that I shouldnt have wasted that money. Making every class so bad now so we can feel being slightly strong in new season is not the way to go, I am sick of company doing this, .they may as well just not launchI bought the most expensive ultimate edition preorder , and played as a casual player, and bought 4 more copies for my friends to play with me, after this latest patch. I figured that I shouldnt have wasted that money. Making every class so bad now so we can feel being slightly strong in new season is not the way to go, I am sick of company doing this, .they may as well just not launch this season til they fix this, actually, i feel that we should just stop playing this game, so they know not to do that anymore. I am not going to play anygames from Blizzard no more. This is worse than EA games.....go play Grim Dawn , it is sooo much better, or maybe give Path of exile 2 a try..… Expand
  68. Devilotte
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Loot got radically nerfed, Helltides nerfed, all classes nerfed to where you're far weaker than before the patch. It's clear they don't test content before releasing it. They lied to the consumers saying they look forward to creativity and instead nerf everything with a sledgehammer.
    After the patch the freezing problem some faced is now affecting more players, making it borderline    Loot got radically nerfed, Helltides nerfed, all classes nerfed to where you're far weaker than before the patch. It's clear they don't test content before releasing it. They lied to the consumers saying they look forward to creativity and instead nerf everything with a sledgehammer.
    After the patch the freezing problem some faced is now affecting more players, making it borderline unplayable.
    No match making at all for groups, chat is limited to immediate vicinity so it's hard to form a pickup group.
    Sorcs were weak before the preaseason nerf, easily being the weakest now making it even more weak.    … Expand
  69. ArKit
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Every update just keeps weakening players, fooling players and wasting time
  70. zzh8829
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    My sorcerer character got deleted by blizzard.
    please restore my character!
  71. PerrinAybara77
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    1 for the effort. The best thing I can say about the game is that some of it looks nice. Story, gameplay, bosses, build variety, itemization, QoL all below sub-par. Way to underperform, Blizzard. Not worth the absurdly high price.
  72. exophonix
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They have a good game, they killed it miserably with 1 patch. I was teleported to another game… Expand
  73. neogames2007
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game itself has great art direction and the combat system is fluid however the future of this game hinges on braindead developers who do not play their own games. Constant changes to make this game more of a slog instead of focused on fun.
  74. MobileSuitMeech
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Made an account today just to say. RIP D4.

    Hope they make some changes because damn lol.
  75. Tealke
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I didn't buy this game to be a beta tester of an early access game. I expected more from a game that has 3 previous versions to draw from and decades of data on what players want out of a the Diablo series.. If you enjoyed previous Diablo games, then you are better to wait this out and see if development gets a clue on what made this series great in the first place. Awesome cinematics though.
  76. deividfortuna
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Blizzard just don’t care about feedback and keeps trying to make the game as boring as possible
  77. BlizzardSucks96
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This game was fine starting out. As a long time Diablo 2 player, I didn't expect this next installment in the series to rekindle the same feelings and experiences D2 gave us years ago, but I thought it was tolerable for the most part. After the latest patch, I find myself in the same camp as everyone else who didn't like it. It's not entirely because of the nerfs, it's more so theThis game was fine starting out. As a long time Diablo 2 player, I didn't expect this next installment in the series to rekindle the same feelings and experiences D2 gave us years ago, but I thought it was tolerable for the most part. After the latest patch, I find myself in the same camp as everyone else who didn't like it. It's not entirely because of the nerfs, it's more so the unfathomably questionable decision making Blizzard puts behind this game. One day they make some things better, the next they make way more things worse - and some things worse for no apparent reason. We just have to accept that the Blizzard we once knew is long dead and gone. I don't even recognize the company I fell in love with over a decade ago anymore. Either they have no idea how to make games great anymore, or what people actually want in their games, or they're just ever so money hungry that they refuse to make games that don't have potential to generate maximum profits. Maybe it's all of those. I'd love to see this game turn around, because it is fun at its core, but I hate being another player being jerked around by a company that has lost its way long ago.… Expand
  78. AllastorWraith
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Truly awful, fails at everything it sets out to do. Terrible MMO, Terrible Arpg. It feels like the devil actively hate us having any fun, and only care about profits and metrics, with these nonsensical nerfs. I'll go play a game I actually enjoy now.… Expand
  79. Die4blo
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. -Repetitive
    -Lack of end game contents
    -Constants adjustment of existing mechanics rather than improving sustainability of in-game activities    … Expand
  80. ingerseb
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    1.1 is hilarious. diabloIV has so much potential, but blizzard has killed the game with this nerf-patch.
  81. cavacu
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    We don't have as much time as a few people. How do we get to level 100 when we haven't even reached 80 in this time? You will spit into the game just like in Hearthstone. Why are you punishing regular players and spoiling the fun of the game? Don't you have any smart guys, Blizzard?
  82. DarthVZg
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    A soulless corporate pile of steaming garbage, which goal is player retention, not fun
  83. Echronix
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Actual disgrace. Hopes were high but selling an unfinished product and making it worse with every patch is a new low. The best part for me was the story, but while that's nice, the story is not what I paid 70 bucks for!
  84. Rodancxxx
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    It's trash after the patches. The campaign is still fun but completely useless after you're done.
    So glad I didn't get deluxe and early access
  85. a2166852
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    very disappointed with the update
    The top executives don't understand, nor do they want to understand what the players want
  86. CrazyDutch
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Grinding slog fest after patch. Really everything takes alot longer while you die alot more and get alot less rewards. And they killed sorcerer
  87. SadButTrue_at
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Missing good endgame content. Nerfing XP, CDR, DMG Red and DMG to prevent Players From playing missing endgamecontent isnt the way you should handle this Problem.

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

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

    Thanks Blizzard you have also patched the fun Out of the game...    … Expand
  88. Limboou
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Game of the base is decent. But I give it a 0 as the trajectory of the game is purely downhill, developers have very weird sense of developing the game and direction of it.

    completely out of touch, unfortunately this game feels like money grab like Diablo Immortal was, FOMO, shiling is all what Diablo 4 delivered until now excluding anything that the community of players was urging    Game of the base is decent. But I give it a 0 as the trajectory of the game is purely downhill, developers have very weird sense of developing the game and direction of it.

    completely out of touch, unfortunately this game feels like money grab like Diablo Immortal was, FOMO, shiling is all what Diablo 4 delivered until now excluding anything that the community of players was urging for.

    So if developers consideration of players base are at level 1/10 I also give the game the rate of 1/10.    … Expand
  89. zxc2674294
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    根本沒再用心平衡，設計跟行銷腦子打結是不是，到底有沒有在玩遊戲
    沒有的話可以離職，真的很可憐連簡單的東西都改不好
  90. XAIFY
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Season of the dead on arrival
    Too much to grind
    After recent updates, too much xp requirement
    Not feeling powerful
    Game is fundamentally unbalanced !
  91. Dreadmax
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Game with allot of potential. Sadly its run by very incompetent developers that are dead set on destroying their own game. Last patch was master peace of incompetence by ignoring their player base completely and nerfing everything that had some fun effect to it.
  92. Verliaz
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Since The new patch i decided to stop playing. Thank for destroying season 1
  93. cBukowski3
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Enjoyed certain aspects of this game, but this is a game that doesn't know what it wants to be. After reaching level 70, it becomes apparent that there is a weak end game. With the newest patch, I have decided to take some time off from the game. Minimal QoL changes, and they have have slowed the game down so much with the insane nerfs. All to try to keep people in the game longer to tryEnjoyed certain aspects of this game, but this is a game that doesn't know what it wants to be. After reaching level 70, it becomes apparent that there is a weak end game. With the newest patch, I have decided to take some time off from the game. Minimal QoL changes, and they have have slowed the game down so much with the insane nerfs. All to try to keep people in the game longer to try to sell us stuff. And to try to hide its weak endgame. And the timing of this patch, days before its first season debut. If this is supposed to be a game for casuals, this patch does nothing to address that.… Expand
  94. Hatmos
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    80€ pour un jeu qui au lieu d'innover est déjà très en retard par rapport à ce que propose la concurrence. L'appât du gain semble une fois de plus primer sur le gameplay chez Blizzard.
  95. Coldfront
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fun the horrible. Tone deaf developers ruining their game. The first 50 levels are ok. Some classes are abysmal. Play PoE or another ARPG. This is a waste of time.… Expand
  96. Bonjonbovi
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Bait and switch. You can told the game has XYZ, but it doesn't. However you're already prepaid and spent enough hours in the game to realize this so now you cannot be refunded. Scam/10

    Every patch is a disappointment. It's not a finished product and they don't care.
  97. BIGGYVAPES
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Game was great for 2 weeks. They keep ruining my characters every week. Nerfs and more nerfs Making the game not fun on purpose it seems. Wasted 100 dollars to have a few devs ruin your game every week.
  98. Schaddofox
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Done with Blizzard and their focus on monetization. You'd think they would learn from their previous Diablo titles and improve on this. Guess I should not be surprised with how they handled Overwatch 2 and the direction the company is taking. Hate the fact that the cooperate greed is more important that a quality game.
  99. Robboz1
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Started well bar the numerous bugs and some screen tearing, but gave up due to tone deaf development. Does not bode well for the future of the game and I won't commit time to a game if I don't feel it is well spent/rewarded.
  100. carrx
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    - World Scaling (Leveling up is downright punishing and you don't feel any progress from leveling up or finding items)
    - Itemization (World Tier 3 = Sacred | World Tier 4 = Ancestral
    They are the same items just with bigger % on the affixes - Stupid and unnecessary cluttering affixes in items (After patch 1.10, nothing to write about ... we all know how it looks) This game is a waste    - World Scaling (Leveling up is downright punishing and you don't feel any progress from leveling up or finding items)
    - Itemization (World Tier 3 = Sacred | World Tier 4 = Ancestral
    They are the same items just with bigger % on the affixes
    - Stupid and unnecessary cluttering affixes in items (After patch 1.10, nothing to write about ... we all know how it looks)

    This game is a waste of time, because in order to feel it in the end game you have to get to lvl 50 painstakingly, and after that you will still have up to lvl 70 because everything is the same for every level you get. Early game is a pain in the ass.

    +1 Nice graphics, just nice.    … Expand
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#24 Best PC Game of 2023
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2023

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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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