Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,078 out of 8271
  2. Mixed: 427 out of 8271
  3. Negative: 6,766 out of 8271

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  1. lvlurphy
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Queues on Season 1 start. Hanging in Dungeon loading screen.. Probably Blizzard shifted all resources from EU to US zone.
  2. TsukasaHiiragi
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Pro's

    Large open world Better character customization Classic encounters and Easter eggs Con's Bad gear itemization Bad PvP with forced PVP for 100% zone completion Too many exploits and no punishment for people exploiting Repetitive grind in all the wrong areas Harsh class nerfs Constant server problems End-game is not solo friendly Not enough storage for loot    Pro's

    Large open world
    Better character customization
    Classic encounters and Easter eggs

    Con's

    Bad gear itemization
    Bad PvP with forced PVP for 100% zone completion
    Too many exploits and no punishment for people exploiting
    Repetitive grind in all the wrong areas
    Harsh class nerfs
    Constant server problems
    End-game is not solo friendly
    Not enough storage for loot
    Desperately needs QOL upgrades
    Many bugs and issues
    Technical issues such as bricking GPUs/0 FPS spikes
    Worst class balance in the history of the franchise

    Major cons

    Seasons, forcing you to rerolling your characters from level 1 with just cosmetic items baited on a paid carrot
    Horrendous patches, game breaking patches

    After giving Blizzard the benefit of doubt, they continue with horrendous game destroying patches and seem to have nothing but contempt for the playerbase.

    As a veteran of the entire series, I hate to say it but Diablo IV is a step backwards and not forwards and is entirely due to the live service model, this is more akin to a psudeo MMO than the single player/solo experience of the previous iterations and I don't know how to feel about that especially as future content unlocks that could require a full group, so the game moves more in a direction of a true MMo rather than the classic experience.

    Graphics are a step up from Diablo 3, but after 10+ years you would expect so. I have no complaints here, everything looks more dark gothic in nature with dreary backgrounds and destroyed ruins to explore that adds to the atmosphere, whilst the sound and music is passable it isn't nearly on par with Diablo 2.

    Gameplay is a mixed bag, its highly repetitive and honestly? Its Diablo! That part was to be expected, but this time the repetitiveness comes in forms of repeating the same dungeons, the same events and fighting the same monsters over and over, it definitely feels like less monster variations than previous games.

    Itemization is terrible, far worse than any other previous diablo game. Its basically like the borderlands series with 3+ million items and only a bunch of them are any good, 9 out of 10 times you'll be scrapping/selling items over and over again, very rarely will you find anything useful which creates tedium, coupled with poor skill sets and heavily nerfed builds so that players are mostly forced into meta builds right from the start and never deviate from those paths.

    Gems are a wasted opportunity as well serving barely any point outside of Topaz for a base attack buff, everything else is lacking significantly. Another issue is levelling exploits that are not being patched and being actively abused by many people to hit the level cap in hours, because blizzard would rather not ban any youtube influencers or streamers who are the main abusers.

    Server stability is terrible, on a good day you'll face a lot of rubberbanding or severe frame rate drops for no real reason, login servers are constantly overloaded and/or crash often for hours at a time aka something that has always happened.

    Class balance is an absolute joke, it always has been in the series but Diablo 4 takes that imbalance and goes way beyond anything that should be acceptable, the main culprit here is the excessive nerfs that happened after beta because a few people found builds and in the early game they were powerful, repeat here "early game" because the beta only had access to the first act and up to level 25, because of this several classes especially the sorcerer are nearly unviable in endgame dungeons not to mention absolutely require BIS gear to be even functional especially after T30+ nightmare dungeons, whilst other classes can just breeze through, this issue has been made worse by all the exploiters complaining about content because they abused their way to level 100 in 1/10th of the time.

    PvP is similar to the division style of risk vs reward, and we all know how that turned out right? The PvP in D4 is worse, mostly griefers camping the PvE parts of the fields of hatred or the statues of Lilith knowing that people will try to unlock the full zone completion, and did I mention that PvP right now is also once again, entirely unbalanced with rogues entirely having the ability to perm stunlock players?

    To summarize, Diablo 4 is a big disappointment for the franchise. Has far too many issues to overcome and we all know, the fixes will be excuses for new 'seasons' forcing players who have spent hundreds of hours on their characters to basically start over. The game is entirely tedious once you have finished the main story since you can basically go straight to WT3 and get a carry to WT4 and then its just mindless grind, find a few item upgrades and rinse and repeat and if you didn't take advantage of any of the levelling exploits, then reaching 100 will take you a long time but in the long run, it'll be a meaningless achievement.    … Expand
  3. fakkel
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Diablo 4 started well in the beta, but the Vanilla Diablo 4 game came out and quickly the nerfs began... Fast forward, just before the release of season 1: Everything got nerfed so hard people cannot be asked to even play anymore, that is insane. Everyone was hyped for season 1, now everyone hates the game... GG, at least it took the (new/current) Bungie years to destroy and downgrade the Destiny franchise to a hamster wheel slot machine, Blizzard destroyed Diablo 4 in less than 2 months... Applause.… Expand
  4. Somnambulance
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    At launch this game was more boring than previous Diablo titles but the foundation for greatness was there. Unfortunately, it has only gone downhill since. Nerf after nerf, every single patch has been tailored to slow down an already arduous grind. It's obvious that they have their launch money and don't care about the future of the game.
  5. JOGS
    Jun 9, 2023
    0
    Its kind of Crazy, the ones voting a 1 with all complaints are right.
    The ones voting a 10 saying its the best Diablo are also right.

    It all has to do with monatization, price and expectation.

    Im downvoting bigtime. I mean, Its ok to make a mediocre game which makes a few ppl happy.
    Its very bad to over- over- overprice and underdeliver just because of your name.
  6. battlefield4Me
    Jun 7, 2023
    0
    the only thing diabolic about this game is the p2w elements. welcome to microtransaction hell. RIP the good old days of gaming
  7. CR4CK
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    Do not buy this !

    This game is designed to sell you skins for mounts.
    The world is empty and there is nothing to do besides
    Boring fetch quests.

    Mobs scale to your level so you are feel like a potato all
    The time.

    Good drops only good for a couple levels and get useless.

    The only good thing is the artstyle and thats it.
  8. mirraj
    Jun 17, 2023
    0
    Awful game, way worse than diablo 3. Campaign takes forever. Have to sit there listening to characters talk for hours and hours. I play diablo to kill **** and get loot. Not to listen to dialog.
  9. Antonislak
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    Sad about the state of Blizzard.

    Diablo was my chilhood and best gaming memories since the original game and then to the masterpiece of D2 and LoD.

    Until level 50 you can get value with awesome graphs and great atmosphere.

    Soon the game gets boring, scaling is unacceptable and myriads of problems.

    This game is an abomination to the franchise, stay away from it.
  10. gamenator
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Nightmare Dungeons are boring and not giving better loot, Diablo 3 rifts were better. Everyone is using yellow items upgraded to legandarys, almost every unique ist absolut crap and are not usefull for endgame Builds except 2-3 items like the tempest roar for druids. For example every Barbar unique is absolut trash and can not be used in the endgame. New Update is a mess. They nerfed critNightmare Dungeons are boring and not giving better loot, Diablo 3 rifts were better. Everyone is using yellow items upgraded to legandarys, almost every unique ist absolut crap and are not usefull for endgame Builds except 2-3 items like the tempest roar for druids. For example every Barbar unique is absolut trash and can not be used in the endgame. New Update is a mess. They nerfed crit dmg, vul dmg, damage red, armor, cooldowns , exp gain. Almost everything was nerfed. I was hyped for season 1 now considering not to play. Revert the changes or you will loose alot of players.
    Anyways if not, Remnant 2 is coming and will 100% a better Game.    … Expand
  11. Trunkis
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    Worst diablo game in years.
    Don't waste your money on this, better buy final fantasy 16 instead. You will have a better time playing it.
  12. Volitile88
    Aug 24, 2023
    0
    I enjoyed most of the story, cinematics were gorgeous, everything else bare bones. Once i got to level 70 i got so bored. Season 1 came out and it looked so terribly mid i didnt even bother, season 2 trailer did not inspire me to reinstall the game at all. The season 1 patches were from developers so deaf and blind to the community and playerbase of the game you couldve told me theyI enjoyed most of the story, cinematics were gorgeous, everything else bare bones. Once i got to level 70 i got so bored. Season 1 came out and it looked so terribly mid i didnt even bother, season 2 trailer did not inspire me to reinstall the game at all. The season 1 patches were from developers so deaf and blind to the community and playerbase of the game you couldve told me they changed devs teams for season 1 and i wouldve believed you.… Expand
  13. tomphoenix
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Campaign is boring, but the two main cinematics are epic. Quality ends there. The game is full of bugs, is slow to progress through and is unbalanced. There's exploits and cheesey strategies that have been discovered by a few and shared online with others. This led to Blizzard making wild adjustments to the game that made it miserable for the average player.

    If and after you do spend all    Campaign is boring, but the two main cinematics are epic. Quality ends there. The game is full of bugs, is slow to progress through and is unbalanced. There's exploits and cheesey strategies that have been discovered by a few and shared online with others. This led to Blizzard making wild adjustments to the game that made it miserable for the average player.

    If and after you do spend all this time grinding - far more than what's reasonable, especially if you want to try other classes...you're rewarded with a fun end game loop? Nope. More grinding for gear that has perfect rolls and the right combo of affixes. This isn't unlike any other game like this, but it's much slower.

    Unique items in the game? Nope. They're pointless and don't drop often or you get the really useless ones a bunch of times.

    Re-rolling gear affixes? You may find out you get offered the same one but with a lower roll. Or you may get to choose from the same affix twice (wasted enchant).

    It's just an epic waste of time really. For no reward. You get nothing for all the time invested. They didn't finish their end game content. You can stop playing after level 80 or so.

    Such a wasted opportunity. They had momentum too. They threw it all away. Well, maybe they can fix it. Check back in a few months or a year.    … Expand
  14. thegodoflions
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    Leveling up makes you weaker because of scaling...in an ARPG.
    Who's idea was this?
    Why?
  15. Anthonyp
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    Awesome game, ruined by the constant medalling by the devs. Stop nerfing the fun out of the game.
  16. youngck
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    Too expensive. Trash game. Never buy this game. Worst game i've ever. Refund my money Blizzard.
  17. mph82
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    This game is a steaming pile of crap, half assed through and through. Shame on Blizzard for charging $90 for the deluxe, was basically a $90 scam. May Blizzard go out of business and their poor business practices die with the brand. Thanks to Larian and Baldur's Gate 3 for restoring my faith in modern gaming following the massive rip off and disappointment that is Diablo 4. Anyone lookingThis game is a steaming pile of crap, half assed through and through. Shame on Blizzard for charging $90 for the deluxe, was basically a $90 scam. May Blizzard go out of business and their poor business practices die with the brand. Thanks to Larian and Baldur's Gate 3 for restoring my faith in modern gaming following the massive rip off and disappointment that is Diablo 4. Anyone looking to try Diablo 4, just don't. Try Baldur's Gate 3 for a far superior experience, more fun, and massively higher value.… Expand
  18. Oblaque
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    What a huge disappointment. It’s a damn shame how boring this piece of **** game is. A disgrace to the franchise as a whole. Please avoid this game at all costs.
  19. Raverbasher
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    ActivisionBlizzard just made everything harder and worse with their pre-season 1 patch. This has been one of the best Diablo’s I had ever played, and then they did this.

    I’m now telling my friends who have not yet bought the game, who I had been telling to buy it, to not bother. Better games on the horizon. Actiblizz are the worst gaming company ever.
  20. Pandemon1c
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard has completely lost it. I no longer believe they know how to make a good game. I am not even sure they know what a good game is in the first place. They have released pure trash with Diablo 4 and everything they've done with Overwatch 1/2 and WoW etc... just there is no denying Blizzard is dead. They are a joke. Diablo 4 was the very last thing I was holding out the tiniest shredBlizzard has completely lost it. I no longer believe they know how to make a good game. I am not even sure they know what a good game is in the first place. They have released pure trash with Diablo 4 and everything they've done with Overwatch 1/2 and WoW etc... just there is no denying Blizzard is dead. They are a joke. Diablo 4 was the very last thing I was holding out the tiniest shred of hope that maybe Blizzard would prove they still have it.... but they proved that they definitely do NOT. **** Blizzard.… Expand
  21. lacedemonio
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The most un-fun ARPG in existance.Low mob density because their awful servers can handle more, and even then continue to lag out constantly. Some classes speed clearing endgame while others can barely handle enemies of the same level. Awful and restricitive class balance and design. Everyone should had known better after they canceled OW2. Blizzard is long gone.
  22. conorm185
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Zero game economy. Itemization is too mushy and drops don't feel significant. Might as well be a tooltip reading simulator with how many yellows you have to sift though.

    Game needs some kind of economy and tradable items to make drops feel significant. It needs a loot filter. Items need to be less class dependent to make gearing multiple characters less awful.
  23. rioht
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Somehow blizzard outdid bf2042. Wasted opportunity to a potentially good game.

    Welcome to corporate AAA gaming .
  24. Draethorian
    Jun 16, 2023
    0
    I'm just here to be a counterweight for the "game critic" shills. Act 2-4 is boring as hell. build variety is non-existent, endgame is bland and boring. hit a wall on lvl 50 with a upheaval barb on my first hour on nightmare. not gonna waste more time on this shore. My Review: At least it's not Wolcen, still worth refund...
  25. MestreRothMC
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Easily the worst Diablo game made. Everything is bland and the progression is barely existent. Each update makes the game worse. Avoid it at all costs.
  26. Tsanoff
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    Terrible servers, terrible game. It's Diablo 3 rebranded. lack of innovation. Just Blizzard.
  27. tiwuno
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    As a long time fan of Blizzard games, dating all the way back to Warcraft 2 in 1995, I had high hopes for Diablo 4. And it is a very fun game, as long as you're leveling and playing for the story. Once you unlock the end-game content, however, everything falls apart.

    Nothing about the end-game content makes me want to keep playing, at all. 60-100 is a slog. The "best" way to level in    As a long time fan of Blizzard games, dating all the way back to Warcraft 2 in 1995, I had high hopes for Diablo 4. And it is a very fun game, as long as you're leveling and playing for the story. Once you unlock the end-game content, however, everything falls apart.

    Nothing about the end-game content makes me want to keep playing, at all. 60-100 is a slog. The "best" way to level in the end-game is to run nightmare dungeons over and over and over, which quickly gets repetitive. Crafting materials are rare, and Blizzard keeps making them more and more difficult to obtain. Class power is extremely imbalanced, and instead of buffing the classes that need it, Blizzard nerfs everyone across the board.

    If this is the direction Diablo 4 is headed, count me out. Maybe the game will be worth playing in a year or two but for now, unless you only care about the first half of the game, I'd recommend to avoid it.    … Expand
  28. borgot123
    Jun 9, 2023
    0
    Always online SINGLEPLAYER??? I've never felt more scammed after buying a game in my entire life. Thank god that i had the option to refund the game. Also why is there no music in the game? Did Blizzard go cheap on the music too?
  29. jommy999
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    0/10 with the new patch season 1 . Devs are out of touch with players, they only want to try to slow players down so we stuck to this contents longer which they don't have any good end game contents and main problem is the LOOTS, most unique gears are useless and uber uniques are like 1 out of million players to get one which no point to farm them at end game.
  30. TAMLIEU
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    For all Blizzard's andies telling us that "D2 D3 hAve the Same ProbLem AT Start" "LEave DEV AloNE!!!". You don't buy a car, and your dealer tell you that you will get your "fun" fuel years later. Meanwhile, just push the car. D4 graphic looks very good, everything else from story, contents are mind-numbing.

    Sure it may get fix years later, but It isn't their first time making Diablo.    For all Blizzard's andies telling us that "D2 D3 hAve the Same ProbLem AT Start" "LEave DEV AloNE!!!". You don't buy a car, and your dealer tell you that you will get your "fun" fuel years later. Meanwhile, just push the car. D4 graphic looks very good, everything else from story, contents are mind-numbing.

    Sure it may get fix years later, but It isn't their first time making Diablo. This is Blizzard’s 4th “Diablo” game with $70 for base game, MTX, battle passes, expansions. For these, I have very high standard for their game. They charge premium price up-front, I expected premium experience. Not this half-baked, boring.    … Expand
  31. Morganer
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    It looks not like Diablo, the gameplay, and mechanics are boring, and not many mobs empty open world 0 out of 10
  32. KamenRiderDark
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    El juego es basura. No se compara con los juegos anteriores y esta lleno de microtransacciones.
    No se recomienda.
  33. blizter
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    A game released full price while in an early access state with egoistical developers who don't understand that the power fantasy is what makes ARPGs fun and would rather have you do damage like a wet nooddle for 10 hours to go up 1 level, fighting trash mobs to loot the same trash loot, because the only way they found to have players play for a longer amount of time, to up their playtimeA game released full price while in an early access state with egoistical developers who don't understand that the power fantasy is what makes ARPGs fun and would rather have you do damage like a wet nooddle for 10 hours to go up 1 level, fighting trash mobs to loot the same trash loot, because the only way they found to have players play for a longer amount of time, to up their playtime stat and sell you more MTX in the cash shop, is to make everything slower and more tedious instead of making the game fun to play, simultaneously making sure you never reach endgame too fast so they can hide the fact that this trash game endgame is non-existant.… Expand
  34. Agrest82
    Aug 30, 2023
    0
    22% sale after 85 days ?! srsly last blizzard game i order .It was waste of money and time for this low game .
  35. Alpha-Zulu
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    S1 1.1 Patch is literally a slowdown to the entire game.

    They made changes NOBODY wanted and changes people wanted were completely ignored. How out of touch can they be? The devs DO NOT play their own bloody game.

    Patch notes
    -Fixed an issue where the players were having fun in the game.
  36. mortikaye
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game sucked before the patch, but now it really smells.

    A monotonous grind that is zero fun to play.
  37. Jervaise
    Jun 21, 2023
    0
    There is no goal in this game.
    You get weaker as you level due to scaling, so don't level up.
    You need a maths degree and 50hour+ training if you wanna know if the item that dropped is an upgrade for you. 0 immersion, playing the same "holy" campaign as a "necromancer" (they didn't even try covering it up with a single sentence lorewise) Terrible atmospheric sound design Go play    There is no goal in this game.
    You get weaker as you level due to scaling, so don't level up.
    You need a maths degree and 50hour+ training if you wanna know if the item that dropped is an upgrade for you.
    0 immersion, playing the same "holy" campaign as a "necromancer" (they didn't even try covering it up with a single sentence lorewise)
    Terrible atmospheric sound design
    Go play diablo 2, profit.    … Expand
  38. SoulSuperman8
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Games not very fun, definitely not up to par with 2 or path of exile.
    I never feel like im getting to strong, the loot system is trash. for the time they had they could've done better
  39. Brainache
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    A decent, albeit short campaign, unfortunately marred by a massively lopsided and unnecessary PVP and a woeful end-game grind that has been specifically curated to be just that, apparently for the longevity of the game itself. Just as the influencers start to showcase some builds that work, along comes the nerf hammer so it now feels like an unpleasant chore. It was fun for a very briefA decent, albeit short campaign, unfortunately marred by a massively lopsided and unnecessary PVP and a woeful end-game grind that has been specifically curated to be just that, apparently for the longevity of the game itself. Just as the influencers start to showcase some builds that work, along comes the nerf hammer so it now feels like an unpleasant chore. It was fun for a very brief moment but now it’s a mess with a pointless season and an aimless direction other than to stretch as much out of the content as possible. While all the focus has been on endless re tweaking, the abundance of quality of life necessities that are required, sadly, remain unaddressed.… Expand
  40. jhippocratic42
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    Predatory microtransaction system pushing the cash grabbing envelope further as per Blizzard norm.

    Linear and fixed character skill/talent progression saps any enjoyment from the RPG elements other hack'n'slashes like Path of Exile provide. Character power feels incredibly tied solely to luck of the gear drop and not at all to play mechanics nor pen and paper buildcrafting    Predatory microtransaction system pushing the cash grabbing envelope further as per Blizzard norm.

    Linear and fixed character skill/talent progression saps any enjoyment from the RPG elements other hack'n'slashes like Path of Exile provide. Character power feels incredibly tied solely to luck of the gear drop and not at all to play mechanics nor pen and paper buildcrafting (non-existent, as build diversity is exactly dictated by the sets and uniques for your class, usually about 5 or 6 per).

    The franchise has good bones, but was in serious need of a reinvention, instead they doubled down on making money off of people who do not have FOMO impulse control and an even more on the rails character levelling system devoid of any new ideas or complexity.    … Expand
  41. kane72
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    what have you done？ what will you do？what can you say？
    just asking Microsoft，no words to blizzard
  42. lordzzz
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    First playthru was fine.
    Now its not worth my time. I am not grinding it again.
  43. Hadee
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    For the price, completely not worth it. 0/10.

    For $20 it could barely be a 5/10.
  44. outsidetheboxx
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    The game is just not fun.

    The content and loot becomes very repetitive. I don't feel like I'm being rewarded when investing time into this game.

    It was fun for a few weeks then several patches came that just sucked the life out of the game. Maybe in the future it will get better but as of now, I would save your money.
  45. theodoreschmai
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The first month of the game I did have fun and was looking forward to season 1, however, the last patch (1.1.0) that they released made the game unplayable. You now do around 60% less damage, and some classes like sorcerer now have no way to compete in the end game lvl 60+. It is nonsensical that a primarily PvE game released a patch that nerfed EVERYTHING in the game to the ground,The first month of the game I did have fun and was looking forward to season 1, however, the last patch (1.1.0) that they released made the game unplayable. You now do around 60% less damage, and some classes like sorcerer now have no way to compete in the end game lvl 60+. It is nonsensical that a primarily PvE game released a patch that nerfed EVERYTHING in the game to the ground, causing fights to be longer and enemies to be damage sponges to artificially lengthen the playtime.

    I will not be picking up season 1, or any other season for that matter, and I encourage everyone to do the same to show blizzard that we are sick of their **** ****    … Expand
  46. skankerveen
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    A huge disappointment, so many changes in the new patch. Constantly making the game a grind, but not the fun kind. The legendaries are milquetoast, the campaign is boring and lame. Biggest flop since CP2077
  47. pastuh
    Aug 10, 2023
    0
    Horrible. You cant even compare this game with Diablo1 and Diablo2. Its a game for 10y kids, which never played any game. Dark or horror mood not found.
  48. vuckoland
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    I made account just to give Diablo 4 score of ZERO.. Its a cashgrab Blizzard game with milking players with forced in game shop. Forget about brain in this game you will dont have to use it. No belts, no shoulders, no sets, no random generated dungeons, no runes, no runewords, no magic find, no area damage, no cannot be frozen, no crushing blow, no deadly strike, no folowers, no auras, noI made account just to give Diablo 4 score of ZERO.. Its a cashgrab Blizzard game with milking players with forced in game shop. Forget about brain in this game you will dont have to use it. No belts, no shoulders, no sets, no random generated dungeons, no runes, no runewords, no magic find, no area damage, no cannot be frozen, no crushing blow, no deadly strike, no folowers, no auras, no jewels, no charms, no class balance, no feel of progression (level scaling) , no use of unique items, no fun in this game.. They made the worst game in gaming industry packed in beautifullartwork and animation with help of the brand Diablo game and agressive marketing. Well done Blizzard you are officialy DEAD company now… Expand
  49. majkel123
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Waste of time need another 6-12 months to finish this game early access for now
  50. Rhadnar
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Very boring specially because it turned into something like an mmo, and to make things worse after you paid the full price for the game, it still have battle passes.
    The monsters arent easy to kill on endgame specially when they can kill you really fast, they dont kill you because mechanics, its because they are overpowered bullet sponges.
    There's no real diversity of builds. Its almost    Very boring specially because it turned into something like an mmo, and to make things worse after you paid the full price for the game, it still have battle passes.
    The monsters arent easy to kill on endgame specially when they can kill you really fast, they dont kill you because mechanics, its because they are overpowered bullet sponges.
    There's no real diversity of builds.
    Its almost like they copy pasted Diablo 3, turned it into an mmo and made the skill tree worse.    … Expand
  51. BartDaCat
    Aug 30, 2023
    0
    There's a reason the Open Beta events capped your level at 25; Blizzard didn't want any eager players to go further and discover that this game is still basically a buggy, unfinished, glitchy beta with massive amounts of missing content.

    No Set Armor, no Horadric or Kanai's cube, no runes or runewords, no extracting Legendary abilities and being able to add those to your character's    There's a reason the Open Beta events capped your level at 25; Blizzard didn't want any eager players to go further and discover that this game is still basically a buggy, unfinished, glitchy beta with massive amounts of missing content.

    No Set Armor, no Horadric or Kanai's cube, no runes or runewords, no extracting Legendary abilities and being able to add those to your character's battle prowess in addition to your gear... they spent decades honing content into an enjoyable experience in Diablo 2 and 3 only to completely wipe the slate for Diablo 4 and give you absolute squat.

    OMG the itemization is sooo bad! This new 'Uniques' and 'Uber Uniques' item system as well as the poorly executed 'Aspect' system that was obviously designed to make you waste inventory space with what feels like an inevitable shift towards charging real cash for more bag expansions... that's just one of a myriad of issues that are just so WRONG about this terribly executed mess. Even the one feature that should have been remotely exciting--mounts--totally suck. If you haven't bought this game yet... DON'T!!! It might be baked into something worthy in another two to three years but right now other ARPGs on the market vastly outshine it.    … Expand
  52. Sowce
    Jul 19, 2023
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    Blizzard is perhaps the biggest failure in modern video games, and it is not because they make bad games, in fact they are capable of making a good game but they bog it down with complete developer incompetence every single damn time... Here we go again with the same thing in Diablo 4... The leveling grind in an absolutely bonkers grind. If you are just playing casually, good luck reachingBlizzard is perhaps the biggest failure in modern video games, and it is not because they make bad games, in fact they are capable of making a good game but they bog it down with complete developer incompetence every single damn time... Here we go again with the same thing in Diablo 4... The leveling grind in an absolutely bonkers grind. If you are just playing casually, good luck reaching max level anytime in the next couple months. The balance of the game is an absolute joke. You have tons of ridiculous damage stipulations, damage from far away, damage when close, vulnerable damage, crowd control damage, overpower damage, lucky hits, crit chance, crit dam, pyromancy damage, flame damage, damage over time, flame damage over time etc... so building your character is incredibly challenging and if you use your brain trying to figure it out to maximize your build strength you get totally overwhelmed by all the mind numbing gear you get! Just follow some build online! Make it easy for yourself. By the way, all that gear you get which most of is NOT an upgrade will have you wearing the same stuff for 15+ levels... especially if you are one of the unfortunate souls to get stuck in WT2 and actually enjoy exploring, doing dungeons, taking your time, because if you do not rush the main quest you will eventually be so over leveled that you will stop getting any gear upgrades dropping! Next the balance updates/patch notes. If you want to ever truly understand how out of touch the devs are for this game just follow them... im not going into detail, just take a couple minutes during your lunch break and actually read what they post for balancing this game. After you do so and shake your head thinking "wtf did I just read" you will soon understand that the devs do not know wtf they are doing! Go watch youtube videos of people who do know the game like the back of their hand so they can break it down for you. Bless any of you playing sorcerer. Its a fun class... but holy is it bad! Massive mana issues, pigeonholed into using 3 to 4 (out of 5) defensive skills (flame shield, ice armor, teleport, frost nova)... low damage for anything outside of ice shards... love fire but holy cow are most of the pyro skills bad( low dps) I could go on and on... im finally about to complete the main quest and leave hell (WT2) after beating the cap stone dungeon... hopefully. Who knows. Im so over leveled (lvl 57 currently) that I have no idea how good my build really is. Guess ill find out soon hopefully. I played how I wanted to play... how i do other open world games and feels I have payed for it. There is a side note though and ill try to be positive about something(s). I have enjoyed the story/main quest line, when I have gotten around to it. Lorath and Donan are stand out characters. I have not beaten it yet so there is a chance stuff can fly off the rails, but going into act 6 I can say its one thing I have really liked. Also despite how bad it might be (its hard to tell now being so overleveled) from a meta point... i do like my firewall sorc... i like being a pyro maniac... and there lies the most painful part of this game.. things you can truly like and enjoy... bogged down by awful, out of touch devs. Take care everyone, and if you are the one person who ever actually reads this whole review, I hope you have a good day.… Expand
  53. Eliitti
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    Man Blizzard just can't seem to get it right these days no matter how many times they fail.
  54. Zizin
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Because of one single thing I can't play this game anymore. It is loot. It is so badly designed that I even don't know if I've ever seen anywhere something worse than that. Even Mario loot is better. These stupid endless conditions upon conditions upon conditions everywhere - on skills, on wep, on armor, on aspects, on paragon board, even on seasonal legendary gems simply kill me. It wasBecause of one single thing I can't play this game anymore. It is loot. It is so badly designed that I even don't know if I've ever seen anywhere something worse than that. Even Mario loot is better. These stupid endless conditions upon conditions upon conditions everywhere - on skills, on wep, on armor, on aspects, on paragon board, even on seasonal legendary gems simply kill me. It was bad already in D3. In D4 "they doubled it" (c) (actually quadrupled it). And base loot itself is as dull as it can be. Stupid "smart" weapons with fixed-to-your-level damage coming from 4-stat mould, no gear subtypes, dull small pathetic icons. I don't even say about "white items", "unique items", etc - these are simply nonexistent, there are only these d3cloned "legendary yellows". I had a feeling that loot will be similar to D3' one, but had a hope they will improve it somehow. And yet they made it even worse, wow. Unplayable. Loot, together with stupid scaling, simply won't let me it. Zero desire to launch this game again.… Expand
  55. Guldurs
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    This is expensive early access. I regret that I bought this game. This is the worst ARPG experience I've had in my 25 year history of playing computer games.
  56. Shinrei
    Jun 13, 2023
    0
    Don't listen for the flattering reviews of Blizzard sycophants. The game is mediocre. Gameplay is boring and tedious.
    This game was created not for the sake of gameplay, but for the sale of skins in the in-game store.
    Blizzard needs more and more of your money.
    This game costs $30 max, not $70-100.
  57. Blaha
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Wow talk about nuking the gameplay, just when i started to feel somewhat powerful every single stat ive been farming is gutted, sent me back doing half the damage. Only good thing is that now i get more time to do more meaningful stuff… dont think I will play season 1

    https://youtu.be/Xx1PLArdTmY
  58. Wisdumb
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    End-game is boring and not rewarding.
    Leveling nerfed to make things take longer.
    Entire classes patched out of relevance. Meaningless repetitive busywork is the only thing to do. No unique rewards for accomplishing difficult content. Quality of life issues numerous and not being addressed. Itemization is pitiful and not rewarding. Some unique items are not viable in any build.    End-game is boring and not rewarding.
    Leveling nerfed to make things take longer.
    Entire classes patched out of relevance.
    Meaningless repetitive busywork is the only thing to do.
    No unique rewards for accomplishing difficult content.
    Quality of life issues numerous and not being addressed.
    Itemization is pitiful and not rewarding.
    Some unique items are not viable in any build.
    Uber-unique items so rare they might as well not exist.
    Devs are tone-deaf to copious amount of player feedback.
    Obvious bias toward MTX systems and not toward player experience or fun-factor.

    Don't waste your time/money.    … Expand
  59. Chronfox
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Terrible. The only good things about this game are the art, cutscenes, and animations. The rest is trash, especially itemization and build variety. The devs have no clue what they’re doing. It’s obvious the blizzard I grew up with is dead. Wish I could get a refund. Only worth 30-40 bucks max.
  60. chip99
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    70€ for a bad game. not worth. just a disappointment. don't buy wait for sale atleast.
  61. AdamM88
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    Negative reviews get deleted here, including my detailed, 3000 character review. Don't believe the 5.2 user score rating. It is way, way worse. By now the honeymoon period is starting to be over for most people. Barely anyone plays it from my friends list. Out of 250 people, only a few are in the game now, less than 2 weeks after release...
  62. Turcoda
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    Waaaaaaaaaay too expensive for a Diablo 3 reskin. Would have liked way more complexity to the game, something more similar to POE.
  63. ferrit
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The absolute basic requirement for a game is to be able to play it. Can’t play it, ergo 0/10.
  64. andyman30
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    The memory leaks are so bad that I have to toggle the settings from ultra to medium every 15 minutes or the game crashes. Not a very ideal way to play the game, I can't believe Blizzard didn't find this before final release.
  65. Darkstrain
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    preordered the game, and i've been playing since day 1 of early release... leveled up one character to 90+ in 3 weeks. so i can confidently say i am not a casual player of this game, Latest patch notes have been slaps to the face as a player expecting the new season.

    blizzard is nerfing everything you do, so you take longer to reach lower peaks of character build potential. your damage    preordered the game, and i've been playing since day 1 of early release... leveled up one character to 90+ in 3 weeks. so i can confidently say i am not a casual player of this game, Latest patch notes have been slaps to the face as a player expecting the new season.

    blizzard is nerfing everything you do, so you take longer to reach lower peaks of character build potential. your damage gets gutted, your durability gets gutted, items with drops rate so rare you're literally more likely to win the lottery get added. your leveling gets slower, powerleveling gets outright deleted.

    the good of the first season? nothing... they even doubled the time it takes for you to recall back to base. just so you stare at the loading bar while you contemplate why even bother with this game.

    is the game good? yeah, kinda.
    is the game fun to play? yeah, kinda
    are the systems of the game good and user friendly? HELL F'ING NOT...

    if blizzard does not pull back the patch, and heavily tune numbers, they are not seeing my dollaroos on the battlepass, or my account online for that matter.    … Expand
  66. alyosiki
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    I understand that this is a "fresh" game released without any content, so I won't judge it solely based on that.
    It took them more than 10 years to develop the worst skill/item customization game. All classes have only a single playable build. ARPG players don't just need cool graphics; auto-leveling is the worst feature they have ever implemented. It's the same bald game as D3. In 20    I understand that this is a "fresh" game released without any content, so I won't judge it solely based on that.
    It took them more than 10 years to develop the worst skill/item customization game. All classes have only a single playable build. ARPG players don't just need cool graphics; auto-leveling is the worst feature they have ever implemented. It's the same bald game as D3. In 20 years, they haven't been able to create anything better than Diablo 2.    … Expand
  67. DwaneDibbley
    Jun 21, 2023
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    + first 3 acts
    - literally everything else
    First 3 acts are decent for arpg, probably to hook up players, but rest is just boring filler without much sense. After campaign, theres nothing. Endgame is nonexistant, you open wt4 at lvl60 and you wear bis within few lvls and lvling another 30+lvls is just pure boring pain without close to non progress. Theres no restriction and it drops    + first 3 acts
    - literally everything else

    First 3 acts are decent for arpg, probably to hook up players, but rest is just boring filler without much sense.
    After campaign, theres nothing. Endgame is nonexistant, you open wt4 at lvl60 and you wear bis within few lvls and lvling another 30+lvls is just pure boring pain without close to non progress. Theres no restriction and it drops randomly from literaly any mob in the game. Harder content (NM dungeons) dont gie better gear nor more XP, so its worthless. Whole "engame" in D4 is just like Baal run, without Ball at the end. You just kill random mobs anywhere you like and hope to win in lottery, cuz affix pool of items is bloated by useless stuff so getting 3 or 4 good one is just very rare. And then you get hit by fullrandom ilvl.

    And its even worse. If you dare to speak about yout bad game experience on bnet or reddit, you gets banned/silence. Cuz bluzzard needs to keep illusion of perfect game. D4 on metacritic wasnt review bombed, its just out of blizzards reach so it wasnt properly silenced.    … Expand
  68. pixelrate
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    diablo 4 is not the game i was hoping for. Caves and cellars are too similar and simple in design. From the start, the world seems chaotic. The world boss is something strange. It's like it's designed for people to show off their shiny skins. The game is too simple. My best way to describe the game is that it lacks depth and soul. 80-100 euros for this game which after all is a lot copieddiablo 4 is not the game i was hoping for. Caves and cellars are too similar and simple in design. From the start, the world seems chaotic. The world boss is something strange. It's like it's designed for people to show off their shiny skins. The game is too simple. My best way to describe the game is that it lacks depth and soul. 80-100 euros for this game which after all is a lot copied by d3 I think is some **** especially after their diablo immortal greed! After last patch i have to change to 0!… Expand
  69. devhache
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I feel bad for those who designed the graphics and gameplay cause they did a great job.
    But those who decide everything else, it is so bad. All releated to menus, items, is atrocious. But what i hate more is the Stash, it is so limited i cannot play the game anymore cause i have no space to keep my loot.
  70. Zvaart
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Since day one they constantly nerfed the game, culminating with patch 1.1, which is a major disgrace. they left the eternal realm in the gutter, while in the season we expect some buffs to get us back to where we were before the nerf. if this is their ideea of player retention and content, just making it more grindy, i am out.
  71. Triarier
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Don't know what everyone has seen in the campaign.
    You are not the hero, you are basically running after Lillith doing what Jorath wants to do. Weird deaths of Characters and a extremely funny end in a bad way.
    I waited for the first season for this reviews. The patch was completely unexpected and removed the fun part of the game. I have seen so many dungeons and other ways of    Don't know what everyone has seen in the campaign.
    You are not the hero, you are basically running after Lillith doing what Jorath wants to do. Weird deaths of Characters and a extremely funny end in a bad way.

    I waited for the first season for this reviews. The patch was completely unexpected and removed the fun part of the game.

    I have seen so many dungeons and other ways of farming xp or items getting nerfed in a day or 2. A stash tab for gems cannot be done in 4 months (Season 2 release apparently).

    The ultra rare uniques is just a bad design. Even if you play hundreds of hours, you want see one probably and cannot trade for it. This is a game, not the real world lottery. I do not see a problem in making items accessible....    … Expand
  72. A_NOOBY
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    It's a reverse Santa Claus. Santa comes bearing presents to make your life better but the Dev team decided to take all of the goodies you already had and break them. Gamers put hundreds of hours into building a character that they liked to play only to have that taken away by a bad patch. Its not the same game anymore. They want folks to move to seasonal content so they nuked the baseIt's a reverse Santa Claus. Santa comes bearing presents to make your life better but the Dev team decided to take all of the goodies you already had and break them. Gamers put hundreds of hours into building a character that they liked to play only to have that taken away by a bad patch. Its not the same game anymore. They want folks to move to seasonal content so they nuked the base game to make it less playable. My Sorcerer was already a challenge to play and I went from being able to make it on world tier 4 back to world tier 3. All that grind I did to get to world tier 4 with a character that worked was undone by a patch to move gamers to season 1. I was not done with my base game character yet.… Expand
  73. Secktor
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    This is probable gaming's worst case of bait switch in modern times. Game is basically still a beta. Endgame is boring and uneventful.
  74. antihazard
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Literally worst in the history patch connected to a Seasonal content. Loading times between dungeons was 10-15 seconds before the patch, and now 2-6 minutes :D Queue on the login 10-15 minutes... All classes are nerfed. Horse is a joke. Uninstalled this game - you litearlly can not enjoy it even if you want it so bad. It's a piece of **** by the greedy stupid managers. This was not madeLiterally worst in the history patch connected to a Seasonal content. Loading times between dungeons was 10-15 seconds before the patch, and now 2-6 minutes :D Queue on the login 10-15 minutes... All classes are nerfed. Horse is a joke. Uninstalled this game - you litearlly can not enjoy it even if you want it so bad. It's a piece of **** by the greedy stupid managers. This was not made for a players, it's a toxic piece of ****… Expand
  75. MegaCok1900
    Sep 2, 2023
    0
    The game isn't that bad but does get very repetitive. The worst part is Blizzard Activisions focus is clearly on trying to build a financially sustainable ecosystem around Diablo IV while also charging full price for a game and lock it to a horrible digital distribution service has really spoiled it. Can't see myself spending any more money on their services in the future unless there areThe game isn't that bad but does get very repetitive. The worst part is Blizzard Activisions focus is clearly on trying to build a financially sustainable ecosystem around Diablo IV while also charging full price for a game and lock it to a horrible digital distribution service has really spoiled it. Can't see myself spending any more money on their services in the future unless there are some huge changes.

    What's better yet is that I was unable to even buy the game initially thanks to regional account issues which Blizzard Activision wouldn't resolve, after finally getting that fixed I wanted to split the payment between my balance and card, yet of course that is not supported on battle.net, they advise to work around that you can top up your account with the difference... When topping up I got a disclaimer saying that it may take 10 minutes to process my top up, they took the funds from my account right away yet it took multiple days for them to release the funds and make them available to buy the game. In the interim I tried to get a friend to gift me the game but he was also unable to purchase the game for unrelated reasons. It took us weeks to even sync up and finally play thanks to battle.net crap.    … Expand
  76. NelchaelSS
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Blizzard transformed this game from an ok-ish experience (with promised improvements) into trash (w/o the "improvements") with the latest update.

    Listen to the players you money-hungry id**ts and fix the game. Last Blizzard game I'll ever buy, Microsoft can wipe their as*ses with the IPs.
  77. Mandra
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The itemization is awful. Too many useless/convoluted stats. Bring back D3 stats.
    The dungeons are boring, bland, and straight up copy/paste of each other. Bosses are pretty much all the same.
    They brought back the bullsht "pay to respec your talents" they got rid of in WoW and D3. I'll never understand that. Patch 1.1 made everything worse right before the season just to make people    The itemization is awful. Too many useless/convoluted stats. Bring back D3 stats.
    The dungeons are boring, bland, and straight up copy/paste of each other. Bosses are pretty much all the same.
    They brought back the bullsht "pay to respec your talents" they got rid of in WoW and D3. I'll never understand that.
    Patch 1.1 made everything worse right before the season just to make people quit the eternal realm and force them to play in season (and thus buying a battlepass?)
    Everything is about money, spreadsheets, metrics, but Blizzard forgot to add the fun in the game.    … Expand
  78. leimingdun0
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    As a HC player, and a former HC player that has hundreds of hours spent on D3, further more, as an old blizzard player that’s been playing their amazing games since WarCraft 2. Spent more than a decade on WoW. And more time on other blizzard games.

    I’m frustrated when, they said you level up to fast and you will have to spend more time on leveling each time your character dies -a    As a HC player, and a former HC player that has hundreds of hours spent on D3, further more, as an old blizzard player that’s been playing their amazing games since WarCraft 2. Spent more than a decade on WoW. And more time on other blizzard games.

    I’m frustrated when, they said you level up to fast and you will have to spend more time on leveling each time your character dies
    -a useless, dreadful, repetitive gameplay that feels like work.

    I’m frustrated when, I found out each time I teleport to a dungeon I’m right outside of the entrance instead of inside. Causing me to go through the laoding process one more time, each time I decide to play dungeon again.
    -a useless, dreadful, repetitive gameplay that feels like work.

    I’m frustrated when, I have to unlock the waypoints each time my character dies.
    -a useless, dreadful, repetitive gameplay that feels like work.

    I’m frustrated when, I found out this game isn’t about you defeat a herd of demons with a carefully combined actions, and feels good and powerful like a true hero. Instead your gameplay is filled with small kicks that slowly kills your passion for the game. And feels like s**t each time some “flaw” that’s designed to get in your way.

    What a dreadful game that cost me $89. Twice as much they cost in the past, twice of the frustration comparing to other games that only cost a fraction.

    The old blizzard is long gone, I will not buy any of their games anymore. And more than gladly to tell my friends not to.    … Expand
  79. melerrific
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game is nearly unplayable with the changes that Blizzard implemented. Glaring issues with game play and quality of life go ignored. No end game to speak of. Repetitive and boring.
  80. Flarin
    Jun 13, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is just not fun. Unfortunately, I preordered it. Yes, I was being stupid enough, so thanks for the experience, Blizzard, lesson learned. As for the game, it is a product of tedious labor, greed and stagnation. And the gameplay itself feels just like it. Visually it's nice though, but the visuals keep you only for so long, and then the realization of the hard truth kicks in—it isDiablo 4 is just not fun. Unfortunately, I preordered it. Yes, I was being stupid enough, so thanks for the experience, Blizzard, lesson learned. As for the game, it is a product of tedious labor, greed and stagnation. And the gameplay itself feels just like it. Visually it's nice though, but the visuals keep you only for so long, and then the realization of the hard truth kicks in—it is not fun. What a shame.… Expand
  81. mithie
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 ruined any hype there was for season 1. I’ll come back in a few seasons to see if anything’s changed. I don’t understand why Blizzard doesn’t want people to have fun. It’s kind of the point of a video game
  82. maximilianp4
    Jun 9, 2023
    0
    diablo3 > diablo 4 its just boring, its slow, its way to complicated, the grind dont feel right the sorcerer is in mele range (DAFUQ?) and is dont bursting everything does dmg over time, you just run insinde the enemys and press all keys
  83. illuminati1556
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Blizz is trying to make and Loot based ARPG MMO, without rewarding loot system. An ARPG without action. A MMO without a social system.

    It tries to be everything, and fails on every aspect.

    -u/yellowjesusrising

    Couldn't be more accurate    … Expand
  84. AstartesXVI
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Lizzard kill Diablo.....

    Where to start? how about a diablo game where DIABLO is actually a boss in said game? The art style is lacking and just looks bad compared with D2R same for the music and story. Skill trees are garbage as are stats its all simplified when it comes to these things but then they go and throw in these new convoluted idiocy "modifiers" I suppose you could call them    Lizzard kill Diablo.....

    Where to start? how about a diablo game where DIABLO is actually a boss in said game? The art style is lacking and just looks bad compared with D2R same for the music and story.
    Skill trees are garbage as are stats its all simplified when it comes to these things but then they go and throw in these new convoluted idiocy "modifiers" I suppose you could call them like vulnerable, overpower, fortify, lucky hit? lol....

    Most of the characters are ugly with maybe ONE single option for each class that looks decent, Transmogs are rampant and just trash. Then we come to the items......the itemization is probably the worst in any diablo game so far and that what make the grind in this game pointless, the loot simply blows. D4 is a joke...the end of a once great franchise and absolutely not worth your time.    … Expand
  85. EugeneYap83
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    Could the dev team fix the barbarian class?
    They are weak and pathetic, Please buff the barbarian class and stop nerfing it.
    And stop slowing down the game it is an extremely lazy and greedy way just to retain players.
  86. donkeyboner
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Disappointing, boring, and with very little to do. The current content is not worth the current price tag.
  87. Kratofix
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I written a review on this newest patch and why i added a 0 to the score, but it seemingly got an error while submit it, so here's a Shorter one: i Play Sorcerer, a class that was the weakest class already and now it get nerfed the hardest of every class, since the devs are balancing through dices instead of knowing their own game, because the only other reasons is that the devs are tooI written a review on this newest patch and why i added a 0 to the score, but it seemingly got an error while submit it, so here's a Shorter one: i Play Sorcerer, a class that was the weakest class already and now it get nerfed the hardest of every class, since the devs are balancing through dices instead of knowing their own game, because the only other reasons is that the devs are too stupid to know their own games. Now the class simply got deleted by making it non-existent.… Expand
  88. Lyvione
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    Omg now i like DIablo III. You need to have a talent to make me like D3 more that what this excrement of a game D4 is. Its Essentialy an improved payed Diablo Immortal but with even lesser storytelling, some upgraded skill systems and less in-your-face MTX store. You had one task Blizzard - make a decent ARPG - and u made a game worse than DIII. Impressive
  89. dragontear
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Since launch there are huge issues people are reporting and struggling with, and blizzard just introduced first Big patch that didnt address any of those issues but further crippled playability:

    1. Item progression - I have literally no emotions about legendaries. Is it yellow or legendary it’s just yet another item to check after you’re done with your run. You just check if the legend    Since launch there are huge issues people are reporting and struggling with, and blizzard just introduced first Big patch that didnt address any of those issues but further crippled playability:

    1. Item progression - I have literally no emotions about legendaries. Is it yellow or legendary it’s just yet another item to check after you’re done with your run. You just check if the legend has a perfect roll on aspect and that’s it. On top of that at level 100 I’m still wearing lvl 60 item above many (all except 1 below 100, most sub 90) because the stats just rolled well with decent item power. Can you bind ilvl and stats to nightmare dung level ? Currently there is no point of pushing nightmare dungs at all. You just try to farm items wherever, in fact just yesterday I got an upgrade from a normal dung when boosting a friend, I was farming nd+ 50-90 for quite a while got 1 upgrade post 100. There is literally no point other than do whatever you like and try to beat nd+ 100 for the achievement. Don’t sweat with too hight nd+ it doesn’t benefit you at all.

    storage space is a joke - making mules is great becasue additional storage boxes have to be added in a season or be payed for right ? How much kb’s such a storage may take to limit it to 3… come on. On top of that you added new kind of gem and more aspects that we don’t have the space for anyway

    Every build on every class just feels like a worse d3 version. I want to make an uber killer that will wreck everything if you grind long enough in the meantime regardless of class it just doesn’t feel like that ever. Barb ww or hota is nothing like barb in d3 rogue is so much worse than dh, necro is… who even knows what necro is, druid is a tanky mage and mage is just a scholar… and you keep nerfin any fun build and make it non viable

    Talent respec - you literally discourage respecs, it costs A LOT to respec, and getting gear/rerolling for main spec takes ages and then we want to check other options… Can we get the drawer option back alrdy ? It can cost w/e just bring it back

    Aspects are just done wrong, another RNG put on top of an RNG, enough said

    Alts/twinks - seriously after speending like 150-200 hours to farm to 100, I have to level AGAIN from 0 to 50 and then keep running after someone to have this 1/10 of a d3 taxi experience ? OK taxi in d3 was way to powerfull but if I have friends that are willing to lvl my alt what’s the big deal to not let us do that, that brings us to another point… and you then nerf exp gained. Have you even checked how many people got to 100 because I haven’t seen that many ?

    Party and exp range - do we literally have to keep running after each other holding hands like we’re in some cult ? The moment someone wonders to another branch buff breaks. What is the point of that ? And you further discourage playing with someone by adding more HP to monster while in a party !

    No filter on items - do I have to keep an excel sheet for my stash and later on twinks to know where is what aspect ? You had it figured out in d3 pretty much and we go back now to no filters what the hell ?

    Elemental res - this one is just a filler and waste of space, please just make it all res + or get rid of it at all, no one is doing any res gear, especially with this randomized rolls

    World bosses and most events just doesn’t have any sense. You walk in clear, or gather ashes just to get some resources because good drops are not an option for sure

    Rerolling aspects - can we get the roll table back, or at least have it randomized not to have the same 2-3 affixes being rolled back and forth that is in the end preveneting in getting anything good ?

    Unique - thank god they at least have more value so I can get more gold out of it for my respecs… because 98/100 uniques are just not for me or any meta build that I want to push dungs with, and the new uniques bring little to nothing to the table

    Shared stash - what is the point of sharing items if they are lvl bound so I can’t actually give any of those to other chars unless I level them to 60/80 ?

    End game - that one is just horrible. I got all of my glyph for any builds I want to test to max level even before 100. There is no progression after hitting max level excluding item progression that is bad as I mentioned earlier.    … Expand
  90. daLira
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Survivability against other games is a shame.
    Hardcore is barely playable.
    If at all you need perfect gear with 4 from 5 good rools out of like...50, which is just an annoying grind... and most likely doesn't happen.
    And alongside... they even nerfed damage reduction in the latest patch. Great move. #not
  91. jbrandond2003
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    What a let down unfortunately... The dev team should be ashamed... After you level through the game and start the end game. It feels very empty and the social aspects are just not there. The game feels very repetitive but not in a good way.
  92. HazeG
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Wake up devs. Your job is to make game FUN. And nerfs are not fun. We as players don't care about your systems problems, you have created and you can't fix them by destroy our experience. It's hack & slash game. Fun is in killing monsters and be more and more powerful. Nerfs don't make you more powerful. UBER UNIQUES that will be seen by 0.001% of playerbase are NOT FUN for rest of theWake up devs. Your job is to make game FUN. And nerfs are not fun. We as players don't care about your systems problems, you have created and you can't fix them by destroy our experience. It's hack & slash game. Fun is in killing monsters and be more and more powerful. Nerfs don't make you more powerful. UBER UNIQUES that will be seen by 0.001% of playerbase are NOT FUN for rest of the players - it's very cheap design. Remember what game you are making and where fun is. Instead of nerfing player's most beloved builds, buff other builds and make them viable... or add 1-2 uniques which will increase power of other builds. You don't respect out time and we will play other games if you won't start doing that.… Expand
  93. sternone
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was having fun and really enjoyed the game, then I got a seaon update and now I don't touch it anymore I just hate it. What kind of people make descisions like that? Completely out of touch with the playerbase, nice job.… Expand
  94. SyfoDiaz
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard doesn't care about making a meaningful game . All they do is nerf .
  95. palebluelight
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This is not the product we bought anymore it’s become something completely inferior. 1.1 erased an entire game. Do not buy this game.
  96. Sephrinx
    Jun 13, 2023
    0
    Game feels like a First Try ARPG from a small indie dev. It has more problems than not problems. Another disgrace to the Diablo franchise.

    User Interface - Why is there no search bar, for anything? - When Shift Click to split a stack, why can't I hit "3" on my numpad to enter "3" into the field? Why do I have to use my mouse to click the "up" or "down" arrow to increment the size?    Game feels like a First Try ARPG from a small indie dev. It has more problems than not problems. Another disgrace to the Diablo franchise.

    User Interface

    - Why is there no search bar, for anything?
    - When Shift Click to split a stack, why can't I hit "3" on my numpad to enter "3" into the field? Why do I have to use my mouse to click the "up" or "down" arrow to increment the size?
    - Really, 4 stasah tabs? They need to be 4 times larger and we need to be able to buy as many as we can afford. Make them go up to 10 million a piece for all I care. We NEED more stash room.
    - Why can;t I hide the keybinds on my hotbar? It's so ugly and goofy looking.
    - No numeric display of life/mana?
    - No Character Centered quick hud for Life/Mana?
    - No Debuff list? What is slowing me? Why am I taking damage over time? What's this stun? How long am I going to be frozen for? etc.
    - No minimap overlay. This is honestly huge. I do not like staring at the red line on the minimap while traversing.
    - No "Right Click -> Portal to Party Member" .... seriously?
    - "Cannot join party during portal".... ????

    Dungeons
    - 90% of them are just a chore. No, I don't want to run around back and forth searching for the last Roped up Prisoner that I missed, or going halfway back across the map to loot the You Can Proceed Item to put in the Timegate Lock. It's awful. Dungeon design is awful. These aren't dungeons, they're chores. Let me go into an area and blast. That's it. That is what dungeons should be. Massive hoards of the forces of hell that we need to lay waste to en masse.

    - Input Delay? Lag? Hit Spacebar to dodge, still get stunned/frozen/etc, and then after the CC breaks you use your dodge...?
    - WAY too much CC and WAY too many "Dodge hte swirlies" - overall dungeons are not fun. They are just aggravating. If your build doesn't have 2-3 cc remove/unstoppable abilities it's just not viable.
    - Monster Variety is non existent. There are like 15 enemy types in this game and they're all generic rips from Diablo 2.

    "Item Rerolling/Upgrading"

    - Unable to see possible outcomes (I mean come on this is LITERALLY IN diablo 3 like what???1one??1!)
    - Unable to see roll variance. You get a "3.2%" crit chance on the ring. Is that a "1.2-3.4" high roll or a "3.0-5.8" low roll?
    - Too expensive to reroll gear. It's completely unreasonable. It should be 1/10th the current cost.

    SKill Tree

    - Too small.
    - No choice.
    - Obvious build paths that are designed to implicitly work together...
    - It's almost entirely "illusion of choice"
    - It's not a skill tree, it's a skill twig.
    - Item Aspects need to be on the SKILL TREE not on items.
    - Paragon Board is awful.
    - Paragon board needs to have TONS more boards to choose from.
    - Let us make our own boards. Pick our own nodes. Pick our own glyphs, etc.
    - Glyph Slots are garbage. You need to level the glyph up before it even activates for 90% of them, and their mostly useless otherwise. 2.7% damage to chilled enemies for 7 paragon points? Literally more efficient to just go for 7 +5 Int nodes.
    - Paragon system needs a compelte overhaul to be quite honest here. There are no redeeming qualities or factors. It's just an arbitrary "do more damage" system. There's nothing interesting, build enabling/defining/etc at all. Whoever was spreading these lies should hang their head in shame for the next 10 years.

    Gear/Itemization

    - It's beyond bland and boring. Stack Crit/Crit/Vuln. Get Life on Head/Chest/Pants/Rings. That's it. Or, if you're a dot build, go for "Only Relevant Damage Modifier For This Build Type" instead of C/C/V.
    - 4 Affixes is far too few for a single item to have. Should be at least 5, or 6 if you removed aspects from gear (which you won't because they're just like consumable soulbind glpyhs from WoW - which you did scrap that HORRIBLE idea thank GOD).
    - The mod pool is WAY too bloated.
    - There are no interesting mods or spec altering mods.
    - Where are the damage mods for weapons? Where is the +128% increased Physical Damage + 47% attack Speed stuff? It's all just generic garbage. Other

    - The story is laughably bad. - Level Scaling ruins the entire game. Full stop. - Open World has unplayable amounts of lag, constant rubberbanding, etc. It's just ridiculous - Horse is the dumbest, worst horse I have ever seen. Why does it just not move some times? Randomly gets stuck on a small pebble and stops...?? I'd really like to go into more depth and offer solutions, but I only have 5000 character limit here. The game is aggressively mediocre in every way. It does nothing great, and does most things poorly. The old Blizzard I knew and loved growing up is dead and gone.    … Expand
  97. Noei
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 前30~40小時的遊玩是很好的，但在世界3~4後的遊戲體驗卻是漸差的，這個遊戲可以不夠持久，沒關係，可以讓人多練幾隻角色，但暴雪是怎麼回應大家的，6月2日上市，6/4先砍各項數值引起小不滿，付費測試員，6/6普通版玩家上線。其中多次改動nerf得勤快buff的施捨，更別提7/19第一賽季更動發佈，帶人練等大nerf、易傷暴傷數值大nerf，護甲大nerf，總而言之一款arpg遊戲卻不讓玩家快樂的玩遊戲刷怪打寶，整天只想延長遊戲壽命留住玩家，卻不想想為什麼玩家越來越不想留下來，我花69.99鎂不是讓你糟蹋的阿暴雪，面臨玩家大量不滿後承諾不會再大量nerf並會跟玩家好好交流溝通，後來看到什麼?塔拉夏的朝令夕改、俠盜的毒池三灌注、從沒活過的野蠻人，各種看不懂的暗改及看不懂的傳送回門口秒數更動，現在又畫一個大餅第二賽季想要挽救現有或觀望的人嗎?暴雪阿暴雪，真的是對你失望透頂，你所謂的第二賽季更動都是第一賽季就應該要有的內容，就算是吸血鬼的新東西，跟惡疫賽季又有什麼區別呢?把怪物換一個名稱繼續打而已，這就是你們的誠意嗎?我從diablo3開始玩到diablo4，每次都給你們機會，以後我卻不會了，再見了暴雪，就算你要被微軟收購，我卻不會再買你們家的遊戲，垃圾。… Expand
  98. Davitt333
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I feel robbed. The artwork makes you think you are about to play a Diablo game. You are not. This is a boring slogfest, plagued with lag issues and terrible design choices. I can't think of a game company that has fallen more than Blizzard. I wish I could have my money back.
  99. nofunaloud
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    The story is basic but keeps your interest. But that is the only positive I can say about the game. The devs will just completely nerf builds into the ground to force people to spend more time on a game, instead of having people spend more time on a game because you added more content. If this is the type of behavior that the player should expect, and the player should expect to be nerfedThe story is basic but keeps your interest. But that is the only positive I can say about the game. The devs will just completely nerf builds into the ground to force people to spend more time on a game, instead of having people spend more time on a game because you added more content. If this is the type of behavior that the player should expect, and the player should expect to be nerfed for every patch, then I just cannot recommend anyone play it. It might be like all other live service games. Where it isn't worth it to play until year 3.… Expand
  100. Alfaragon
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The recent patch is a disgrace. If you value your time play something else.
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  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 29, 2023
    66
    It’s almost like Diablo 4 developers are consciously fighting against everything that made classic Diablo fun. [Issue#262, p.80]
  2. GameCritics
    Jul 10, 2023
    65
    While the future of the game is anyone’s guess, at present Diablo IV is a solid, but strangely unambitious take that fails to bring much new to the table. By the end of my travels, I was more than willing to put it down and take a break — somewhere amongst all the grinding, Diablo IV had unfortunately ground me down as well.
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  3. Meristation
    Jul 7, 2023
    90
    The best Blizzard launch in a long time and a worthy game to be called Diablo.
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