Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. malf86
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    It takes the qualities to ruin ahead of time an experience that, even with many problems, had potential.
    What's the point of extending a season patch to the inside world since the new mechanics will be eliminated in the third month.
    With what courage can I now buy the Battle Pass, or rather with what desire can I face the new season which basically only has the mechanics of these hearts    It takes the qualities to ruin ahead of time an experience that, even with many problems, had potential.
    What's the point of extending a season patch to the inside world since the new mechanics will be eliminated in the third month.
    With what courage can I now buy the Battle Pass, or rather with what desire can I face the new season which basically only has the mechanics of these hearts which on paper really sucks.
    The patch had only one effect making me return to PoE making me regret having abandoned it for these 5 weeks and making me wait even more hype for the presentation of PoE2.
    As for WOW, Diablo 4, personally, is done with me too... they will be able to release all the seasons and DLCs they want but the point is that by now we can no longer trust Blizzard and that band of developers who after this patch have shown that they have never played the game they developed themselves.
    I strongly advise against the purchase and save the money that it is not really worth it. GG BLIZZARD    … Expand
  3. Igoras
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4's future is grim and uncertain, all thanks to the woefully inept developer team behind these disastrous changes. Rather than building upon the series' success and honoring the franchise's legacy, they have managed to alienate long-time fans and tarnish the once-great name of Diablo. The game's journey into the abyss of mediocrity is a glaring testament to the dev team's lack ofDiablo 4's future is grim and uncertain, all thanks to the woefully inept developer team behind these disastrous changes. Rather than building upon the series' success and honoring the franchise's legacy, they have managed to alienate long-time fans and tarnish the once-great name of Diablo. The game's journey into the abyss of mediocrity is a glaring testament to the dev team's lack of skill, passion, and respect for the player community. Diablo 4 is a prime example of how a cherished franchise can be ruined in the hands of a subpar developer team, and it serves as a cautionary tale for the future of gaming.… Expand
  4. neeksha
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    trash farming and salvaging simulator with atrocious user interface, nonexistent social features (for a game with mmo elements) and headless direction from developers who probably didn't even try to play their own game past very poorly told campaign story
  5. orzkelvin88
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo4 development team works really hard to make the game boring. Rather than buffing other builds, they decided to make every build bad in order to get to the 'balance'. I was a Blizzard fan, spent countless time on their game, but Diablo4 will be my last Blizzard game and never trust Blizzard again in my life.
    SPENT 50USD JUST TO SUFFER
  6. erickaiser
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    Diablo 4 is one of the most boring arpg with paper thin depth. With stupid design decisions like aggresive level scaling and only 5 skill slots, your experience from level 20-100 remains the same.
    Basically the entire game revolves around, press "basic" skill to get mana, press "core" skills to spend mana, everything else is mostly buffs, so you are using the same 2 attacks all the way.    Diablo 4 is one of the most boring arpg with paper thin depth. With stupid design decisions like aggresive level scaling and only 5 skill slots, your experience from level 20-100 remains the same.
    Basically the entire game revolves around, press "basic" skill to get mana, press "core" skills to spend mana, everything else is mostly buffs, so you are using the same 2 attacks all the way.
    If you try any other way like inserting 3 dps, you will your efficiency drop by a lot even on low levels.
    The devs so self indulgent that they start spouting **** like build variety, which is total bs. There's about 2 builds probably that can be used till endgame, and some classes probably 1.
    The side quests are so bottom tier fetch quests, which are, "go here kill 3 monsters or pick 3 things, and return"

    There are quite a number of issues that plague the game that needed to be fixed, but imagine the devs is so out of their mind they didnt fix any of them and added "teleporting out from the dungeon now take 5 secs instead of 3"...... who in the right mind even thought of this?

    They nerfed the hell out of "cooldown reduction" because they saw so many people are using it... do they even understand why so many people are using it??? Because waiting for cooldowns for 10 secs and then doing 3 attacks and waiting for cooldown again is NEVER fun. And so what they did? They remove the "fun".

    I bought D4 because my last arpg was Diablo 2, and I was excited for a new one with the premise that they have learn from the mistakes of D3. But never again, remember guys, Blizzard is dead, the one making the game are no longer the same people with same vision. It's a group of self indulgent people thinking that they know everything better than you and will not listen to criticism.

    Play Wolcen, Last Epoch, Grim Dawn, or Path of Exile, they are all miles better, yes, even Wolcen is much better. The only positive things about D4 is the art style, music, and cinematics, everything else is boring trash.    … Expand
  7. Horrorwolf
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Awful experience due to always online connection and the risk of constant nerfing of character skills instead of fixing actual problems and annoyances. Slow, unfun, awful arpg.
  8. mcarlo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The non existing endgame. No infinite paragon points to go after. Terrible patches. Slow xp gains. Just terrible.
  9. 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!
  10. Stilltoken
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Was a great game until it wasn't with patch 1.1. They compellingly hired this game with needs. Was so much fun at launch. Probably won't play it any more.
  11. KrittMarie
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    You just rendered my gametime obsolete.
    Thanks blizzard!

    If i could somehow get my money back by trashing my computer out of rage against you, i wouldn’t hesitate.

    It’s NOT fun anymore, then what’s the frikking POINT!!!!

    Fu // Every regular gamer and “pro”.
  12. Mrparadox124
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Completely ruined the game with patch nerfs, my.mij maxed character has been Uber nerfed.… Expand
  13. LethalMacaroni
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They could not have released a worse update. I would say deleting the game would be worse but honestly, that would be better than the massacre that occurred July 18 2023
  14. KesslerCOIL
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    It's just not fun at all. The pricing of monetization is absurd, especially for how boring the cosmetic are. The gameplay loop is slow, monotonous and not even remotely fun. The balance team doesnt know wtf they're doing, with wide sweeping nerfs and justification that makes absolutely zero sense.
    Diablo 3 is better and I didnt think that was possible.
  15. DIA4MIMI
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Truth be told, I don't even have much of a problem with non-P2W microtransactions, because I have to accept reality that AAA online PvP multiplayer on Playstation will basically only happen if MTX is included. You can thank greedy and lazy "story-driven" developers like Sony Santa Monica for that, because they save so much money by giving us half of the game at full price, and still make bank. So of course, developers that give us the full game are going to monetize the online portion for that extra work. My problem is that I already spent $70 on this mobile game that isn't even close to a true AAA experience, and the greedy developers still have the audacity to add MTX. Seeing how this is an online only mobile game with MTX, it should've been free-to-play. This outrageous greed makes EA and Take-Two look like saints in comparison. At least they have full priced games with actual AAA quality. Battlefront 2 or GTA V alone has better quality than the entire Blizzard catalogue combined. That's embarrassing.… Expand
  16. pawnsGambit
    Jul 20, 2023
    10
    Game is fun and has potential to be great if they don't give in to the trolling from people who want to make it super easy and have OP classes.
  17. cizar39
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    the game is so unfun now and I'm so frustrated with my purchase that i made this account to say this.
  18. TheFandolorian
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Damn where do I start. Hi, you can call me K. I'm 37 years old and I've been playing ARPG's since the early days of Diablo 1 and of course Ultima VII. I grew up having Diablo 2 LAN parties in my basement with my friends where my Mom would make us pizza, and we would descend into the depths of Hell having a grand ol' time. Sadly, Diablo 4, after a smooth launch, just absolutely destroyedDamn where do I start. Hi, you can call me K. I'm 37 years old and I've been playing ARPG's since the early days of Diablo 1 and of course Ultima VII. I grew up having Diablo 2 LAN parties in my basement with my friends where my Mom would make us pizza, and we would descend into the depths of Hell having a grand ol' time. Sadly, Diablo 4, after a smooth launch, just absolutely destroyed their game with this new patch. And I'm going to explain exactly WHY they did this.

    Diablo 4's latest patch has everything to do with destroying the Eternal Realm. Yes, the Eternal Realm may seem "less important" because it won't feature these cool seasonal mechanics that we're supposed to enjoy, but, you can't access, you guessed it: The Battle Pass, in the Eternal Realm.

    Big shocker right?

    When you start to think logically that all of these "game designs and mechanics" were built around a corporate "for profit" scheme, you will understand that the Blizzard that used to exist, is simply a corpse that has been exploded by the greedy Millionaire/Billionaire Necromancer's, that prop up this corpse of a company.

    They sucked the soul out of this game, which actually had a solid foundation, and only needed a few solid tweaks to really solidify it's future, however, these corporate idiots cannot comprehend that empathizing and understand your player base over making disgusting greedy decisions isn't possible.

    Why else would they reduce cooldown reduction by 30%? It's arguably the most important nerf in this new patch. If you can't reset your cooldowns fast enough, you can't use your skills faster, ultimately, slowing down the game and progress you would've made in the game.

    Why else would they reduce damage reduction by 25%, and completely gut the Aspect of Disobedience, the best defensive aspect in the game? It's the exact same concept, you die more, so it ultimately takes LONGER to get best in slot gear, and reach late endgame content.

    Speaking of endgame content, there is none. This is why they are making these changes. It's why they tried to sneak in capstone dungeon level caps of 40 and 60 without telling us.

    It's why they ultimately giga nerfed power leveling, boosting, and group leveling as a whole. Honestly, they just nerfed leveling and XP in general, because they understand that there's not enough content at the end of the game for you to enjoy.

    They want to keep you in the game as long as possible, so you have the most amount of expose to the battle pass, and the more time you're in the game, the more time you will be exposed to the battle pass, and more likely to spend money on cool look cosmetics for weapons, armor or your horse.

    They shadow nerfed several passives from x    … Expand
  19. lordogi
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Nothing to say just go and play real action rpg like POE not this abomination. You don't respect our time and effort
  20. kakura
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I'm tired of waiting to fix a bug that doesn't speed up when I play with the gamepad.
    I want Blizzard to wake up who doesn't care about these minor bugs.
  21. maybeagnostic
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    It has good story for an arpg which means the story is rather bad. All the actually important story moments actually happen in cinematics that do not involve the player (or their character) in any way so its hard to even say the game has a story.

    It has mechanics too complex and enemies too tough for a truly casual experience but the build diversity and underlying mechanics are too    It has good story for an arpg which means the story is rather bad. All the actually important story moments actually happen in cinematics that do not involve the player (or their character) in any way so its hard to even say the game has a story.

    It has mechanics too complex and enemies too tough for a truly casual experience but the build diversity and underlying mechanics are too shallow for anyone interested in builds and number crunching.

    The endgame barely exists. Its hundreds of hour of grinding the same old procedurally generated content with no thought or variety. By around level 70 on your first character you've seen absolutely everything the game has to offer and that's barely a third of the way to maxing your first character.    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. DarthVZg
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    A soulless corporate pile of steaming garbage, which goal is player retention, not fun
  24. 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
  25. Gulbens
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I don't want to make it longer, 3.0 review tells it all. It is like Cleopatra on netflix, at least it is going this way.

    This game is a perfect example of how to kill all of Your player base in a matter of a couple of days...even BEFORE releasing the season 1 content...

    I literally cannot believe myself that I have paid 60gbp for this absolute pile of garbage
  26. Crowtein
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    New patch sucks balls. Please revert the changes and make the game playable again.
  27. sirmel
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Season 1 update kill the Game and the games was already worst than D2 or D3.

    The sorceres on end Game IS crap. Also they try to sell crap cosmetics all the time.

    This Game do not worth the money better but baldurs Gate 3 or diablo 2 remake.
  28. Chez_dumpster
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    You completely **** bungled it, Blizzard. The core gameplay loop was decent, but then you took a fat steaming dump on the playerbase on 18 July. I didn't spend hundreds of hours on multiple characters, min-maxing their gear and paragon boards to have all that work go down the toilet. **** your "for the long-term health of the game." I don't give a single **** about that. You nerfed theYou completely **** bungled it, Blizzard. The core gameplay loop was decent, but then you took a fat steaming dump on the playerbase on 18 July. I didn't spend hundreds of hours on multiple characters, min-maxing their gear and paragon boards to have all that work go down the toilet. **** your "for the long-term health of the game." I don't give a single **** about that. You nerfed the multiplicative damage categories without buffing other sources of damage sufficiently, and your upcoming "malignant hearts" in season one do not make up the gap.

    Do you people even play your own game?    … Expand
  29. CrankAliciouS
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I enjoyed the Story, i disliked the fact theres only one build per class, that WAS viable. the new Patch destroys the game. Sorc is dead now. They try to balance a fckn SINGLE PLAYER ARPG!!! For whom?!?!?! let me be overpowered sooner or later with every build and every class, there is no need for fire and ice on Sorc tbh ! WHY THE F!? let me play what i want, when i want . These PeopleI enjoyed the Story, i disliked the fact theres only one build per class, that WAS viable. the new Patch destroys the game. Sorc is dead now. They try to balance a fckn SINGLE PLAYER ARPG!!! For whom?!?!?! let me be overpowered sooner or later with every build and every class, there is no need for fire and ice on Sorc tbh ! WHY THE F!? let me play what i want, when i want . These People have no Clue of what the Fans really want.! This is not a competetive MOBA this is a ARPG !? NO BALANCE NEEDED!!!… Expand
  30. 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?
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 90
  3. Negative: 0 out of 90
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 29, 2023
    66
    It’s almost like Diablo 4 developers are consciously fighting against everything that made classic Diablo fun. [Issue#262, p.80]
  2. GameCritics
    Jul 10, 2023
    65
    While the future of the game is anyone’s guess, at present Diablo IV is a solid, but strangely unambitious take that fails to bring much new to the table. By the end of my travels, I was more than willing to put it down and take a break — somewhere amongst all the grinding, Diablo IV had unfortunately ground me down as well.
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  3. Meristation
    Jul 7, 2023
    90
    The best Blizzard launch in a long time and a worthy game to be called Diablo.
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