Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. Lwilliams1603
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Turd turd turd Turd turd turd Turd turd turd Turd turd turd Turd turd turd turd
  2. Udonnome
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    It's mind blowing how much disconnected is the development team from the player base.
  3. deanvalerian
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game is waste of time. It used to fun until the dev decided to ruined it by the last patch. good job blizzard, dead game.
  4. Morocz
    Jul 26, 2023
    0
    Not having enough stash tabs to store your items, dying when disconnecting and all the small inconvenient designs, such as having to get off your horse just to fight mobs, make the game annoying
  5. mprizolakias
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Graphics are awesome , sound is awesome !
    Blizzard as a company is a milk company.
    They care only for money.
    This game is DEAD !
    AVOID !
  6. jiangnanguqi
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    所谓的平衡性更新糟糕透顶，除了否定中高强度玩家的一切努力，还以各种令人不适的方式强行拖慢游戏节奏来掩盖内容的匮乏
    在令人愤怒的同时，也并没有从本质上改进糟糕的算法。对易伤、暴击以及冷却时间数值的削弱，只会让这几项特性变得更为重要，因为对其他特性的加强远远没能弥补这样的削弱
    退一万步说，即便这样的削弱是必要的，也不应该在赛季开始前的几天修改，如果1.1更新包中的内容是游戏刚发售时的状态，或是刚发售数日紧急调整后的状态，那么将不会如此让人厌恶，合理的调整是可以接受的。如果数值的调整仅发生在赛季，那也将不会如此恶心，因为玩家可以在这时候从头开始。 我很想因为这次更新而给0分，但是还是给2分到优秀的游戏玩法和画面美工    所谓的平衡性更新糟糕透顶，除了否定中高强度玩家的一切努力，还以各种令人不适的方式强行拖慢游戏节奏来掩盖内容的匮乏
    在令人愤怒的同时，也并没有从本质上改进糟糕的算法。对易伤、暴击以及冷却时间数值的削弱，只会让这几项特性变得更为重要，因为对其他特性的加强远远没能弥补这样的削弱
    退一万步说，即便这样的削弱是必要的，也不应该在赛季开始前的几天修改，如果1.1更新包中的内容是游戏刚发售时的状态，或是刚发售数日紧急调整后的状态，那么将不会如此让人厌恶，合理的调整是可以接受的。如果数值的调整仅发生在赛季，那也将不会如此恶心，因为玩家可以在这时候从头开始。
    我很想因为这次更新而给0分，但是还是给2分到优秀的游戏玩法和画面美工
  7. Temilz
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    It was a OK game until patch 1.1 went live and destroyed everything.

    I am main Barb it was really bad before it is unplayable now
  8. songjy
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 개망 조망게임 갓 넥슨이 훨씬나은정도 블자개발자 다죽었나… Expand
  9. xayde26
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I wrote a very long and detailed review and then, upon submitting, I was hit with a domain error and lost all of it.

    So, I will simply say this... DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! It is clear that Blizzard is still in the process of learning and tuning the game that they designed and are using the community to beta test their game. DO NOT PAY$70 TO BE A BETA TESTER! The game, due to the    I wrote a very long and detailed review and then, upon submitting, I was hit with a domain error and lost all of it.

    So, I will simply say this... DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! It is clear that Blizzard is still in the process of learning and tuning the game that they designed and are using the community to beta test their game.

    DO NOT PAY$70 TO BE A BETA TESTER!

    The game, due to the changes made in Patch 1.10, is now incredibly slow and a total slog. Leveling was slowed down DRAMATICALLY and the speed at which your character can progress was nerfed into the ground.

    You will spend as much time looking at loading screens and waiting on your cooldowns to recharge as you will spend fighting monsters. The game is FILLED with bugs and some of the most game-breaking ones aren't slated to be fixed for another 4-6 months.    … Expand
  10. Roanwa
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo IV started off as a decent ARPG with a lot of potential. Unfortunately, the almost every major aspect of the game has been nerfed in preparation for the seasonal content. Damage, damage mitigation, experience gain and more have been massively nerfed. What's the fix? Join the seasonal realm were you will receive exp boosts and be subjected to intense seasonal advertising.Diablo IV started off as a decent ARPG with a lot of potential. Unfortunately, the almost every major aspect of the game has been nerfed in preparation for the seasonal content. Damage, damage mitigation, experience gain and more have been massively nerfed. What's the fix? Join the seasonal realm were you will receive exp boosts and be subjected to intense seasonal advertising. Complete bait and switch scam.… Expand
  11. Indoulos
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1.0 should be considered the worst patch in gaming history. Let us enjoy games, we pay good money for them. Blizzard wrecking their own games like normal, the whole reason I will never go back to WoW. If this doesn't get fixed I for one will never buy another blizzard game or spend time in any of their content. I simply want to enjoy the game I pay for without everything alwaysPatch 1.1.0 should be considered the worst patch in gaming history. Let us enjoy games, we pay good money for them. Blizzard wrecking their own games like normal, the whole reason I will never go back to WoW. If this doesn't get fixed I for one will never buy another blizzard game or spend time in any of their content. I simply want to enjoy the game I pay for without everything always being nerfed into the ground. Especially when the nerfs are for seasonal content.… Expand
  12. bassjason
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Game was fun at first, but performance issues and crashes are a constant problem. RTX 4090 with latest updates can run more demanding games without a problem, but for some reason I can't open my inventory or teleport without a chance of the game crashing. A quick Google search shows many have the same issues (even on console), but 1.5 months after the release these issues haven't evenGame was fun at first, but performance issues and crashes are a constant problem. RTX 4090 with latest updates can run more demanding games without a problem, but for some reason I can't open my inventory or teleport without a chance of the game crashing. A quick Google search shows many have the same issues (even on console), but 1.5 months after the release these issues haven't even been acknowledged by support. The end game is boring too, I don't understand how the critic reviews made it sound like there was so much to do.

    On top of that, the latest patch just nerfed my build to the ground. They don't have an easy way to respect paragon points, it's such a hassle I think I'm just going to give it up at this point. Baldurs Gate is just around the corner, maybe I'll try Diablo again in a few months if ever.    … Expand
  13. Thedukelebt
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Where's the point in the damn nerfing. Makes no fun at all if something you've been building slowly with the pulled handbrake, every update nerfs something every time. Inventory is garbage, loot is garbage from lvl 70 on. NO COW LEVEL? come on. Season 1 patch is destroying everything fun that was left.
  14. cptsnifflz
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 began as a fun game. I paid $70 for it, full price, $70 for a game in a genre that's actually well-saturated with F2P titles that do EVERYTHING correctly.

    I still paid $70. I had fun for a while, but seeing how it's turning around lately, there's less and less hope. They treat this expensive ARPG worse than any other team would treat their F2P game. We still have a cash shop,    Diablo 4 began as a fun game. I paid $70 for it, full price, $70 for a game in a genre that's actually well-saturated with F2P titles that do EVERYTHING correctly.

    I still paid $70. I had fun for a while, but seeing how it's turning around lately, there's less and less hope. They treat this expensive ARPG worse than any other team would treat their F2P game. We still have a cash shop, we still have paid seasons, we had to pay for the game itself, yet they destroy it.

    I paid for a premium ARPG experience, yet they give you the worst treatment possible. The latest season patch, I repeat, a SEASON PATCH, nerfed everything about the classes. They destroyed the already bad sorcerer class, they destroyed important stats, just to make progress slower so you can "enjoy more content". They did NOT add QoL updates, they did NOT add the performance fixes they mentioned, they did NOT fix any problems the whole community talked about, they literally did.. nothing.

    They ignored all the simplest of wishes, they added no quality, no reason to play this game anymore, they only made everything that already existed way way worse. As silly as it sounds. And they called it a season patch. The patch that every ARPG releases with TONS of content.

    So did they release content? Yes, they added a few unique items with literally no reason to exist, some so buggy that they teleport you into the ground. Anything else? Yes, new affixes with no reason to exist, they're just there to slow your item-chasing down, because new useless affixes mean that you have to search for longer, as the stat-pool is now larger with useless stats.

    This game has a nice story, and it's fun to level from 50 to 60. After that, you're done. There is no endgame in this ARPG, as silly as it sounds. And the new season patch made the non-existent endgame even slower, more useless, and just bad.    … Expand
  15. Blizardsuckadik
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizztrash literally killed the game with their balances and patches making truly unfun, boring. They only care about profit and money grab. Dont spend your hard deserved money in this **** crap.
  16. Akeki
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Made a account to post this. This patch broke so many things that shouldn't have been broken. Why would you break to the game to "even" the playing field. Should've buffed up the underperforming multipliers. Whomever is making the decision is incompetent. Patch 1.1.0 has made a good/great game is into a pile of hot s***.
  17. Rawse_
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    D4 BAD
    Prob gonna charge more so you can get more stashes and to go to s2 etc
    Pretty selfish Devs and company I would suggest that you wont buy the game and wait for a good game like POE 2 to get released, so that you can actually enjoy your time. story 4/10, visuals 8/10, gameplay 3/10, loot 0/10, endgame 0/10. Overall enjoyment 0/10. Even a Free to play game like POE does way better    D4 BAD
    Prob gonna charge more so you can get more stashes and to go to s2 etc
    Pretty selfish Devs and company
    I would suggest that you wont buy the game and wait for a good game like POE 2 to get released, so that you can actually enjoy your time.
    story 4/10, visuals 8/10, gameplay 3/10, loot 0/10, endgame 0/10.
    Overall enjoyment 0/10. Even a Free to play game like POE does way better job than a cashgrab and rushed game.    … Expand
  18. Azrael0904
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    We all know that big companies are primarily out to make money, but the obvious greed with which Blizzard is shovelling their pockets full here just disgusts me.
    The first time I played Diablo I really enjoyed it, I found the story pleasantly adult, the graphic style more to my taste and the progress you could make okay. Especially as an after-work gamer who can't go all out every day.    We all know that big companies are primarily out to make money, but the obvious greed with which Blizzard is shovelling their pockets full here just disgusts me.
    The first time I played Diablo I really enjoyed it, I found the story pleasantly adult, the graphic style more to my taste and the progress you could make okay. Especially as an after-work gamer who can't go all out every day. The game content after the story was more for the really dull mind, but okay. It's Diablo and Diablo is the grind. But their now presented "solution" for missing content is just silly and the logic behind it simply disgusting. Instead of working with new, creative ideas that would get players into their season (and yes, spend money there too.) they just make everything take longer, become more annoying and overall much less fun. And then you're supposed to pay for that and enjoy playing the game? Practically none of the things that were criticised and denounced in the run-up have changed, and after hundreds of hours of play in Season 1 you might be back where you were before the season, thanks to the mostly rarely stupid Season 1 content? Thanks for that. Only 2 weeks until Baldur's Gate 3, Blizzard can learn how to create a game that is fun for the customers.    … Expand
  19. Bansheeman87
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard has lost its connection with its audience. Dev's have asked for our opinion and done the opposite. They claim to have played their games but with how poor Diablo 3 had done why on earth would you rinse and repeat? This game is so unbalanced as well as endless pointless game play. Should have been done before release. My rating reflects only on the game as a whole and blizzardsBlizzard has lost its connection with its audience. Dev's have asked for our opinion and done the opposite. They claim to have played their games but with how poor Diablo 3 had done why on earth would you rinse and repeat? This game is so unbalanced as well as endless pointless game play. Should have been done before release. My rating reflects only on the game as a whole and blizzards performance on addressing issues at hand.… Expand
  20. HeiGVN
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The patch for Season 1 kills the game. Barbarian got nerf too much that force players to switch to other class completely. I don't like this change.

    If they feel players progress the game too fast, they should add more stronger enemies, instead of nerfing everything without thinking.

    Disappointed.
  21. danthemann5
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I've been a player of Diablo games on and off for 20 years or so. This latest iteration of the franchise cost me $100 for the top tier package.

    1. The game offers (for me) about 1 month of content. Replay value is minimal for various reasons explained below. 2. The grind to max level is long and brutally repetitive. Repeating the same actions over and over for minimal results is    I've been a player of Diablo games on and off for 20 years or so. This latest iteration of the franchise cost me $100 for the top tier package.

    1. The game offers (for me) about 1 month of content. Replay value is minimal for various reasons explained below.

    2. The grind to max level is long and brutally repetitive. Repeating the same actions over and over for minimal results is not fun.

    3. End-game content is minimal. Once a character is max level, the game becomes a garbage man simulator. You pick up the trash, you take the trash to the dump. Repeat ad infinitum.

    4. Certain items, "Uniques", some of which are necessary for a particular class or build to reach maximum potential, are essentially unobtainable without devoting huge amounts of time to the same boring and repetitive grind. If you have a full time job, or a family, or any other commitments which may preclude devoting vast quantities of time to farming the same content over and over, you might as well forget about it.

    5. My experience, typically, over many years of playing various games, is that the longer you play the game and the more time you spend working on your character, the better and more powerful it becomes. That is NOT the case with Diablo 4. This is not a fault with the game itself, but rather the developer. You can have a perfectly built character, and in a single stroke, with one patch, your ability and power is gone. What you could do yesterday you cannot do today. What was easy yesterday is hard today. What worked yesterday does not work today. What used to be good is now bad. What used to be bad is still bad. The time you spent to build your character has been wasted. These heavy-handed and arbitrary changes can happen at any time, and for any reason, or for no reason whatsoever. Your character is worse today than it was yesterday through absolutely no fault or error of your own.

    In short, the game is very grind-oriented with minimal end-game content and the very high possibility that any work you do will be negated with the next patch. Essentially, it's a less rewarding job that you don't get paid for. it's a working-in-corporate-America simulator. Anyone who enjoys working as a middle management drone for a large corporation will probably enjoy Diablo 4. Most of the elements are there: the soul-crushing grind for little reward, the long hours sitting at a computer, completely arbitrary changes in corporate policy with no warning or explanation, the unobtainable rewards, the stress, the family problems, the hopelessness, the "voluntary" corporate events that you really have to go to if you want to stay competitive, etc. The only things missing are the mediocre paycheck and health insurance. Instead, you have to pay for the experience.    … Expand
  22. Lemonadecandy
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Waste of time monetization carnival. Clown developers have no idea what theyre doing.
  23. langer80
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    dev team altered/nerfed existing items to lengthen the grind and promote their season pass with latest patch. scummy.
  24. bearjoo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard sure knows how to keep the players..... this patch is completely tone death to the community.
  25. birchy
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Another classic tale of greed over entertainment. The price was paid, they got their money, and now they treat fans like dopamine addicts and data to analyze. Newsflash: No one is going to buy your lame cosmetics if the game isn't fun. Ridiculously tone deaf and a sign of the times for "AAA" gaming. Sad all around. Do not play this game, you have more to do in life
  26. japruetting
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The latest patch ruined the game. You take more damage, do less damage, helltides are worse, gearing is made so you struggle, and every class is NERFED. Loot will drop less and still drops useless loot at max level. You are penalized for group play due to increased mob health. There is no endgame content. Build diversity doesn't exist. DON'T BUY THIS GAME.
  27. ARandomNovel
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This patch is just awful. Plain and simple. I know it is true, but it FEELS like they are almost intentionally trying to kill their game ASAP.
  28. quinlank57
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This has been a pile of steaming dog crap. This patch has made me question why I even got the game in the first place. If this is how devs view the direction of the game…just uninstall. Cut your losses now.
  29. Resinmage
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    I have played this game countless hours making a strong character after 4 weeks on the to have the developers release an update that made my character week and the game a lot slower and more unenjoyable and quit
  30. Davesti
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Played for only a few weeks, then realized things were not going to get better for a while so I just gave up.
    They nerf classes that managed to create nice niche and creative build while they should be improving the quality of life of the players. Who cares if a specific build is OP, the game is brand new, it's to be expected. But everybody cares about the insanely bad way to manage    Played for only a few weeks, then realized things were not going to get better for a while so I just gave up.
    They nerf classes that managed to create nice niche and creative build while they should be improving the quality of life of the players. Who cares if a specific build is OP, the game is brand new, it's to be expected. But everybody cares about the insanely bad way to manage inventory, loots, social, aspects, etc.
    I can't talk for other classes but I've played a Necromancer, that only has a single viable spec (bone spear) that was terribly nerfed. Out of all the talents and possible build this class had to offer, only one can be realistic played without depending on those crazy niche build and items synergies and they broke it.
    And let's also please mention that this build feels nothing like a Necromancer. It's just a rebranded mage that throw bones instead of ice shards. Blizz refused to give the Necro a decent summon build which is the core of the identity of this class.
    I will maybe get back to the game next year, when Blizz decides to listen to it's user base. This reminds me of the D3 auction house disaster when they tried to ruin the whole game and decided to move away from it after months of critiques.    … Expand
  31. HaplosDog
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Requires online connection for a single player game, but doesn't have any tools to take advantage of playing with other people. Unless you want to seek out a community to try and match up with people outside of the game, you will be playing alone (except when the servers go down of course). Loot drop rates seem to be based on trading with other players, but there is no way to do so. EndRequires online connection for a single player game, but doesn't have any tools to take advantage of playing with other people. Unless you want to seek out a community to try and match up with people outside of the game, you will be playing alone (except when the servers go down of course). Loot drop rates seem to be based on trading with other players, but there is no way to do so. End game activities were already lacking, and they have now been reduced even further. So, things now take longer, reward less, and appear to have but a single design gial in mind: Delay everything so that Activision can artificially inflate their aytime metrics. Instead of accomplishing this by making an enjoyable game that people want to play, they make every activity take longer and actively hotfix anything that people find to make the game enjoyable. They actually increased the channel time to leave a dungeon when it is finished...

    To quote an almost perfect synopsis of the most recent patch:

    "This is an ACTION RPG with slow paced action. It's a LOOT hunter with boring loot. This is an MMO with no social aspects. A dungeon crawler that feels more like a game of fetch the stones and put them on the pedestals." https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/153hzqg/what_blizzard_doesnt_understand/ Collapse    … Expand
  32. jeff_fanzi
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    There is just absolutely nothing positive with the recent updates coming from blizzard. Might as well stop playing the damn game.
  33. Seraph38
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    As a fan of Diablo I'm disappointed. Looks cool and sounds ok but the rest.... Can't give it more.

    Btw i've been looking at comments and found two identical ones from today giving Diablo 4 "10". Good job Bli$$ard at hiring people you "really need".
  34. Spectrum47
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Diablo is about the search for better and better gear to build your power to more quickly find even better gears. It's the dopamine of glowing items dropping. D4 does not have this... the gear is water downed, the progressive is awkward. The game is bad - under baked and not played by the dev team. Don't buy, I was scammed by Blizzard.
  35. Jmoneyk344
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Maybe one day we will receive patches with QoL improvements and cool, new upgrades and storylines.
  36. Marclej
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard died a long time ago - Activision will just milk your money and nerf any fun.
  37. Baine
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game was fantastic I would have easily given it a 9, but Blizzarrd devs RUINED the game with the very first patch. Every class damage has been decimated. Sorcerer has been made completely useledd. Vulnerability has been destroyed.Enemies now have more hp and do more damage across the board. Leveling has been slowed. Hellfire rifts have bren nerfed. They literally nerfed every classThis game was fantastic I would have easily given it a 9, but Blizzarrd devs RUINED the game with the very first patch. Every class damage has been decimated. Sorcerer has been made completely useledd. Vulnerability has been destroyed.Enemies now have more hp and do more damage across the board. Leveling has been slowed. Hellfire rifts have bren nerfed. They literally nerfed every class and made the game 3 times hard for no reason.

    Instead of fixing things that arent working like elemental resists which is a pretty big deal they chose to nerf everything. I have been playing Disblo since the very first one. I preordered this. Blizzard will not see another cent from me. The devs must have smoked crack before this patch.    … Expand
  38. WarrenPeace
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo IV has been terribly managed from jump street. I cannot in good conscience recommend the game. Buyer beware!!!

    Diablo IV was marketed and sold as a retail game. It was not marketed as still in development or early access. I would argue that the player base has been treated like unpaid testers by Blizzard. Not purchasers of a working retail product. The game is incredibly    Diablo IV has been terribly managed from jump street. I cannot in good conscience recommend the game. Buyer beware!!!

    Diablo IV was marketed and sold as a retail game. It was not marketed as still in development or early access. I would argue that the player base has been treated like unpaid testers by Blizzard. Not purchasers of a working retail product.

    The game is incredibly shallow. The main campaign is short and pretty boring if I am honest. The end game is also uninspiring. The dungeons and boss fights quickly feel reused and repetitive. The loot is largely garbage. Also the game is missing a lot of quality of life mechanics that have pretty much become the standard. These might be added later. Potentially in the cash shop.

    This game is meant for season players only. Season characters are only good for that season. My understanding is that seasons will last three months. This is where the new content is. New content as of now will not make its way to the permanent server. This means a player will need to level four characters a year to see the new content.

    Speaking of the server. I have seen a lot of people reporting having issues with disconnects. I only experienced this a couple times. Nothing excessive but probably worth mentioning as it has definitely been a talking point.

    Now the patch and season one. What Blizzard pulled was the classic bait and switch. They boosted the characters to make the game a more enjoyable experience at launch. Then crushed the permanent server players with nerfs. I am hoping for a No Man's Sky or Cyberpunk type rebound for the game. I would not hold my breath though.

    If the experience that is available today was available when the game was released; it would hold a couple more records. It would still be the fastest selling game of all-time. However it would also hold several games returned records.    … Expand
  39. HolyCoitus
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    This game has excellent cinematics, excellent voice actors, and the correct aesthetic.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    That's the kind of game you are playing. The design philosophy is one of tedium and the game play is tied to your FPS.    … Expand
  40. Requian
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    $70 buck just for the developers to start cappin after the first month. If you played the game in the first months, it wasn't that bad. The direction these so called "devs" are taking it is mediocre. Whoever is directing the Diablo 4 project and putting the final press on decisions is a moron. This game might get good in 2-3 years. Best to save your money from the stupidity of buying at$70 buck just for the developers to start cappin after the first month. If you played the game in the first months, it wasn't that bad. The direction these so called "devs" are taking it is mediocre. Whoever is directing the Diablo 4 project and putting the final press on decisions is a moron. This game might get good in 2-3 years. Best to save your money from the stupidity of buying at full price. I wish I did. You can no longer believe game developers and their content because of the shady practices of today's video game developers that are owned by companies like Activision (owns blizzard), Microsoft, and EA of the likes. Always be cautious and cross check who owns a game developer studio.… Expand
  41. harveydarvey
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I gave it 1/10 to be because I admit I did enjoy it before the latest patch.

    I'm 46 years old, have been playing PC games for more than 25 years. I have almost never written a game review, except for 5 games review in Steam so far. Here, I took my time to register and write a review about diablo 4 because IT IS AS BAD AS THE SAY (latest patch).
  42. limewiz
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    There is no soul, no love and no consideration for the fanbase of this game. Horribly executed map loop with no diversity.
  43. LEEJUNGJAE92
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    이것은 게임이 아니다 공산주의식 게임이다. 패키지 하나 팔았다고 서버비 줄이려는 운영인가 오늘날의 블리자드는 죽었다.
  44. cycnppj
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Lack of endgame and devs absolutely do not listen to the community. They are mainly focused on making a quick buck rather than creating a fun experience for the player.
  45. Sed8
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Great game ruined by devs force funneling people into battlepass and seasonal play in order for your charecter to stay relevant. Great way to kill a game Blizz
  46. dunglefinker
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game had some meat on it, then Blizzard decided to disrespect everyone's time and money by making every viable option of playing the game meaningless and a slog.
  47. Cretica
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    If you like to feel as if developers have never played a game they've programmed, then this is for you. Ask for stash management? Get nerfed across the board. Ask for more endgame? Let's nerf XP so it takes longer. Ask for skills to be usable? Make them all unusable. This game is an incomplete $70 disaster of which the audience are the beta testers. What absolute nonsense coming from aIf you like to feel as if developers have never played a game they've programmed, then this is for you. Ask for stash management? Get nerfed across the board. Ask for more endgame? Let's nerf XP so it takes longer. Ask for skills to be usable? Make them all unusable. This game is an incomplete $70 disaster of which the audience are the beta testers. What absolute nonsense coming from a company that is apparently supposed to have decades of experience in this genre. Just got play PoE or wait for PoE 2.. there's no reason to subject yourself to this monotonous torture.… Expand
  48. Frostyballs
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This is obviously made by less skilled professionals & controlled by greedy scumbags who just want eyes on screen to go up. This is all to make people buy seasons as well so they can show off pretty spreadsheets to their shareholders during quarterly calls.
    Get bent blizzard.
  49. mattmadden
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    **** Blizzard and **** this game. Horrible balancing that results in all around nerfs and forcing slower paced gameplay. Back to Diablo 2.
  50. Foreverdunking
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    ok so blizzard actually made a decent game to begin with, maybe not what everyone wanted but atleast it had something for everybody. story was alright, casuals could enjoy it at their own pace and hardcore gamers (degenerate) could still play it for hundreds of hours.

    Then the dev team woke up one day and they said, damm how can I kill any enjoyment this game has for everyone... oh    ok so blizzard actually made a decent game to begin with, maybe not what everyone wanted but atleast it had something for everybody. story was alright, casuals could enjoy it at their own pace and hardcore gamers (degenerate) could still play it for hundreds of hours.

    Then the dev team woke up one day and they said, damm how can I kill any enjoyment this game has for everyone... oh yeah I know! let's nerf everything around the board and make people feel weak in an arpg that already has low density of monsters! When I say nerfs it's of a magnitude of almost half the power we had and that BEFORE a new season.

    to top it off as a big middle finger to their playerbase that were dumb enough to spend money on a blizzard game, they also made teleporting out of a dungeon 5 seconds instead of 3... why? that's anyone's guess but I think it's only to inflate playtime.... yay wasting people time for no reason..

    i'm just sad that they took a game with already some issues that could be better and possibly a great arpg if they decided to fix those but then they decided to just throw it in the garbage because of that horrible dev team. the diablo franchise will never be the same.    … Expand
  51. Xxfl5
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Dumbest balanced. Nerf everything we can play. Endlessly nerf the strongest build, not considerings buff the minor use build.
  52. Amani44
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    New update absolutely fcked the game. If the goal of the developers were to stop people from playing the game, congrats. You guys did it!
  53. Spawn103
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard does what Blizzard does best. They take a great game and destroy it. Where Overwatch took a few years to kill, with Diablo 4, they managed to do it in a month. I spent countless hours grinding my main to level 100 and farming all the best possible stats. Only to wake up one morning and see all my hard work completed nerfed to the ground. Not only that, Blizzard decided to make itBlizzard does what Blizzard does best. They take a great game and destroy it. Where Overwatch took a few years to kill, with Diablo 4, they managed to do it in a month. I spent countless hours grinding my main to level 100 and farming all the best possible stats. Only to wake up one morning and see all my hard work completed nerfed to the ground. Not only that, Blizzard decided to make it even longer and worse, a game that already took a ton of time to get into the non-existent end game. The bottom line is to avoid this game and anything related to Blizzard. The old Blizzard is dead. These current Devs need to figure out what makes a game fun.

    - Nerfed XP gain in a game that already was a huge time sink to get to the end game.

    - Nerfed player power, both offensively and defensively, across the board made everyone weaker after spending hundreds of hours farming for gear, and just out of the blue, they made all our equipment irrelevant.

    - Nerfed Player enjoyment, reducing cooldowns so we can't use our abilities more.

    These are just a few dumb changes they made that no one asked for. But they completely ignored what we, the players, have asked for from the beginning to make the game more fun. These dev don't enjoy their own game.    … Expand
  54. Daddy_Infidel
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game started out great it was fun exciting challenging rewarding. Before their "update patch" that is nothing but a giant nerf to every aspect of the game just to push a battle pass system. Buyers remorse for a 100.00 game should have stayed on warframe
  55. cammo_nc
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I played D4 both betas and since day 1 pre-launch as a sorc main. I play around 10-15 hours per week and I never hit 100, I got to around level 81 in Season 0. I was really looking forward to starting a new character on season 1, however, Blizzard Nerf'ed the sorc class and reduced the leveling speed by a lot. They also made enemies stronger. As a sorc main, this class isn't viableI played D4 both betas and since day 1 pre-launch as a sorc main. I play around 10-15 hours per week and I never hit 100, I got to around level 81 in Season 0. I was really looking forward to starting a new character on season 1, however, Blizzard Nerf'ed the sorc class and reduced the leveling speed by a lot. They also made enemies stronger. As a sorc main, this class isn't viable anymore. I don't feel excited for this game anymore with a lack of new content in Season 1 and the major nerfs they just pushed. Blizzard give us more content and less nerfs. Making leveling faster. Bring in quality of life features. Why the nerfs?… Expand
  56. Koltira
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I made an account for this:

    Please do not buy this game, so much wasted time and money.
    This game has no endgame at all, and i spent 100 Euros for this garbage.
    It should have been a warning to me, that I couldnt recognize even anyone of the clowns in the interviews, bad, so bad. I think it is time, to end this whole Blizzard story, in fact, it already ended years ago...
  57. shardbear
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I had high hopes for this game. It's clear that Blizzard is prioritizing time played as their KPI vs player base. Their tone deaf nerfs to basically everything eliminates my enjoyment as a casual player. It's hard to justify doing the same thing over again ONLY WEAKER AND SLOWER. Tabling this game for the time being to enjoy something else.
  58. lin2992
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
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  59. Kjeldsen
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    it was fun right until it wasnt

    Blizzard killed the best thing about Diablo: the loot!! "legendaries" are a poor substitute for uniques. So much of the fun of Diablo used to be building characters that used uniques in, well, unique ways. Hell, just finding one was great. Now I dont even get a jump in the heartbeat when one drops because it will only be mats for something from the    it was fun right until it wasnt

    Blizzard killed the best thing about Diablo: the loot!!
    "legendaries" are a poor substitute for uniques. So much of the fun of Diablo used to be building characters that used uniques in, well, unique ways. Hell, just finding one was great. Now I dont even get a jump in the heartbeat when one drops because it will only be mats for something from the codex....
    Now uniques are just badges…    … Expand
  60. magicpantshat
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The art and sound is great. The game was OK but not much to do in endgame. Then blizzard messed everything up with a patch and the game is garbage now. They don't know how to balance or what players want. Hugely disappointed and uninstalled.
  61. Johnywalk
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  62. lh124
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    所以你是看玩家玩太開心所以都修成垃圾嗎？
    剛換好裝明天就沒了別浪費我時間
  63. spidersilva
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 patch 1.1 proves the devs are out of touch with the community and do not listen to us. They created a math equation that favors specific affixes and then they cut them down...maybe they should have tested the equation? There's too many issues to list with just the patch, let alone quality of life issues they purposely created to monetize eventually.

    Now seasons have started and    Diablo 4 patch 1.1 proves the devs are out of touch with the community and do not listen to us. They created a math equation that favors specific affixes and then they cut them down...maybe they should have tested the equation? There's too many issues to list with just the patch, let alone quality of life issues they purposely created to monetize eventually.

    Now seasons have started and you can't even get on to play, I highly recommend anyone new to avoid this game, I think it's gonna take the devs years to re-learn what they learned in D3 and re-implement the various improvements they decided to skip.

    I think all of this could have been avoided if they had a true test and played a character beyond level 50.    … Expand
  64. Buddybuddy
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The itemization is so bad it should be criminal! Greed ruined this game, before this garbage patch the game was already ruined. I will never give Blizzard another penny I promise you that.
  65. Rodrialvarez
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    There are honestly so many wrong things about this game and blizzard that not even 5000 characters are enough to begin with. If you are into ARPGs just go play PoE 2 or Last Epoch, which are imo the only 2 best options on the genre. I cannot believe i spent 70 dollars on this, trully unbelievable
  66. TheNugClub
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Devs can't balance their way out of a wet paper bag. So unaware of their community.… Expand
  67. Ezzard33
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard did its thing and this great potential is wasted in first big update its so emberresing for them just ridicilous
  68. chunle
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this is a ****

    We found that many problems occurred on the players, so we decided to reduce the player’s playing experience through various changes in order to achieve the goal of reducing the total number of players. The following are examples of changes: We fixed the problem that the barbarians were too strong due to game errors, and let the barbarians return to their proper strength range; We found that players can always overcome challenges and defeat the ultimate boss, so we weakened many defensive attributes, and called players who choose the defensive style cowards; we received many players saying that magicians are weak compared to other classes, but we still saw that magicians can beat the ultimate boss, so we decided to continue to weaken magicians.    … Expand
  69. SJUFFF
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    What a waste of money!
    Boring and repetitive game without any serious endgame. Loot is beyond poor and uninspiring.

    And then came the patch... absolutely killing the little bit of fun there was in the game. The devs obviously don't understand their own game.

    Where are all the quality of life changes? And the new content for season 1?

    Do not buy this game!!!!
  70. Blizzardsuckass
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Man , blizzard really has to turn everything they make into complete garbage , was actually kind of having fun before they nerfed everything into the ground and made it a grind fest
  71. donduleone
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    blizzard never learns, very disappointing , it took them years of development to make bullshido
  72. ReCo28
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    First diablo game ive played and i gotta say is that it?
    so grinded my ass off pre season to 100 which was a slog fest. min maxed as best i could, then got nerfed into the ground with a single update, only to start season 1 and its the same thing all over again except you get 3 hearts to choose from and they all suck. like seriously this is shocking. oh yeh and xp has been nerfed too so    First diablo game ive played and i gotta say is that it?
    so grinded my ass off pre season to 100 which was a slog fest. min maxed as best i could, then got nerfed into the ground with a single update, only to start season 1 and its the same thing all over again except you get 3 hearts to choose from and they all suck. like seriously this is shocking. oh yeh and xp has been nerfed too so work 4 times harder than last season for the same result. absoulte snooze fest.    … Expand
  73. zero981065
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Fun Nerfed

    Diablo 4 fails to live up to its legendary predecessors, primarily due to its lack of quality of life features and perplexing approach to gameplay balancing. The heart of Diablo's allure has always been the thrill of slaying hordes of demonic enemies, but in Diablo 4, this core experience is disappointingly diluted. Instead of facing formidable hordes, players encounter mere    Fun Nerfed

    Diablo 4 fails to live up to its legendary predecessors, primarily due to its lack of quality of life features and perplexing approach to gameplay balancing.

    The heart of Diablo's allure has always been the thrill of slaying hordes of demonic enemies, but in Diablo 4, this core experience is disappointingly diluted. Instead of facing formidable hordes, players encounter mere pockets of 3 or 4 monsters, robbing us of the epic battles we long for and leaving us yearning for the adrenaline-pumping chaos of past installments.

    The loot system, another pillar of the franchise, takes a significant hit in Diablo 4. Discovering compelling gear feels lackluster, as the majority of uniques and rare items are often underwhelming or outright useless. Obtaining uber uniques, the pinnacle of gear, feels like an unattainable dream for most players, leaving us disenchanted and longing for the joy of uncovering powerful items that define our builds.

    Adding to the disappointment is the limited storage space, exacerbated by the addition of gems, aspects, potions, and sigils, forcing players to choose between hoarding valuable items or making progress. Tedious inventory management hinders immersion in the game's world, rather than enhancing it.

    Character development suffers as well. Switching to a different build becomes an arduous task without a straightforward respec option, as players are left manually forgetting each node. This oversight demonstrates a disregard for player convenience and enjoyment.

    To make matters worse, any elements of fun or power that players discover are swiftly subjected to heavy-handed nerfs. Instead of embracing player enjoyment in mastering a particular playstyle or build, the developers suppress any sense of empowerment, leading to a frustrating sense of stagnation and discouragement.

    In conclusion, Diablo 4's lack of quality of life features and its tendency to obliterate anything enjoyable are disheartening aspects of a once-celebrated franchise. The absence of hordes of demons and the abysmal loot system dampen the excitement that once defined the series. Limited storage space and cumbersome character respec mechanics further contribute to the overall feeling of neglect towards player satisfaction.

    Blizzard had an opportunity to create a masterpiece that would captivate old and new fans alike. Instead, Diablo 4 stands as a cautionary tale of how a beloved franchise can falter when its core essence is disregarded. At its current state, the game is a far cry from its predecessors and leaves us longing for the glory days of the past. Until significant improvements are made, Diablo 4 remains a shadow of what it could have been, a sad reminder of how Blizzard killed the game.    … Expand
  74. sheq90
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Just don't buy this game.
    You're told the endgame starts at 50 but in fact you have to start a useless grind to level 100 to finally be able to loot the best items. And then there's no endgame. You are farming gear for no reason. No leaderboards, no rifts. Just stupid dungeons that won't bring any fun. Just to fo into season and start the same stupid grind again for 3 months.
    And if you    Just don't buy this game.
    You're told the endgame starts at 50 but in fact you have to start a useless grind to level 100 to finally be able to loot the best items. And then there's no endgame. You are farming gear for no reason. No leaderboards, no rifts. Just stupid dungeons that won't bring any fun. Just to fo into season and start the same stupid grind again for 3 months.
    And if you buy it, you spend most of your playtime in queues, because dungeon and loginservers are made of fkin wood.    … Expand
  75. czipz
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This is my first experience with blizzard games since d2, I am starting to understand why they were so many complains over this company through the years
  76. MoonsDragon
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard killed everything in this game, EVERYTHING!
    they nerf all good thing, don't fix any major bugs (there a lot of them).
    In this state the game is dead.
  77. asafheller
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Made me waste my time so they can then change it all few weeks later like a guinea pig.
    That was the idea of the game in the first place, they wanted to make players feel overpowered and strong, and then with this patch they saying "things are overpowered" .......
    They haven't fix life quality things nor added new items or gear you could obtain in the end game, instead they just made    Made me waste my time so they can then change it all few weeks later like a guinea pig.
    That was the idea of the game in the first place, they wanted to make players feel overpowered and strong, and then with this patch they saying "things are overpowered" .......
    They haven't fix life quality things nor added new items or gear you could obtain in the end game, instead they just made your armor weaker, your attacks weaker and reduce the experience so your game take forever to finish, so it's as boring as before but now it takes much longer since you die all the time if you don't play it slowly af.    … Expand
  78. Ragnadriel
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Blizzard has failed in creating an entertaining game. It's a pity because the game looks and feels great, when it is working properly of course - the online nature of the game means you will probably spend a lot of time offline due to server issues.
    The development are a bit too far up their own behinds to understand that a game, next to depth and length, also needs to be enjoyable.
    If    Blizzard has failed in creating an entertaining game. It's a pity because the game looks and feels great, when it is working properly of course - the online nature of the game means you will probably spend a lot of time offline due to server issues.
    The development are a bit too far up their own behinds to understand that a game, next to depth and length, also needs to be enjoyable.

    If you are a masochist searching for a frustrating experience, hop aboard. But I suggest you stay clear.    … Expand
  79. synosure
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I really wanted to love this game. It had a great concept, basically Diablo 3 meets Skyrim. But Blizzard somehow made that boring. And the first big patch proves they don't care about customers, feedack, gameplay, or anything else. They chose instead to make the game MORE boring.

    Open world. Non-sequential quests. Tons of side quests, often found at random. Seems like a great recipe for    I really wanted to love this game. It had a great concept, basically Diablo 3 meets Skyrim. But Blizzard somehow made that boring. And the first big patch proves they don't care about customers, feedack, gameplay, or anything else. They chose instead to make the game MORE boring.

    Open world. Non-sequential quests. Tons of side quests, often found at random. Seems like a great recipe for a fun game. But the gear you find is mostly junk. The characters are underpowered and constantly struggling just to walk down the street. Endless waves of monsters. Constant online requirements. Repetitive gameplay with essentially zero reward for the grind.

    I'm just sad. I got my Sorceress to level 51 and every choice by the company has been to ruin my experience. I give up. Maybe I'll come back in a year or two to see if they finally listened to their customers and made it a fun game to play. What a waste. I was looking forward to season one, but there's no point in the endless slog. There are better games than this out there, still waiting to be played...    … Expand
  80. Ikth
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game was fun to play through at least one time, but making multiple characters was a tedious waste of time. The latest patch has ruined even the single-playthrough experience. Everything is more difficult and it just isn't worth the time even once.
  81. UnknownDude
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    A Catastrophic Disaster - Diablo 4's Recent Patch Ruined the Experience

    I can't even begin to describe the sheer disappointment and frustration I've experienced with Diablo 4 since their recent patch. It's like the developers were trying their best to take a great game and systematically destroy everything that made it enjoyable. To start, the servers were an absolute disaster at    A Catastrophic Disaster - Diablo 4's Recent Patch Ruined the Experience

    I can't even begin to describe the sheer disappointment and frustration I've experienced with Diablo 4 since their recent patch. It's like the developers were trying their best to take a great game and systematically destroy everything that made it enjoyable.

    To start, the servers were an absolute disaster at launch. It's mind-boggling how a game of this magnitude could have such a catastrophic server failure. It's as if they didn't anticipate the number of players eager to try the game, leaving us all stranded with connection issues and unable to even access the content we had paid for.

    The so-called "changes" the developers implemented have been nothing but infuriating. They seem to have a sadistic pleasure in making players rebuild their characters repeatedly, rendering any progress made in the game completely futile. I invested time and effort into building a character that I enjoyed, only to have it stripped away by an ill-conceived patch.

    The lack of availability of the season pass for months was simply inexcusable. Players who were looking forward to additional content and rewards were left in the dark for an unacceptable amount of time. It's like the developers couldn't be bothered to address their own issues, let alone keep the player base engaged with new content.

    Perhaps the most infuriating aspect of this whole ordeal is the developer's response to players' legitimate concerns. Instead of acknowledging the problems and promising to improve, they have the audacity to tell us to "play another game." How disrespectful can a game development team be to its loyal fanbase?

    The state of the Diablo 4 community is a testament to the developers' blatant disregard for their players. The community is not just unhappy; it's enraged and demoralized. We had high hopes for this game, but instead, we received a slap in the face with every poorly managed decision the developers made.

    In conclusion, Diablo 4's recent patch has been a complete disaster. The game is in shambles, and the developers' lack of communication and understanding of their player base has caused irreversible damage. I cannot, in good conscience, recommend this game to anyone. Save yourself the frustration and heartache and find another game that actually respects its players and values their time and dedication.    … Expand
  82. BrianRob352
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I literally made an account, to type a review, because they’ve managed to **** the entire fan base this time. Won’t go back.
  83. happyish
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I swear to god you will regret buying it. I don't even have motivation to play the first day of the first season until poe reset. I entered the game and waited 5 minutes to enter the first dangeon and crashed. It's been more than 3 hours season start still cant login :D I payed for this game :D It is the most expensive game in my inventory :D
  84. Marine3
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    So there are games out there like Terraria, Minecraft, and Battlebit. Very low quality graphic games with amazing gameplay, Diablo IV is the polar opposite. This game looks great, honestly has good visual elements. That's where the praise stops.

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

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

    Save your money, trust me. This is coming from someone who has many hours in the game, only to reach a non existent endgame, boring gameplay loop, and unfulfilling itemization.    … Expand
  85. Diablo4badgame
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is unplayable , bug , bug , server doesn't load , and extremely boring , and with the 1.1 Patch they destroyed the game
  86. BizarrFlo
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Mrllama has a great breakdown of what needs to happen. Here's part 1 and 2.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJuxL1lDxTI
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWRTSt57iYw
  87. rhodos
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game causes frustration blizzard takes us for pigeons in addition they are "more" able to follow the updates the game and worse and worse lag freezes are at the appointment at blizzard
  88. YifanYolo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Server is really bad, and blizzard doesn’t seem to really care about players. Really bad… Expand
  89. xjedimindx
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 1 was better. Less patches to. It is almost like Blizzard lost their way and became corporate nightmare.
  90. Primalzacama
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard nerfed anything that could be considered fun, boring characters, boring story, boring end game. Waste of $70, waste of time.
  91. commo
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    destroying what little fun a build could give by simply nerfing everything in the ground
  92. MaHershey
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This game… where to start?
    Obviously, it is no longer a cartoon as D3 was, so good on Blizzard for listening there. The story though is tremendously non-captivating. Makes zero sense and leaves very little motivation to keep playing after each Act. Oh well…
    But let’s factor in that unique items are a thing of the past. There’s no more hunting for that SoJ or maybe The Oculus, ‘cause now,    This game… where to start?
    Obviously, it is no longer a cartoon as D3 was, so good on Blizzard for listening there. The story though is tremendously non-captivating. Makes zero sense and leaves very little motivation to keep playing after each Act. Oh well…

    But let’s factor in that unique items are a thing of the past. There’s no more hunting for that SoJ or maybe The Oculus, ‘cause now, it’s all just a huge pile of item attributes which you can throw around at your own pleasure, with absolutely zero sense to it, ‘cause once you move up a World Tier, your items are useless any way.

    The magic is gone. It’s an endless twirl of hacking and slashing supported with zero incentive to keep going. Factor in, you’ll need to start over every three months in order to access the seasonal content.

    This is for sure the end of the Diablo series and it should be for Blizzard as well.    … Expand
  93. Blagax
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Played this game since early access.
    Had an okayish not good though time.
    Upon reaching Tier 4 there is simply nothing to do except running nightmare dungeons. Now with Season 1 we got the worst Patch i have ever seen nerfs to everything that made this game somewhat enjoyable. Even Horse cooldowns got nerfed! I write this review after uninstalling it, since I kept getting stuck in endless    Played this game since early access.
    Had an okayish not good though time.
    Upon reaching Tier 4 there is simply nothing to do except running nightmare dungeons.
    Now with Season 1 we got the worst Patch i have ever seen nerfs to everything that made this game somewhat enjoyable.
    Even Horse cooldowns got nerfed!
    I write this review after uninstalling it, since I kept getting stuck in endless loading screens until the game kicked me out. The season mechanic itself is as boring as running nightmare dungeons over and over again.
    The only difference you are weaker and deal less damage.
    Uninspired season theme which forces you to guess what... do the same thing over and over again just like nightmare dungeons.
    There is no content worth your time.
    All this slowing down of the game is just to funnel people into buying the premium season pass and get them into the mtx shop.
    Most expensive game I wish I never bought.
    Last Blizzard game I will ever buy again.    … Expand
  94. YogiYogi
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I've been playing Diablo since Diablo 1. As a fan, I am disappointed after seeing what Blizzard has done to this amazing franchisee starting destruction in Diablo 3, demolishing it in Immortals, and burning whatever remained in Diablo IV.

    Diablo IV is extremely boring. I could not play longer than 30 minutes without yawning. - Monsters and difficulty levels are scaled up according to    I've been playing Diablo since Diablo 1. As a fan, I am disappointed after seeing what Blizzard has done to this amazing franchisee starting destruction in Diablo 3, demolishing it in Immortals, and burning whatever remained in Diablo IV.

    Diablo IV is extremely boring. I could not play longer than 30 minutes without yawning.
    - Monsters and difficulty levels are scaled up according to your level, so every time, every type of monster represents the same difficulty. There is barely any challenge in fighting with the mobs in this game.
    - Quests are very repeatable, and their main purpose is to push you into another corner of the map just in case you forgot to waste your time on useless grinding
    - Dungeons are repeatable as well. There are a few types of dungeons: short corridor + single room or short corridor + one cavern where you have to fight against a tiny group of enemies. A few seconds later, you can leave the place with a supertiny amount of exp and crapy loot. Please believe me - loading time takes longer than completing such dungeons. More complex dungeons are built from pre-configured coarse-grained modules, so after 3rd map, you can see the pattern: there is always a roundabout, and there is always a need to collect two things (keys, boxes, parts) that have to be delivered to the gate/blocked passage which leads to the big cavern/room with the boss. Always.
    Loot...loot is boring. Do you remember how every weapon, armor, or other stuff had a unique look and feel in Diablo 1? Forget about it in Diablo IV. A few repeatable shapes of each type (with slightly different colors) of your equipment in a multi-gigabyte game in 2023...
    Stats? Percentages and meaningless variables that you barely notice after a few hours.
    - Skills? Hahaha, Blizzard wanted to copy at least some tiny part from successful competitor PoE, so they added a skill tree. Tiny. Boring. Useless.
    There are plenty of issues like this, and neither DLC nor season will fix it because the game is absolutely boring and destroyed at its core.
    One of the most amazing things in Diablo was the cinematics. I played and progressed to the next Act mainly to watch the story development through outstanding pre-rendered animations.
    In Diablo IV most of the cinematics were played using the game engine.

    Don't throw your money into this.    … Expand
  95. Kyoski
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    Alright, I'm sick of Blizzard.
    I literally made an account just to write the review here because they do the same crap with every game, every expansion, every release.
    It's always good at first, and then they ruin everything with the patches, like they're SO out of touch with their community it's insane. You CAN'T even buy a premium battle pass if you purchased the 100$ version that    Alright, I'm sick of Blizzard.
    I literally made an account just to write the review here because they do the same crap with every game, every expansion, every release.

    It's always good at first, and then they ruin everything with the patches, like they're SO out of touch with their community it's insane.

    You CAN'T even buy a premium battle pass if you purchased the 100$ version that came with an accelerated battle pass because the game FORCES you to use it, even though Blizzard explicitly said you can save it for later seasons!

    Sure you can, but if you do you CAN'T get the premium battle pass because the game forces you to use the accelerated battle past first!

    The 1.1.0 patch completely gutted the game, and it was so widely hated they had to do an emergency livestream the following friday just to try and quell the backlash.

    This has been ONE of the BIGGEST flops i've ever seen, honestly.
    I don't know how they dropped the ball this hard, how they're so out of touch with their community.

    The game is not even worth playing in its current state.    … Expand
  96. Kalectwo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Very bad.. this scaling iS THE WORST THING THAT COULD EVER HAPPEN TO THIS GAME!!!!!!!
  97. sleepwithme
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Bliz is just milking us with our nostalgia. Story is nice, but the devs behind it are utterly despicable, not once do they listen to the community. Blizzard is dead.
  98. MakeDiabloGreat
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is a game with a lot of potential, but the recent dev activity is incredibly worrisome. The intent seems to be to slow the player down in order to keep players grinding as opposed to actually improving the game itself. The nerfing of the eternal realm paired with the solutions to said nerfs in the new season is a very clear attempt to funnel people out of their current charactersDiablo 4 is a game with a lot of potential, but the recent dev activity is incredibly worrisome. The intent seems to be to slow the player down in order to keep players grinding as opposed to actually improving the game itself. The nerfing of the eternal realm paired with the solutions to said nerfs in the new season is a very clear attempt to funnel people out of their current characters and into new seasonal characters. The premium battlepass linked into this seasonal character progression makes it quite easy to see the likely motivation for these changes. The devs want to make money off of the current player base. The way they make money is by getting as many players as possible to play in the new season for as long as possible in order to get as much exposure to and purchasing of the battlepass as possible. This is frankly a very scummy approach and very concerning for the future of the game. Diablo 4 isn't a bad game, it has strong roots to it, and with a little bit of work, it could be an incredible and long lived game. However, the current direction that the game is taking unfortunately doesn't suggest this outcome. Things may eventually start moving in the right direction, but currently the dev strategy seems to be focused on profit over enjoyable player experiences. Hopefully the negative reception to their current direction moves things back on track, but with the current state and direction of the game, I'd advise waiting to see how things turn out. Paying $70 for a game that is seemingly being developed with the primary intent of farming you for more money is frankly not worth it. Hopefully Diablo 4 takes the Battlefront 2 trajectory and rebounds from a predatory game to a genuinely good production, but only time will tell.… Expand
  99. bucthree
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    A loot crawler with no real loot. You'll get drops, but they won't be upgrades.
    End game is completely no existent. You can do 4 different things for end game content. And with the current nerfs, they became a time suck with no additional reward. The main story will take maybe 10 hours. Which means you will have 50+ levels to grind 4 end game events. Combine super repetitive with a    A loot crawler with no real loot. You'll get drops, but they won't be upgrades.
    End game is completely no existent. You can do 4 different things for end game content. And with the current nerfs, they became a time suck with no additional reward. The main story will take maybe 10 hours. Which means you will have 50+ levels to grind 4 end game events. Combine super repetitive with a horrible loot table makes the game no fun.

    Why they didnt look at what made D2 and D3 successful and update for current gen games, I have no clue. But D4 is a GIANT step backward. How do you have mobile game that is more compelling than a full triple A title?    … Expand
  100. Dienex
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    multiple problems on release... still not fixed, plus they just nerfed the game into the ground and made season 1 massively less fun to play than on release, uninstalled battle.net not just diablo 4.
    Blizzard is a withering shell of what it used to be and activison are just cash grabbing on peoples nostalgia craving and riding on the fact the community are hoping it becomes close to what    multiple problems on release... still not fixed, plus they just nerfed the game into the ground and made season 1 massively less fun to play than on release, uninstalled battle.net not just diablo 4.
    Blizzard is a withering shell of what it used to be and activison are just cash grabbing on peoples nostalgia craving and riding on the fact the community are hoping it becomes close to what it once was but this patch is confirmation that its never going to be, not even close.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 90
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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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