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. Grouxey
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Developers have a garbage understanding of what the player wants, very bad first season details, no stash tabs, boring end game boring grind.
  2. Resinmage
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The game has been out for weeks and I've been playing it a lot leveling up my character getting strong recently the game developer released an update for the game that changed everything about how my character works making it completely weak making all the time I spent wasted I am not happy he will not be playing this game again
  3. JadeSal
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Initially, the game was promising. Even with a lot of glaring issues - the foundation was there.
    With the S1 patch, Blizzard confirmed to everyone that they do not play their games, they do not listen to their community and they don't know how to balance Diablo.
    S1 brings nothing new to the endgame and makes enemies artificially harder while giving you nothing in return. The only thing    Initially, the game was promising. Even with a lot of glaring issues - the foundation was there.
    With the S1 patch, Blizzard confirmed to everyone that they do not play their games, they do not listen to their community and they don't know how to balance Diablo.
    S1 brings nothing new to the endgame and makes enemies artificially harder while giving you nothing in return. The only thing this company cares about is how to keep you logged in the game as much as possible while providing no incentive for it. They just need to you to be there so they can boast about active players
    F*ck you Blizzard for ruining one of the favorite franchises of an entire generation. You lazy, creatively bankrupt, lying dumb*sses.
    Can't wait for the Microsoft acquisition to be completed, so they can kill this animated corpse of a once-great company and end the agony once and for all.    … Expand
  4. TheRevHood
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Very concerned about the direction of the game. Balances are unaligned with any community feedback and aren’t in players best interest.
  5. ximox
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I was a fan of the franchise since D1, played 5k hours D3 but unfortunately D4 really disappointed me from the start, no social aspect in a forced online, coop, pvp game in 2023, no lfg, no group chat, no trade, bad interface, bad inventory management, appaling loot scaling but hey, i am an hard core diablo fan, I play it, no problem, and i get to 100 with my char, struggling to get toI was a fan of the franchise since D1, played 5k hours D3 but unfortunately D4 really disappointed me from the start, no social aspect in a forced online, coop, pvp game in 2023, no lfg, no group chat, no trade, bad interface, bad inventory management, appaling loot scaling but hey, i am an hard core diablo fan, I play it, no problem, and i get to 100 with my char, struggling to get to higher part of the dungeon levels and POOF, they apply a patch, NONE of the playerbase concerns were addressed and and my character is now completely useless, after hundreds of hours of frustrating gameplay., Good job people, you killed a very important franchise even tough you had 8 years to develope the game and a very successful prequel were to get your info from.. Enjoy my score of 2… Expand
  6. Montrovont73
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Seems the devs don't have a test server. All testing seems to be done on the player base. If they actually do have a test server it does not seem like they use it. Additionally the dev don't have an understanding of what the user/client wants. I expect tomorrow they will try and justify there actions as opposed to a meculpa. If they do try to defend as opposed to lessen hoe bad theySeems the devs don't have a test server. All testing seems to be done on the player base. If they actually do have a test server it does not seem like they use it. Additionally the dev don't have an understanding of what the user/client wants. I expect tomorrow they will try and justify there actions as opposed to a meculpa. If they do try to defend as opposed to lessen hoe bad they recently nerfed everything they will start bleeding their main clients, casual gamers. Fix it fast Blizzard, or you might just fin yourselves jobless.....… Expand
  7. Akkajo
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Blizzard don’t listen community. No end game, no improvement, just massive nerf to hide this game has no content. Blizzard is sinking.... it's a quote but it perfectly sums up everything. was quiet fun before the patch for season 1 but no base game stinks and the "new" content is a laugh
  8. Dareijos
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Started with great potential, but developers decide to nerf everyone, hitting the weakest class even harder than the other ones. No motivation to continue playing. Too late for me to get my money back, but anyone reading this and hasn't bought the game yet: Wait to see if the devs come to their senses again!
  9. ShinRaii
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The game was fun in the beginning but becomes like a chore to play after the campaign. Unfortunately the devs are making the game much more slower to play to a point that I regret buying the game. Please play Diablo 2 instead.
  10. Nocapp
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I made my first Metacritic account just to give this negative review, due to the Season 1 "balance patch". Just don't waste your time this is no longer about the consumer and all about the stockholders.
  11. skytime
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Game doesn’t have enough endgame content, so developers “fix” this issue by making the grind to endgame take considerably longer with their most recent patch.

    The infamous pattern of Blizzard developers who think they’re smarter than the consumers who put hours and hours into the game has repeated itself once again. Such a disappointment. Really had hope that Diablo 4 would be a change in    Game doesn’t have enough endgame content, so developers “fix” this issue by making the grind to endgame take considerably longer with their most recent patch.

    The infamous pattern of Blizzard developers who think they’re smarter than the consumers who put hours and hours into the game has repeated itself once again. Such a disappointment. Really had hope that Diablo 4 would be a change in the right direction. Avoid this game. Find a game where the devs listen and care about consumer feedback.    … Expand
  12. Swayzelivs4ever
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The developer are obviously out of touch with why people are playing their game. They nerfed the top most builds but by doing it the way they did the people who are rocking perfect gear took an even harder hit. If they have a problem with power creep find a way to cap the top without hitting us players at the bottom
  13. BigChungus138
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This game had me intrigued from the beginning, best game I’ve played in a long while. The newest update has destroyed the game for me. It was already hard enough trying to get perfect rolls to beat lvl 80 and above NM dungeons so why nerf everything to the ground? My build that was clearing lvl 60 NM dungeons and improving and now is now barely clearing lvl 40s. It’s like they want you toThis game had me intrigued from the beginning, best game I’ve played in a long while. The newest update has destroyed the game for me. It was already hard enough trying to get perfect rolls to beat lvl 80 and above NM dungeons so why nerf everything to the ground? My build that was clearing lvl 60 NM dungeons and improving and now is now barely clearing lvl 40s. It’s like they want you to get stuck in mid end game. They said in the last big patch that they would increase mob density for helltide zones. Apparently increasing mob density means the mystery chest takes more cinders to open and that the chance for cinders to drop is significantly decreased. Stupid. They had a good thing going and honestly I think a few classes just straight up need buffs. Maybe they will realize how stupid the update is and will fix it, it’s Blizzard though so I doubt I’ll enjoy the game again.… Expand
  14. Hexodus
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    quite frankly, D4 has a great template to make a amazing game

    but right now its lacking in - real endgame content ( comparable to WoW with mythic raiding and M+ or Poe high mapping and uber bosses ) - clear speed - engaging fights - mob density - itemisation - Seasonal effect is lackluster and boring - class balance - artifical time gating ( everything takes longer like    quite frankly, D4 has a great template to make a amazing game

    but right now its lacking in
    - real endgame content ( comparable to WoW with mythic raiding and M+ or Poe high mapping and uber bosses )
    - clear speed
    - engaging fights
    - mob density
    - itemisation
    - Seasonal effect is lackluster and boring
    - class balance
    - artifical time gating ( everything takes longer like spawning the horse, using the horse ability,    … Expand
  15. hj3772
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Forget Diablo until now. The current developers are incompetent. In response to the lack of content, they take steps to increase playtime by slowing down the growth rate. It's like taking steps to slow down the roller coaster to the customer's response that the roller coaster is short.
  16. Sed8
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Great game that is ruined by money grabbing devs force funneling people to battlepass and seasonal play.
  17. mr1458lx
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    All classes are nerfed.

    No reduction in enchantment costs. Helltides are slower. Boosting is nerfed to the absolute ground. Doing content other than Nightmare dungeons is nerfed. Experience bonus for killing monsters of higher levels nerfed by around 90% Crit and vulnerable damage nerfed 17% and 40% respectively, not counting the nerf to the inherent affixes to certain    All classes are nerfed.

    No reduction in enchantment costs.

    Helltides are slower.

    Boosting is nerfed to the absolute ground.

    Doing content other than Nightmare dungeons is nerfed.

    Experience bonus for killing monsters of higher levels nerfed by around 90%

    Crit and vulnerable damage nerfed 17% and 40% respectively, not counting the nerf to the inherent affixes to certain weapons.

    - No mount changes at all

    - Powerleveling just got gutted so now you can't even boost characters anymore

    - World Tier 2 got a slight gold buff and item buff, 0 XP buffs which was the main issue

    - Level scaling on monsters puts them a few levels lower so XP has gone down AGAIN

    - Channel time for leave dungeon is 5 seconds instead of 3, why? Why add more time waste? Such a weird unnecessary change, I haven't seen this brought up once

    - No roadblock changes

    - Helltide Mystery chest cost increased from 175 to 250, why? Why is this necessary?

    - Hamstring only slows healthy enemies? Why?

    - " There is no longer a limit to how many materials you can refine into higher materials at once. " WHY WAS THIS EVEN IN THE GAME? They literally made bad changes just to revert them back and say "we're making progress"

    - Main stats nerfed on weapons by half

    - CDR nerfed on all gear

    - All Crit damage nerfed by 17%

    - All vulnerable damage reduced by 40%

    - Damage to CCed enemies reduced by 30%

    The fact is, people are getting bored. This is an ACTION RPG with slow paced action. It's a LOOT hunter with boring loot. This is an MMO with no social aspects. A dungeon crawler that feels more like a game of fetch the stones and put them on the pedestals.    … Expand
  18. pete0980
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Developers don’t care about the players. Not willing to take feedback an improve where need. Early game is quite good but end game and patches have killed it.
  19. Dave17
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has been ruined after the patch 1.1.0. That's quite sad … Expand
  20. GoldenCooper
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    1.1 patch fixed an issue where I have any hope for this game.

    Even before this, the game was an effective sleep aid before bed. This isn't hyperbole, I would literally fall asleep.

    Save your money, but more importantly, save your time because Blizzard doesn't respect it.
  21. Darktokiya
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    New season patch nerf everything. Nerf to all the fun and sorcerer is the worst class now.
    Sorc Teleport on PS5 is junk , you cannot teleport full screen like on PC. The sorc teleport on PS5 distance is same like evade.
    Elemental resist is not working.
    Horse sprint on PS5 is not full sprint like on PC.
  22. AimTo
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Extremely disappointing game. It started okay-ish but is turning terrible. I feel betrayed by Blizzard.
  23. Amco
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Listen this game was decent at the start. They didn't drop everything right away and the community was okay with that at first. We asked devs for weeks when and if they were implementing some changes to the game to help us have more fun. They said soon and had a 13 page document proving that. What we didn't know is that in those documents is what will ruin the game. Now the game isn'tListen this game was decent at the start. They didn't drop everything right away and the community was okay with that at first. We asked devs for weeks when and if they were implementing some changes to the game to help us have more fun. They said soon and had a 13 page document proving that. What we didn't know is that in those documents is what will ruin the game. Now the game isn't playable, all of the classes are **** especially sorcerer. Every season you have to make a character and grind everything back which takes a lot of time. Whats even crazier is that you cant get any uniques since the drop rate on those are .000001%. The game was meant for unemployed people that don’t have **** all to do. It was also meant to have people sucked into the game to kill themselves with. So if you like your mental health and hygiene don’t get this game totally isn't worth and saving you money. Btw they also made leveling even harder than it was before and no good way to farm for levels.… Expand
  24. rekottop
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Everything was OK ish until I went into a cellar and I couldn't kill the elite. And I was with a clan member. Vampiric elite that just replenished its health before we could even drop it below 50 percent. I saved the clip. It's so ridiculous. It's summer anyways. I guess I needed an excuse to not play games for a bit and enjoy the weather. Thanks Blizzard. Microsoft is in good hands
  25. Rush1984
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Worst diablo so far , no looking for group and other quality of life features you would expect in a 2023 MUltiplayer game classes are dull and boring and bosses boring and quests linear fetch and kill x ,don't waste your money
  26. HausParty
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    basically a good game but the online compulsion brings so many negative things to it that playing is no fun in many places. e.g. if you feel like playing, you may not be able to log in for a good hour or something to login.
  27. DVRKSTVR
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The rational part of my brain acknowledges that intentionally ruining the game wouldn't make sense. It's bad for their reputation and finances, and it's causing players to lose faith in what could have been an amazing experience. It seems like an incredibly risky move.

    As someone who isn't involved in game development, I don't fully grasp the inner workings of the Blizzard offices. I    The rational part of my brain acknowledges that intentionally ruining the game wouldn't make sense. It's bad for their reputation and finances, and it's causing players to lose faith in what could have been an amazing experience. It seems like an incredibly risky move.

    As someone who isn't involved in game development, I don't fully grasp the inner workings of the Blizzard offices. I assume there are teams, separate from the developers, that pay attention to player feedback and balance the game accordingly. There should also be a team responsible for ensuring that the changes in each patch align with what the community needs, addressing necessary nerfs without going overboard.

    They must have been aware of the potential issues that would arise, right? They should have anticipated this situation. So, the only conclusion I can draw is that they intentionally wanted to start fresh. Perhaps they want us to spend more time grinding during the upcoming season, aiming to maximize player retention, whether by choice or by the force of Blizzard's actions.

    Blizzard must have gathered a significant amount of data on the time it took players to reach level 100. However, it appears they focused on streamers rather than the average players who worked hard to reach level 56 and were content with their progress. They used this knowledge to ensure such progress doesn't happen in Season 1, resulting in across-the-board nerfs.

    It also seems likely that they assume we will forget about these issues when creating our seasonal characters. While this may be true for many players, there will be legitimate quits due to this debacle. Blizzard seems to welcome both outcomes, wanting players to forget about their previous strength.

    Numerous posts have referred to this as Public Beta 1.1, and that analogy couldn't be more accurate. Blizzard likely couldn't risk giving full game access to actual beta testers, as they would have torn it apart and damaged its ratings. So instead, we got a glimpse—a necessary risk because the game was rushed. Even if it wasn't rushed, they would never have known how the game would truly fare once released to the masses. Now, having learned from this experience, we're facing the mega-nerf.

    This mega-nerf establishes a new baseline, and I highly doubt they will repeat such a drastic move. At this moment, I share the frustration and disappointment felt by everyone else. I'm not here to make excuses. I simply want to express my frustrations, seek understanding, learn from past experiences with this studio, and hope for improvement in the game. I also wish for every individual involved in this decision to have recurring nightmares until the game becomes stable and players are satisfied. This situation is truly disappointing, and my faith in Blizzard has been shaken.    … Expand
  28. HITMXXN
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Yes my thoughts. Pre Release/Beta and Before 7/18/23 Update. The game was great, story was indepth and really gripping to the person playing. The builds were fun yet tricky to get perfect yet it was still fun. Then an update came out and buffed what felt like everything from xp to simply the mechanics.................then Rod Fergusson did what he is know for doing, ruining a game withYes my thoughts. Pre Release/Beta and Before 7/18/23 Update. The game was great, story was indepth and really gripping to the person playing. The builds were fun yet tricky to get perfect yet it was still fun. Then an update came out and buffed what felt like everything from xp to simply the mechanics.................then Rod Fergusson did what he is know for doing, ruining a game with updates. As Ron has shown with the Gears games he cannot maintain a positive run on a game and this shows again with Diablo 4... with the 7/18/23 update coming out its safe to say that fans weren't apart of the discussion for how to improve the game and the only thoughts of fans were how can we take away the fun, the xp and the coop experience, aspect nerfing. The entire update around 7/18 was simply to destroy all the different areas that allows a player to have fun and enjoy their time. Rod F cannot hand feedback from fans so he also blocks them as to why I am here leaving an official review.… Expand
  29. Neotengu
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Worst Game of the YEar after Gollum
    They've destroyed almost everyones will and motivation
  30. mkjas12003
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I loved the game at first have over 20 days of actual gameplay. Literally could not wait to get home from work to play i was just having fun for a change. BUT after the latest patch game feels horrible and i refuse to play until something changes so may be back one day but current state of the game SAVE YOUR MONEY play something else.
  31. Clesrine
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Patch made game less fun Diablo 3 auction house era was better than current state of the game
  32. KoolandtheGang
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Zero – disappointed, sad that this is how I feel about the current state of D4, a highly anticipated game for myself. The "0" represents my excitement and outlook for the game after 1.1.0a patch, my lack of confidence in the team surrounding D4 at the moment. The patch was SO far removed and out of touch in nearly every way.. but it also sounds like the team is prioritizing time toZero – disappointed, sad that this is how I feel about the current state of D4, a highly anticipated game for myself. The "0" represents my excitement and outlook for the game after 1.1.0a patch, my lack of confidence in the team surrounding D4 at the moment. The patch was SO far removed and out of touch in nearly every way.. but it also sounds like the team is prioritizing time to digest/process feedback and comments? Part of me is still hopeful (copium, will always be a Diablo fan) and that this is all part of growing pains of a long-term plan to achieve balance in-game and harmony with the community, and I will return to the game if/when they do.
    Mid-review, I decided to give a score of "1" because I DID enjoy the game and believe the team is listening/communicative. But my review isn't heavily based on what I enjoyed in the past, it's weighted primarily on my outlook of the game moving forward. That said, I sincerely hope everyone still playing enjoys S1. I'll be staying updated with the game in the meantime and hope to play with y'all again one day, fingers crossed!    … Expand
  33. cuaxigon
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Blizzard once again strikes their fan base down by launching a game for everyone to beta test, that constantly has seen changes that transformed the game from very fun at launch into a drag to even log due to the incessant bugs, very restricted way to build your character that actually can defeat content, many, many quality of life things that literally had to be added through time for the same mistakes on Diablo 3 that simply aren’t anywhere to be seen on Diablo 4. Why? Why such little stash space? Why the need to make players avoiding making alternate characters by nerfing experience and fun ways to power level with friends to be able to play at the same level? Why are the devs, especifically Mr. Rod Ferguson trying to trick and tell players that “remember Diablo 4 has been out for only a few weeks” means that a triple A, bug riddled game (resistances don’t work, spells don’t work as intended, damage calculation is bugged, and the list goes on) is ok to have and we shouldn’t demand that fixes are churned quicker rather than later? And to top it all off, they release a patch where they literally change every single build every player has for worse, make the least customizable, least powerful class that’s bugged (sorcerer) worse, show a desperate attempt to slow everyone’s progress and restrict growth, and to make matters worse is riddled with a myriad of even more bugs. And we’re supposed to say thanks?
    I give it a 1 because the art, story and cinematics team should be rewarded, praised and recognized for creating such an interesting, and beautiful, dark world and ambiance, what a missed opportunity. This shouldn’t be accepted, that’s my 2 cents.    … Expand
  34. Akaos
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Giving it a 1 because it was fun before patch 1.1. Players had lots of QOL requests and were told they would be implemented (gem management, ect) Instead they drop the nerf hammer on almost everything. Slow the game down, nerf damage, nerf resistances, and basically bury the Sorc class.
    I was excited to play Season 1, now I am just so letdown and frankly mad. Developers are Completely    Giving it a 1 because it was fun before patch 1.1. Players had lots of QOL requests and were told they would be implemented (gem management, ect) Instead they drop the nerf hammer on almost everything. Slow the game down, nerf damage, nerf resistances, and basically bury the Sorc class.
    I was excited to play Season 1, now I am just so letdown and frankly mad. Developers are Completely out of sync with players.    … Expand
  35. Norwhal
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I am tired of blizzard not being able to make positive updates for its game. Its time to listen to it's community and reignite the passion for video games. Zero progress from this patch.
  36. DontEverLearn
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The campaign writing and overall presentation are great.

    Unfortunately once you clear the main campaign it starts falling apart. The poor coding shows itself when the difficulty starts raising, not that the game really gets that hard until you start pushing nightmare dungeons but you notice bad hit detection and things like that. There are a lot of quality of life things that have    The campaign writing and overall presentation are great.

    Unfortunately once you clear the main campaign it starts falling apart.
    The poor coding shows itself when the difficulty starts raising, not that the game really gets that hard until you start pushing nightmare dungeons but you notice bad hit detection and things like that. There are a lot of quality of life things that have been heavily requested which are being ignored and given the "we'll get to it later." treatment.

    The main problem with the game as I see it and the thing that killed my enjoyment of the game is that the developers dont seem to have any understanding of the player experience or what the changes they are making will mean for it. They say they want to support a wide build variety but nerf the good builds that the top 1% of players are using doing the pinnacle content of the game while ignoring completely bugged out builds or builds that are pathetic like fire sorc or summoner druid.

    They dont seem to know that logging in to find your character is now much more squishy and much less powerful when you are pushing end game content isnt something players want to experience and would turn them off.

    If this is the level of thinking the developers or their bosses are operating on for D4 it will not have a successful life cycle as the game it was sold to be. For now I am choosing to abstain from the season and don't know if I will return to eternal realm or anything else blizzard has to offer. I will definitely never spend money on a blizzard title again, they burned me too good on this one. I hated D3, D2 was a huge part of my adolescence something I cherish greatly to this day. I know no one who worked on D2 is still working for blizzard but its a shame they have no one there with any pull who understands what made D2 so incredible. It wasnt a perfect game by any means which is what makes D4 so frustrating, there was a lot of room for updates and improvements to D2 which the D4 team could have taken and run with.

    I am heartened to see the response from the community because this kind of corporate meddling for the sake of greed, this constant extraction from everything good in our lives and world for the sake of profit leaves the whole word in a rotten state. Power to the people.    … Expand
  37. Jalynna
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Franchement ils ont tué le jeu avec leur nouveau patch. Dommage il était bien avant
  38. Buzzkillz
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Game is “supported” by a dev team that doesn’t support its casual OR hardcore gaming community. Latest pre season 1 patch made a slow game with minimal end game content and annoying QOL an even slower game with no additions to end game or better QOL. At least some decent titles from other studios will be released soon to take its place
  39. Thezapper22
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I've given the blizzard team all the benefits. I've defended them and encouraged others to buy the game. But with this season they lost me. Everything about this is horrible. No QoL improvements. We got no carrots, only sticks with Diablo 4
  40. foresterh
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I had a blast until a day or two ago. Now I'm a weak struggling character and that's before having to start a new character for season 1.what gives?
  41. Adminant
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This game is highly unstable from a technical standpoint—riddled with bugs and game-breaking issues like memory leaks which can actually damage your hardware over time. It’s a fun experience early on, and the campaign is well-crafted, but the late game is extremely lacking and clearly rushed. There’s nothing fun to do after level 70, and itemization and item drops are a huge negative;This game is highly unstable from a technical standpoint—riddled with bugs and game-breaking issues like memory leaks which can actually damage your hardware over time. It’s a fun experience early on, and the campaign is well-crafted, but the late game is extremely lacking and clearly rushed. There’s nothing fun to do after level 70, and itemization and item drops are a huge negative; simply put, there was no thought behind how to ensure a meaningful, positive feedback loop that would keep players hooked. To add to the mediocrity, most builds are unviable after the most recent season 1 patch due to huge reductions in survivability and damage. Blizzard justifies this large patch as being necessary for bringing the game into alignment with their vision, but they have done an awful job of articulating their vision and no one really understands the purpose of their game design outside of driving engagement. One major problem blizzard seemingly hasn’t come to terms with through their game design is that retention > engagement. Retention is driven by long-term value whereas engagement can be built through short-term, trivial, and easily forgettable reward systems that burn out and frustrate customers. A company with low player retention may claim victory for their product at launch, but the damage to their brand over time will be immense if churn is high, and I suspect that after this game, blizzard may not be held in as high esteem as it once was. Brand loyalty = retention and long-term value, and Blizzard is doing a very poor job of understanding this.… Expand
  42. xamae
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Congratulation Blizzard. I don't get why have to create a new char to play a expasion. And better make hard to lvl up. GREAT IDEIA. Send a big hug for how though about that on your team.
  43. Hellebore
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    The game had a smooth launch BUT.... one month after said launch Blizzard/Activision literally killed the game with one "update" patch. They nerfed all classes across the board making some completely unplayable. The population plummeted in less than one day. The "Seasons" launch was an EPIC FAILURE and it's utterly unplayable with constant rubber banding and the camera view fails to evenThe game had a smooth launch BUT.... one month after said launch Blizzard/Activision literally killed the game with one "update" patch. They nerfed all classes across the board making some completely unplayable. The population plummeted in less than one day. The "Seasons" launch was an EPIC FAILURE and it's utterly unplayable with constant rubber banding and the camera view fails to even follow the character that you're playing. The Blizzard that we grew up with and loved is officially dead. All they hype for D4 was an obvious money grab and Activision is simply grifting off of a desperate gaming community pining for the past. AVOID any and all Blizzard/Activision products at all costs.… Expand
  44. hescominsoon
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    it ad such potential. i had the ultimate gifted to me and i purchased to ultimates for freinds. I have since removed the game from my pc. once the game is finished...and the devs stop invalidating every single build i do multiple times, i may installation it again. right now i am looking to baldur's gate 3 and starfield as diablo 4 is an absolute steaming pile right now. Not only didit ad such potential. i had the ultimate gifted to me and i purchased to ultimates for freinds. I have since removed the game from my pc. once the game is finished...and the devs stop invalidating every single build i do multiple times, i may installation it again. right now i am looking to baldur's gate 3 and starfield as diablo 4 is an absolute steaming pile right now. Not only did i purchase the ultimate edition i upgraded myt machine for this am as well. At least the upgrades wile allow me to enjoy starfield and BBG33..:)… Expand
  45. Schwifty4201
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Blizzard is really good at making games that have the potential to be something really fantastic. The problem with blizzard is that they are too busy making changes that they think they should make while totally ignoring the entire community of gamers who play the game. You can buy a blizzard game because you played it somewhere and had a blast and by the time you load it up it’s a totallyBlizzard is really good at making games that have the potential to be something really fantastic. The problem with blizzard is that they are too busy making changes that they think they should make while totally ignoring the entire community of gamers who play the game. You can buy a blizzard game because you played it somewhere and had a blast and by the time you load it up it’s a totally different game because they have changed everything that you were enjoying about it. The constant making things harder to obtain and how long it takes to get them. The making your favorite class worthless after spending hundreds of hours of your life; for what now your toon sucks. Oh well they think that’s more time you’ll spend replaying another class that doesn’t suck. They are so money hungry that it’s sickening and I have honestly grown to truly hate this company and know for a fact that I will not be wasting a single second or dollar on them again. The amount of stress and disappointment I have gotten just from trying to play their games isn’t worth it. I’ve used to play WoW and quit because of the constant bull crap but I really was hoping this time it would be different I should have known better this company never learns and they don’t care. If you value your time don’t play this game.… Expand
  46. NghiaRM
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    High price game, good story, but the way they balance the game like sh**t. They just thinking of player money and abandon all the good value they had made!!
  47. Kenorb
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Fun for a while.
    Then slows to a grinding halt.
    Qol that they should have known to include, was obviously left out because of the lack of endgame content. Slow you down keep you in the game.
    Solid base fight mechanics.
    Overall Garbage Game don’t waste your time and money…
  48. Daboomer
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Devs have appearantly decided to slowly turn the decent base the game had on release into complete crap and a turd sandwich. They are making everything more tedious, doing there absolute best attempt at taking something decent/good into a horrid experience. And we payed 70$ for it. Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me. I won't buy anything again even if it seems good at release produce by Activision Blizzard.… Expand
  49. ffnogood
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    A treasure hunting game is afraid that the player will hit the treasure?
    A multiplayer game that penalizes players who connect and team up?
    It will be revised down in an all-round way, which means that the initial value is not designed well at all
  50. YurtGurt
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Long time fan of this series. Really wanted to love this game, it was supposed to be the new best thing, the beginning was excellent the story was genuinely engaging for the main campaign at the start and then after you finish beating it for the first time that just absolutely stops. You can beat the main game at about level 40 ish maybe a little later or a little earlier depending andLong time fan of this series. Really wanted to love this game, it was supposed to be the new best thing, the beginning was excellent the story was genuinely engaging for the main campaign at the start and then after you finish beating it for the first time that just absolutely stops. You can beat the main game at about level 40 ish maybe a little later or a little earlier depending and after that the multiplayer is supposed to kick in. Get access to WT3 around level 50 and maybe WT4 around 60-65 depending on skill level but everything from level 50 onwards is just an absolute slog. Not only is there a lack of anything to really do but the dungeons are all some variation of copy paste of each other. The world bosses are timed usually while you are at work and the loot is absolute garbage for every single activity you can partake in. Not only did they nerf the hell out of the density for the monsters to the point where you're just walking a giant line with a circle with the occasional fight every 3 minutes but they continually nerf player power and xp gain on top of that. All the gear is bland and hope you like making spreadsheets because that's really all new gear feels like after level 50, You get 4 stash tabs that fill up insanely fast, uniques aren't unique in any way except for the single special affix on them most of which are garbage and actually unuseable because they nerf your character further. There are bugs galore in the game that have gone unfixed despite player outcry (Resistances don't work at all, horses get caught on the tiniest pixels etc.) the paragon board is massive with no real choices to be made and also requires you to manually one at a time refund them if you wish to respect. You will NEVER have enough gold, rerolling a piece of gear can cost hundreds of thousands to millions of gold and on WT4 a monster MIGHt drop 800 on average. Elites are absolutely busted, they tend to spawn 6 elites on top of each other that will just CC you to death because their skills are near unavoidable and they body block you into each other. They have enemies that can literally one shot you from rooms away if not careful in one hit that are a constant threat. On top of all t his lack of fun blizzard seems more concerned with setting the game up for another Diablo Immortal style cash grab system than listening to their fans and fixing things/making them more enjoyable. They seem to be completely capable of nerfing things into the ground in just a couple hours but always have excuses for why they can't fix things in the same time span. At this point I've given up on the game until some major changes happen to put some semblance of fun back into it and improve upon the state. If you spend money on this know you're essentially paying blizzard for a beta test experience if even that, it now feels more like you're in the starting phases of an alpha things are so bad. It's pretty sad that things are in their current state when Diablo 2 has been out for nearly 20 years and is still far superior to this.… Expand
  51. qclowack
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Bug, greed, fail fix... do i need to had? Fix your **** blizzard come on!
  52. Knrde
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Changes for worse each day.
    Last update and lack of significant changes.

    I hope for the better in maybe 3-6 months, but not today. Today the only goods thing for me is the campaign and cinematics.
  53. Skadus
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    i've been playing the diablo series since diablo 1 and i've always played the sorcerer from the beginning. i find it incomprehensible why patches have made the already mid-range class even worse. when i look at how many strong builds there are for the rogue or druid, for example, i think it's a shame that the sorcerer class hasn't been upgraded, but rather downgraded. i'll adjust my ratingi've been playing the diablo series since diablo 1 and i've always played the sorcerer from the beginning. i find it incomprehensible why patches have made the already mid-range class even worse. when i look at how many strong builds there are for the rogue or druid, for example, i think it's a shame that the sorcerer class hasn't been upgraded, but rather downgraded. i'll adjust my rating when the balancing has improved.… Expand
  54. mikewang
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    I played diablo game 20 years and preorder always, but diablo4 is make me sad, dev's only job is take away all fun part of this game, I am very regret to preorder ultimate version of d4.
  55. Ironwill2000
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Freezes on PS5 hardcore mode. Developers also intentionally launched the game fun, but nerfed every class and then buffed monsters to slow players down to slow their progression. No longer fun.
  56. Popolupo88
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Game was pretty addictive but patch 1.1.0 has totally ruined my endgame sorcerer character. I've lost most of my Arc Lash build damage. It is truly unfair. I am Diablo fan since its first part, since 1996 but it were other games and other Blizzard. Im really sorry, it is very sad for me but I don't think I will continue this game in this form because it's not joyful anymore. It's more likeGame was pretty addictive but patch 1.1.0 has totally ruined my endgame sorcerer character. I've lost most of my Arc Lash build damage. It is truly unfair. I am Diablo fan since its first part, since 1996 but it were other games and other Blizzard. Im really sorry, it is very sad for me but I don't think I will continue this game in this form because it's not joyful anymore. It's more like torture now.… Expand
  57. Mcnugget99
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Tldr: end game content is repetitive, gameplay is boring, leveling and farming are tedious, players keep playing not because the game is fun but because they want to feel a sense of accomplishment by conquering enemies that are made unnecessarily difficult to begin with

    Pro: - smooth local co op gameplay - decent main story Con: - everyone is a glass canon - build does not work until    Tldr: end game content is repetitive, gameplay is boring, leveling and farming are tedious, players keep playing not because the game is fun but because they want to feel a sense of accomplishment by conquering enemies that are made unnecessarily difficult to begin with

    Pro:
    - smooth local co op gameplay
    - decent main story

    Con:
    - everyone is a glass canon
    - build does not work until late game
    - overwhelming amount of elements (e.g. why do we have vulnerable damage, lucky hit, fortify etc.; 160 altars, 120 dungeons, 225 paragon points), nothing is intuitive, not casual player friendly
    - game forces harder difficulty on you
    - level scaling plus world tier system take away sense of progression, you never feel strong enough
    - repetitive and boring end game content, childish objectives to go through    … Expand
  58. Brigantine72
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Blizzard basically pulled a bait and switch. They released an unfinished game that doesn’t have meaningful endgame content. Instead of adding the endgame content with season-1 they nerfed all the classes and items while buffing all the enemies. This had the effect of exponentially slowing the leveling down to the point of removing any enjoyment. They did this on the eve of season-1 soBlizzard basically pulled a bait and switch. They released an unfinished game that doesn’t have meaningful endgame content. Instead of adding the endgame content with season-1 they nerfed all the classes and items while buffing all the enemies. This had the effect of exponentially slowing the leveling down to the point of removing any enjoyment. They did this on the eve of season-1 so basically you had a month of pretty fun content, along with good press & reviews, and then they took that all away. To say this game is now a tedious slog is an understatement. You’ll literally play hours and hours with little leveling progress & very few loot items to show for it. I would not recommend this game in its current state.… Expand
  59. deadablo4
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Максимально унылая долбильня без какого либо смысла. Ничего не имеет смысла. Абсолютно ничего. Игра про ничего. Ничего не принесет удовольствия. Разнообразия ноль. Тупо долби мобов непонятно ради чего. Конечной цели нет. Мне жаль тех, кто играет в это. Могу им только сказать, что ничего не делать - это веселее, чем играть в ЭТО. Попробуйте.Максимально унылая долбильня без какого либо смысла. Ничего не имеет смысла. Абсолютно ничего. Игра про ничего. Ничего не принесет удовольствия. Разнообразия ноль. Тупо долби мобов непонятно ради чего. Конечной цели нет. Мне жаль тех, кто играет в это. Могу им только сказать, что ничего не делать - это веселее, чем играть в ЭТО. Попробуйте.
  60. Braumeister1978
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    No Endgame very boring Game!
    The Game has no Loot Fun because the Loot is
    Boring too.
  61. Bot007p
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Dou essa nota só pelo fato de ter conseguido chegar no nível 100 no modo hardcore em 1 mês. De resto, é tudo ruim. Sobre a season 1, primeiramente falaram que não iriam mudar as estatísticas e o progresso do jogo, mas acabaram mudando. Mexeram em tudo: itens, estatísticas, progresso, jogabilidade e nerfaram as classes, entre outras coisas (são muitas, milhares...). Alteraram 200% do jogo,Dou essa nota só pelo fato de ter conseguido chegar no nível 100 no modo hardcore em 1 mês. De resto, é tudo ruim. Sobre a season 1, primeiramente falaram que não iriam mudar as estatísticas e o progresso do jogo, mas acabaram mudando. Mexeram em tudo: itens, estatísticas, progresso, jogabilidade e nerfaram as classes, entre outras coisas (são muitas, milhares...). Alteraram 200% do jogo, e essa primeira temporada é uma piada. Há itens irrelevantes, além do passe de batalha que contém 95% de cosméticos que não ajudam em nada durante o gameplay. Começar do zero é como se os devs estivessem rindo enquanto te dão um soco na cara. Não vale 350 reais, nem ferrando. Por isso e por outros motivos que já citei, estou dropando o jogo, e se houvesse uma maneira de devolver o meu dinheiro, eu agradeceria. Dessa vez foi a gota d'água pra mim.… Expand
  62. Risski
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Egregious, predatory, and pointless. Lacks all social aspect for an online game, no party finding systems, then they add their trash battle pass system which makes the game look like a slot machine. Blizzard has been bad for a decade now but they really do hit new highs of how trash they are.… Expand
  63. Hecticleo
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Developers do not know what they're doing with the latest 1.1 patch. Would refund if I could. Blizzard is an embarrasment.
  64. AnaLizatorMochi
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    не играл и не буду, игры с видом сверху это кал гавна
  65. BlizzardAgain
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Cash Grab!! Stay away!
    Itemization is the worst of all Diablos, all the quality of life that previous titles had were not ported to this game, Balance of classes and build diversity is super low/bad.
  66. Reikland
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    This game gets boring fast. Really, after level 30. There's no gratification anymore.
    Last patch made it worst.
    Also. The leveling system is quite uninspired. Runes only add silly modifiers to your skills. 10% this, 5% that. Compared to Diablo 3 where each rune would completely change the skills. Also, the leveling system is one-dimensional. Your best passível skill will only    This game gets boring fast. Really, after level 30. There's no gratification anymore.
    Last patch made it worst.

    Also. The leveling system is quite uninspired. Runes only add silly modifiers to your skills.
    10% this, 5% that.

    Compared to Diablo 3 where each rune would completely change the skills.
    Also, the leveling system is one-dimensional. Your best passível skill will only synergise with a single skill type. Ex. Sorcerer, only affect Fire skills. Or Necromancer, only affect Blood skills, etc.
    They took the worst from Diablo 3.
    Last patch (as off 07/21/2023) is 50% decent 50% criminally terrible.    … Expand
  67. Babastroumfgr
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    I don't want to be positive for any of your games anymore.......always the same i just prepaid your unfished products and w8ing for you to finish them its not an early acess....you already had your BETA, and the game feels like still in beta.....lots of bugs, bad movemnt (mount mechanics are bad too) bad hitbox, stats that are not working,inacurate navigation system for you track the wayI don't want to be positive for any of your games anymore.......always the same i just prepaid your unfished products and w8ing for you to finish them its not an early acess....you already had your BETA, and the game feels like still in beta.....lots of bugs, bad movemnt (mount mechanics are bad too) bad hitbox, stats that are not working,inacurate navigation system for you track the way for questing,lack of endgame content, season 1 is live and already encounter so many bugs in the "new mechanics" malignant heart not working( how many weeks do i have to w8 for you to fix that? should i w8 for season 4?).........cause im still w8ing for your to fix the base of the game and im not asking for new content......… Expand
  68. Dahielm
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Unfortunately blizzard has ruined this game with ridiculous nerfs and game changes, they nerfed sorcerer which was already the weakest class in game and now it’s simply login screen fodder. They could have left the game the way it was a week ago and just done some bug fixes and released season 1 but nope they literally nuked their own game. Spend your money elsewhere.
  69. ville4442
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    형편없는 맵 디자인 최적화 스킬셋 그래픽

    그리고 정말 형편없는 운영진

    우리집 강아지가 개임을 더 잘 만들고 운영할수 있을 것입니다.
  70. robsorcy
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    As a main sorcerer players, these game directors and dev team members since the beginning they nerfed the **** out of this character. I,m a casual player but seeing the difficulty of play they killed the enjoyment out of the game. These gentlemens listening to the camp fire live discussion didn,t even express a feeling of sorry for players who experienced a dislike feeling during the newAs a main sorcerer players, these game directors and dev team members since the beginning they nerfed the **** out of this character. I,m a casual player but seeing the difficulty of play they killed the enjoyment out of the game. These gentlemens listening to the camp fire live discussion didn,t even express a feeling of sorry for players who experienced a dislike feeling during the new patch. I think that with this attitude they are ruining the game experiment which was an overwhelming positive when the game launched. Since game launching this nerfing and adjusting were like punishment for specific players class. I dislike this game development and this isn,t the bright pathway in game development.… Expand
  71. ONISEC3
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Look, the game was pretty ok at first. Playing solo felt fine up through the campaign. It already had issues though as I felt less desire to play solo after that point and only really found myself playing the “endgame” (not a helluva lot of content there tbh) with my friends. And then they pulled an oppenheimer and dropped a nuke on their own game. That’s why I’m here, and why everyoneLook, the game was pretty ok at first. Playing solo felt fine up through the campaign. It already had issues though as I felt less desire to play solo after that point and only really found myself playing the “endgame” (not a helluva lot of content there tbh) with my friends. And then they pulled an oppenheimer and dropped a nuke on their own game. That’s why I’m here, and why everyone else is here review bombing the crap outta this game. Because they basically took their game and nerfed the entire thing. Somehow as of their patch 7/18/2023 they managed to just nerf 90% of the fun out of the game. They crushed basically every build, put a single character that was already 6 feet under from nerfs down to 106 feet under, and made basically everything take 3x as long to progress and feel 3x as a hard as it used to be. That’s so far beyond unacceptable and is a direct INSULT to the consumers who bought in to play the game. They don’t seem particularly concerned about bringing most of their nerfs back in line with something that respects their players, and anything they’ve promised to do seems like it’s a good 3-6 months away at minimum. Maybe it’ll be decent to play around Christmas, so if you’re reading this around then find some more fresh reviews than mine but holy hells is it bad here in July. If you excuse me I’ll go play exoprimal now because with as little content as that game currently has I’m having more fun their by a factor of 10 after Blizzards latest fiasco.… Expand
  72. badorgood
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    As a hardcore d2 fan I can't believe I'm gonna say this. Game is no fun at all ,best what should be in game doesn't exists . NO Trading Option. No random class drops. No end game.
  73. akumaomega
    Aug 13, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. had to change my thoughts as of recent patch, 1.1.1

    staight to the main points i have:
    pros
    -the campaign i throughly enjoyed.
    -the boss appearances from previous diablo games
    -skill tree system mostly reminds me of diablo 2
    -able to respect
    -cinamatics
    -length of campaign
    -ability to skip campaign when creating new characters
    -seasonal content, as long as it's just cosmetics on the battle pass

    cons:
    -paragon board resets are more time consuming than resetting character skills when trying different builds
    -lack of public test realm at this time. would be great to have the playerbase try out a patch in development and give feedback
    -at this time lack of having the option to re-fight campaign bosses
    -patch implantation. the communication of patch has gotten better but it still can't go into the pros slot. of course characters got some damage and defense buffs, however depending on the nightmare dungeon you run after the density buff, the buffs to characters can be noticed or feel non-existant(at lease in my experience from what feels like 90% of the time i generate what feels like infinite crowd controlled mobs or mobs that deal high elemental damage for there is near to non-existant elemental defense which won't be fixed until season 2 last time i checked.)
    -getting infinitely crowd controlled by the mobs. most guides say just get more croud control duration reduction on gear. news flash, it does not help if you fight a mob and end up repeatly dazed, confused, frozen(and in some cases one shotted after being frozen), feared or worst case all of the above at the same time. when i enoucter that situtation with my break free ability on cooldown i just drop my controller and grab a drink before picking it up again to revive my character, just being honest
    -elemental resists(fire, ice, lighting). they are currently none existant. i doub that potions that claim to give them even work. as mentioned earlier, unless I'm wrong; the last time i checked elemental resistances won't be fixed until season 2.
    -being raw dogged by poison damage.
    -lack of build diversity meta's. there was a ranking of "top tier" builds after some recent patches and one of the character classes didn't even rank in any tier let alone F tier    … Expand
  74. sanyochek74
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    in the first season they completely changed the balance of the game, it became boring to play, other players do not want to play with me because in the party the level of opponents is many times higher. As a result, go through to run alone. sadness
  75. speed_wagom
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    **** game to make it good just copy Diablo 2 and add more content and listen players
  76. gnxiao
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    I registered this account just to give a short review of this trash.

    This is the only game I regret to buy in resent years, some players think D3 is a downgrade from D2, but D3 is just way better than this trash: - Story is not interesting at all, it's actually rather stupid - Everywhere you go, the graphics look and feel the same - Most monsters look and feel the same - Bosses    I registered this account just to give a short review of this trash.

    This is the only game I regret to buy in resent years, some players think D3 is a downgrade from D2, but D3 is just way better than this trash:
    - Story is not interesting at all, it's actually rather stupid
    - Everywhere you go, the graphics look and feel the same
    - Most monsters look and feel the same
    - Bosses don't feel like boss, but like elite monsters
    - Far less build than D3, and builds are locked by Blizzard, no free space
    - This trash even requires internet connection to play, there is lag of course

    The only good thing about D4 is the opening CG, but now I think the CG can be considered a fraud. I don't understand how this trash could be sold so many copies, I'll sell my battle.net account, R.I.P blizzard.    … Expand
  77. aowlr2890
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    **** trash game
    game playing not bad
    but patch direction is wrong
    i don't understand
  78. merlinwmf
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    This game basically is a beta and I feel like I paid almost $100 to test the bugs and balance for Blizzard. Shouldn't they pay me instead? After patch 1.1.0, my game experience is totally ruined. Yea I played Sorcerer and get lv 80 and now I don't even want to open the game.
    Anyway, I will NEVER EVER pre-purchase any product from Blizzard in the future.
    The 1 Star is given for the first    This game basically is a beta and I feel like I paid almost $100 to test the bugs and balance for Blizzard. Shouldn't they pay me instead? After patch 1.1.0, my game experience is totally ruined. Yea I played Sorcerer and get lv 80 and now I don't even want to open the game.
    Anyway, I will NEVER EVER pre-purchase any product from Blizzard in the future.
    The 1 Star is given for the first 20-40 hours in game which is pretty fun. Then everything is repetitive and boring.    … Expand
  79. DragoonRuin
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    The biggest issue is the actual Lack of a game here. There's no "end game", there's no milestones, there's zero things in the game to keep characters and people actually playing.

    The most recent patch by Blizzard legitimately lowered the power of players in every single Metric. Damage done = Down Damage taken = Up Cooldowns = Increased Experience Gained = Reduced Time to exit    The biggest issue is the actual Lack of a game here. There's no "end game", there's no milestones, there's zero things in the game to keep characters and people actually playing.

    The most recent patch by Blizzard legitimately lowered the power of players in every single Metric. Damage done = Down
    Damage taken = Up
    Cooldowns = Increased
    Experience Gained = Reduced
    Time to exit Dungeon = Made Longer

    Player power across the board was reduced, BUT, no adjustments, or fixes were implemented to fix or help the huge amount of bugs, and imbalances in the game. Weak classes were made even weaker, while legitimately 1 strong build from 3 of the 5 classes was left basically untouched.

    Sorcerors and Barbarians are legitimately unplayable at the moment even on the "easy" T1 difficulty.

    The Season 1 Mechanic is nothing but reskinned legendary gems from Diablo III, its boring, rehashed content from a game over a decade old.

    The game has been a distinct disappointment in almost every level of the scale.    … Expand
  80. burntoutirl
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First and foremost, I am a casual gamer. I was not supposed to buy this game but bought it anyway because of how much I enjoyed D3 playing wizard/sorcerer.

    I played sorcerer for the campaign and toughed it out using a frost nova hydra build because it was the most suitable with my playstyle. Battles were usually long and arduous. Later on it became a task. I am mainly a solo player and only encounter other players during world events. That's when I see players 10 levels lower than my sorc from other classes dealing more damage.

    I don't usually look at the numbers (unlike the plyers at reddit which is cool) but the disparity between classes was in plain sight. I thought maybe the sorc will be stronger at 100 but happened upon a 100 sorc in a legion event. Both of us tried to take down a structure but it took painfully long until a druid "TOUCHED" it and took us out of our misery. Honestly it was demoralizing since the druid was lvl 77, I was at 86.

    Basically, a 80+ and a 100 lvl sorc combined, is weaker than a 77 druid. I retired my sorc that night. I would have uninstalled the game but I paid 150+ for this and I have not gotten my money's worth. If I can't get it from the fun aspect, I might as well get it from playtime.

    Created a rogue for season 1 and battles are finally looking up. But...

    Season 1 is underwhelming and frustrating. New dungeon mechanics make it hard to complete for malignant hearts but require a malignant invoker that is not even a guaranteed drop in the same dungeon. Am I supposed to run around dungeons for a "chance" to complete it because that, to me, sound like a scam and a good way to tell me to cut my losses and just uninstall.

    I expected a fun game and a little challenge. I guess Blizzard wanted to build a challenging game more than a fun one so now we get a patch that makes things more difficult, in the process lessening the fun aspect. The game has become more and more uninteresting.

    The only saving grace I have is I share the account with my partner and did not pay twice for a bad game.    … Expand
  81. fynezilla
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    They ruined the game with the last patch did few hundred hours uninstallibg it was better before the game devs decided to nerf everyone's builds and chars into the ground their qa team and devs should be fired and if they revert patch and beg maybe people will come back
  82. DocHolliday187
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has the possibility to be good. Unfortunately, the developers have ensured that the game is not fun to play while leveling past 50. They also added useless stats to gear that was already extremely hard to get good rolls on and the reroll mechanic is absolute crap. I am done with this game until they add a lot more Quality of Life feature to the game.… Expand
  83. Rakjze
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    Activision's rules. More money to spend les fun to play. Blizzard is dead. Game is unfinished, no endgame, same stuff to do again and again without any feeling of progression. Not enough mobs, feeling of combat is unsatisfying, legendary drops are a joke 95% are useless and you will just sell or trash them. The level system feels bad, no leaderboards, lvling from 50 to 100 is just pain.Activision's rules. More money to spend les fun to play. Blizzard is dead. Game is unfinished, no endgame, same stuff to do again and again without any feeling of progression. Not enough mobs, feeling of combat is unsatisfying, legendary drops are a joke 95% are useless and you will just sell or trash them. The level system feels bad, no leaderboards, lvling from 50 to 100 is just pain. Well maybe this game can be good in a year or two. But for 70€ today you are just buying an early access game managed by a team who refuse to understand and listen how players feel about the game. " You've been one shot and complain about it cause armor and stats are irelevant due to lvl system they decide in answer to lowered even more armor". Game could have been amazing but is manage by monkeys.… Expand
  84. moneyman888
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    Worst patch ever! The start was not so bad, but greedy people in Blizzard decided to make a crap button! Also crap patch
  85. Kentaro2023
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the 5th Diablo game including Diablo Immortal that came out a short while ago. I got to a reasonable level of 76 before the patch was implemented. I did enjoy the beginning of the game. The middle and towards the endgame was horrible. The main boss isn't even a prime evil. She felt more like a sub boss at best. Paragon isn't a true paragon. They should just call it max level 100. In previous titles, both D3 and Immortal, the paragon levels was separate and infinite. When you completed the season your paragon experience would transfer to your non seasonal characters. With the current play style, it's impossible. There's no pets which would make it easier to pick up gold for you. There's no set legendaries like there was in the previous 2 titles. The mount is as slow as my character. And for being an open world where they supposedly sold 10 million copies, the game always feels empty. The guild I was in no one ever talked, even though it was an option. And the people I ran with were just rude and only wanted to do the content they could do ( NM dungeons 50 ). When I was running into a real problem. I kept getting levels, but the lvls was not what I was needing. I was needing gear and aspects from legendaries which never dropped my entire playthrough. My advice for developers, if it ain't broke don't fix it. In other words reevaluate aspects of previous installments of the franchise (and not just D2) that made the game fun and work off of that.… Expand
  86. angingong
    Jul 24, 2023
    1
    파밍의 재미를 1도 느낄 수 없는 디아블로4
    레벨 50까지 육성의 재미는 있지만, 가장 중요한 파밍의 재미가 없다.
    쉽게 떨어지는 쓸모없는 전설템, 전설템 보다 성능이 나쁜 고유템 예전의 디아블로는 전설템 하나 떨어지면 가슴이 두근거렸는데 디아4는 아무런 느낌이 들지 않는다. 게다가 유저를 아래로 보는 듯한 개발진의 태도와 운영 방식, 버그 대처 방식, 형평성 문제등 모든 것이 문제가 많다. 잊지마, 우리 덕분에 블리자드 너희가 돈을 벌 수 있었다는 걸.    파밍의 재미를 1도 느낄 수 없는 디아블로4
    레벨 50까지 육성의 재미는 있지만, 가장 중요한 파밍의 재미가 없다.
    쉽게 떨어지는 쓸모없는 전설템, 전설템 보다 성능이 나쁜 고유템
    예전의 디아블로는 전설템 하나 떨어지면 가슴이 두근거렸는데
    디아4는 아무런 느낌이 들지 않는다.

    게다가 유저를 아래로 보는 듯한 개발진의 태도와
    운영 방식, 버그 대처 방식, 형평성 문제등
    모든 것이 문제가 많다.
    잊지마, 우리 덕분에 블리자드 너희가 돈을 벌 수 있었다는 걸.
  87. Dronktenk87
    Jul 24, 2023
    1
    the worst part of the series of games, how could you come up with this. wasted time and money. add normal craft clothes and weapons like in Diablo 3
  88. srezyshka
    Jul 24, 2023
    1
    Ruined the game. It's impossible to play. developers are only busy donating. completely ignore the problems of the players.
  89. wendx
    Jul 24, 2023
    1
    Criei acesso ao metacritic somente para escrever essa avaliação. Infelizmente diablo 4 deixou a desejar em muitos aspecto. A começar para modo historia, no qual é nada divertidos, sem desafios, vc somente andar e jogo não tem evolução de game. Depois de fechar o jogo, você encontra grande muralha de ganhar XP eterno. A Blizzard não se decidiu se este jogo é ARPG ou MMO, ficou no meio doCriei acesso ao metacritic somente para escrever essa avaliação. Infelizmente diablo 4 deixou a desejar em muitos aspecto. A começar para modo historia, no qual é nada divertidos, sem desafios, vc somente andar e jogo não tem evolução de game. Depois de fechar o jogo, você encontra grande muralha de ganhar XP eterno. A Blizzard não se decidiu se este jogo é ARPG ou MMO, ficou no meio do caminho e não conseguiu evoluir a formula. Estamos em 2023, é necessário evoluir formula e maneira dos games. MHW provou isso, quando acelerou a metodologia de jogo. Elder Ring tornou jogo mais acessível para todos e estou em vendas. Blizzard esta parada no tempo com seus antigos clássicos e infelizmente o jogo vai morrer.
    Vamos fazer do meu personagem principal e a maneira que empresa quer que você jogue de 3 em 3 meses, não se importando com o que foi feito antes.
    Não, eu sou pai de familia, trabalho e meu tempo deve ser valorizado. Eu não quero ter que começar novo personagem a cada 3 meses. Eu quero começar novo personagem quando eu achar que devo. Começou a nova temporada e não posso joga-la, pq tenho que fazer tudo novamente, sendo que com meu personagem principal eu nem terminei tudo. Logo, meu amigos começam novo personagem e já não conseguimos mais jogar juntos.
    E a empresa fazer diversos NERF, deixa o jogo ainda mais dificil de ganhar XP e sinceramente, tentei por 3 dias jogar o game, mas desanimei verdadeiramente.
    Logo, vou aposentar game nesse momento, jogar outras coisas e caso a empresa faça temporadas para munda real (não sei qual nome que ela usa, não me importa) volto a tentar jogar e conhecer as historias com meu rogue.
    Blizzard já foi grande empresa, hoje infelizmente não consegue evoluir.    … Expand
  90. BloodTester
    Jul 24, 2023
    1
    The game is great, was before the 1st season, many hoped (and I included) that the game will speed up the pace (content) many complained that the game is slow, but in this problem was not, before the 1st season again, my complaints that I spent 100 Euros on a clearly unfinished game, so in the 2nd season I will still be asked to buy Battle Pass for 10 / 25 Euros, + 15 Euros for 20 LevelsThe game is great, was before the 1st season, many hoped (and I included) that the game will speed up the pace (content) many complained that the game is slow, but in this problem was not, before the 1st season again, my complaints that I spent 100 Euros on a clearly unfinished game, so in the 2nd season I will still be asked to buy Battle Pass for 10 / 25 Euros, + 15 Euros for 20 Levels of nothing, the most "profitable" dump for your money.
    - Programmers in closezard as if juniors, the game lags, freezes, crashes, while the graphics settings are low
    - Season 1 content, we will give you nothing - rejoice, but the new stones still yes
    - Character balance, some classes just do not live compared to others, for them to play is just not interesting, I like a certain class, but I can not enjoy it because closezard decides for me how to play.
    - They promised that there will be no more updates like 1.10, right, there is no way to go lower, closezard as if they did not test their game from the word at all, they wanted other characteristics to have weight, but they were a dump and remained, BLAGGER, they probably do not even play it, but spent money on advertising ... It would be better to give it to the developers...
    - The game spent a lot of money on advertising, it was bought by everyone who could not care less, but now these players will not even play, 70% of them are not even up to Level 80, but the game is balanced for some reason under them, and all do for players who do not care, they passed 1 time and scored.
    - I hope the game in the very near future will be better, although frankly I do not believe in it....    … Expand
  91. Fanuelsen
    Jul 24, 2023
    1
    The looks of the game is amazing why I give it some score, but that is all. Not worth the money and you come to a game that really is just about running around without any end goal or guidens from the game developers.
  92. appluscj
    Jul 24, 2023
    1
    нахера нужен был тот патч с чертовым ребалансом? игру просто просрали, а могли ведь сделать конфетку, идиоты
  93. psycropticqc
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    Basically, I'd say this game boils down to being a beta tester who not only doesn't get paid but has to pay $100 to test the little fun and functional thing that will eventually be eliminated as a top priority...And let's not talk about the ''Battle pass''...That being said, there is still fun to be had from this game, but certainly not at the price currently being asked and the threat ofBasically, I'd say this game boils down to being a beta tester who not only doesn't get paid but has to pay $100 to test the little fun and functional thing that will eventually be eliminated as a top priority...And let's not talk about the ''Battle pass''...That being said, there is still fun to be had from this game, but certainly not at the price currently being asked and the threat of Activision-Blizzard commonly called: ''because f*** you thats why'' is always to be taken into consideration with their unfinished products.… Expand
  94. dr3nan
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    I loved the game, a master piece on day one... Nerfed soc class as much as anyone could, making new players create a new character for seasonal content, not even listening to their community... Blizzard couldn't have done a worse job honestly. So disappointed.
  95. uptaphunk
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    Great art, great animation, great sound - gameplay mechanics made by people who never played ARPG's before.
  96. Woodchipper87
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    Like many have said already, Blizzard “balanced” the game into the ground. It is “Assassins Creed trailing quests” level of monotony and boredom.
  97. mooneshadow
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    What a dumpster fire... There was potential if they fixed some things... So they decided with their first patch to DESTROY it. Light it on fire.
    Also predatory practices too... I just Burned 70 BUCKS on a crap game.
  98. ManMag87
    Jul 26, 2023
    1
    I've literally never seen a game with such an high potential that is in fact so bad due to devs choices, bugs, absence of QoL stuff and boring gameplay in general. What a fail to purchase it... Maybe in 2 yrs it will be playable but as of now, it is very unfun and boring.
  99. AsTheSunSets
    Jul 26, 2023
    1
    Every patch makes the game even worse. It was closer to a 6 with potential to be an 8 or 9. The patches have taken the game completely in the wrong direction to the point that it is no longer fun. The game is lacking all the following: quality of life features, uniques, fun or skill altering legendaries, storage space, the feeling of gaining power as you level up, movement speed, content,Every patch makes the game even worse. It was closer to a 6 with potential to be an 8 or 9. The patches have taken the game completely in the wrong direction to the point that it is no longer fun. The game is lacking all the following: quality of life features, uniques, fun or skill altering legendaries, storage space, the feeling of gaining power as you level up, movement speed, content, mob density, dungeons without annoying gimmicks and requirements, character customization, and so on. The only thing the game isn't currently lacking is an absurd amount of **** affixes on your items.… Expand
  100. Darthkevyyn
    Jul 26, 2023
    1
    I want to start by saying I loved this game when it first dropped. I'm a huge fan of the franchise and I have been playing since Diablo 1 dropped. That being said this game is rough. With the 1.1 patch the devs rendered a character that I had spent a month on useless. I paid 100 USD for this game and the battle pass, when the first season dropped, I figured things would be more balanced inI want to start by saying I loved this game when it first dropped. I'm a huge fan of the franchise and I have been playing since Diablo 1 dropped. That being said this game is rough. With the 1.1 patch the devs rendered a character that I had spent a month on useless. I paid 100 USD for this game and the battle pass, when the first season dropped, I figured things would be more balanced in their season. Spoiler they aren't. This game outright sucks. And until the devs decide to actually make it fun somehow I will not be spending anymore time or money on this game. 1/10 for my first review on meta critic.… Expand
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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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