Diablo IV

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2.0

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  1. vinort
    Jun 28, 2023
    1
    Это не игра, а недоразумение. Серия свернула не на ту дорожку с момента 3 части, эти дурацкие зелья по кд и все такое. Сюжет тут скучный до последней главы, только в ней начинается какая-то движуха, мало того, сюжет тупой, но это заметят не все. Сложность до прохождения изменить нельзя и всю игру вы будете скучать так как враги тут очень легкие. После сюжета вы будете тупо качаться аЭто не игра, а недоразумение. Серия свернула не на ту дорожку с момента 3 части, эти дурацкие зелья по кд и все такое. Сюжет тут скучный до последней главы, только в ней начинается какая-то движуха, мало того, сюжет тупой, но это заметят не все. Сложность до прохождения изменить нельзя и всю игру вы будете скучать так как враги тут очень легкие. После сюжета вы будете тупо качаться а прокачка на хайлевелах идет невероятно медленно. И тут есть проблема. Вся игра за исключением данжей на переход на высокую сложность а их тут два, это единсвтенное что здесь реально трудно. Всех остальных врагов вы будете закликивать зевая, то есть вы будете огребать в данже за переход, до того, как достигнете нужного левела на текущей сложности, а качаться тут очень уныло и долго. А сложность нужна чтобы получать лучшие эпики, потому что дроп тут неинтересный. Почти весь лут это разное барахло (даже легендарки) с унылыми статами +5 силе и.тд. но это не важно так как тут решает ТОЛЬКО ваш уровень. На все эти характеристики можно не обращаться внимания. То есть не может быть ситуации, что вы выбьете крутую шмотку и игра пойдет веселее: все что вы выбиваете плюс минус одно и то же. И тут возникает вопрос, а нафига в это вообще играть? Ради чего? С другими игроками никакой коммуникации нет, половина приставочники и они вам даже написать не смогут. Ничего кроме лагов они не несут в эту игру. Короче полная бредятина эта часть. Я думаю, когда хайп утихнет, большая часть игроков отсюда свалят.… Expand
  2. Diablo2
    Jun 29, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all Diablo 2 is the Golden Age. Remember it forever because they aren’t going to make it like that anymore. love the ghotic setting of diablo 2 forever the perfect game

    But diablo 4…i liked it but when i got accustomed to the gameplay-loop, after level 50 the game drops it facade and reveals its just a trash mobile game! , weak loot, and legendary items showering over you in the gamble section. What makes this diablo so **** is that you don’t feel the power of the items, its just that the monsters level scale with you and the only personal choice is how you assemble different legendary suffixes to complement the liquid skill tree. Thats why the game is weak.

    Thats right Were in diablo 2 choices are hardlocked, in diablo 4 all is liquid: socket slots, gem insertion, weapon/armor magical suffixes AND legendary suffixes. All can be salvaged and swapped on another piece of loot. When the total property you can lood is just like a moving river, i can just walk in the rain or go fishing staring at the water instead of playing this boring videogame.

    The only truth of this game is when the horadrim wolf spirit said that the horadrim will fall and that the true hearted warriors of diablo2 must jump ship. This acknowledgment is build in diablo 4 itself. The wolf acknowledged blizzard can never return to diablo 2 so there is really no point making a new game.    … Expand
  3. brentc7
    Jul 3, 2023
    0
    sigh.. trying to stay positive.. but for now, this is my review.. a poor score.
  4. Flameseal
    Jul 5, 2023
    0
    This game is so bad I regret buying this trash it's boring and expensive I got the 89.99$ version and I regret buying it. It's a SHAME charging so much for such a bad game everything its bad only the art team did something but everything else it's **** This is my last time spending money on blizzard games. For 10 years of working they did nothing literally diablo 4 is just scraped contentThis game is so bad I regret buying this trash it's boring and expensive I got the 89.99$ version and I regret buying it. It's a SHAME charging so much for such a bad game everything its bad only the art team did something but everything else it's **** This is my last time spending money on blizzard games. For 10 years of working they did nothing literally diablo 4 is just scraped content from diablo 3. If I could I would rate -10 not 0 that's how bad this game is.… Expand
  5. Heatgamernopro
    Jul 6, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game starts out ok, but after level 50 it gets very very boring. I'm currently level 94 with the same gear I had at level 69-75. I'm running T50 nightmare dungeons fighting monsters at level 105 and the drops don't improve in power rating or affixes. Progression feels severely stagnant. I've had around 10 unique drops over the course of playing, but it's always the same 4 items, never anything useful to my build. It feels like a very shallow grinding korean mmo.… Expand
  6. laramie
    Jul 6, 2023
    0
    Won't activate abilities when you hit the button 20% of the time, fake telegraphing of attacks from enemies. Overall a downgrade from D3.
  7. Gray_Saber
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    The game has a decent story and a few flashy cinematics. It feels a bit like a fun Diablo game at first but the second you hit the paragon board and world tier 4 it all turns into a mess.

    If you're not a hardcore gamer or a child you'll burn out with how many hours it takes to max a rune let alone level up. You're pigeon holed into a single build because of specialized gear half the    The game has a decent story and a few flashy cinematics. It feels a bit like a fun Diablo game at first but the second you hit the paragon board and world tier 4 it all turns into a mess.

    If you're not a hardcore gamer or a child you'll burn out with how many hours it takes to max a rune let alone level up. You're pigeon holed into a single build because of specialized gear half the time and there's very little quality of life in the game.

    It takes several hours to get a single level up and you lose armor effectiveness and usually do less damage while gear doesn't improve anything. You'll do a tier 48 dungeon struggling to get by and get a sacred drop with bad stats at item level 686 for your efforts. Sure, you can get some paragon points every now and then to improve yourself a few percent but that doesn't stop monsters from doing more damage and having more life points.

    You'll run out of inventory space easily and waste time trying to find things. You'll spend an entire day just trying to get a single rune to level 15 out of 21 hoping maybe it'll improve your abilities while the monsters at higher tiers can still one shot you.

    But really, knowing they're just going to delete your character and make you start over once they start selling season passes? This game doesn't have any replayability. There's no enjoyment in it.

    Nothing exciting happens and there's almost never any new gear that improves on the stuff I have that drops. Weekly world boss chests? Yeah, there's nothing good in there. Helltide chests? Sometimes but almost never.

    It's just a soulless grind and slog that I always feel disgusted for having played again when I should have been out touching grass. Trust me when I say I regret buying it because of how much time I've wasted on it for a bad after taste. The story was amusing and I'm sure the developers were doing their best under Blizzards conditions but it's as though they took the idea for nightmare dungeons from World of Warcraft and made a game with even more grind and spiders.

    They purposely try to make things take longer because they want your money, not because they want to provide entertainment. The game is awful even if it's pretty and decent for the first few days.

    In the end, it's only remotely worth it if you want to just beat the relatively short story and call it quits from there. If you don't, you'll end up just as sour and annoyed as I am. At least, unless you're a bizzarro person who likes second jobs you had to pay for sucking away at your life.

    Update: Giving it a zero because of the season garbage and the fact their patches only make it worse. Wanting to charge us money for battle passes every season for a game that's more of a chore than entertainment is just nonsense. They actually saw the bad reviews and must have thought "Hold my beer, I'm going to make the game WORSE."    … Expand
  8. Mantasaurus
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    I cant even begin to describe my disappointment witht this game. Everything from lack of economy, boring items, same level monsters, boring bosses. Like you could have special bosses that spawn in a specific region of the map that drops a cool item that you can trade so you go to that area and camp it. The lack of different level areas means that a level100 player comes to your legionI cant even begin to describe my disappointment witht this game. Everything from lack of economy, boring items, same level monsters, boring bosses. Like you could have special bosses that spawn in a specific region of the map that drops a cool item that you can trade so you go to that area and camp it. The lack of different level areas means that a level100 player comes to your legion events and just 1 shots everything. And last but not least isnt this suppose to be a social game? Where is the dungeon party system? This game is a pile of trash.… Expand
  9. Netleren
    Jul 12, 2023
    0
    My first acquaintance with Diablo universe happened back in 1998 when my brother brought Diablo at our home – we liked this game since for its super atmosphere, music, story and gameplay. Diablo 2 was a little different but still we quickly loved it for many improvements compared to its processor. We were really hoping Diablo 3 will improve many things from Diablo 2 and will bring evenMy first acquaintance with Diablo universe happened back in 1998 when my brother brought Diablo at our home – we liked this game since for its super atmosphere, music, story and gameplay. Diablo 2 was a little different but still we quickly loved it for many improvements compared to its processor. We were really hoping Diablo 3 will improve many things from Diablo 2 and will bring even more new stuff but it did not happen – that game completely destroyed not only the story of original games and became horrible step backward. After such failure and many others from Blizzard I did not expect anything good from Diablo 4 and I was right by doing this.
    Story: It’s horrible even after Diablo 3 it still horrible. Dialogs, narration, characters, everything is bad. I don’t know who wrote dialogs and the whole story but it so stupid, primitive and unlogic. When I was playing I did not care about what was going on – you just cannot care for such soulless characters and story at all. Many in-game cinematics are just pathetic and even main antagonist Lilith brought only one feeling from me – disgust.
    Gameplay: this is where the game failed so hard. The gameplay is repetitive, monotone, easy and boring. Developers did not even bother to bring some new mechanics into the game. Monsters are easy to kill and do not bring you any challenge despite the difficulty level. Whole game you will have to make same activities over and over again in hopes of getting new legendary item. Many dungeons look absolutely the same and looks like developers did not even bother with its design. Besides you just cannot make game interesting when you have to kill your mouse with 2 spells when other 4 spells have 20-45 seconds cooldown.
    Character development: you level up and get new skills from talent tree but very-very soon you realize there is no choice in talent tree and it is only an illusion – there is no diversity in character build. The only thing you will care and will make you stronger – items but not just items – only legendries since other categories exist just for nothing and on higher levels you will just ignore them.
    Atmosphere: developers tried to bring dark atmosphere from Diablo and Diablo 2 but succeed only partially. The game does not look so cartoonish like Diablo 3 but still it is not even close to the first two games. The world itself is empty and does not create a feeling of fear and helplessness. You could see the developers was in a hurry and many things in the world made poorly or not made at all.
    Graphic: it’s ok but nothing outstanding. Still it brings very big resemblance to Diablo 3 which in my opinion is nothing good. The character looks ugly as hell you just cannot even crate normal looking man/woman.
    Audio: it is quite bad since you will spend almost whole your time in the gray mass of monsters on your screen you just cannot highlight anything good in it. If you think I forgot about music, I did not – there is none here, something playing in dungeons, cities and fields but most of time you just cannot say it is even existing.
    The last two nails on the coffer are monetization and many bugs in the game.
    Diablo 4 has nothing common with Diablo and Diablo 2 – you cannot even call this game Diablo anymore – it looks like Diablo Immortal 2.0. If you ever loved Diablo and Diablo 2 stay away from this horrible game made by lazy and greedy people from Blizzard – believe me when developers who does not care what are they are doing, does not care about world they are using and developers who are lazy as hell and cares only for money – you cannot get anything normal game from them (I just even cannot say good).    … Expand
  10. DaPeeg
    Jul 12, 2023
    2
    Here's my two cents (well, $100).

    If you are having the D4 blues, try a little game on Steam called "Last Epoch." It's everything D4 should have been and isn't. Great progression and leveling. You feel powerful but challenged. Deep and wide skill trees and great loot diversity. Can change builds in the same mastery easily. Unlimited stash space. I have 130 hours in and am just starting.    Here's my two cents (well, $100).

    If you are having the D4 blues, try a little game on Steam called "Last Epoch." It's everything D4 should have been and isn't. Great progression and leveling. You feel powerful but challenged. Deep and wide skill trees and great loot diversity. Can change builds in the same mastery easily. Unlimited stash space. I have 130 hours in and am just starting. It's still beta but quite polished. Constantly rewarding.

    I have played them all: four Diablos, POE, Grim Dawn, Remnant, Outriders, Fate, Titan Quest, Torchlight, Destiny 2, Division 1 and 2, on and on. I know what I'm talking about.

    Hope they can fix D4. I was really expecting so much more.    … Expand
  11. jgeiger007
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    July 18, 2023 Blizzard decided to nerf everything in the entire game and ruin our enjoyment.
  12. Redstar71
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    At best this game is in beta test. Following the truly baffling 1.1 patch for Season One this game is best to avoid. Developer is so out of touch from the player base its unreal. At every step they aim to strip the fun out of playing the game fun and incrementally turn it into a drudge. Their clear aim in this patch is to slow progress, make everything difficult and leave you with a gameAt best this game is in beta test. Following the truly baffling 1.1 patch for Season One this game is best to avoid. Developer is so out of touch from the player base its unreal. At every step they aim to strip the fun out of playing the game fun and incrementally turn it into a drudge. Their clear aim in this patch is to slow progress, make everything difficult and leave you with a game that you have no desire to get home to log into. Mind boggling approach from an entertainment company as the game is not entertaining in any form what so ever. Its like this was created by a team of interns and that's being kind.… Expand
  13. erayerkan
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    People have been giving very abundant amount of feedback on youtube, reddit, official forums, twitter and all kinds of other platforms to all the issues and unfun things in the game. Guess what Blizzard decided to do instead of addressing these issues? They made everything people had fun with less enjoyable and increased the tediousness of the game in the most unfun way possible whilePeople have been giving very abundant amount of feedback on youtube, reddit, official forums, twitter and all kinds of other platforms to all the issues and unfun things in the game. Guess what Blizzard decided to do instead of addressing these issues? They made everything people had fun with less enjoyable and increased the tediousness of the game in the most unfun way possible while giving nothing to compensate it. There is no end game, there is no enjoyable content to do after finishing the story, itemization is incredibly unfun and pigeon holed, skill trees are boring. On top of all these things, developers hasn't even bothered fixing the bugs and issues people clearly and repeatedly reported during the beta. Do not, I repeat, do not buy this game. I have been playing video games for over 20 years now and they just dropped the worst patch I have ever seen in any game while they already had a pretty terrible game.… Expand
  14. chinarr0
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Shameless attempt at a diablo game, unfinished, boring, dull mechanics. Do not buy
  15. Johndes
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    With Patch 1.1 they ruined all the fun of the game, I am siderated by such low creativity. They nerfed everything instead of creating new content and upgrade user experience by adding T5, Stash, Gems emplacement. On discord they are spammed with clowns since 5 hours and the release of the patch.
    I decide to uninstall my 100 level Druid Shred Build which was not tiers S but the most    With Patch 1.1 they ruined all the fun of the game, I am siderated by such low creativity. They nerfed everything instead of creating new content and upgrade user experience by adding T5, Stash, Gems emplacement. On discord they are spammed with clowns since 5 hours and the release of the patch.
    I decide to uninstall my 100 level Druid Shred Build which was not tiers S but the most funniest build to play POE back.    … Expand
  16. deepend
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Dear Blizzard top management (not the devs, the top management).

    I’m a former strategy consultant (not that it matters), and please let me tell you this. The brand “Blizzard” was an amazing asset in 1998. I mean, it was worth hundreds of millions, billions. Today I would say Blizzard brand is a liability. Add the tag “Blizzard” to a video game and it will instantly emanate a    Dear Blizzard top management (not the devs, the top management).

    I’m a former strategy consultant (not that it matters), and please let me tell you this.

    The brand “Blizzard” was an amazing asset in 1998.

    I mean, it was worth hundreds of millions, billions.

    Today I would say Blizzard brand is a liability.

    Add the tag “Blizzard” to a video game and it will instantly emanate a pestilential aura of half baked brainless game with the potential to disappoint even more one game after another.

    How have we come this low ?

    How are we still surprised that we’ve come this low ?

    Blizzard top management & shareholders, your decision-making IS ruining your games.

    Perhaps you think “we have to generate the revenue in the short run”, but you know very well that the only way to ensure a steady stream of revenue is building your brand equity.
    You are destroying your company in the long run. I mean, you’ve been destroying it for a while now.

    I was one of your biggest supporters. And I've been for 25 years.

    Today I decide to finally let you go.

    It feels like a break-up, I have hard time letting you go but I have to let you go.

    I swear this is the last time I'm involved emotionally in anything related to Blizzard.    … Expand
  17. salt12
    Jul 18, 2023
    2
    The only reason the game gets a 2 is because of the story which was OK. Beyond that it becomes immediately apparent that this is an unfinished mess. The "end game" consists of Uber Lilith and an endless grind for no apparent reason. No reward. Blizzard has shown it's complete detachment from the community with any attempt to balance. Any kind of fun or power fantasy that you might expectThe only reason the game gets a 2 is because of the story which was OK. Beyond that it becomes immediately apparent that this is an unfinished mess. The "end game" consists of Uber Lilith and an endless grind for no apparent reason. No reward. Blizzard has shown it's complete detachment from the community with any attempt to balance. Any kind of fun or power fantasy that you might expect from a typical arpg is not allowed. Even going as far as to nerf the very few abilities that even made some classes playable at all. They've already killed OW2 and it seems like the Diablo franchise is next.… Expand
  18. Mulazo
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Devs are completely out of touch with the needs of the player base that supports them. Latest patch (1.1) was a slap in the face.
  19. fifdseven
    Jul 18, 2023
    2
    TL;DR: Activision-Blizzard's only concern is for players to engage with their game for as long as possible to sell more Macrotransactions. Season 1 patch notes show a lack of respect for the players' time and compell me to review the game when I would have left it be before. Campaign is fun but the characters are forgettable, gameplay feels fluid but post campaign the game becomes tediousTL;DR: Activision-Blizzard's only concern is for players to engage with their game for as long as possible to sell more Macrotransactions. Season 1 patch notes show a lack of respect for the players' time and compell me to review the game when I would have left it be before. Campaign is fun but the characters are forgettable, gameplay feels fluid but post campaign the game becomes tedious and Season 1's only going to add to the tedium.

    A friend of mine bought me the game a few days after it came out when he saw that I was the only person on his friends list that was not playing it. I was not playing D4 because the parent company Activision-Blizzard killed one of my biggest gaming hypes, Overwatch 2's PvE story mode. "Acti-Blizz" had become an actual husk of what the company used to be and I didn't want to support them any more but it was a gift, it felt rude to refuse the game so I broke my principles and played the game.

    The story is neat and the art style of the whole game is very "dark" (a drastic change from the rather "cartoony" looking Diablo 3) though after the first act there is an absolute bombardment of characters to keep up with for their respective Act story lines, making it hard to form a connection with any of them (except Donan, his story is pretty memorable). I played a Twisting Blades rogue after hearing all over the Internet that the class played like the rogue lite game Hades and it did; the movement was so fluid and dashing around damaging enemies and waiting for the returning blades felt so fun and reactive, had a lot of fun. Then I beat the story and ran dungeons until beating the Tier 3 Capstone Dungeon to upgrade the difficulty of the world, then ran dungeons until I could beat the Tier 4 Capstone Dungeon. While there seems to be a lot to do in the overworld, it and the dungeons (which are presented as all unique but most are just tilesets) started to feel very same-y over time and I hit "the wall" at level 72. Hoping for major changes to add content and buff other playstyles and builds, I put the game on the digital shelf to play some other games.

    I had no intentions of leaving a review for this game anywhere; I got my money's worth from the game for the "preseason" and felt contented with the product I received. Having read the Season 1 patch notes, I now feel greatly compelled to leave this review. While I cannot post the notes in detail here, the general gist of the Diablo 4 Season 1 patch notes was "Players are beating the game too fast, we need to slow them all down." Instead of buffing weaker builds and classes (looking at Sorceress), they decided to nerf skills and stats across the entire board with some very small class-specific buffs that are completely outclassed by the game-changing nerfs to stats like Vulnerable that help do more damage to enemies. They make Helltide chests, loot chests that have higher chances at the best gear but you have to farm the temporary currency to open them in a specific zone that is populated with other players, even more expensive so that players are required to engage in the helltide events for longer, to increase the chance of them seeing other players possibly with all their Macrotransaction cosmetics and getting caught in the Fear of Missing Out on the cosmetic gear that should just be earnable. But if there's money to be made on cosmetics, Activision-Blizzard has it on lock.

    While there are some positives in the patch notes (over 6600 characters long, a statistic the Diablo 4 developers are VERY proud off), over 10% of those 6600 characters pertained to something along the lines of "Fixed issue with..." With so many changes that reduce the power of the player/character. it is very bold to be proud of these notes. Obviously this isn't going to kill Diablo 4, Activistion-Blizzard cast such a wide net with this game (and caught so many fish, holy **** they sold so many copies) there are many players who aren't even going to know what "patch notes" are. But I bet a few of them are going to notice when it takes even longer than it currently does to get to where they are now, because of course, with a seasonal system comes making a new character every 3 months if you want to engage in the new content.

    I wished for better but this is what we get; I've already uninstalled the game with a number of friends just straight up not going to play this season (for those who purchased the $100 edition I believe you can "save" the battlepass they gave you and use it on a future season). I hope those who do enjoy the game continue to do so, and I look forward to playing the fixed and complete version of the game sometime around Season 28 in the year 2030.    … Expand
  20. ender666
    Aug 7, 2023
    0
    Very boring, repetitive, no dungeon finder, no world chat, no trade, bad design. I feel more alone than in some old offline game!! NO ENDGAME! DI immortal is much more fun.. Graphic average, game is often lagging.. FU Blizzard, you robbed me, this game is not worth so much money!!
    Take baldurs gate 3 as an example, that is a game made with love in every way better than d4 garbage..    Very boring, repetitive, no dungeon finder, no world chat, no trade, bad design. I feel more alone than in some old offline game!! NO ENDGAME! DI immortal is much more fun.. Graphic average, game is often lagging.. FU Blizzard, you robbed me, this game is not worth so much money!!
    Take baldurs gate 3 as an example, that is a game made with love in every way better than d4 garbage..

    UPDATE: this game terribly lacks content and what they offered now? To get new content you have to create new lame character.. will never do, this is most stupid thing in history of gaming..    … Expand
  21. iLi87
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    After spending approximately over 2000 hours in Diablo I and over 5000 hours in Diablo II, this feels like a game made by 2 teenagers with google searches on a Friday night drinking spree. I regret buying this product and I feel scammed. Sadly I cannot sue them for this scam because I would in a heartbeat
  22. Chong07105
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 ruined everything, nerf too much and make this game very harder to enjoy
  23. kalmado23
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    I have logged more than 439.85 hours in my account which is around 18days+ since Early access. This game is most likely dead already because of the recent Patch. They reduced the total defense of all classes and damage. All the days farming specific roll for your items to clear out high tier nightmare dungeons become useless. The endgame is just running the same NM dungeon. I must also sayI have logged more than 439.85 hours in my account which is around 18days+ since Early access. This game is most likely dead already because of the recent Patch. They reduced the total defense of all classes and damage. All the days farming specific roll for your items to clear out high tier nightmare dungeons become useless. The endgame is just running the same NM dungeon. I must also say that theres no point clearing high tier NM dungeons because it will basically give you the same reward as the lower tiers. This is my first review in this site and I just created an account specifically for this. My druid is lvl100 already but cant clear anymore NM T70+. In order for you to adjust to the current change, you will need to grind again lower tier dungeons to farm golds to respec your paragon board and also haunt items again with other aspects, game is dead. Dont buy this game. Devs didnt give a damn about the player base and they will tell you that they are being review bomb by trolls in this site. LOL pathetic… Expand
  24. EinarX
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is absurdly boring. It’s the fourth installment and I thought they had finally surpassed themselves… but nothing could be further from the truth, I spent almost 100€ on a BORING game.

    A game where luck and pure lottery predominate. Dungeons: (NO COMMENTARIES…) Whisper missions: You can put it in… Outdoor events and bosses: SIGH… PVP: UNSMOKING Chat: NO ONE USES IT!! Dungeon    Diablo 4 is absurdly boring. It’s the fourth installment and I thought they had finally surpassed themselves… but nothing could be further from the truth, I spent almost 100€ on a BORING game.

    A game where luck and pure lottery predominate.

    Dungeons: (NO COMMENTARIES…)
    Whisper missions: You can put it in…
    Outdoor events and bosses: SIGH…
    PVP: UNSMOKING
    Chat: NO ONE USES IT!!
    Dungeon groups: NO ONE SETS UP GROUPS!!!
    Joining a Clan to meet and play in groups: NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY IN GROUPS
    I raised 2 characters, one out of season with all the missions and another in season the same. I REFUSE TO DO IT ALL FOR THE THIRD TIME

    You pay for the battle pass to get **** REWARDS.
    The base item sets in the game: HORRIBLE, what for? so you keep spending money on more HORRIBLE sets
    In conclusion, Diablo 4 is a boring, repetitive, and disappointing game. It’s not worth spending money on it.

    Leave the world of videogames and dedicate yourself to making animated series, which is the only good thing you do.    … Expand
  25. skankerveen
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    A huge disappointment, so many changes in the new patch. Constantly making the game a grind, but not the fun kind. The legendaries are milquetoast, the campaign is boring and lame. Biggest flop since CP2077
  26. A_NOOBY
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    It's a reverse Santa Claus. Santa comes bearing presents to make your life better but the Dev team decided to take all of the goodies you already had and break them. Gamers put hundreds of hours into building a character that they liked to play only to have that taken away by a bad patch. Its not the same game anymore. They want folks to move to seasonal content so they nuked the baseIt's a reverse Santa Claus. Santa comes bearing presents to make your life better but the Dev team decided to take all of the goodies you already had and break them. Gamers put hundreds of hours into building a character that they liked to play only to have that taken away by a bad patch. Its not the same game anymore. They want folks to move to seasonal content so they nuked the base game to make it less playable. My Sorcerer was already a challenge to play and I went from being able to make it on world tier 4 back to world tier 3. All that grind I did to get to world tier 4 with a character that worked was undone by a patch to move gamers to season 1. I was not done with my base game character yet.… Expand
  27. nofunaloud
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    The story is basic but keeps your interest. But that is the only positive I can say about the game. The devs will just completely nerf builds into the ground to force people to spend more time on a game, instead of having people spend more time on a game because you added more content. If this is the type of behavior that the player should expect, and the player should expect to be nerfedThe story is basic but keeps your interest. But that is the only positive I can say about the game. The devs will just completely nerf builds into the ground to force people to spend more time on a game, instead of having people spend more time on a game because you added more content. If this is the type of behavior that the player should expect, and the player should expect to be nerfed for every patch, then I just cannot recommend anyone play it. It might be like all other live service games. Where it isn't worth it to play until year 3.… Expand
  28. sovex
    Jul 18, 2023
    1
    Wasn't good at launch, todays patch ruined any hope for season 1 too. Let's get this game to below 3 score maybe blizzard will get the hint then.
  29. tsnglec
    Jun 29, 2023
    1
    I think d3 had more fun builds (a lot more variety). and D2 still seems better in almost every way. Almost all "endgame" builds are pretty boring and are visually a let down. none of the classes really get me excited. I'm sad its the same type of classes they have always had. My only hope is that seasonal content is pretty substantial.
  30. Sanbarra
    Jun 29, 2023
    1
    Thanks to Metacritic's ridiculous forbidden bug, here's the short version: Boring garbage! Sorry for the environment artists. You did a good job.
  31. TheBimpy
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Wait for POE2 if you want a fun ARPG - Blizzard are constantly patching out anything that even remotely resembles fun.

    Insane blanket nerfs for patch 1.1, just in time for Season 1 (which I won't be playing now).

    I'm just waiting for Baldurs Gate 3 release at this point.
  32. neverlast25
    Jul 5, 2023
    1
    For respect of this game, i give this review, is not ok when you sell an unfinished game, skill tree is broken, the paragons is broken is not fully working or a percentage of that is working for example resistance 6% with 3 nodes in paragon give increase to you status 1.5% which is wrong. item is limited to 820 which also drop even from level 60+, nightmare dungeon over 50 are overpoweredFor respect of this game, i give this review, is not ok when you sell an unfinished game, skill tree is broken, the paragons is broken is not fully working or a percentage of that is working for example resistance 6% with 3 nodes in paragon give increase to you status 1.5% which is wrong. item is limited to 820 which also drop even from level 60+, nightmare dungeon over 50 are overpowered because of level increase and monsters have boost for defence and dmg as well which should be and you are stuck at level 100. there is no player choice everything is linear, I hoped I see elements from D2 but i only see the environment as dark as D2 which was ok, character customization could have been more better i mean only 11 choice is poor. shop items are very unprofessional the only cool things were in shop where the necromancer stuff rest was a joke, rogue skins looks like a castle guard seriously? nerfed everything, the necromancer is a joke totally the only thing worth it was bone build rest is a joke for real, look again at skill tree and be amazed. loot is bad compared with D2, rare suppose to be rare, world bosses a joke killed 1 sec, crowd control effects from monsters not fixed, from what i see campaign was very short on act 4 i did not feel it. everything seem to be a still beta test and the game shouldn't be launched until tested which i doubt was it tested, everything was a lie since beta - they told us that beta was just for testing but i feel the game has not change a bit from slam to official launch, right now is still broken and characters are overpowered, nerved to the end .. barrier and fortified is broken.… Expand
  33. Bauuer
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    Game is built around monsters scaling with players. Beta was basically full gameplay loop… No amount of updates will fix a **** structure but it sure does boost copium….
  34. Aisllin
    Jun 29, 2023
    0
    Diablo without Diablo.
    I like the combat and hate everything else.
    No more words.
  35. Iheartgames90
    Jul 4, 2023
    0
    For the critic reviews to have zero negative and democratic reviews to have overwhelmingly negative ones should tell you something about where Blizzard is at right now.
  36. Cognipop
    Jul 7, 2023
    1
    The meat is in the campaign, maybe worth 20$ not the 100 CAD I paid. Complete lack of a proper end game other than wander around the map killing things to get stronger to wander around amd kill even more. Once they add rifts that would be nice I guess.. Pvp is not an option until you're max level since it doesn't scale you up or them down - so maybe a few hundred requisite hours to tryThe meat is in the campaign, maybe worth 20$ not the 100 CAD I paid. Complete lack of a proper end game other than wander around the map killing things to get stronger to wander around amd kill even more. Once they add rifts that would be nice I guess.. Pvp is not an option until you're max level since it doesn't scale you up or them down - so maybe a few hundred requisite hours to try that out. You can tell they deliberately held back features from previous games to drip feed as new content which feels pretty icky. Allegedly an mmo but you won't see other players, it's just a good way of making live service I guess? There's no match making etc seen in other games because there's no activities to funnel those players into even if they did match.

    Sorry for the salt! Hopefully some people will enjoy thus more than I did. But in my opinion a very lack luster gamer.    … Expand
  37. IPAITH
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    Played for 200+ hours, lvl100, killed uber lilith, done lvl 96 nightmare dungeon, even tried grinding out all the challenges until i kinda just gave up because it's boring af:

    As a single player game: It's ok, but u don't get challenged at all and the whole campaign is a walk in a park. In true blizz fashion, art team tries to carry and actually make good cinematics, apart from that,    Played for 200+ hours, lvl100, killed uber lilith, done lvl 96 nightmare dungeon, even tried grinding out all the challenges until i kinda just gave up because it's boring af:

    As a single player game: It's ok, but u don't get challenged at all and the whole campaign is a walk in a park. In true blizz fashion, art team tries to carry and actually make good cinematics, apart from that, nothing special, challenging or incredible, you can simply face tank every boss. Takes like 12 hours.

    As a live service ARPG: U finished the good part when u finished the campaign, now you're in the realm of grinding non stop to get your first set of items that make sense for your build, which will happen within a day or 2 depending on luck, and then getting minor upgrades after reading over thousands of items. You're grinding for no reason because there's no difficult content (Or more like no reason to do it), completely overblown lilith as the last boss, which most builds wont even kill with best gear, unless you're playing that 1 specific broken build on your class currently. And then she drops nothing, just like the 90+ lvl nightmare dungeons. None of it makes any sense, ur character is built and done by level 80-85 and there's nothing to do apart from more of the same. Skill choice doesn't exist, u have 2 skills that are good and actually do dmg per class and even those are constantly getting nerfed. U can't give any of the gear u drop to ur alts or friends either cuz they're all lvl locked to ur current level, so if u're at 100, anyone that wants to wear that also needs 100. UI of a mobile game. No transparent map in an ARPG. Whoever came up with the scaling prices on rerolls and gear enchanting without a cap, should be fired and never hired for any game design position ever again. Spending 120 mill on an item and still not getting the 1 stat you want, wtf is that. All of the content is useless apart from nightmare dungeons and hell tides. Tree, world bosses, goblins, world events, legion all drop nothing and are a complete waste of time in comparison.

    If some random gaming studio released this, people would be **** on it 24/7 and it would've already been buried. But Blizzard has an army of shills. I really tried giving this game a chance and a lot of patience, but it's as barebones as ARPGs get.

    Not worth your money or your time.    … Expand
  38. czlowiek488
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I made 311 hours in the game. After this time I think it's just stupid, I was so happy to get 100 level on my Necro but after another 100 hours I couldnt find anything else for me. This game is overpriced, season 1 is gonna add content for one week which should be already in the game.
    I can't believe this game was developed more than 2 years.
    Microsoft please hurry up with buying blizzard, the doom has already began.    … Expand
  39. Wierzbolas
    Jul 14, 2023
    0
    Blizzard disapoints like always, just good looking first layer, deeper its empty piece of **** with mechnaics from 90s.
    Game for so much money with microtransactions...
    Thats why 0, if game would be free to play maybe 4-5.
    Fk blizzard and his crap season as well.
  40. TomLouvat
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    I'm sure the game would be pretty okay, with decent servers which it has NOT, for a week now I have been disconnected every time I enter a dungeon, and lost two hardcore characters (no respawn) to catastrophic disconnections from the server.
  41. Hpvybes
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Slimy company and devs. It's astonishing how disconnected they are from the player base. We made them BILLIONS and they can't roll out half-decent updates. DO NOT BUY. If there are other games on your radar, please play those instead.
  42. RhetoricalJack
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 effectively killed this game. Everything is a nerf/fun prevention. just why? The straw that broke the camel's back : "Leave dungeon cast increased from 3sec to 5sec". Literally just a middle finger to the player base. Thanks blizzard, but no thanks. uninstalled.
  43. Acus
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Was decent before, patch 1.1 ruined everything. The game feels like **** now.
  44. CrimsonGT
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    It's amazing how out of touch the Blizzard's dev team is these days. At this point, they seem to ruin everything that they touch.
  45. Tykauffman
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Honestly, it's astonishing how poorly the developers are treating the community. I had a blast playing this game before the season 1 patch. Afterwards the character that I worked so hard to build and farm gear for became almost useless in comparison. If you haven't bought this game already don't waste your money. There are many other games that are going to come out that are going to beHonestly, it's astonishing how poorly the developers are treating the community. I had a blast playing this game before the season 1 patch. Afterwards the character that I worked so hard to build and farm gear for became almost useless in comparison. If you haven't bought this game already don't waste your money. There are many other games that are going to come out that are going to be much more fun and won't stab you in the back after they've got your money in pocket.… Expand
  46. Joss34
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Trash. No qol changes. Nerf everything to make maglignant hearts seem appealing and game changing. Released an unfinished game. No public testing servers. Paid 80 bucks to be a game tester. Trash devs, trash management, trash company and trash investors.
  47. Tllew
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Hyped up season 1 and then made the game a grinding simulator without considering what was actually going to be fun with the game,

    Devs so far out of touch with what people actually want it hurts.

    genuine shame, it was so close to greatness
  48. jgmhjc
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    after patching 1.1 my barbarian became **** trash! all of my effort into build up my character no longer useable! what the hell did blizzard were doing?! im out.. so regret i paid 70 bucks for this **** stupid game
  49. nausea87
    Jul 30, 2023
    3
    I'd say Blizzard is officially dead. Doubt I'll ever buy another game from them. Sadly.
  50. Khaosmachina
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    Three dollars and two spoiled bananas valued company releases a broken bland 70$ indie game, **** all over their player base and then lights everything on fire.
    I'll never trust Blizzard ever again.
    An absolute disgrace. Just end it already and stop trampling on our beloved IP. Sell it to someone actually competent or passionate about the IP. I'm getting more and more excited about PoE2    Three dollars and two spoiled bananas valued company releases a broken bland 70$ indie game, **** all over their player base and then lights everything on fire.
    I'll never trust Blizzard ever again.
    An absolute disgrace. Just end it already and stop trampling on our beloved IP. Sell it to someone actually competent or passionate about the IP.
    I'm getting more and more excited about PoE2 now. You should play PoE2 instead because their devs actually care.

    1.1.1 Update: Still ****    … Expand
  51. blizter
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    A game released full price while in an early access state with egoistical developers who don't understand that the power fantasy is what makes ARPGs fun and would rather have you do damage like a wet nooddle for 10 hours to go up 1 level, fighting trash mobs to loot the same trash loot, because the only way they found to have players play for a longer amount of time, to up their playtimeA game released full price while in an early access state with egoistical developers who don't understand that the power fantasy is what makes ARPGs fun and would rather have you do damage like a wet nooddle for 10 hours to go up 1 level, fighting trash mobs to loot the same trash loot, because the only way they found to have players play for a longer amount of time, to up their playtime stat and sell you more MTX in the cash shop, is to make everything slower and more tedious instead of making the game fun to play, simultaneously making sure you never reach endgame too fast so they can hide the fact that this trash game endgame is non-existant.… Expand
  52. Chronfox
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Terrible. The only good things about this game are the art, cutscenes, and animations. The rest is trash, especially itemization and build variety. The devs have no clue what they’re doing. It’s obvious the blizzard I grew up with is dead. Wish I could get a refund. Only worth 30-40 bucks max.
  53. DnA1337
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Owned the obvious errors in the CF discussion, shame that it took some of the shine off the launch but I’m glad to see the focus going forward to ensure fun remains at the core of the live service.
  54. Alfaragon
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The recent patch is a disgrace. If you value your time play something else.
  55. d49
    Aug 10, 2023
    1
    According to d4armory 400h in and uninstalled.
    Not that D4 is a D3 v2.0 but this is literally D3 development hell history repeating itself. Why? Read on. Bad project management and staff changes mid-way, constant changes with no clear direction or clear identity what it wants to be or which type of players it wants to target, and because it tries to cater to everybody, it ends up pleasing    According to d4armory 400h in and uninstalled.
    Not that D4 is a D3 v2.0 but this is literally D3 development hell history repeating itself. Why? Read on. Bad project management and staff changes mid-way, constant changes with no clear direction or clear identity what it wants to be or which type of players it wants to target, and because it tries to cater to everybody, it ends up pleasing nobody. The endgame, however you define it, is already done around level 85-90 where you get most of your BIS gear and get maybe 1 or 2 small upgrades. Leveling up to 100 will get you not much more than a couple paragon points, and whether you want to push 100 NMDs or uber Lilith is up to you, but there is very little to do around after 85-90: no item farming (grailing), no crafting, no trading. The bugs and missing QoL features and the fact that game requires multiple balance changes, and some emergency changes 1.5 months already after it launched, are clear indicators that they've totally messed up the testing phase.

    tl;dr: game released too early, too many bugs & missing features, no clear direction

    EDIT: Oh btw, there is no Diablo in this Diablo game. Who cares about Lilith, the very evil, the franchise's namesake, Mr. Big D himself, who returned time and time again, is NOT in this game. Ridiculous! Obviously reserved for an expensive $70 expansion.    … Expand
  56. Xredwings
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    What a great team of developers they have! Will be back after season 10. Patch was already made before the game was even released…. Like the devs said nothing big for season 1 and season 2 will have fixes that we need. What a time for them to take a vacation.
  57. Neci666
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Worst balance, very boring grinding game without any endgame content. Don't waste money.
  58. TheDurtyFist
    Jul 19, 2023
    4
    I want to start this by saying that it breaks my heart that I'm writing this. I've loved every diablo, and I love this one, but with how quickly Diablo 4 is going downhill, it's a struggle to continue doing so. I know there's an ebb and flow to diablo updates, but this latest one really did gut everything. I found a good build. Nothing meta, but at lvl 90 it got me to difficulty tierI want to start this by saying that it breaks my heart that I'm writing this. I've loved every diablo, and I love this one, but with how quickly Diablo 4 is going downhill, it's a struggle to continue doing so. I know there's an ebb and flow to diablo updates, but this latest one really did gut everything. I found a good build. Nothing meta, but at lvl 90 it got me to difficulty tier 4 and can progress level 50 dungeons (if the dungeon favors my build) within 10 minutes. Nothing super crazy, but it was satisfying and I was having a lot of fun. But, now everything in the build is so slow, and doing anything above my own level feels like a punishment rather than a fun challenge. I feel like I've come too far, and don't have the gold, to respec.

    Trying to change a build, if completely reworking a paragon board and abilities, costs about 2 million gold. Which, at the higher levels shouldn't be a big issue, but having to change everything to find another good play style takes time and multiple respects of points, gear, and abilities.

    The changes to the armor/crit/vulnerable system in 1.1 makes even the lower levels feel like an intense grind. Doesn't feel like it's meant for casual players anymore.

    I'm not exactly sure what else to say. There are so many things that were reworked poorly, and and the big issues that we've all been talking about have not been fixed. I really do hope it changes as soon as the devs can see the mistakes that have been made.

    But all in all, at this point the game is functioning very poorly... Love the campaign though.

    Update: After the Livestream the devs did talk about some concerns to comfort players. This did raise my review by 1. I understand that this review is a drop of water in the ocean. Either way, I'm glad they're at the very least trying to understand.    … Expand
  59. Eurakles
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is atm the best example to see a gaming company disconnects with their own player base, infuriate all fans and gamer and kill the game with the patch for the 1st season in this new released game.
    It's insane, disappointing and discouraging at once. I have no idea how they can fix it, but if they don't fix it..that might be the last Diablo game we will experience.
  60. Slade21
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Dont bother devs will talk about their anal cancer and not worried about player feedback. Deceitful promises. No endgame leveling is tedious and nit even fun. Wait for gates of baldaur 3 ir poe 2 thank me later
  61. FatDave
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    £60 for this pile of crap? I wish I'd given it to a homeless person rather than these money grabbing chuffs. I hope Blizzard go under, but we all know that won't happen due to the other morons who would buy a pile of **** if it had Blizzard emblazoned on it

    You deserve all the bad press you are getting, shame on you.
  62. Barb120
    Sep 1, 2023
    0
    Ruined with update. endless time grind to level up now, garbage item drops so your forced to play seasonal because they nerfed everything. 100 percent ruined game. Went from amazing to trash in a single patch. pay to play BS
  63. FacYa
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    Prost: its the Diablo universe
    Cons: zones/ Monster/ Quest and items Levels with you. You dont feel stronger until the late Game where you optimize everything. You cant trade because you can only trade with people in your Level range... Its mostly class bound Item Drops mostly for the class you Play... Getting items for twinks is Not possible at all, because IT would have a top high Level    Prost: its the Diablo universe
    Cons: zones/ Monster/ Quest and items Levels with you. You dont feel stronger until the late Game where you optimize everything. You cant trade because you can only trade with people in your Level range... Its mostly class bound Item Drops mostly for the class you Play... Getting items for twinks is Not possible at all, because IT would have a top high Level and will most likely Just Not Drops for another class.
    Because everything Levels with you, Levels feel meaningless, they give you new Skill Points so you can handle the increased difficulty of the Monsters in combination with your Gear getting worse and worse each Level... Got a uniq you want to keep? Well **** you, stats are getting top weak in the next Levels anyways.

    There super uniqs which cant be farmed for, which means you will most likely never See them... And If you See them, good luck in getting good stats on them...

    There 4 difficulties... Tier 1 aka. "Most efficient, because its fast for the Story Line"
    Tier 2 aka. "Basicly Tier 1 with a littlebit more Challenge... Most likely not worth IT because u get slower"
    Tier 3 aka. "Chose me If you can, i got a new Item Tier... If you dont Chose me, all Drops you get are meaningless"
    Tier 4 aka. "Now we are talking, another, even better Item Tierlist... Remember Tier 3 ancient items? **** that **** Its Trash now"

    In Diablo 1... 2 and in generel 3.... Getting better items, progressing ment that you get stronger and feel stronger... New items gave you Major Advantages... But Sometimes there were cool Set bonis from lower Sets which could even be used in late Game... Getting Gear for twinks/ Friends or even random new Friends you met on the way, was fun and rewarding... In Diablo 4 everything feels meaningless... You have no reason to keep Low Level items... Little to no way to Support a friend with some items or the fact that you could Help them through tuff Battles. Diablo 2: Got a new build? Try it Out... Go back to Nightmare and farm Gear for it.. Progress and master it.
    Diablo 4: Got a new build? Well **** you... Respec every single Paragon Skill one by one... And oh Buddy, i Hope you got your full Gear rdy, because otherwise you Go Back to Tier 3 or even 2... Remember the new item Tier you Had in Tier 4? Forget it... Grind it till you bleed... Diablo 4, truly is hell.

    tl;dr
    Blizzard ****ed Diablo 4 already and doesnt even try to make it better.
    Listing to Players? **** them! They dont know what they want! Classic? Nah, will never Happen! A good Diablo 4? Do you Not have phones?

    **** Diablo 4 until its fixed.    … Expand
  64. Ceco_bgr
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    10 years of waiting. Bound to account,no runes,no runewords,no charms,no trade.D3 Remaster .
  65. brbrhuehuehue
    Jul 26, 2023
    0
    Blizzard is dead, we all know and we stubborn anyway, only cash grab after cash grab, i think they're kinda dumb too, if done right they could be three times larger. Every game they've been releasing lately its been a flop on PR, they must have so much money they don't rly care about PR at this point. I'm tired of them, they managed to be the worst on the market selling crap, I played thisBlizzard is dead, we all know and we stubborn anyway, only cash grab after cash grab, i think they're kinda dumb too, if done right they could be three times larger. Every game they've been releasing lately its been a flop on PR, they must have so much money they don't rly care about PR at this point. I'm tired of them, they managed to be the worst on the market selling crap, I played this game only because i've won it, even so i would love some refund lol. I could put the countless issues with the game here, but it would be redundant. baldurs gate and poe2 send its regards!… Expand
  66. vuko_dlak
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In my opinion this is the worse diablo. For my experience I was playing as a sorcerer which was pretty fun aspecially at the start with the big skill tree but I got the max stuff at like level 30 or something. I think that the story aka "tutorial" is long and at act 4 I was so bored and only wanting it to finish. At act 6 we were going to hell and i thought it would have been a pretty long and cool area with new enemies design and bosses but it was the same enemies that I uncountered everywhere and i did the hell in less than an hour and even the final boss, Lilith was kinda boring with a reskin for level 100 who wanna "finish the game". After I beat lilith and got the unique ring I went in World tier three, when I saw all the new features in W3 I was hyped but when I did it like 5 time it was getting boring so I did the epic chores of doing all renown points to get skill points and paragon points which took me like 10 hours...
    I grinded until level 60 and did W4 capstine dungeon which was the only time i died because of the boss and not annoying croud control. After getting tourment difficulty I grinded helltides, world bosses and legions like it was a chore same thing with nightmare dungeons who are long and boring honestly after hitting level 76 I quit. I also never got all the uniques for my build, I only got 1/3 and I couldn't do enough damage without it. I made a seasonal caracter but since I had another caracter to test other classes in priority I had to grind all the renown points again...    … Expand
  67. No5k1ll
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Nerds nerfs nerfs and nerfs again. This game is being nerfed to death and it's not fun anymore.
    Now I have two 80+ chars and after the last nerfs both skills + sets are for the bin, to play my Barb and Sorc is pain in the A.... thats no fun.
    I can't use the paid Battlepass because I don't want to make a new char every three months. Instead I am forced to play a seasonal character to get    Nerds nerfs nerfs and nerfs again. This game is being nerfed to death and it's not fun anymore.
    Now I have two 80+ chars and after the last nerfs both skills + sets are for the bin, to play my Barb and Sorc is pain in the A.... thats no fun.
    I can't use the paid Battlepass because I don't want to make a new char every three months. Instead I am forced to play a seasonal character to get what I already paid for.
    No recommendation for Diablo IV.    … Expand
  68. Lumberjack87
    Aug 13, 2023
    1
    good:
    -story
    - the first 30ish levels of progress bad: - empty world - a lot of backtracking - if you didn't like bounties in D3 prepare yourself, they are the only activity now, both in the open world and in dungeons (which replaced nephalim rifts) - lag - pvp is completely busted - world events happen on a real life timer, so you better adjust your real life schedule or you'll    good:
    -story
    - the first 30ish levels of progress

    bad:
    - empty world
    - a lot of backtracking
    - if you didn't like bounties in D3 prepare yourself, they are the only activity now, both in the open world and in dungeons (which replaced nephalim rifts)
    - lag
    - pvp is completely busted
    - world events happen on a real life timer, so you better adjust your real life schedule or you'll miss out, you can't do activities when you want like in previous diablo games
    - legendaries are boring and barely have synergy
    - items have too many of basically the same stats (+dmg in 20 different flavors)
    - no set items and only like 6 unique items per class
    - experimenting with builds is actively discouraged as the prices for changing skills goes up exponentially and seemingly infinitely

    whoever can remember how bad D3 was in the beginning when it had the real money auction house as the sole avenue to gear up, D4 feels just as bad even without the auction house    … Expand
  69. Jimbo6767
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Game was above average before patch 1.1, but was lacking in some key area's - namely balance, build diversity, endgame content, and quality of life (eg lack of storage and unable to easily re-spec or try/switch between builds, useless unique items).

    But then along comes patch 1.1, which basically nerfs all enjoyment to the game and does the OPPOSITE of fun or what the community wants or    Game was above average before patch 1.1, but was lacking in some key area's - namely balance, build diversity, endgame content, and quality of life (eg lack of storage and unable to easily re-spec or try/switch between builds, useless unique items).

    But then along comes patch 1.1, which basically nerfs all enjoyment to the game and does the OPPOSITE of fun or what the community wants or needs.

    Nerfing XP into the ground, along with the cooldown reduction, damage output and tankiness. So they've basically turned the game into an even bigger, slower grind where people sit there waiting for cooldowns and grind out the same lack of content over and over.

    Instead of making builds and stats more viable, they just nerf the good ones so every build is useless.
    Instead of making the game more enjoyable, improving quality of life, or making builds more fun, they just nerf everyone.
    Instead of making unique items actually usable, they just add more useless uniques.
    Instead of adding more content, they just increase the grind (helltides AND nightmare dungeons).
    Instead of improving the weakest class in the game (Sorcerers i'm looking at you), they outright nerfed them as well.

    etc etc.

    And all this whilst we still have no easy way to try out of change builds, or even reset our skill tree's or paragon trees. Still nowhere to store all all our gems, aspects, or items. And uniques (apparently the best items in the game), are still useless.

    Diablo 4: the boring grind.
    GGWP Blizzard.

    It's clear the dev's/management don't even play their own game, which is a shame! It had a lot of potential, but it looks like we won't be seeing that potential anytime soon.    … Expand
  70. Mangoxxx
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 has utterly ruined the game. They've decimated every single class, slashing their damage and defense. Instead of introducing new avenues to amplify power, they've simply made the sole viable method even weaker. Rest in peace, Diablo 4. Rumor has it that Path of Exile is flourishing, offering a far superior experience.
  71. Xebasik527
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Devs can’t make even the simplest QoL or balance changes to make the game enjoyable
  72. Eve_Of_The_End
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    With the amount of resources at Blizzards disposal I personally expected more from a AAA Developer.. The game has been gutted, not optimized for stable hardcore playthroughs.. Core features and mechanics show very lil innovation if none at all.. Seriously, lacking build variety.. Itemization is Dead on Arrival.. Not enough endgame content.. Not too mention the total disconnect with theWith the amount of resources at Blizzards disposal I personally expected more from a AAA Developer.. The game has been gutted, not optimized for stable hardcore playthroughs.. Core features and mechanics show very lil innovation if none at all.. Seriously, lacking build variety.. Itemization is Dead on Arrival.. Not enough endgame content.. Not too mention the total disconnect with the playerbase.. This is a Live-service diaster.. And I truly hope it fails to show Blizzard this is not how you make games in 2023. The standards have changed, you can't make rehashed D3 12 years ago, call it D4 and expect the community not to see your lazy effort.. The score speaks volumes.. I for one am done supporting these kind of live service products..… Expand
  73. Diablo45
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    After seeing AND Playing after the latest patch - i don't feel like blizzard deserves my time anymore.. hopefully they'll fix It before they dig Diablo 4's grave to big.
  74. deimosian
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Nerf all the fun. Put the fun in camps why don't you? What are you, funazis?
  75. ZanthiaGG
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    I did pre-order it. I played the early access and was very disappointed with the grind. On release, I levelled a sorc and druid to 100, geared them up and I felt dead inside. Refunded the game.
  76. ZeusWrath
    Jul 24, 2023
    3
    Do not buy this game.. This is not a Diablo franchise, i guarantee you that you will disappointed..The developers dont know what they are doing as you can see from the negatives posts.. You will be hyped the first week, after the first week you will realise how boring it is..
  77. jacknife551
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    never should have bought this overpriced piece of **** game from this incompetent piece of **** developer, going back to Grim Dawn, the only true successor of Diablo 1 and 2, and the best modern ARPG that right now you can buy much more cheaply (all DLCs included) than D4
  78. Trotzim
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    The most interesting part at start is the campaign story. Then, it should be the endgame… but the endgame content is way too insufficient and available activities are boring. Farming is not rewarding at all, nor from stuff perspective or feeling. You are only aggregating gold, that has no real utility, and materials, that you will use only few times. Competencies tree is too small,The most interesting part at start is the campaign story. Then, it should be the endgame… but the endgame content is way too insufficient and available activities are boring. Farming is not rewarding at all, nor from stuff perspective or feeling. You are only aggregating gold, that has no real utility, and materials, that you will use only few times. Competencies tree is too small, paragon’s boards are adding some interesting flavours but my feeling, at the end, is that only few combinations are working for a class.
    It’s not a bad game, not so buggy compared to some other AAA games. The problem is that, despite the fact you can retrieve some sensations from the first opuses, it’s a casual game not well balanced and very very repetitive, way too expensive for what it tries to bring (and failed to).    … Expand
  79. Razornoir
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    So they just nerf to oblivion nm100 because only a few build can decently farm nm over 70 now.

    Talk about an unbalanced beta. They deserve zero for making us pay 100e to be beta tester AND have the blind, mute and deaf attitude toward it’s player base.
  80. BillyTheeGOAT
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made. This is by far the worst video game ever made. This is by far the worst video game ever made. This is by far the worst video game ever made. This is by far the worst video game ever made. This is by far the worst video game ever made. This is    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.
    This is by far the worst video game ever made.    … Expand
  81. boblau12888
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    cost me 90 bucks for this ****

    **** you bllzzard

    never spend a peny for bilzzard games

    **** you!!!!!!
  82. quintincford
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    Cons:
    - Boring
    - No endgame
    - Bad itemization
    - Terrible character progression
    - Out of touch developers

    Pros:
    + Twitch Drops

    Literal garbage, avoid at all costs, D4 BAD.
  83. eLeet
    Aug 22, 2023
    0
    This is the first time EVER that I've felt like I was completely scammed by a video game company and I've been buying games these past 15 years. 70 euro for this piece of garbage should actually be a crime. I feel like I should be the one paid for the torture of playing this game. Absolutely 0 sense of progression, mindless grinding for minimum rewards, no endgame content other thanThis is the first time EVER that I've felt like I was completely scammed by a video game company and I've been buying games these past 15 years. 70 euro for this piece of garbage should actually be a crime. I feel like I should be the one paid for the torture of playing this game. Absolutely 0 sense of progression, mindless grinding for minimum rewards, no endgame content other than dungeons that are all basically the same with bosses that have no mechanics, no build diversity, no gear diversity, desync, bugs, slow, boring and tedious gameplay. By the way, this was my opinion of the game even before the famous update and they somehow actually managed to make everything even worse.… Expand
  84. vxxd
    Aug 24, 2023
    0
    primitive clicker from greedy corporation. if you like this experience i have some bad news for you.
  85. Coasted
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    - Don't respect players time
    - Artificially slowed everything down by gutting XP and the leveling experience while simultaneously adding XP boosters to the PAID Battle pass. They even made it longer to teleport out of dungeons
    - Nerfs across the board, and they didn't bother to test the consequences. 2 classes completely gutted, the Sorc being the main one losing 80%+ of their damage    - Don't respect players time
    - Artificially slowed everything down by gutting XP and the leveling experience while simultaneously adding XP boosters to the PAID Battle pass. They even made it longer to teleport out of dungeons
    - Nerfs across the board, and they didn't bother to test the consequences. 2 classes completely gutted, the Sorc being the main one losing 80%+ of their damage
    - Not one single QoL was addressed in the patch of many things players brought forward since launch. Not a single damn one
    - Repetitive boring gameplay with absolutely 0 farming potential

    Then the loot, oh the damn loot is Terrible, absolutely beyond terrible. There are way too many modifiers in the game. If Diablo 4 doesn't give decent loot, then what is the game good for? End game? Forget it, the terribad loot system ensures there is no end game    … Expand
  86. gnilbert
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Diablo IV is a generic, soulless ARPG that happens to include triple-A sound and graphics - even though I find the bland, dark art style to be monotonous, because it makes everything feel the same. Some of my biggest gripes are:

    * Skills/abilities are pretty much "been there, done that." * Dungeon layouts aren't randomized, which kills replayability * Dungeons have large, empty    Diablo IV is a generic, soulless ARPG that happens to include triple-A sound and graphics - even though I find the bland, dark art style to be monotonous, because it makes everything feel the same. Some of my biggest gripes are:

    * Skills/abilities are pretty much "been there, done that."
    * Dungeon layouts aren't randomized, which kills replayability
    * Dungeons have large, empty sections that make the game feel more like a walking simulator
    * Talents that add minor %-based improvements to other skills.
    * The whole paragon system feels like it was phoned in. The fact that they keep having to nerf it makes this even more obvious.
    * Itemization is lackluster
    * Lack of meaningful customization for characters. All characters of the same class basically look the same with armor on.
    * There is no meaningful "end game" content - and no reason at all to grind to the maximum level

    What's really driving this review, though, is the complete mismanagement of this game since release:
    * Shamelessly expensive premium content that only works for a single class
    * Malicious UI design that tricks people into buying a battle pass
    * Patches that make the game more grind heavy without adding any real reason to grind.
    * Patches that make classes weaker while not providing decent alternatives    … Expand
  87. bridgeburner
    Jul 19, 2023
    4
    The only thing they nailed was the graphics and the aesthetics of a Diablo game. The overall balance and game design is not good. The game is boring. They apparently learned not a damn thing after making Diablo 3 for almost a decade about what players like and how they play ARPG's. It's slow, it's a slog, the loot is awful, the leveling process is beyond grindy unless you're a streamer whoThe only thing they nailed was the graphics and the aesthetics of a Diablo game. The overall balance and game design is not good. The game is boring. They apparently learned not a damn thing after making Diablo 3 for almost a decade about what players like and how they play ARPG's. It's slow, it's a slog, the loot is awful, the leveling process is beyond grindy unless you're a streamer who can no-life the game and spend 12 hours a day in dungeons.

    It's unforgivable for a company with their history and track record to make this bad of an ARPG. I wish I could get a refund.    … Expand
  88. BartDaCat
    Aug 30, 2023
    0
    There's a reason the Open Beta events capped your level at 25; Blizzard didn't want any eager players to go further and discover that this game is still basically a buggy, unfinished, glitchy beta with massive amounts of missing content.

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

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

    OMG the itemization is sooo bad! This new 'Uniques' and 'Uber Uniques' item system as well as the poorly executed 'Aspect' system that was obviously designed to make you waste inventory space with what feels like an inevitable shift towards charging real cash for more bag expansions... that's just one of a myriad of issues that are just so WRONG about this terribly executed mess. Even the one feature that should have been remotely exciting--mounts--totally suck. If you haven't bought this game yet... DON'T!!! It might be baked into something worthy in another two to three years but right now other ARPGs on the market vastly outshine it.    … Expand
  89. Neyaria
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    this is the WORST Patch in History of Gaming, what a mess. we got nothing what we wanted or asked for, this patch 1.1 was a reminder to us : how you dare to tell them they have to change the game in a better way for players, we got that answer clearly from Blizzard. this game is done
  90. edgard5310
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Totally out of touch company that still sucks. The game had promise but its latest patch has made it clear they don't listen to consumers and just want to do what all major companies do now. Maximize the grind and pain at the loss of fun. The latest patch killed the game to where it's just not fun to try and play. I wanted to give you one more shot. Never again.
  91. Valynard
    Jul 23, 2023
    3
    (Level 55 in Season 1 at the time of this review)

    Diablo IV's first season has been a disheartening experience. The gameplay has been intentionally slowed down, masking a disappointing lack of content. Blizzard's greed seems to have crossed a new line by introducing a non-confirmatory battle pass purchase system, making accidental purchases a genuine concern. Moreover, the newly    (Level 55 in Season 1 at the time of this review)

    Diablo IV's first season has been a disheartening experience. The gameplay has been intentionally slowed down, masking a disappointing lack of content. Blizzard's greed seems to have crossed a new line by introducing a non-confirmatory battle pass purchase system, making accidental purchases a genuine concern.

    Moreover, the newly added resource drain mechanic (though only Malignant enemies) has made managing resources like mana even more hassle, seeming more of a hindrance than an engaging gameplay element.

    In a nutshell, Diablo IV Season 1 feels less about enjoyment and more about exploiting players - a concerning deviation from the spirit of this beloved franchise. The season, as it stands, is a letdown and a stark contrast to its illustrious predecessors.    … Expand
  92. Ahoythere
    Jul 3, 2023
    0
    In a game that can cost up to $100, they just couldn't help themselves, they still had to take already made content and slam it into a cash shop on top of this.
  93. MetaKritiker90
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    This game is terrible. Blizzard is dead. It's not the same good Diablo from Blizzard North.
    Don't support this terrible company. You will get exploited, playing their purposefully worse game just so their "engagement numbers" are up for the shareholders. Yuck! Avoid this like the plague.
  94. Syogrus
    Jul 13, 2023
    0
    Resumen del gameplay: Stun, stun, congelado, stun, stun y muerto. Corre a donde habías muerto a ver si... ah pero te pensabas que ahora sí ibas a pasar esa zona? ya quisieras, ahí te quedas congelado de nuevo y para el cementerio otra vez que ya estabas tardando.
  95. Jananas
    Jul 14, 2023
    4
    This game is pretty good grind simulator. However the dopamine hits aren't as good as in Diablo 2, maybe not even as in Diablo 3. There are a lot of quests and content, yet all of it is without any soul. The gameplay is a bit fun, however you are shoehorned into 2 builds per character that are actually worth anything, if you don't want the game to be complete slogfest by Tier 4. TheThis game is pretty good grind simulator. However the dopamine hits aren't as good as in Diablo 2, maybe not even as in Diablo 3. There are a lot of quests and content, yet all of it is without any soul. The gameplay is a bit fun, however you are shoehorned into 2 builds per character that are actually worth anything, if you don't want the game to be complete slogfest by Tier 4. The artstyle and everything is nice looking, but the game is as shallow as a puddle in an Actman's yard. If they add MEANINGFUL content in further seaons, better drops (goodluck farming super uniques) and branch out the skill tree, I guess this game could be much better than D3. However it is not even close now.… Expand
  96. Narga
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Could be good but too much bugs, infinite loading screen, stuttering, ... thank you but no!
  97. suppaphly
    Aug 7, 2023
    0
    this game is boring, i'm playing a necromancer and i'm using the summons, i lose track of where i am within seconds after combat starts, because the screen fills up with blight pools and corpse explosion miasma clouds. i can't see anything. the story is dumb. this game is really bad.
  98. ThatGuy845719
    Jun 28, 2023
    0
    Haven't been able to play since beta, as I actually work for a living.
    Finally have time today to play with my wife, only to get the asinine 315306 Error.
    You're telling me you dumb bastards over at Sexual Harassment/Breast Milk Stealing HQ received millions, if not BILLIONS of dollars from this game's sales, and you can't fix this one error nearly a month after launch?! Are you ****    Haven't been able to play since beta, as I actually work for a living.
    Finally have time today to play with my wife, only to get the asinine 315306 Error.
    You're telling me you dumb bastards over at Sexual Harassment/Breast Milk Stealing HQ received millions, if not BILLIONS of dollars from this game's sales, and you can't fix this one error nearly a month after launch?! Are you **** serious?! Absolutely disgraceful!
    You're all **** hacks and shouldn't be allowed near game development for the rest of your **** lives!    … Expand
  99. jaemsrider
    Jun 24, 2023
    2
    서버개같음 라이센스 유효하지않다고 접속안 되서 몇번을 시도끝에
    접속했음 겜하다가 부케 키우려고 케릭터선택창가서 케릭선택하고 접속하는데 안됨
    무한로딩 후 오류 개같음
  100. Kurn
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    After the campfire they still get a big fat zero. How could the developers not see the backlash coming when they pushed the crap patch? I cannot get over the fact that they are so clueless to think players would tolerate such nonsense. I deleted the game and will avoid all future Blizzard products. This was so bad even for them. Made EA look on with great appreciation.

    An lets be real.    After the campfire they still get a big fat zero. How could the developers not see the backlash coming when they pushed the crap patch? I cannot get over the fact that they are so clueless to think players would tolerate such nonsense. I deleted the game and will avoid all future Blizzard products. This was so bad even for them. Made EA look on with great appreciation.

    An lets be real. It was just gravy on top of an already boring game with little content. Who really likes grinding the same stale dungeons over and over and over. The boring yellow drops you have to scan over each time to see if there is something good. Lack of build options, lack of QoL, lack of XP options, no endgame direction. Lets be real here. Dump the dev team now and find someone who can make gameplay at least fun. I would rather log in to have my hemorrhoids checked than play this broken ass game.    … Expand
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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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