Diablo IV

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1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 6675 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 5,649 out of 6675
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  1. byfol3n
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is a disappointing game from a company that appears more interested in squeezing every last dollar out of its players than delivering a quality gaming experience. The game lacks innovation, the storytelling is lackluster, and the inclusion of microtransactions feels like a blatant cash grab. It's a far cry from the beloved earlier entries in the series, and it's clear that theDiablo 4 is a disappointing game from a company that appears more interested in squeezing every last dollar out of its players than delivering a quality gaming experience. The game lacks innovation, the storytelling is lackluster, and the inclusion of microtransactions feels like a blatant cash grab. It's a far cry from the beloved earlier entries in the series, and it's clear that the company's priorities have shifted from creating great games to maximizing profits. Overall, Diablo 4 is a bad game, and it's a sad reflection of the state of the gaming industry when greed takes precedence over the player experience.… Expand
  2. Feith
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    It held a perfect score until reaching the initial level 80, but now there seems to be no purpose in engaging with it once more.
  3. nikhilsingh0410
    Sep 6, 2023
    0
    It is ok for the first 30 hours. After you get to world tier 4, there doesnt seem to be insentive to play.
    Also there are stupid items that change gameplay significantly, you cant trade for those items.
    Why all the stupid nurfs, you make the game less fun and dont improve any immersion,
  4. ginpippen
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    幹你娘 亂改什麼 駱駝叫不叫很重要嗎?
    屬性全面下修 有沒有腦?
  5. rahifsoliva
    Aug 28, 2023
    0
    Decepção do ano. Builds rasas, repetitivo, massante, sem criatividade, caro, nada imersivo, histórias chatas, repetitivas, marketing 10, empenho pra ser um jogo f0d4 0.
  6. OmegaChaosZ
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I'm a Diablo 1 onward vet. After playing 3 betas and keeping the presence of mind that is what they were and all that entitles, I assumed that any changes at and after full release would be minor. I was wrong, apparently season 0 was solely to gather data and get buzz worthy clips and reviews to maximize profits. Then as soon as the numbers and the headlines are in "Fastest sellingI'm a Diablo 1 onward vet. After playing 3 betas and keeping the presence of mind that is what they were and all that entitles, I assumed that any changes at and after full release would be minor. I was wrong, apparently season 0 was solely to gather data and get buzz worthy clips and reviews to maximize profits. Then as soon as the numbers and the headlines are in "Fastest selling Blizzard game of all time! " BOOM massive nerfs to every character and build whole sale. Especially as a sorc main I feel bait and switched, the game I paid for feels nothing like the one I have now and I'm stuck with it. After over 40 hours of play the 7 I originally gave this is a 3, AT BEST. I will revise this when and if Blizzard makes any meaningful changes.… Expand
  7. 7th_Rider
    Sep 11, 2023
    3
    Decent graphics, not too much improvememt on animation, did I say boring and without any innovation?
    Oh yes, zero gameplay innovation.
  8. biohash66
    Sep 4, 2023
    0
    I really wanted to like it but everytime I pick it up I want to close it off within a few minutes. As new iterations of Diablo come out they seem to lose a bit more of what made them good. Now it feels like a empty husk of a game. I would not recommend it. The devs don't care about making the game fun. They care about making the game good on paper by wasting your time.
  9. warnaud
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    The game is nice but unbaleanced (damages are totally random). Everything, I mean EVERYTHING is meant to slow you down progressing (vendors, cities, dialogues, interface...). You get a truckload of loot but with funky affixes... You think you can reroll them? Of course with several billions of gold... There are levels in the game where you miss like 50 points of life or DPS then you areThe game is nice but unbaleanced (damages are totally random). Everything, I mean EVERYTHING is meant to slow you down progressing (vendors, cities, dialogues, interface...). You get a truckload of loot but with funky affixes... You think you can reroll them? Of course with several billions of gold... There are levels in the game where you miss like 50 points of life or DPS then you are stuck. Loot are more in abondance when you are playing in group of 2 or 4... but... it's crap to join/invite people. Last argument: There's no more anyone on the game so all global events are deserted. Maybe Path of Exile will suits you better and it's free. The seasons are a joke, Their way to finish the game in production I guess.

    I like the money model, not a pay to win... but Blizzard needs to realize that for buying skins & whatnot users need to PLAY the game. Not struggle with it or spend too much time to sort the crap/aspects/paragons etc... this is non-sense    … Expand
  10. PongEnjoyer
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    There is no Diablo in this game, only this fact says a lot.

    This is a visually pale, very repetitive, and extremely grindy game without any good feeling of improving your character.

    Will not buy any blizzard games after that.
  11. Light397
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They promised to deliver many cool new content with seasons that makes the battlepass worth buying. The new season has very small new content, there is no endgame, and no gear sets. They patched the game way more grindy and sluggish. Played today and it felt very boring. Controller movement is currently a little bit broken too. Diablo 3 felt way more rewarding and fast paced since this.They promised to deliver many cool new content with seasons that makes the battlepass worth buying. The new season has very small new content, there is no endgame, and no gear sets. They patched the game way more grindy and sluggish. Played today and it felt very boring. Controller movement is currently a little bit broken too. Diablo 3 felt way more rewarding and fast paced since this. Blizzard ruined almost every game I played from them in the last 10 years or so. At the current point I regret buying. This was the last chance I gave blizzard. They also ruined world of Warcraft etc. never trust blizzard again.… Expand
  12. ersonic
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    tardas 200 horas en subir un pj para que saquen una actualizacion con objetos super potentes que no puedes conseguir con tu pj de 200 horas
  13. AloySeyka
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    You've got WOW to do this **** to, leave Diablo to be Diablo.

    I regret buying this game so much now. Blizzard are just money grabbing and soulless at this point. I should've known, I had a feeling when I found out D4 would have micro-transactions. I will never spend anything extra on this game, I HATE micro-transactions. They're turning D4 into WOW to me. I personally hate WOW. I    You've got WOW to do this **** to, leave Diablo to be Diablo.

    I regret buying this game so much now. Blizzard are just money grabbing and soulless at this point. I should've known, I had a feeling when I found out D4 would have micro-transactions.

    I will never spend anything extra on this game, I HATE micro-transactions.

    They're turning D4 into WOW to me. I personally hate WOW. I find it so boring and slow. But they want it to be slow because you're paying monthly and you can pay for level boosts.

    This is what they're doing to D4. Its slower and more boring than D3. Paying to skip tiers? **** off. This used to be one of my favourite game franchises. But this is what Blizzard/Activision do. They ruined COD and now they're doing it to D4. I was so worried for D4 when Activision merged with Blizzard and I was so right to be. Micro transactions are the death of quality games and do not belong in RPGs.

    The story is great but unfinished. Probably so they can do endless expansion DLCs like WOW. More money grabbing.

    Also sets???? The death of them is most likely due to cosmetics.    … Expand
  14. apocryphes
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    I give the game a 0 to much bug can't play when the serveur is down or anything like that .... every patch they make is only for nerfing everything blizzard are killing the fun at the begening of the game. Instead of add mon contenu they only nerf to make you go slower and stay on the game longer. This is a non sense even if they say they got our feed back they didn't listen nothing ....I give the game a 0 to much bug can't play when the serveur is down or anything like that .... every patch they make is only for nerfing everything blizzard are killing the fun at the begening of the game. Instead of add mon contenu they only nerf to make you go slower and stay on the game longer. This is a non sense even if they say they got our feed back they didn't listen nothing .... Diablo 4 is a dead game and the cimetery of the fun… Expand
  15. may1014
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    There is no content in the later period, the sound of the camel is updated, the season is no different
  16. ultimaXmetatron
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    Glad I hadn't bought the game yet! Will wait until the 1.1 patch nerf is REVERTED.
  17. JuanCa321
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    No escuchan a los juadores, entregaron contenido nuevo vacio y tardado de llegar. El Blizzard de siempre.
  18. Ausgeb0mbt
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Trash game, trash company. Fail after fail. Bad patches, 0 feedback, **** servers. Just a quick cash grab.
  19. Neithis
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 has somehow made the game worse instead of fun?? Never seen a community so outraged....
  20. BangRoasted
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    SHAME SHAME SHAME. Developers and management are completely out of touch. Priority is not fun and rewarding gameplay -- it is keep players playing and hope they spend more money (on top of the $70 price tag). Blizzard is a soulless studio now, keep up the good work.
  21. BoSS_MaC_xx
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Revert the nerfs. Blizzard devs are so out of touch and completely ruined the game.
  22. Huntaren
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game feels like it was developed in 6 months and then released as a $70 beta test.
  23. Phantom179
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    It was good while to lasted.

    Since the latest patch (1.1.0) / July 18 , the game went backwards. Slower game play thanks to less damage , less defense , higher cooldowns , less EXP. The developers are not in touch with the community and none of them actually play the game if they did they would see the end game is bland and the 100+ different dungeons play pretty much the same just    It was good while to lasted.

    Since the latest patch (1.1.0) / July 18 , the game went backwards. Slower game play thanks to less damage , less defense , higher cooldowns , less EXP.
    The developers are not in touch with the community and none of them actually play the game if they did they would see the end game is bland and the 100+ different dungeons play pretty much the same just like an ubisoft tittle.
    Quantity over quality.
    The core of the game is there and it's good it just needs better balance.
    Before patch (1.1.0) a solid 8
    Campaign is good , cutscenes are amazing, gameplay is pretty good it needs better QoL and a rework of nightmare dungeons, they are more annoying than challenging.
    As of right now it's not worth buying,    … Expand
  24. razor_texas
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Diablo 4 General Game Feedback (pre-Season 1 patch):

    The Good: The campaign story experience was interesting and engaging and felt like a decent organic leveling experience. Then, at level 37 through 70 I ran around and did all Strongholds, Dungeons, Altars of Lilith, all map exploration, and engaged in Tree of Whispers, Legion and Helltide dynamic events and a few Nightmare Dungeons;    Diablo 4 General Game Feedback (pre-Season 1 patch):

    The Good:
    The campaign story experience was interesting and engaging and felt like a decent organic leveling experience. Then, at level 37 through 70 I ran around and did all Strongholds, Dungeons, Altars of Lilith, all map exploration, and engaged in Tree of Whispers, Legion and Helltide dynamic events and a few Nightmare Dungeons; all mostly in World Tier 3. Then at 70 I battled my way solo through the capstone dungeon (fun and challenging) to get into World Tier 4. I was instantly killed regularly (Sorceress) and just stopped playing. Then I decided to go experience the other classes up to level 30 so I could at least equip them at 25 with the appropriate aspects for their class and build (see below).

    The randomness of The Butcher appearing in a dungeon was amazing! The sense of panic and having to react to him to survive was an excellent element in the game and one of the best concepts I have experienced in any game. I wish there were more bosses randomly appearing at times like that.

    The overall graphics and sound/music was good. The character customization was average, and the cosmetics from the shop were reasonable but need more variety which I expect will happen over time.

    The Bad:
    Incredibly limited storage space on the character and in the stash. Need to move gems, aspects and sigils to the materials list. Storage needs a search feature. Equipment icons need better artwork to not all look the same.
    The social aspect of the game is meh at best. Other than open world dynamic events, I didn't group with anyone. Even though I was in a clan with members from other games, we hardly talked or grouped.

    The Ugly:
    The crowd control (stun, slow, freeze, walls, snares, etc.) is ridiculous in this game. Losing control of a character is not fun gaming, even if it is 5% or less of the time in combat. In this game? It's 75% or more of the time during combat!

    The number of monsters that cause damage after death is also completely unacceptable. It's one thing for a single mob type, like "fatties," having that miserable affix is one thing, but 95% of the mobs in this game explode and/or stun you after they die. Why? WHY?!!

    The mount feature is pathetic! It doesn't path well, and is incredibly slow and has limited "burst" to get out of trouble. It's faster to just walk sometimes? Terrible.

    The itemization in this game is unnecessarily complex and the loot drops are completely worthless 99.999% of the time. There's no excitement from finding a unique, which is often worse than a legendary you've been wearing for many, MANY, hours of gameplay.

    The lack of defenses and resistances was bad, and just got incredibly worse in the Season 1 patch. Combine this with the miserable amount of crowd control and post-death damage and it's not a fun game to play, full stop.

    Class Leveling Experience Feedback:
    I leveled one class to 70, the rest to 30.

    Sorcerer - Firewall to Ice Shards (70)
    Was mostly fun. Firewall graphics were awesome! However , damage didn’t scale against higher level content and I re-specialized into ice shards which was visually less fun but very effective. Overall it was fun but incredibly squishy for a game style requiring melee distance. I got to World Tier 4 and struggled to survive so I stopped to go test other classes.

    Rogue – Twisting Blades (30)
    The most effective and fluid playstyle of all available classes. It wasn’t as visually fun as Sorcerer, but it was so efficient in clearing any content. Great in multi-target or single target. Awesome experience at each stage from 1 to 30!

    Necromancer – Bone Spear (30)
    A bit slow to get going, but eventually was effective from level 12 to 30. It was somewhat fun, but not as fluid as Rogue or Sorc. Visually it was fine, and it felt resource constrained in longer boss fights.

    Barbarian – Whirlwind (30)
    This is typically my favorite class in the Diablo franchise. However, this was brutal. It was clunky, sluggish, and resource constrained the entire way from 1 to 30. Visually it was “meh.” It felt like the character was stuck in mud and struggling for resources throughout most of the experience.

    Druid – Tornado (30)
    This was horrible. Same exact issues as the Barbarian in being resource constrained and sluggish at every step.

    Summary:
    The Sorcerer and Rogue were mostly fun but need improvements for survivability. The visual effects for fire are the best in the game, and all other class effects could be improved to that benchmark. I might consider pushing both classes to 100. The Necromancer shows potential but feels unfinished/unpolished. I might revisit this class in the future based on patch notes. The Barbarian and Druid were a miserable experience. I’d rather be dragged through a mile of broken glass than play one more hour on either of these classes.    … Expand
  25. TaddyMas0n
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    As a sorcerer main, I feel like I’ve just wasted 100+ hrs of my life, the character is unplayable.

    Furthermore, the new Oculus wand teleported me into the ground over TEN times during a single Helltide! My character was stuck unless fast traveled. Speaking of Helltides, they’re basically useless after patch 1.1 as it takes almost the entire hour to open a single sub 150 cinder chest.    As a sorcerer main, I feel like I’ve just wasted 100+ hrs of my life, the character is unplayable.

    Furthermore, the new Oculus wand teleported me into the ground over TEN times during a single Helltide! My character was stuck unless fast traveled.

    Speaking of Helltides, they’re basically useless after patch 1.1 as it takes almost the entire hour to open a single sub 150 cinder chest.

    On top of all that, the game regularly crashed several times a day, around once per hour.
    This is not acceptable.    … Expand
  26. Mason1974
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Was a masterpiece before this ridiculous patch that kills the sorc class completely.. game is unplayable now and slow/boring
  27. Denny_Actual
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Development team and decision making are the downfall of this rancid waste of time. They listen to our issues and fixed nothing while making the loot worse, the grind longer, and any enjoyment we had in play out. This is the worse Development team I've ever come across.
  28. nannertoast
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game was pretty fun to play through first time around, especially since the campaign was new. Since the release of the new patch, the user experience has fallen like a limp noodle. Changes made to characters and monsters only increase the grind without adding any extra satisfaction or reward.
  29. Zahzah5
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    You grind sporadic groups of mobs to grind out more sporadic groups of mobs.
    They tried to remake diablo 2 with cash shops and boring grinding mechanics.
    Poor itemization and extremely heavy handed nerfs tacked onto an unfinished boring game.
    Steer clear. Much better ARPGs out there.
  30. Sinmaster696
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game was good when it first came out but after the patch it just went downhill from there. I don't know who's idea it was to nerf everything (especially sorcerer) and make it basically one dimensional for all the builds. Why not learn from D2 and take the good parts of D3 to make a better game
  31. Scubastev
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    It is difficult for an average/casual gamer to keep up. Season 1 already penalizing players if you haven't completed the story already. The Sorcerer's class has only female cosmetics, and is also the weakest class.
    On top of all that, Blizzard makes a first Patch that nerfs every class and makes the game more of a grind. The game had serious potential, but as for myself, I feel like I've    It is difficult for an average/casual gamer to keep up. Season 1 already penalizing players if you haven't completed the story already. The Sorcerer's class has only female cosmetics, and is also the weakest class.
    On top of all that, Blizzard makes a first Patch that nerfs every class and makes the game more of a grind. The game had serious potential, but as for myself, I feel like I've just wasted my time playing up to this point to just get punished... I'm out of here.    … Expand
  32. Moneyhurts
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Blizzard is dead, thank you Activision. This game suffers from the same issues as every other activision title- looks cool enough to reel you in, but past a few hours the whole goal is to drag you along. The latest 1.1 patch is proof of this. The game was released initially with massive class issues, rather than fix those issues in the month leading up to season one, Blizzard ignored everyone’s suggestions and pushed out a patch to slow down the game. Okay, fine, slow down the game, but fix the balance issues. Sorcerer class is useless, other classes are teetering on obscurity. Tons of quality of life issues. COME ON, this isn’t the first game blizzard has ever made, not even the first Diablo, but it seems like they don’t have 3 previous games to home quality of life (lack of stash space, no stash search). Absolute mess. Already wasted $70, no way I’m spending another $30 on battle pass. Too many other great games to spend time on rather than shill out more cash to these “game developers” who treat their IP’s like money printing machines and not brands that need to be fleshed out and refined. IM OUT.… Expand
  33. UnleashedCritic
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    I would have rated the game a 6-7 with potential to be a 9 or 10 until this pre-S1 patch. Gutting defenses, nerfing CDR, and failing to address any if the severe QoL issues alongside their stated reasoning for these changes makes it a 3 at best until leadership changes.
  34. celticfiend
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The initial experience with this game was dark fun and the story was mediocre saved only by the cinematics which is about the only thing blizzard has done right in decades. By level 60 the game has become an endless grind of garbage loot. Every time you find a build and loot you enjoy blizzard decides you cant play the game you paid for unless you play it their way. Grinding nightmareThe initial experience with this game was dark fun and the story was mediocre saved only by the cinematics which is about the only thing blizzard has done right in decades. By level 60 the game has become an endless grind of garbage loot. Every time you find a build and loot you enjoy blizzard decides you cant play the game you paid for unless you play it their way. Grinding nightmare dungeons is mindless and now even more so with the XP nerfs. These guys can never let a game be fun, it has to live up to their micromanaged online dev math that is more akin to sorcery than actual sense and must all fall within their desires to keep you playing an already overpriced game and buying the ridiculously priced skins and customizations that look flung together by children. I had originally told everyone i was not going to preorder but Blizzard being the snake oil salesmen they are made things enjoyable originally to get sales up then pulled the rug out. I will NEVER buy another blizzard game again the way this company micromanages everything to their own end for a game that at the end of the quite frankly is not at all fun but frustrating to everyone but people on the autistic spectrum who use it to stim.… Expand
  35. jdslider
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    What the dev's did to this game was pretty much nerf all the fun out of it. I keep replaying the scene in Star Wars were Obi-Wan says to Anakin, you were suppose to bring balance, not leave it in darkness. This is what happens when the Dev's do not listen to the community.
  36. Chupakami
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Interresting at first but quickly repetitive. The main story is fun but short. Anything after that is just taking a lot of time for little rewards. The game design is lacking.. and with the latest patch .. it's going from bad to worse. Instead of making the changes required for a pleasant gameplay, they go in the other direction. Everything seems to be designed to take more time and spendInterresting at first but quickly repetitive. The main story is fun but short. Anything after that is just taking a lot of time for little rewards. The game design is lacking.. and with the latest patch .. it's going from bad to worse. Instead of making the changes required for a pleasant gameplay, they go in the other direction. Everything seems to be designed to take more time and spend more money.. It is truly annoying when a game is so transparently focused on making money and not interrested in the player's experience. A good game make money and keep their players engaged without forcing it. Disappointing. Not interrested in Season 1 anymore.… Expand
  37. lherbins
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Best description I've found (source unknown): "Blizz is trying to make and Loot based ARPG MMO, without rewarding loot system. An ARPG without action. A MMO without a social system." Also, the new patch is EPIC GARBAGE. Do you resent your player base Blizzard? Did Baldur's gate pay you to release this patch? I hope that's it... I hope they paid you to release this patch to spike sales andBest description I've found (source unknown): "Blizz is trying to make and Loot based ARPG MMO, without rewarding loot system. An ARPG without action. A MMO without a social system." Also, the new patch is EPIC GARBAGE. Do you resent your player base Blizzard? Did Baldur's gate pay you to release this patch? I hope that's it... I hope they paid you to release this patch to spike sales and then you will revert everything after. At least that would make business sense. I can't find any other sense here...… Expand
  38. brinnx
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    After the latest Patch the game is just not fun the reroll costs way to high just very bad trend this game has taken
  39. erkronell
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    this game is just trash. this game is just trash. this game is just trash. this game is just trash. this game is just trash.
  40. ixcnxc
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    perma stuns, lack of inventory, stupid patches, stupid fixes. pointless game
  41. Grimsblood
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game had potentially. Then the Blizzard Development Team decided to remove what little fun the players had in an attempt to balance their terrible choices. Now I feel as if I have to wait for the "Reaper of Souls" expansion.
  42. Knightblade
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    First of all I don’t spend my time leaving game reviews but this became a massive exception. DON’T BUY D4!!! First major patch before season starts gutted everyone’s gear of anything meaningful. Like playing for 100+ hrs to see your gear go from 56% to 22% across multiple damage stats, get 50% or more of your damage taken away, and stripped of your defenses via armor -30% along withFirst of all I don’t spend my time leaving game reviews but this became a massive exception. DON’T BUY D4!!! First major patch before season starts gutted everyone’s gear of anything meaningful. Like playing for 100+ hrs to see your gear go from 56% to 22% across multiple damage stats, get 50% or more of your damage taken away, and stripped of your defenses via armor -30% along with cooldown reduction -30% ALL AT THE SAME TIME IN ONE PATCH!!! I have no reason to play ever again thanks to Blizzard’s idea of making this a live service online only. It got boring really quickly when 99% loot is vendor trash. So much lack of content once you’ve beaten the campaign. I once had faith in this game when they listened and increased EXP gains much higher in nightmare dungeons. YET they release this patch and did a 180, making grinding/leveling that much more difficult!! If they wanted to gut all the fun from the game, why release it with all the stuff they took away from their players, which was subpar to begin with….? Where’s all the cool uniques, aspects, build variety … or anything for that matter? The 1.1 patch clearly demonstrates Blizz does not respect your time or any actual player feedback.… Expand
  43. leonar5465
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Developers don't understand the Diablo sensibility at all.

    Their patch direction is not very user friendly.

    I will no longer be pre-purchasing Blizzard games.
  44. Darkened
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Season 1. Where no fun is allowed. One of the worst patches in all of video game history.
  45. Rwee
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    ive been a fan of diablo series since young, its my child hood, ive played since diablo 1. Diablo 2 was a blast, diablo 3 was alright but its campaign was damn short a lazy work i would say, and here comes diablo 4. The thing is, diablo 4 was fun at first, until the dev team decided to slowly wreck everything up with either their ego or just pure stupidity. Diablo is fun due to itsive been a fan of diablo series since young, its my child hood, ive played since diablo 1. Diablo 2 was a blast, diablo 3 was alright but its campaign was damn short a lazy work i would say, and here comes diablo 4. The thing is, diablo 4 was fun at first, until the dev team decided to slowly wreck everything up with either their ego or just pure stupidity. Diablo is fun due to its versatility on builds and items crafting/ hunting and also its level grind was bearable. Some how they manage to burry the game slowly with each patch, what a joke. What's need to be fix were constantly ignored while implementing nerfs on unneeded segments is pure JOKE, not sure the dev team trying to clown us or themselves at this point. Builds were suppose to be working from every classes are not working correctly ( they dont fix **** on every goddamn patch they impose, all they do is nerfing something else ) , zero quality of life ( even after tons of recommendation from users/ actual players have suggested ) they seems to be blind on this one, and finally it came to its glorious 1.1 patch, downright the most **** if not one of the patch in arpg history in recent years. You strip the fun out of the game you bunch of stubborn mules, why make a patch focusing to slow the entire game down? Nerf on exp gain, damage, affixes, armor, damage reduction and etc, like seriously? We were asking for endgame content, slowing the game down wasnt a content ffs, not at all. You guys dont like seeing people having fun is that it? or is it just a scheme to make the progress of season one direly slow so it would force people to do ingame purchase to level up the seasonal pass level? The list goes on but if you think nerfing the game on every patch is the way to keep the game going, well good luck on that, effing mules.… Expand
  46. MaverickAK
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Game was phenomenal with the original intent and design, but after a recent patch, the intent by the developers is to drive people away from the game to lower server populations with blanket reductions to capabilities, introducing class breaking flaws instead of providing corrections. Just another corporate money grab at this point. What a shame.
  47. edgarwong
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This game has a tons of issues need to be addressed. But Blizzard chose to ignore them, ignore the pains of players. They don't priority the problem solving, and even made some most critical ones worse. That is ridiculous. I never saw any company like Blizzard lacking of customer care.
  48. Brewskiy
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Had potential, unfortunately the development team does not listen to the community. They have destroyed any possible way to enjoy this game with nerfs.
  49. camburke
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Rated a 1 for the campaign, which is pretty decent. But that goes quick, and the midgame/endgame is abysmal, with seemingly no improvements on the horizon.

    The way Blizzard treats players reminds me of an abusive spouse. They’ll shower you with small “gifts”, then knock you around a little bit to put you in your place, then they’ll say sorry and act like they’ve changed, only to hit you    Rated a 1 for the campaign, which is pretty decent. But that goes quick, and the midgame/endgame is abysmal, with seemingly no improvements on the horizon.

    The way Blizzard treats players reminds me of an abusive spouse. They’ll shower you with small “gifts”, then knock you around a little bit to put you in your place, then they’ll say sorry and act like they’ve changed, only to hit you even harder next time. Repeat ad nauseam.    … Expand
  50. rollei
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The campaign was fun, but the game stagnates terribly after level 50. The developers have made numerous changes to make the game even slower and more of a time sink. The end-game is simply not fun, the loot is uninspiring and dull and upgrades are few and far between. This genre of game is about loot, progress, and fun, none of which are to be found in diablo 4 after the base campaignThe campaign was fun, but the game stagnates terribly after level 50. The developers have made numerous changes to make the game even slower and more of a time sink. The end-game is simply not fun, the loot is uninspiring and dull and upgrades are few and far between. This genre of game is about loot, progress, and fun, none of which are to be found in diablo 4 after the base campaign is completed. There are dozens of better games being released this year which respect your time. This game does not.

    The devs and community managers promise attention to and fixes for numerous issues, but then the patches exacerbate the issues instead of solving them. The focus seems to be on forcing players to spend as much time in the game as possible, not on making the game fun.

    This game is worse than diablo 3 in every way. The lessons learned and wonderful progress made over years in that game is found nowhere in diablo 4.    … Expand
  51. Blokey
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I am a fanboy and I really tried to love and not hate this game but after playing almost 300 hours i realized that I am just fooling myself. This game is a piece of crap. It’s not playable. Worst game mechanics. This franchise is dead after Diablo ii. Save your money and get baldurs gate coming out in 2 weeks. Bad storyline. Endgame non-existent. Really bad game overall. Blizzard is dead.I am a fanboy and I really tried to love and not hate this game but after playing almost 300 hours i realized that I am just fooling myself. This game is a piece of crap. It’s not playable. Worst game mechanics. This franchise is dead after Diablo ii. Save your money and get baldurs gate coming out in 2 weeks. Bad storyline. Endgame non-existent. Really bad game overall. Blizzard is dead. There is only activision.… Expand
  52. LeeJieunLover
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I get angry when I play games.
    Forced Playtime Increase Patch,
    Patch notes are always disappointing.
  53. kolroth
    Aug 20, 2023
    3
    The campaign and story of the game is fun while it lasts. The depth of itemization and class build options is very lackluster and almost non-existent. There are too many useless affixes for items that make most drops complete garbage, they seem to only be there for a false sense of depth. Dungeons are tedious and don't provide much enjoyment, most boss encounters are fairly boring andThe campaign and story of the game is fun while it lasts. The depth of itemization and class build options is very lackluster and almost non-existent. There are too many useless affixes for items that make most drops complete garbage, they seem to only be there for a false sense of depth. Dungeons are tedious and don't provide much enjoyment, most boss encounters are fairly boring and don't require any special strategy. The game forces users to be online with the perception that it's closer to an MMO than an ARPG, yet provides no incentives and a non-existent social elements, I have played every day until launch and not once talked to another player, we just usually pass each other by, the only time we might be doing the same thing is for a world boss or hell tide event in the open world then disappear never to be seen again, the game might as well have an offline mode as that is 99% of the experience. Add on top of that the frequent bugs, lag from being forced to play online and developers that clearly do not play the game and nerfing and taking away the little fun that was to be had I would not recommend wasting $70 on this.… Expand
  54. gellopy
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    L update. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  55. Becauzeblizzsuk
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Constantly making things worse, maybe next time release the game when its completed.
  56. skrdrskrdz
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    The critical and vulnerable damage nerfs in the latest patch are a much needed, however all others nerfs and other adjustments like: extending the timer for leaving the dungeon, nerfing cooldown reduction, etc kill even the most casual builds and makes the game a slog to play. I still want to play my Eternal Realm character but the Diablo IV dev team seems to push me away. Uninstalled theThe critical and vulnerable damage nerfs in the latest patch are a much needed, however all others nerfs and other adjustments like: extending the timer for leaving the dungeon, nerfing cooldown reduction, etc kill even the most casual builds and makes the game a slog to play. I still want to play my Eternal Realm character but the Diablo IV dev team seems to push me away. Uninstalled the game until they come up with a better solution.… Expand
  57. Gurkmeja
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Diablo 4's latest patch notes are disappointing. The attempt at balancing gameplay falls short, leaving some classes overpowered and others weak. The loot system changes lack depth, and endgame content remains repetitive. Multiplayer is plagued by connectivity issues, and the storytelling feels shallow. The game's potential is wasted, leaving players frustrated and dissatisfied.
    To make    Diablo 4's latest patch notes are disappointing. The attempt at balancing gameplay falls short, leaving some classes overpowered and others weak. The loot system changes lack depth, and endgame content remains repetitive. Multiplayer is plagued by connectivity issues, and the storytelling feels shallow. The game's potential is wasted, leaving players frustrated and dissatisfied.
    To make matters worse, Diablo 4 managed to strip away the essence of an action role-playing game, delivering a hollow experience without real action or satisfying looting mechanics. The lack of engaging combat and rewarding loot progression leaves players questioning what happened to the beloved franchise they once knew. It's a disheartening departure from the very core that made Diablo games legendary, leaving fans yearning for the days of true action and meaningful loot drops.    … Expand
  58. chefgoldblum
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Long time player of the diablo series, and a sorcerer main to my core... and I had some hope this patch would resolve the many incredible issues with it, instead I am left with zero will to play season 1. Not only does it not seem to improve the fun or gameplay for any class in particular, but now I'm left with a completely destroyed main class. I don't know what to say - how is thisLong time player of the diablo series, and a sorcerer main to my core... and I had some hope this patch would resolve the many incredible issues with it, instead I am left with zero will to play season 1. Not only does it not seem to improve the fun or gameplay for any class in particular, but now I'm left with a completely destroyed main class. I don't know what to say - how is this proper handling of game design when you choose to game a game grindier before addressing the actual "game" part of the game. I genuinely cannot believe I spent the money for the ultimate edition.… Expand
  59. LootBag
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Had high hopes for D4, bought season pass, prepared my build... then they gutted the game 2 days before season, and killed all the hype I had. Unless they mitigate the changes somewhat It's gonna be "Goodbye Blizzard corpos! Hope you choke on my money because it's the last you'll ever see of it." And I know that 90% of community feels the same, just check Reddit, official forums or YT.
  60. FritesMayo
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I'll give 1 point for the ost and artistic direction.
    Fun is inexistant cause of nerfs everywhere, always online is bad cause game is not fluid and crash (still thinks of the first hardcore character who got erased cause of that). It looks like the team is more prompt to fix what's good for players (exp farm, builds) but it takes 4 to 6 months to get QoL like gems moved or more chests    I'll give 1 point for the ost and artistic direction.
    Fun is inexistant cause of nerfs everywhere, always online is bad cause game is not fluid and crash (still thinks of the first hardcore character who got erased cause of that). It looks like the team is more prompt to fix what's good for players (exp farm, builds) but it takes 4 to 6 months to get QoL like gems moved or more chests stash. Those devs must hate gaming. Also, wtf with the cosmetic shop and 28€ for ONE skin?    … Expand
  61. m0rph1um
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Last update is a mess because no single issue that was addressed through the community has been improved in any way but a lot changes were made that make the games slower and less fun at all.
  62. Sargramor
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Don't get scam and wait for Path of Exile 2.
    Nothing in this game, endgame is nonexistent, just doing same dungeons in loop for hours with nothing more.
    Everything "new" come from previous Diablos or Path of exile, Blizzard thinks only to money and sell battle pass at seasons. They deliberately ruined eternal realm with last patch to push players to seasons...Pathetic... End for me,    Don't get scam and wait for Path of Exile 2.
    Nothing in this game, endgame is nonexistent, just doing same dungeons in loop for hours with nothing more.
    Everything "new" come from previous Diablos or Path of exile,
    Blizzard thinks only to money and sell battle pass at seasons.
    They deliberately ruined eternal realm with last patch to push players to seasons...Pathetic...
    End for me, i'll not be trapped in Diablo 5...    … Expand
  63. Pab_llo
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Only 1 for only name: diablo. Hope GGG don't disappoint as like blizzard and his new standards: "trust as, we disappoint you - actiblizz"
  64. Unknow5000
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Lame graphics, characters feel like an NPC. Lame voices, bad acting, music? Is there music in the game?
    Classes are completely unbalanced.
    Sorcerer is a piece of paper. Barbarian? What barbarian?
    Is this Diablo?
    Well, for sure this is not Blizzard North...
  65. Tucky06250
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Patch 1.1 killed my will to play. If I could refund, I would 100%.
    Bait and switch. Before patch 1.1, I thought devs were doing a good job. Now I think they can get F'ed.
  66. MaidGardevoir
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Time for a little review. Top 156 World lvl 100 player. Played D2, played D3. Right now, game is just not fun, to be honest. Campaign is ok, a bit disappointed in the end, but it was overall ok. Gameplay feel good, a bit grindy until lvl 50, then you hit the first wall, and feel like you aren't doing anything. grinding until lvl 100 on a soulless game, killing groups after groups afterTime for a little review. Top 156 World lvl 100 player. Played D2, played D3. Right now, game is just not fun, to be honest. Campaign is ok, a bit disappointed in the end, but it was overall ok. Gameplay feel good, a bit grindy until lvl 50, then you hit the first wall, and feel like you aren't doing anything. grinding until lvl 100 on a soulless game, killing groups after groups after groups, doing the same dungeon over and over after making all renown, most of it not even fun to do. Patches after patches, blizzard keep listening to you, and doing the opposite of what you asking. Higher tier, you would continue to drop lower tiers drop, pretty much useless on the most part. farming yellow item to take 15 mins every 10 mins of farm to check on them to gain 3 DPS overall, which is now even higher after they added useless stats to check on (such as barrier generation on characters without barrier in the first place) to get even less good items to grind even more. Adding to it straight up not working stats (resistances) bugged skills, bugged legendaries, nerfing over and over characters while buffing enemy, the whole existence of Uber drops, that you may encounter on season 45 if you're lucky and play 12 hr a day to drop one that might not even be useful to you, last patch preseason that just killed 2 characters even further, making them unplayable on endgame, as well as reducing exp to get from a ~150-200 hour grind from lvl 1 -100 to a 500 hour grind reducing enemy on map/dungeon overrall so much that you feel lucky the moment you encounter more that 5 monster. Basically, a more complicated point and click adventure, and walking simulator.… Expand
  67. Shirolu
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I always loved Diablo. Diablo IV doesnt feel like Diablo anymore, it is MMO and ARPG mixed, both genres with endless content, but the game doesnt have any content. You are done in 2-4 weeks and bored. You could say the game is new, but the season 1 patch truly showed their real intention. There is not 1 thing that makes the game better in anyway in season 1. You GET MORE damage, you DOI always loved Diablo. Diablo IV doesnt feel like Diablo anymore, it is MMO and ARPG mixed, both genres with endless content, but the game doesnt have any content. You are done in 2-4 weeks and bored. You could say the game is new, but the season 1 patch truly showed their real intention. There is not 1 thing that makes the game better in anyway in season 1. You GET MORE damage, you DO LESS damage, you take MORE TIME for the same thing. You are FORCED to do Openworld time restricted; helltides and they made it worse, taking you longer to get what you are there for. Nightmare Dungeons do not make any sense because you dont get XP and you dont have a reason to do that when your glyphs are max level (content missing here too)
    The pinnacle boss cannot be beaten with every class or build, you will need the right build to be able to stand a chance. Thats actuallly ok, but not good design.
    They lack several QoL features, even essential ones iike seing the possibilities of stats you could get or even showing numbers how high (funny that this is the core mechanic of fun; gearing up)

    Forcing Online Mode is useless, you see others but never do anything with randoms.
    They changed several things with XP which didnt make any sense, i was 100 in 3 weeks and they still buff it sometimes (or now nerf it)
    They dont know what do to. They didnt add anything exciting to season 1.

    Uniques in D4 are mostly trash because they have fixed stats you cant get lucky to get good stats. Most uniques have useless stats and are really just TRASH. (even meme legendary effects...)

    All classes have barely no skill decision and are forced to use more defensive skills which makes all builds the same.

    NM dungeons have stupid affixes, thats a game design choice, but it is not really cool or clever.
    For example a lightning which kills you across the map if you are not inside a bubble, you cant split your team to be faster because you might kill your friend. Or the whole team dies because you rush the dungeon and cant go back because of a ladder (good job)

    The game had to be at such a high price, because my standard skins look EXACTLY the same like the ones i can buy for 20 euro and no one ever buys this "cosmetics"
    Im totally real this shop is the worst skin shop I've ever seen.

    Everything in Total. Boring game, no endgame.    … Expand
  68. jrmagicboy
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    They destroyed their own game with the 1.1 patch
    This patch should have been done for a season to test it out. If people don't like it they could not played the season. and still played the game. but no they hurt the whole game. sad If it's not fixed a lot people will quit.
  69. Erick74
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The newest patch destroyed the game. Blizzard rewind and remake this patch of you want your players back.
  70. Cruick
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This is without a doubt the worst Diablo game once you level up. There is literally nothing to do. Parches keep making the game worse and worse and doing literally the opposite of what the community wants. Amazing how bad it is. The latest update must be the worst game update of all time, at least for Blizzard(Activision). Astounding.
  71. TuuTTuuT
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    They told us season will blast.. i expected sth more than legendary gems: new paragon boards, dedicated balance changes, more than 1 unique per class and maybe to fix most of the freakin bugs and performance issues
    this is nothing for a compantly that freakin rich
  72. Uzzer
    Jul 20, 2023
    4
    ARPG that forgot the action part (game is very slow paced and patch 1.1 just made that worse).
    Defenses nerfed but broken defenses (resists) not fixed.
    End game loop is grinding for better items but itemization is not good and loot is not exciting to find.
  73. Zigrdy
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I have bought the most expensieve D4 possible version to buy so i would have battlepass for seazon 1 and now i think I will NOT play seazon 1.
    I have 2 characters now - Sorc 80lvl + druid 63. I don't want to exp another characters because i don't like concept of barb or rouge and Necro is so slow that i would fall asleep during walk.... Dru is ok, i would like to do maybe him again as a    I have bought the most expensieve D4 possible version to buy so i would have battlepass for seazon 1 and now i think I will NOT play seazon 1.
    I have 2 characters now - Sorc 80lvl + druid 63. I don't want to exp another characters because i don't like concept of barb or rouge and Necro is so slow that i would fall asleep during walk.... Dru is ok, i would like to do maybe him again as a cool Character concept but his gameplay is so **** and when I think of exping him once again....than I think of uninstaling the whole game.
    And now they did "the nerf" that has ruined the game for me even on Ethernal Realm...

    Thanks.... I hope PoE is still working...    … Expand
  74. RitzBitz13
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    So I was going to give this game a 8-9, however after the last patch (1.1) I can say that this game is just a pure disappointment. There are so many Quality of Life changes that are needed that Blizzard just straight up avoided. They nerfed all damage 50% because the 0.01% of players made builds that literally broke the game, understandable, but don't destroy the entire fun for the casualSo I was going to give this game a 8-9, however after the last patch (1.1) I can say that this game is just a pure disappointment. There are so many Quality of Life changes that are needed that Blizzard just straight up avoided. They nerfed all damage 50% because the 0.01% of players made builds that literally broke the game, understandable, but don't destroy the entire fun for the casual players who don't have 15 hours a day playing this game.

    There are so many features that are needed to make the game easier to use. Loot filter, bigger stash, search menu, storage features, build diversity and many many more but i dont want to bore you with the list. So what do they say? "Those features will come later"....alright well the game you made before had all these features that players were asking for that celebrated when it was brought in....don't you think we would want that again.

    Blizzard just destroyed this game, and now all fans will be going to Balders Gate 3 or PoE2 when it releases later in the year. Save your money, play something else and you might have Dev's that actually care / respect your opinion.    … Expand
  75. kaelas86
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    As a fan of the Diablo series and having played since I was a kid, I am deeply disappointed with D4.
    I was so disappointed I signed up to Metacritic to leave this post.
    I don't mind the grinding out levels to get to max level, but the experience gain is crap it takes too long and seems to take so long as there is no real end game experience. Level scaling sucks, you never really feel    As a fan of the Diablo series and having played since I was a kid, I am deeply disappointed with D4.
    I was so disappointed I signed up to Metacritic to leave this post.
    I don't mind the grinding out levels to get to max level, but the experience gain is crap it takes too long and seems to take so long as there is no real end game experience.
    Level scaling sucks, you never really feel like being overpowered. When your meant to be a lone hero fighting the monster of hell.
    MMO experience is nonexistence it leaves you asking why is this in the game?
    Dungeons are all the same, kill all enemies or find and place an item on a pedestal.
    The eternal realms have been nerfed to balance the season, so if you don't play the season prepare to be underwhelming.
    Loot drops are like seeing a box of crispy cream droughts only to find some funny bastard has switched the doughnuts for vegetables and opening chests that you would think should be dropping amazing loot disappoints.
    When legendries drop most of the time you end up salvaging it as you have so little stash space, so pick a build a stick to it and hope Blizzard don't take the nerf bat to it.    … Expand
  76. Pearldiver
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This was such a great game until Blizzard lost their nerve with the 1.1 patch. Before the grind was fun, now it is tedious. Running dungeons with a good team was as much fun as you can have with your clothes on pre-patch, but despite having built in incentives to create certain kinds of builds, the devs have nerfed anything that is even moderately successful. So more like purgatory than hell, now!
  77. mirrimax
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Has no sense of what player base wants and doesnt care, do not buy and do not play, total waste of money
  78. Fleshwounded
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    In nearly 30 years since Diablo was introduced it seems Blizzard hasn't learned what's good from previous Diablo games and what's bad. I don't believe I could have hand selected worse or more unfun features. (1) None of the quality of life things from D3 exist. (2) There's 0 end game. (3) You won't be able to just try out new fun builds, because switching takes hours of gold savingIn nearly 30 years since Diablo was introduced it seems Blizzard hasn't learned what's good from previous Diablo games and what's bad. I don't believe I could have hand selected worse or more unfun features. (1) None of the quality of life things from D3 exist. (2) There's 0 end game. (3) You won't be able to just try out new fun builds, because switching takes hours of gold saving monotonous clicking paragon points. (4) There's too many useless secondary stats so 99.9999% of gear that drops is useless. It's very common to hear people not updating a single piece of gear from levels 75-90 because upgrades are so rare. (5) Dev teams provided so little content for the game they are nerfing XP to try and slow the game down to make it artificially last longer. (6) Constant nerfs, not just to damage but things like cool down reduction make the game feel more turn-based than "action" rpg, you'll spend time standing around waiting for cooldowns in-between packs. (7) Nightmare dungeons are so poorly designed you often spend time backtracking in them because of poor layout. (8) Uniques required for certain builds (not Uber uniques) have been know to just not drop at all for the entire level experience from 1-100. You may see a specific druid build you want to try but never in month of leveling from 1-100 ever see that item needed for that build. (9) Rerolling stats on gear is prohibitively costly so even a piece of near perfect gear with 1 bad stat often has to be thrown away. (10) Tomorrow's fireside chat that Blizzard has announced after the immediate backlash to S1 patch will 100% be them just telling players that players are and devs are right and devs know what's best, when it's clear none of them have played the game past level 25.

    For these 10 reasons do not play Diablo 4, and do not pre-order any Blizzard game ever again.    … Expand
  79. PaqAttack
    Jul 20, 2023
    4
    For reference, i have played over 280 hours and enjoyed that time. Diablo 4 was basic but good upon release. There was a lot of potential but the developers have done nothing to address community feedback despite impressive levels of communication and despite talking a good game, have merely drowned us in crippling nerfs across the entire spectrum. In the pursuit of making more statsFor reference, i have played over 280 hours and enjoyed that time. Diablo 4 was basic but good upon release. There was a lot of potential but the developers have done nothing to address community feedback despite impressive levels of communication and despite talking a good game, have merely drowned us in crippling nerfs across the entire spectrum. In the pursuit of making more stats meaningful they are making all stats equally bland and unimpactful. Countless redundant elements that can show up on great make gear unappealing and bad. A lot of hate is being directed at the game and I think right now that's very fair but this game has incredible potential if blizzard can readjust their priorities to fix itemization, and improve quality of life.… Expand
  80. Eohor
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The game was quite OK, good story, a few nice hotfixs from devs that would listen to their players. The endgame was lacking and the game redundant after lvl80 but the future was promising
    Then for season 1 they decided to destroy everything. Players wanted more endgame content, devs decided to end the game.
    it lasted 6 weeks :(
  81. Onlyrne
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Instead of building the game up and making it a fun experience the decided to make it a great big slog to even have an ounce of fun.
  82. Honestyisbest
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    The core gameplay and graphics hold a lot of promise. However, the initial execution, with substantial balancing patches within weeks of release, makes you wonder what testing Blizzard did from a player perspective and whether they rushed release for some unknown reason. Also, repeated stealth changes not mentioned in any patch notes makes you wonder why there is selective transparencyThe core gameplay and graphics hold a lot of promise. However, the initial execution, with substantial balancing patches within weeks of release, makes you wonder what testing Blizzard did from a player perspective and whether they rushed release for some unknown reason. Also, repeated stealth changes not mentioned in any patch notes makes you wonder why there is selective transparency from Blizzard.

    The game is aimed at the causal player base, evidenced in a lack of build diversity for anyone who wants to invest time in exploring possibilities.

    The ‘fun factor’ of the game has been significantly impacted by repeated changes (no more so than by patch 1.1.0 release just prior to the game’s first season - which significantly weakens every character). This is a slap in the face to anyone who has invested time - causal or hardcore - in building up and refining their choice of character.

    The message is that the player base is beta testing a game they payed for - which should have been a lot for definite and polished upon release.

    The huge swings in character power are off putting and make anyone think ‘why invest time now in building up a character?’, as if this pattern continues your fav build today could be turned upside down tomorrow. This degree of unpredictability and surety is not fun.

    The changes implemented also ignore major quality of life changes the community have been crying out for (Storage space is at a minimum to encourage grinding, lack of interesting endgame, leaderboards, separate gem tabs….the list goes on).

    Many of the most recent patch changes (1.1.0) are aimed at slowing the game down to make progressing take longer - keeping players in the game and adding incentive to play Seasonal content - of which even more can be charged for the Battlepass (following many spending 70 - 100 dollars / pounds for the game on release). Blizzard need to stop thinking like a corporate body and return to their roots of a gaming company - making ‘fun’ for their player base their top priority.

    I would suggest staying clear of this one until the game is in more of a stable state with the player experience being the paramount objective.    … Expand
  83. Huhiol
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Worst game I have ever played with worst developers. They cannot make good changes to the game even if the community outlines it for them.

    I highly doubt they even play this game or know how to make items for it. Just go to google and compare Oculus item in Diablo 2 and Diablo 4. Sorc class is pretty much unplayable after campaign. It is like these devs never intended for you to have    Worst game I have ever played with worst developers. They cannot make good changes to the game even if the community outlines it for them.

    I highly doubt they even play this game or know how to make items for it. Just go to google and compare Oculus item in Diablo 2 and Diablo 4. Sorc class is pretty much unplayable after campaign. It is like these devs never intended for you to have fun in a VIDEO GAME. It is so bad I day dream of playing Lost Ark while in Diablo 4.

    The funny part is I paid only $18 for it as I had leftover gold in WoW that I changed into Blizzard balance and I am angry. I can only imagine how somebody who paid $99 feels.

    Best thing to do is quit at this point I think. There are other games to play with game devs that actually want you to have fun    … Expand
  84. kbatman777
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Player base reached out about balancing issues, so what does the dev team do? Further nerf builds needing help, and barely touching overpowered builds. On top of all this, they want TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS for the battle pass. Battle pass clearly has pay to win elements like Diablo Immortal. They dragged us in with a potentially good game then gave it the Diablo Immortal treatment.
    Not only    Player base reached out about balancing issues, so what does the dev team do? Further nerf builds needing help, and barely touching overpowered builds. On top of all this, they want TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS for the battle pass. Battle pass clearly has pay to win elements like Diablo Immortal. They dragged us in with a potentially good game then gave it the Diablo Immortal treatment.
    Not only are my friends and I done playing, we're sure as hell not buying a battle pass.    … Expand
  85. Dhardesty03
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    You guys had to go full Activision at the end didn't you. Thought we had the old Blizz back that understood good content and a happy player base was important. Activision came in and said they could increase your profits by X and you ate it up. Now you're one of those gaming studios that does amazing work, has insane potential, but ultimately chooses profits over a happy player base. YouYou guys had to go full Activision at the end didn't you. Thought we had the old Blizz back that understood good content and a happy player base was important. Activision came in and said they could increase your profits by X and you ate it up. Now you're one of those gaming studios that does amazing work, has insane potential, but ultimately chooses profits over a happy player base. You may tell yourself they go hand in hand so why not both. But when you do things YOU KNOW will upset your played base, as a calculated risk of driving more profits, it's obvious you care about maximizing profits more than anything else.… Expand
  86. ianxu84
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    i have nothing to say
    7/19 update:
    1. -50% fun
    2. The camel can make sounds now
    Great Job. blizzard.
  87. MDBphat
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Devs destroyed eternal realm to try to force seasonal content on players. If they stopped trying to pad seasonal content and battlepass sales to try and look good for shareholders, the game might of had hope. No hope for this game anymore. Well done to the management and dev team in destroying your game before you even had first season. Uninstalled and will happily eat money lost to noDevs destroyed eternal realm to try to force seasonal content on players. If they stopped trying to pad seasonal content and battlepass sales to try and look good for shareholders, the game might of had hope. No hope for this game anymore. Well done to the management and dev team in destroying your game before you even had first season. Uninstalled and will happily eat money lost to no longer support this company.… Expand
  88. minister_n
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The constant nerfing is really demoralising. I am a casual gamer, and this slid from fun to frustration far too quickly. I've followed Diablo from 1 to 4. Time to move on.
  89. jiangnanguqi
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Should be a good game. But the changes the developer made just destroyed your hope.
  90. stuck804
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Save yourself the trouble and find another game to play. You will thank me.
  91. Theduck333
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I was stupid enough to buy this game twice so my wife and I could play together from separate computers at any given time. With the latest nerf patch (1.1 at this moment I'm rating) it has made the sorcerer class, which was already one of the weaker classes in my experience, almost no fun to play. I quite literally made the account for this website just to post how unsatisfied andI was stupid enough to buy this game twice so my wife and I could play together from separate computers at any given time. With the latest nerf patch (1.1 at this moment I'm rating) it has made the sorcerer class, which was already one of the weaker classes in my experience, almost no fun to play. I quite literally made the account for this website just to post how unsatisfied and disappointed I am that I paid for this game twice, just to essentially feel like a Beta tester for Blizzard. I surely hope they listen to their fan base and fix this **** up they made. I just don't understand what the developers were thinking.… Expand
  92. Psychopingu
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard doesn't care or want to make this game better, the game is already infected with issues, upon issues but instead of listening to the player base and trying to fix the actual issues, they nerfed the whole game so that no one would have fun. to make it worse they didn't even give us an alternative nothing to compensate for destroying everything to the ground.
  93. Xantac
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Tone deaf developers are running a live service game into the ground. Basically instead of adding content they are nerfing the entire playerbases characters dramatically and slowing experience gains down, trying to extend the life cycle of the game, all while forcing you to create a new character for the new seasons all while making 0 quality of life improvements. The game already has aTone deaf developers are running a live service game into the ground. Basically instead of adding content they are nerfing the entire playerbases characters dramatically and slowing experience gains down, trying to extend the life cycle of the game, all while forcing you to create a new character for the new seasons all while making 0 quality of life improvements. The game already has a major problem with an unrewarding loot system and an abysmal empty endgame farming trash for eternity. They forgot to put the carrot … Expand
  94. bballjames
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    No care for the players, only the money they already received. It's sad that they did this, but at least it lets the players know to not trust Blizzard in the future. Weird they would shoot their own foot like this, but I guess this is what they wanted.
  95. songjy
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    시바새키들 지들마음대로 패치하고 소통없고 패스팔아먹었다고 자기마음대로게임 운영함
    배틀넷을 가장한 싱글플레이 게임인데 서버운영도 좋지않음
  96. struyaka
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This is my first ever review, imagine - i never gave a **** to comment on anything before, until now - I'm super disappointed in Blizzard and the fact that they don't give a rats ass about the community. It's mainly our fault for clinging onto that last bit of hope that we have that's lingering from our childhood memories when Blizzard was our home! We should all cut this monster off fromThis is my first ever review, imagine - i never gave a **** to comment on anything before, until now - I'm super disappointed in Blizzard and the fact that they don't give a rats ass about the community. It's mainly our fault for clinging onto that last bit of hope that we have that's lingering from our childhood memories when Blizzard was our home! We should all cut this monster off from our lives asap, let them rot from the insides.… Expand
  97. AmWBurn
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    First (and now last) Blizzard game I have purchased. I was really excited about this but after the patch I just feel that I got duped by a bait n switch. Unless Blizzard actually starts listening to its user base, don't waste your money on the game.
  98. Frantik
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I had fun playing diablo 4 for a week. Max 30 hours I think.

    The game feels unfinished with very little to do now and a recent patch has made.it way to slow and boring and fairly pointless.

    Have uninstalled and might check back in 4/5 months when new content is released
  99. bennett2464
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    1.1.0 Patch destroyed the game!!!! Plain and simple no ambitious to play this game. Hours and hours of grinding the perfect loot for my build for these people to nerf EVERYTHING!!! Give me a reason to play this pure trash that they turned this game into after i loved playing this game so much. WILL NOT be playing season 1 and its a shame as i was looking forward to it.
  100. lastfreeman
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I have uninstalled and seeking refunds. They have ruined what was a medium game at best with these nerfs.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Cubed3
    Mar 25, 2024
    50
    There's a fair bit to like about Diablo IV — best-in-class sound design, intriguing character classes, fantastic graphics and occasionally addictive gameplay all feel like the series in its prime. However, even the best parts are let down by an undercurrent of frustrating design choices: the cynical inclusion of a Battle Pass, a bloated open world, repetitive mission structure and progression that too often feels meaningless cast a long shadow that let the latest Diablo title down. Future Seasons may refine what's here, but many of its issues sadly feel baked into the core experience. All but the most die-hard fans may wish to wait for a substantial sale on this one.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 22, 2024
    80
    The visuals are probably what excited me the most. The way the game looks and the atmosphere makes me feel like I'm playing the old Diablo again. On steroids and on a quadruple screen TV, but the feeling is still there. [Issue#328]
  3. PLAY
    Sep 17, 2023
    80
    Diablo is back, and taking no prisoners. The top-quality, lengthy campaign will be enough for some, while the endgame should prove a welcome obsession for others. [Issue#30, p.84]
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