Diablo IV

 PlayStation 5
User Score
1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 6675 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 310 out of 6675
  3. Negative: 5,649 out of 6675
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  1. turboJESTER
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    We paid for a game that was still in development, which the majority of us were fine with because the core of the game was playable. Now with the recent patch (1.1) it has made the game harder, increased the grind, removed several builds due to nerfs, and seems that when any OP build is found it gets nerfed instantly. Instead of utilizing the time nerfing what is left of the game why notWe paid for a game that was still in development, which the majority of us were fine with because the core of the game was playable. Now with the recent patch (1.1) it has made the game harder, increased the grind, removed several builds due to nerfs, and seems that when any OP build is found it gets nerfed instantly. Instead of utilizing the time nerfing what is left of the game why not concentrate on improving it by adding features players have been asking for since beta, like the following to name a few:

    -Increased stash space
    -Increased inventory space
    -Loot filter
    -Loot management system allowing to search gear in chest.
    -Map overlay

    It seems that the developers are out of touch with the community and simply have one tool to "fix" any issues which is the nerf hammer. Instead of buffing other builds/features anything that is preforming well gets hit. The players should be allowed to play any build, even when something is over preforming. Thats the fun part of the game is discovering these builds and trying them out NOT releasing hot fixes ASAP nerfing anything that pops up on the radar. Do that at the END of content sessions or save them for large patches to allow the community to actually play and have fun with the game. Im done being a beta tester with the game and simply want to have fun while playing a video game but guess blizzard has different plans.    … Expand
  2. Aromand15315
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    i really wanted to like this game. have been waiting for years for it's release. After getting almost $100 from thousands of players, Blizzard has decided to not only nerf Sorcerers again, but the whole game in general. All io can say is that apparently there is not enough good content attached to the game and Blizzard is afraid that players will become bored with it's lack of content. Soi really wanted to like this game. have been waiting for years for it's release. After getting almost $100 from thousands of players, Blizzard has decided to not only nerf Sorcerers again, but the whole game in general. All io can say is that apparently there is not enough good content attached to the game and Blizzard is afraid that players will become bored with it's lack of content. So the only fix was to nerf every player in the game in order to slow progression. Well they got their money, and they have the Microsoft acquisition nearly completed, so the greedy higher corporate partners are happy so screw the players. SHAME.....… Expand
  3. 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
  4. Imanoobcs
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Devs have given up. Made it very clear that this is now a cash grab. Don't expect much after the campaign.
  5. 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 $70 price tag). Blizzard is a soulless studio now, keep up the good work.
  6. electrobr
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 didn´t address any of the problems players had. The only goal was to nerf everything in order to make the game harder and make people spend more time playing it ( since no end game content was added ) . Absolutely disgusting strategy from Blizzard.
  7. Mikeymack
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Imagine ordering pizzas at a restaurant, and the more you smile and enjoy your food, the more your waiter takes toppings off of your remaining pizza.
  8. Frostlance
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Game was decent on launch, Not superb but Mediocre in my opnion. The 70$ price tag is just too much with in came cash shop.

    Itemization is extremely shallow Skill tree is shallow Paragon system is underwhelming Build diversity is really lack lustre was looking for for season 1 hopeful that they ill add a lot of contents come the latest nerf patch they just killed this game. Not    Game was decent on launch, Not superb but Mediocre in my opnion. The 70$ price tag is just too much with in came cash shop.

    Itemization is extremely shallow
    Skill tree is shallow
    Paragon system is underwhelming
    Build diversity is really lack lustre

    was looking for for season 1 hopeful that they ill add a lot of contents
    come the latest nerf patch they just killed this game.
    Not that it was great in the beginning, but now they just took away everything that made the game fun.    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. VEEN77
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    BLIZZARD Needs to leave Activision, this money making grab just to make money by making us grind grind grind instead of having fun and fixing there bugs instead of making money by making Great games is killing the industry. useless unique and Hight end items that are not worth there pixels, stealth nerfing left and right, not fixing important aspects of the game (elemental resistance)BLIZZARD Needs to leave Activision, this money making grab just to make money by making us grind grind grind instead of having fun and fixing there bugs instead of making money by making Great games is killing the industry. useless unique and Hight end items that are not worth there pixels, stealth nerfing left and right, not fixing important aspects of the game (elemental resistance) instant death instead of gradual death process, nd now you want to make use restart a new character for a seasonal expiation?!?!? WTF is that ?? just add an expansion with addition map expansion ! limited space for inventory, I am not going to play Diablo 4 until Blizzard/Activition swallows up all there stealth nerf and chocks on it and then some, I am sick and tired of this!!! FU! Blizzard!!!!… Expand
  11. Reviewer012345
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    The game started out ok, a bit of a slug to level up and get into an entertaining state, but the latest patch completely missed the point of what made Diablo fun in the first place. It makes me think of if Nintendo shipped a patch to Mario Kart to make the physics match an F1 simulator because they thought it was too easy for players to drive around the track.

    I played for an hour after    The game started out ok, a bit of a slug to level up and get into an entertaining state, but the latest patch completely missed the point of what made Diablo fun in the first place. It makes me think of if Nintendo shipped a patch to Mario Kart to make the physics match an F1 simulator because they thought it was too easy for players to drive around the track.

    I played for an hour after the patch and nothing about my character changed other than the 5% of a level I progressed through. It was just completely meaningless grinding to earn repeated trips to sell/salvage useless stuff that dropped while not really getting any experience.    … Expand
  12. Thatgeekguy
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Literally worst patch in the history of video game history. Game looks beautiful. Gameplay is harder. Just desire to play a game that was so beautiful and awaited for so long destroyed.
  13. BlidiRatnik
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    When the Beta released it was actually an Alpha, and when Diablo 4 released it was actually a Beta.
  14. ssgamess
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Many bug. Nerf and nerf and nerf always. Not games for playing. Player had been playing.
  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. difforz
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Absolute garbage piece of game. Season 1 is the worst balanded game I've ever experienced.
    NOT RECOMMENDED.
  17. Treesong
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I am begging the devs to play their own game. I’ve never seen such blatant disregard for the community or willful misunderstanding of why people play a Diablo game. NO ONE CARES ABOUT BALANCE IN A SINGLE PLAYER ACTION RPG. Please just let us kill mobs, get loot, eat hot chip and lie.
  18. Vndead
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    No end game content. Nerfing everything we like and not listening to community. Good job blizzard another bad game on your list.
  19. LookUpHere
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Never in my 25 years of gaming have I seen or played a game where developers continuously cut you off at the knees in less than a month of being released. The statements that it’s all for the “health of the game” is BS. The future health of the game is THE PLAYERS! Not your idea of what it should be and since you don’t like it, you stop it. Instead of focusing on creating new content, newNever in my 25 years of gaming have I seen or played a game where developers continuously cut you off at the knees in less than a month of being released. The statements that it’s all for the “health of the game” is BS. The future health of the game is THE PLAYERS! Not your idea of what it should be and since you don’t like it, you stop it. Instead of focusing on creating new content, new equipment that might entice people to change their builds, new dungeons (which is basically the only thing to do in endgame besides Helltides), we have continuous messing around with players characters because the developers don’t like how players are playing the game. THE PLAYERS PAID FOR THE GAME! You made a product! Players will play how they want!!

    The devs wanted people to use nightmare dungeons for loot and experience, they increased experience but no no no, now you level up to fast so we’re taking that away and knocking you back 18 ND levels because we hate you and hate your dog. The treasure goblins suck. They don’t give you treasure. You chase down a glowing glob of goo for nothing. The developers don’t like people farming Helltide mystery chests. They raise the price of them. The said it was “a bug” that reduced cinders. If you believe that, don’t. I don’t want to farm dead people on a stick and kick rocks to see if they are under there. The fun was running and killing monsters fast and finding the chests. It’s not like you have a chance to get anything you use in there for anything other than material. So what the problem? The problem was fun for players and pissing developers off that people were playing how they want them to play. Actual good equipment is so rare. You have to assumably play for 1000 hours and still hope you get something. I started the game with my husband as we did with the other Diablos. We have two TVs next to each other. He plays a barbarian, I play a rouge. The unbalanced amount of drops is unreal. He literally got 3-4:1 legendarys or/and horse cosmetics to my character… through the whole game. The worst part, you can’t trade them or give them to your friends! The legendarys are the more crap in the game, why can’t you give them to your friends? How about not dropping equipment that doesn’t belong to your class if you can’t drop it to friends. OR FIX THE STORAGE SPACE! What could have been a good game that was built on, will never be a good game with the people there that are working on it. There’s still server problems and rubber banding, loot is terrible, they keep messing with characters, goblins suck, there’s no cow level, to do anything in the game is expensive and took take farming away to get more gold, they killed Helltides, there’s plenty of equipment to refine to materials, very very very hard to get drops of stuff you can use, experiment gain is butchered…I could just go on and on. Bottom line, Blizzard doesn’t like people playing how they want to play so they kick you and cut you off. They want you to play in their vision of a game. Well FCK that. I paid for the game, I paid for a product to use how I want. You make new content that’s relevant and I use it in my product to change what I want. Instead of chopping characters up, make new and harder monsters to fight at higher levels. I quit the other day after dying multiple times with the build I have in a dungeon level I have been playing easily. Then I checked out a Helltide because I was getting frustrated. That was the final thing that did it for me. This franchise is dead with the people in charge of this one. They don’t care about a good game, they care about keeping you in there for as long as possible.    … Expand
  20. Baobabb
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Many reasons this game deserves this rating:
    - The Server Lag is awful. I experience this only on this game with my PC
    - Update patches that completely kill the momentum of the game, after 1.1 it's even slower now than before - The game isn't actually fun, it's an endless grind. You never feel really powerful. Only solution is to use broken builds, which the developers then nerf in    Many reasons this game deserves this rating:
    - The Server Lag is awful. I experience this only on this game with my PC
    - Update patches that completely kill the momentum of the game, after 1.1 it's even slower now than before
    - The game isn't actually fun, it's an endless grind. You never feel really powerful. Only solution is to use broken builds, which the developers then nerf in their patches.
    - Many QoL features are missing (inventory is extremely small, the horse is slow as hell)
    - leveling feels so much of a hassle
    - side quests are plain boring
    - to repeat: It's not fun. Spend your 70 dollars on something else

    This review is here to send a message to the developers and their company. Keep going on like this and you'll destroy this franchise, losing all your shiny income the playerbase would generate you.

    and if this happens, you deserve it.    … Expand
  21. Nemes3s
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I have invested considerable time on my sorcerer. The build was clunky until finally some time after level 70 it finally worked, my cooldowns were not forcing me to just stand and wait between mobs, I had some gear that increased mya speed and was getting one shot killed a lot less often. There was a moment when finally the build just worked and the game became significantly more fun. upI have invested considerable time on my sorcerer. The build was clunky until finally some time after level 70 it finally worked, my cooldowns were not forcing me to just stand and wait between mobs, I had some gear that increased mya speed and was getting one shot killed a lot less often. There was a moment when finally the build just worked and the game became significantly more fun. up until a few days ago I was looking forward to playing D4 every day. That's over now and I'm level 90 and once again need to stand around waiting for cooldowns and mana regen between mobs. I get one shotted constantly and even abruptly die in helltides if I scratch my nose at the wrong time. My sorcerer is broken. I created this account because of how disappointed I am. I tried to play again today as the new season starts tomorrow but it just wasn't fun. I played a nm only two levels higher than me and died twice. I was doing nm 10 to 15 levels higher than this with relevant ease before the 1.1 patch. I'm slower, weaker, I can take less damage, I give less damage and my mana runs out again and my cooldowns are painfully slow. The game abruptly and so sharply has stopped being fun. I have stopped playing and uninstalled the game. Looking for something else to play now while waiting for BG3 and Starfield.… Expand
  22. skania0103
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great start to the life of the game with destroying season 1. I leveled a Druid to 100 and a rogue to 87 or something close, and was looking forward to doing a barbarian or a sorc during the season. But now, I don’t even want to touch sorc and the overall changes make me not even the slightest excited to play barb. The new uniques are literally a joke, and it is pretty disrespectful that Blizzard would throw something like this out to the fans after such a successful launch (you’re welcome blizz)… Expand
  23. Cretica
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    If you like to feel as if developers have never played a game they've programmed, then this is for you. Ask for stash management? Get nerfed across the board. Ask for more endgame? Let's nerf XP so it takes longer. Ask for skills to be usable? Make them all unusable. This game is an incomplete $70 disaster of which the audience are the beta testers. What absolute nonsense coming from aIf you like to feel as if developers have never played a game they've programmed, then this is for you. Ask for stash management? Get nerfed across the board. Ask for more endgame? Let's nerf XP so it takes longer. Ask for skills to be usable? Make them all unusable. This game is an incomplete $70 disaster of which the audience are the beta testers. What absolute nonsense coming from a company that is apparently supposed to have decades of experience in this genre. Just got play PoE or wait for PoE 2.. there's no reason to subject yourself to this monotonous torture.… Expand
  24. ChakraRocks
    Jul 20, 2023
    6
    If this was just a Netflix series it would get high marks. The talent on the animation and storytelling is wonderful. I suggest playing on low difficulty setting since you don't want to get frustrated by the nonsense game system they twisted into this and also to ignore the endless variations of items and just stick to a few good things that compliment whatever your build is and thenIf this was just a Netflix series it would get high marks. The talent on the animation and storytelling is wonderful. I suggest playing on low difficulty setting since you don't want to get frustrated by the nonsense game system they twisted into this and also to ignore the endless variations of items and just stick to a few good things that compliment whatever your build is and then just enjoy the story.
    There is a lot of going back and forth here and there and it takes way too long to get the horse to speed it up.

    They should of made this game first person like Fallout 3 or the new Zelda games. Then the devs would probably of saw how they could streamline items to matter more and not try to make things interesting with complexity since the top down gameplay feels stale to most people. It just turns into flyswatter mechanics.

    At this point the devs need to look in the mirror and realize that they should take out about half or more of the affixes on items. There is no reason for different crits for different situations. Anything elemental should be intuitive like how Zelda does it. They dont have a huge stat sheet since you can FEEL how much stronger it is to freeze something and then hit it with fire.

    Diablo IV feels like you should be playing it in Excel and not as a game.    … Expand
  25. notdualjj
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They don't know what game they've made. I'm sure they've never played the game. What an amazing patch direction for the season.
  26. redclaws
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    they sold the game without people know that they need to caracter a new every season. they are not think about no pro player that do not have time to player the game ..
  27. Lathagra
    Jul 20, 2023
    10
    Amazing game, and wonderful addition to the Diablo franchise! Can’t wait to see what future seasons hold.
  28. Warfalcon
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Out of touch developers. They made this game too easy and their way of fixing it was to nerf everything. End game is super boring. I think the biggest problem is the leads on this team are all boomers. Retire please, I doubt any of them can even beat Uber Lilith. That should be part of your job application.
  29. MarcianoBosi
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Não entendi o motivo do Patch 1.1 de 18 de Julho de 2023 em matar a classe com o maior número de jogadores. Milhares de jogadores deixando de jogar e ninguém se pronuncia.
  30. jackSSS
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 設計團隊是不是沒自己玩過遊戲，只看到玩家哪個強就砍哪個?如果他們這樣繼續下去，D4將會是一個非常劣質的遊戲… Expand
  31. BaronScarpia
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    They pulled a massive bait and switch. The game was released, they had end-game feedback since late 2022 and, after selling tons of copies and getting good reviews, they slowed down progression across the board instead of balancing the game, probably due to their "game as a service" (aka cosmetic shop, since the seasonal content is minimal) priorities.

    If you like the game, that's    They pulled a massive bait and switch. The game was released, they had end-game feedback since late 2022 and, after selling tons of copies and getting good reviews, they slowed down progression across the board instead of balancing the game, probably due to their "game as a service" (aka cosmetic shop, since the seasonal content is minimal) priorities.

    If you like the game, that's irrelevant. It can change overnight.    … Expand
  32. Sed8
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Great game that is ruined by money grabbing devs force funneling people to battlepass and seasonal play.
  33. riles08
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Dev driven gameplay. Devs clearly don't actively play the game and nerfed any viable builds for some characters. Devs/Blizzard don't take the players thoughts into account. Failed miserably on the first big update and did not address ANY of the players concerns for gameplay/QoL updates. Don't expect Blizzard to make any corrective action anytime soon as they have their head so far up theirDev driven gameplay. Devs clearly don't actively play the game and nerfed any viable builds for some characters. Devs/Blizzard don't take the players thoughts into account. Failed miserably on the first big update and did not address ANY of the players concerns for gameplay/QoL updates. Don't expect Blizzard to make any corrective action anytime soon as they have their head so far up their own ass looking for money… Expand
  34. kamuigui
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    It is inconceivable that we pay a lot of money for a game and the company simply does not give a damn about its customers and consumers.
    The vast majority of the public, on all channels, on all social networks, did not like the changes and nerfs, every day asking everywhere for Blizzard to change and improve what they did and they just don't care about us.
    First they messed up WoW, then    It is inconceivable that we pay a lot of money for a game and the company simply does not give a damn about its customers and consumers.
    The vast majority of the public, on all channels, on all social networks, did not like the changes and nerfs, every day asking everywhere for Blizzard to change and improve what they did and they just don't care about us.
    First they messed up WoW, then Overwatch, and now Diablo. That was the final nail in the coffin. It's unbelievable. I refuse to support a company that doesn't care about making a good game and just makes changes that make everything worse.
    Blizzard, I uninstalled Diablo and every other Blizzard game I had and I'm not going back. They lost a customer of years. My money Blizzard will no longer have.    … Expand
  35. Smoothieboyy
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Just logged on today and I died within 5 minutes... My character feels horrible now... Then I saw why that happened so if blizzard is gonna make the game worse then I am gonna stop playing.
  36. vitalsox
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Blizzard is focused on time played over actual quality, and has created a new version of the game that is substantially worse in every way than it was just one week ago.

    As someone who was going to purchase the season one pass and dump a bunch of hours into the game, it’s now a hard pass.

    It’s clear Blizzard is now a company that cares more about metrics than players.    … Expand
  37. AerisSai
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I'm following the crowd. this game isn't next-gen, Blizzard does not listen. Genshin Impact's still being called a pedophile game years later by these Blizzard fanboys because their company has no substance anymore.
  38. Katrin81
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Κριμα για το παιχνιδι που περιμεναμε πανω απο 10 χρονια. Η Blizzard το κατεστρεψε το franchise δυστυχως. Εκτος του οτι κολλαει , εχει lags και errors και δε βαλατε και offline mode ,πηγατε και πετσοκοψατε τους παικτες για να μας ωθησετε ολους στο season για να σας πληρωνουμε για τα battle pass.. Λυπαμαι πραγματικα , μας στερησατε τη χαρα του παιχνιδιου που παιζουμε απ τη δεκαετια του 90…. Απαραδεκτοι.. Υπαρχουν αλλα παιχνιδια καλυτερα… οπως το PoE….Εσεις μας ωθησατε… Αραγε θα σηκωσει ο server σας το season??? … Expand
  39. superpenshine
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This patch is just ridiculous, I've spent so much time on the current build, and you destroyed it completely
  40. jazzlikesinatra
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard really pulled a bait and switch on me with this one, these crafty little goblins. They released the game in a state where the casual andy's and reviewers enjoy it and then pull a patch in season 1 to make the game grindier for more player retention. It's a dirty little trick and I'm really upset that it's too late to get my money back after they robbed me. They did the same thingBlizzard really pulled a bait and switch on me with this one, these crafty little goblins. They released the game in a state where the casual andy's and reviewers enjoy it and then pull a patch in season 1 to make the game grindier for more player retention. It's a dirty little trick and I'm really upset that it's too late to get my money back after they robbed me. They did the same thing to me with Overwatch 1, I payed full price for a game I loved only to have it completely destroyed and remade into Overwatch 2 which I absolutely hate. This company has really gone to crap. I remember being 8 years old and loving Blizzard and daydreaming about all of the amazing games they could make in the future with better technology. Yet I keep falling for their dirty tricks every time.. Tomorrow they'll stay Starcraft 3!! And then 8 year old loses his mind and becomes a little boy again and has to play it and get his hands on it... I need to grow up man, I can't let this company does this to me anymore. Hopefully I'll learn my lesson this time...… Expand
  41. 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
  42. Batsiaan
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Overnight my character got worse.... New season starts everything is stonger, you are weaker, how can u ruin a game in 1 day good job blizzard.
  43. Kvothesq2
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    From the delayed pre launch date, to being miles worse than its predecessors, to the developers blatant disregard of player feedback and more, I believe this is the worst Blizzard game to date. So much potential wasted.
  44. PsychicSenpai
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Patch notes clearly ruined the game, and I'm not willing to wait months for Diablo 4 to get good again.
  45. Jlasky2004
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game is unfinished and super boring after level 60. No end game at all. Repetitive dungeons. Terrible devs don't understand the classes. I would recommend waiting at least six months, maybe a year.
  46. Dedellx
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I was enjoying so much the game, but hey, i was Playing as sorcerer, the worse class of the game, and what blizzard do? Destroy even more the class. They know how to make a game, but they don't know how to balance things right at all. They killed the class and I just will wait until they realized that mess. The season din't even started and is finished for me
  47. jbzmc
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    2023/07/19, this is a day of disappointing adjustments, players should not be punished, you can strengthen the enemy, strengthen other gameplay, instead of weakening the original design
  48. Syluxhunter
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    If you're looking for a game to spend time with and feel like you are progressing and being fairly rewarded for your efforts, look elsewhere.
  49. Historicc
    Jul 20, 2023
    5
    Really disappointed in the direction they took this compared to Diablo 3 and they don’t seem to listen to the community at all. All the changes they make aim to make you play longer but have less fun
  50. limewiz
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game has hands down been the largest waste of money I have ever had the displeasure of spending. How is Diablo 2 objectively more complete than this game? its been 20 years.
  51. harperjg
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    As an avid fan of the Diablo series, I had been eagerly anticipating the release of Diablo IV. However, after finally playing the game, I can confidently say that it was a major disappointment and fell far short of the high standards set by its predecessors.

    First and foremost, the graphics and visuals were shockingly outdated. In an era where gaming technology has evolved leaps and    As an avid fan of the Diablo series, I had been eagerly anticipating the release of Diablo IV. However, after finally playing the game, I can confidently say that it was a major disappointment and fell far short of the high standards set by its predecessors.

    First and foremost, the graphics and visuals were shockingly outdated. In an era where gaming technology has evolved leaps and bounds, Diablo IV seemed like a throwback to the early 2000s. The lackluster character designs and environments felt bland and uninspired, failing to immerse players in the dark and immersive world that Diablo games are known for.

    Additionally, the storyline was a convoluted mess. Diablo games have always boasted engaging narratives that draw players into a rich, dark fantasy realm. However, in Diablo IV, the plot seemed rushed and poorly developed, lacking the depth and complexity that made the previous installments so captivating. The character motivations were unclear, and the dialogue felt clichéd and predictable, making it difficult to connect with the story.

    Gameplay was another letdown. The combat mechanics felt clunky and unresponsive, making it frustrating to engage in battles with demons. The skill system lacked depth and creativity, leaving players with a sense of monotony and limited choices. The promise of diverse character classes fell flat as each one felt unbalanced and underwhelming, failing to provide a unique gaming experience.

    Perhaps the most disappointing aspect was the monetization strategy employed in Diablo IV. The game was riddled with microtransactions, which not only disrupted the gameplay but also gave players a distinct pay-to-win advantage. The developers seemed more focused on squeezing money from players than delivering an enjoyable and balanced gaming experience.

    Furthermore, the numerous bugs and glitches encountered during gameplay were simply unacceptable. Frequent crashes, loading issues, and server problems plagued the overall experience, adding to the frustration and diminishing any sense of enjoyment.

    In conclusion, Diablo IV was a colossal disappointment. From its outdated graphics and lackluster storytelling to its subpar gameplay and exploitative microtransactions, the game failed to live up to the legacy of the Diablo series. It lacked the soul and passion that made its predecessors beloved by millions, leaving fans feeling betrayed and let down. Save your money and steer clear of this disappointing installment.    … Expand
  52. tofu_
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game is fine, nothing ground breaking for an ARPG but it's fine.
    Until Blizzard decided to kill it right before season 1 launch.
    - Lazy development with no issue addressed whatsoever - even though the player base literally spoon fed them with a list of issues, bugs and what needed to be changed. - The Devs don't play their games - They literally announce one of the core defensive    The game is fine, nothing ground breaking for an ARPG but it's fine.
    Until Blizzard decided to kill it right before season 1 launch.
    - Lazy development with no issue addressed whatsoever - even though the player base literally spoon fed them with a list of issues, bugs and what needed to be changed.
    - The Devs don't play their games - They literally announce one of the core defensive stats in the game, elemental resistance, to not working properly and they would only address it in season 2 (Yes, a core mechanic that needs 4 months of work to be fixed). However, they add that very "not working properly" stats into the item affixes pool, and literally buffed the passive that gives elemental resistance on Sorc, but who asked? It's not working properly, instead of fixing it, they keep acting like it's hot **** and players need to use it. Not to mention Overpower - yet again, one of the core offensive mechanic in the game, is **** garbage, and they did nothing, nothing to change it, they acted like it didn't even exist in their **** game.
    - ****ty communication - basically every freaking piece of news is announce via a personnal twitter account, haha very professional Blizzard.

    For a $70 price tag, this game feels unfinished, unpolished, rushed, and untested. Blizzard doesn't give a **** about making good games anymore, they're making use of the success of their golden age to milk as much money as they can and then done with it. Diablo 2, Warcraft 3 were masterpieces, sadly the current generation at Blizzard are ruining them.    … Expand
  53. kevbrah
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    they quite literally just made all characters weaker in a balance patch, this will go down as one of the most idiotic balances in the lifetime of gaming history
  54. 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.
  55. OwlInvesting
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Obviously the game had great potential. But there is absolutely 0 soul to this game. Itemization - terrible. Progression - terrible. Dungeons - repetitive and terrible. Stat lines - terrible, some do not even work at all. Skills - hardly any at all with hardly any customization, terrible. Balance - worst balancing I have seen in any game ever, I wish I was exaggerating. How in the world weObviously the game had great potential. But there is absolutely 0 soul to this game. Itemization - terrible. Progression - terrible. Dungeons - repetitive and terrible. Stat lines - terrible, some do not even work at all. Skills - hardly any at all with hardly any customization, terrible. Balance - worst balancing I have seen in any game ever, I wish I was exaggerating. How in the world we go from Diablo 3 to this blows my mind. Complete and utter failure. Season 1 has 0 content and the patch notes take away from the game. The devs on Diablo 4 have absolutely no idea what they are doing and clearly do not understand the genre at all. Boring steaming pile of garbage will take at least 3 years of developing to get this game to a 5/10.… Expand
  56. Neithis
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 has somehow made the game worse instead of fun?? Never seen a community so outraged....
  57. Vashiro
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    Purely disappointed with Season 1 Patch Notes and changes, my whole planning was worthless and now the game feels unfun. :) Cheers~
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. Simple119
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Game started out fun even with a lack of common sense QoL features. Developers are now actively adding features that make the gameplay unbearable.
  61. 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
  62. blizzardbomb
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    So much potential, so many bad decisions. Typical Blizzard fashion.

    This game will be good in a year, when 90% of the player base has already forgotten about it.
  63. Blizzardisshi_t
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This company has destroy the game like D3, don’t purchase the game and this is the last time they can use the name Diablo to earn money, go fxxk yourself Blizzard!!!
    To the game developer:
    You guys are **** better go back to your mom **** and reborn, never create any game no more, or you play this fxxking game in hell!    … Expand
  64. tbuck1995
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Newest patch just goes to show blizzard has no idea what they're doing. No direction for the game, no QoL fixes, classes are not anywhere near on the same level (Current tier order is Rogue, Druid, Necro, then way below is Barb and Sorc). They literally nerfed two whole classes to the point that they are unplayable for endgame content. It's like they don't even playtest their own game.
  65. FinalplayerRyu
    Jul 20, 2023
    10
    The game recent 1.1.0a patch fixed a lot of broken builds and balanced the overall game experience. This caused an outrage by players who are addicted to power fantasies and played broken overpowered builds. When i reality it just made more builds possible to be played at the same level instead of 1-2 dominating.

    Diablo 4 tries to give some amount of challenge in the game instead of    The game recent 1.1.0a patch fixed a lot of broken builds and balanced the overall game experience. This caused an outrage by players who are addicted to power fantasies and played broken overpowered builds. When i reality it just made more builds possible to be played at the same level instead of 1-2 dominating.

    Diablo 4 tries to give some amount of challenge in the game instead of being a cakewalk and i applaud the team for their decision.    … Expand
  66. Ragnarokia
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I started this game off hoping that it would get better but it just got worse and worse after the nerfs and I just can't play it anymore.
  67. MasterPJ
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Not really sure I can add value over what thousands of other players are saying. The developers management team are just bad. No, worse than bad. Their choices here have single handily destroyed this game beyond what any competition could bring.
  68. RenegadeRay2023
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    As a gamer over 30 years, this is probably the first time I feel that game designers may never play their own games. Also, the very first time where you see nonstop patches within a month, trying to make the game less enjoyable every time, how cool it that? That’s be honest, even without doing so, the game has already shown its flaws of no end game content, useless unique items and allAs a gamer over 30 years, this is probably the first time I feel that game designers may never play their own games. Also, the very first time where you see nonstop patches within a month, trying to make the game less enjoyable every time, how cool it that? That’s be honest, even without doing so, the game has already shown its flaws of no end game content, useless unique items and all the bad utility designs.… Expand
  69. sanya907
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    waste of money:) developers dont give a **** about players... every time they try to make somethink they do break it. )
  70. blondeboyzz
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game is a long boring grind! You continually get gear drops below your lvl, dungeons take too long and you have no way of lfg. Now they nerf dungeons that people like, no alerts for world bosses or legion events, low bag space, gems take up bag space, no pets to pick up materials or gold, helltides do not give you a guaranteed drop from a chest, PS5 crashes every day, ranged classesThe game is a long boring grind! You continually get gear drops below your lvl, dungeons take too long and you have no way of lfg. Now they nerf dungeons that people like, no alerts for world bosses or legion events, low bag space, gems take up bag space, no pets to pick up materials or gold, helltides do not give you a guaranteed drop from a chest, PS5 crashes every day, ranged classes aren't ranged but melee, when you reroll an item you only get 2 instead of 3 new options, a second re-roll is outrageously priced, and shop items outrageously priced...anything above $4.99 is unacceptable! No QoL items from D3!! After the pre-season 1 patch....they have lost their minds!… Expand
  71. LordLegolas
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Have thousands of hours in Path of Exile and other ARPGs, had some hopes to maybe buy this game sometime after release. And after the latest patch notes.... those hopes are gone...

    Was not that surprised after OW2 disaster tbh, hopes are gone for Blizzard in general at this point...

    1.0 just for bringing Lilith into r34 community
  72. mahvel
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game had so much potential, until you got to the end and realized there was little to no soul. I can not understand why a Diablo game would not have trade while also having an incredibly simplistic "crafting" system. Gear progression in this game is very bad. There are no loot filters so half of the game is looking through rare items you've picked up and vendoring 99% of them.This game had so much potential, until you got to the end and realized there was little to no soul. I can not understand why a Diablo game would not have trade while also having an incredibly simplistic "crafting" system. Gear progression in this game is very bad. There are no loot filters so half of the game is looking through rare items you've picked up and vendoring 99% of them. Upgrades are small percentage points at best once you've hit end game.

    The uniques are awful. Seriously makes no sense how and why they designed uniques this way in the game. Getting a good unique in D2 was a great feeling and allowed you to trade towards a BIS item needed for your build. None of that exists in this game. The poor design on uniques means most will go straight to a vendor.

    Lastly, the last "balance" patch is a clear indication that this game is intended to become another chore simulator with time played metrics. The cash shop will no doubt start being loaded with crap to speed this process up in the near future when season 1 starts. The blizzard of old is gone and the systems implemented in this game are only intended to waste your time to make you pay like they did for Immortal. What a shame.    … Expand
  73. Serenial
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game is 15 hours of campaign on the first run through and then it just drops off a cliff in terms of fun.
    You can try and extend that 10 hours by repeating your experiences in hardcore. But really, it's just trying to get your value out of the cash spent at that point.
    The end-game is tedious, really, really tedious. To the point where Diablo Immortal a phone pay-to-win game has a    This game is 15 hours of campaign on the first run through and then it just drops off a cliff in terms of fun.
    You can try and extend that 10 hours by repeating your experiences in hardcore. But really, it's just trying to get your value out of the cash spent at that point.
    The end-game is tedious, really, really tedious. To the point where Diablo Immortal a phone pay-to-win game has a better thought out end-game.
    That this games "professionals" Metacritic score is so high is a testament to the pathetic nature and state of video game journalism in general.    … Expand
  74. loponai
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game is sort of like a gold covered **** sundae. At first, it looks amazing, but you find out its still **** inside.

    The gameplay it too easy, the story telling in the quests is too fetch questy, there is no social interactions, there is no trading, no PVP till end game, and the zoom in makes me so bored. Diablo 2 was better in every way and I've become convinced this company    This game is sort of like a gold covered **** sundae. At first, it looks amazing, but you find out its still **** inside.

    The gameplay it too easy, the story telling in the quests is too fetch questy, there is no social interactions, there is no trading, no PVP till end game, and the zoom in makes me so bored.

    Diablo 2 was better in every way and I've become convinced this company will never be able to replicate it.    … Expand
  75. bapexxx
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard just won't care about their player base. Stop playing Blizzard game! Boycott BLIZZARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    They have zero idea on how to improve on a game. Enough is enough!
  76. Therionus
    Jul 20, 2023
    9
    Fantastic game. The recent patch finally brought in some balance even if its a painful one and still tips the scale to one side. The reduction of levelling xp bonus wasn’t necessary as it removes the option to test out different classes after one of them is high enough level. Also the gold situation is slightly bad. In D3 gold was never an issue as the focus was on materials but now theFantastic game. The recent patch finally brought in some balance even if its a painful one and still tips the scale to one side. The reduction of levelling xp bonus wasn’t necessary as it removes the option to test out different classes after one of them is high enough level. Also the gold situation is slightly bad. In D3 gold was never an issue as the focus was on materials but now the gold is a big issue as the scaling of upgrades can get quite ridiculous.… Expand
  77. Civictyperfk8
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Crazy blizzard make such a big nerf in the first patch
    nice job! wtf they've been doing all these years? no balance testing?
  78. Marclej
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Activision trying to milk more money out of people using the blizzard name. The game has got progressively worse since launch - they literally make it harder/more boring each patch.
    The blizzard we know and love died a long time ago.
  79. pinktarnation
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Take a look at the patch notes before you buy the game. If you do, don't play sorcerer. I love the idea of the class, I love magic, but you will fall so far behind it's not even funny. Mostly just helping out here to convince blizzard that making the game unfun isn't good for long-term health, it's just bad right now. A game that is bad right now but "promises it will be worth it" is justTake a look at the patch notes before you buy the game. If you do, don't play sorcerer. I love the idea of the class, I love magic, but you will fall so far behind it's not even funny. Mostly just helping out here to convince blizzard that making the game unfun isn't good for long-term health, it's just bad right now. A game that is bad right now but "promises it will be worth it" is just trying to get your money and run.… Expand
  80. Schwacked
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Engaging gameplay. No end game. Dev team just tanked the game with nerfs across all builds in an attempt to slow players down. The promised qol changes have not materialized. Good for 10 or hours of play or so. If that's worth $70 is up to you. Not good enough for me.
  81. Rowku4080
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Was having a lot of fun with this game. And then Patch 1.1 hit and Blizzard took all of my time and effort, threw it out the window, made the game significantly less fun, and didn't fix any of the real issues the community has been asking for. My motivation to put any time into this game is completely gone. I'm sad about it, but if everything I had been working toward can be strippedWas having a lot of fun with this game. And then Patch 1.1 hit and Blizzard took all of my time and effort, threw it out the window, made the game significantly less fun, and didn't fix any of the real issues the community has been asking for. My motivation to put any time into this game is completely gone. I'm sad about it, but if everything I had been working toward can be stripped away in an instance, I can't justify playing it. Hence, the 0. This game provides no value to me.… Expand
  82. Roarssk
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The graphics are good
    Gameplay is fun but repetitive to the extreme
    Horrible endgame Decent early-mid game Horrible build diversity You will start to feel powerful (finally) and then run the risk of getting totally bent over by the devs for no reason PvP is rogue vs rogue or you die You will be so bored at endgame but you will feel compelled to continue playing for 1-2% upgrades    The graphics are good
    Gameplay is fun but repetitive to the extreme
    Horrible endgame
    Decent early-mid game
    Horrible build diversity
    You will start to feel powerful (finally) and then run the risk of getting totally bent over by the devs for no reason
    PvP is rogue vs rogue or you die
    You will be so bored at endgame but you will feel compelled to continue playing for 1-2% upgrades with painstaking amounts of grinding like a zombie
    Absurd nerfs in patches can come at any time, I can't stress this enough. One day you will be happy and having fun and the next day your character will be unplayable.

    Okay so basically don't get this game. The devs are the worst at reading a crowd that I've ever seen. They clearly don't know what direction to take the game. I spent over 300 hours grinding out the perfect gear and finally felt good and days later they nerfed my character so hard I lost easily 80% damage while more powerful builds got relatively untouched. The gameplay is extremely repetitive, grinding out the same tasks or dungeons over and over. And when I say they are the same I mean literally the same thing. Endgame is absolute garbage. I feel like an idiot for spending so much time and money on this game. Don't fall into the same trap. Please look for a game that respects your time and devs that won't nuke you back into the stone age for no reason what so ever one day while other classes were and continue to outperform. If I were to continue playing I would have legit anxiety that I would be mega nerfed for no reason out of no where.    … Expand
  83. vegeta1211
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
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  84. 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.
  85. lmmortalI
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    With no warning of any kind, incompetent dev teams completely destroy the characters and games for everyone and no care nor respect the players. All time and money spent here become wasted. Keep far away from this company
  86. junyoung8461
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    That sucks . Can you see the reactions and complaints of so many players?
    What a **** change and you think it's cool .
  87. Frieger
    Jul 20, 2023
    5
    Awesome game, even after season patch.

    Some people seem not to be willing to do the Diablo grind and want to choose the fast/easy way.
  88. Jmoneyk344
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    For once Blizzard, listen to your player base. You are going to start losing revenues if you don’t. I was going to buy the season 1 battle pass, but not now, and I won’t spend another dime until you fix the game. Itemization, social aspect, making builds more powerful. Everyone shouldn’t be running the same thing!! Bizarre that they can’t see these issues, or maybe they just do not care.
  89. 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
  90. 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.
  91. patriko
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Don't be fooled. Blizzard doesn't exist anymore. This is just a zombie brand designed to exploit nostalgia with the IP they bought so they can have your money. If you want to find a game made by someone who wants you to have fun, look elsewhere.
  92. AngryJase
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Game was moderately enjoyable up until the 7/18/23 patch. Now, you guys have sucked all the fun out of this slogfest. I limp from enemy to enemy when i am not outright running from them. At level 93, I was soloing nightmare dungeons. Now I can't even make it to the end boss. Do you think this is fun? I don't have time for this crap. Player characters in past Diablo games felt powerful andGame was moderately enjoyable up until the 7/18/23 patch. Now, you guys have sucked all the fun out of this slogfest. I limp from enemy to enemy when i am not outright running from them. At level 93, I was soloing nightmare dungeons. Now I can't even make it to the end boss. Do you think this is fun? I don't have time for this crap. Player characters in past Diablo games felt powerful and fun to play, this version is anything but fun. Do you guys even play video games? Shouldn't be that hard to see what has worked for other games, or even for past Diablo games. You guys seem to have developed a contempt for your player base. Well, right back at you.… Expand
  93. TheFoolyCooly
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The mindset of "the "game" only really starts after you've completed the campaign." is one of the dumbest takes i've seen. As I played through the campaign there were certain legendaries that I needed to complete my build to play the way I wanted too. I was lucky and got my first drop at level 28 but didn't get another legendary drop of the same aspect until I had beaten the game and reached level 60. Since the legendary aspect was on my weapon, that meant that unless I wanted to play a different build, my only option was to use this lv 28 weapon until I got a second drop, which made the game grueling to play through. Now I know that I could have just picked a different build and ran that through the campaign, but what game makes you tailer your playstyle depending on what random drops you get? Why are dedicated legendary drop sources not a thing in this game? once I beat the game and got to the "post game" that everyone said would be the best part, I just didn't care anymore. The only thing I had to look forward to being nightmare dungeons and Uber Lilith as a final "test" for my character, but since I basically needed to be level 100 to fight Uber Lillith and there was no inbetween boss, I had no drive or desire to grind my character after finishing the campaign and unlocking world tier 3. blindly playing through and grinding, hoping I got lucky, and I could get another drop to make the exact same build I am running stronger (just by having an on level legendary aspect) or that I got enough other legendries or uniques to make a different build. there was no step progression that drove me to want to play further.

    After the 1.1 update it has completely killed any desire, I had to revisit the game and start a fresh new character. Season 28 of Diablo 3 felt right, it was refreshing with the altar of rites making the grind and gameplay easier to get to max level and try out new things but dropping the 1.1 nerfs to every character just before season 1 killed the game. Now even if I wanted to come back and play my eternal realm character to finish the grind and beat Uber Lilith, I do significantly less damage, grinding XP got much harder and I get less, it takes longer to kill all the mobs and clear dungeons, I take more damage than I did before which was bad enough as it was because I was gettting 1 tapped or CC'd to death frequently enough, AND its now much harder to farm gear with the nerf to helltides. I'm sure given enough seasons, this game will get better as blizzard figures out how they want this game to be, but I really don't care about the eventual state of the game, if I wanted to play a game that got good around season 12 or 15, I would have bought the game WHEN THEY GOT TO SEASON 12 OR 15, not when it released. I also don't want to be that guy that compares Diablo to POE, but with how terrible they are handling season 1, I have to. Not only is this games post-game WAY WORSE than POE, it's not even close. Now I know POE has also had plenty of seasons and almost 10 years of development to get to where it is, but it is also a completely FTP game, not a $70 release game. It's just really disappointing, seeing how they did so well with Season 28 of Diablo 3, I was hoping they had used their 28 trial seasons there to put together a really solid season 1 of Diablo 4, but I was wrong.

    Blizzard will never learn, and I really hope that Diablo 4 dying will make them.    … Expand
  94. Noahgu711
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Started out ok. Then, instead of adding meaningful content, Blizzard just nerfed everything into the ground to increase their "time played" metrics. POE and LE both do ARPGs better now.
  95. Gamer247OP
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Game is incomplete and very far from being a finished product. Over 300 hours hoping Season 1 would fix it then they released the worst patch in history. Game shouldn't of launched without Leaderboards, stash tabs, trade/global chat or in game grouping options. You need 3rd party sites to play D4 to find groups, trade and is very anti-social in design. They have the worst Class balanceGame is incomplete and very far from being a finished product. Over 300 hours hoping Season 1 would fix it then they released the worst patch in history. Game shouldn't of launched without Leaderboards, stash tabs, trade/global chat or in game grouping options. You need 3rd party sites to play D4 to find groups, trade and is very anti-social in design. They have the worst Class balance of any game. Some Classes are now unplayable Barb/Sorc which are 2 Iconic Diablo Classes. Seriously if you do play this game don't play them. D4 is perhaps 1-2 years from being a finished product by Blizzard time. I'm just a sad player by the state of D4 and horrible business decisions they made a long the way. Save your money, D4 is an expensive game that isn't finished.… Expand
  96. 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!
  97. Webbysan
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    I think I was duped a little with the early beta access and the server slam. Really enjoyed myself during those, but realise now it was because I had yet to see the rest of the game.
    Turns out, It is a boring slog to a pointless and limited endgame. The dev's have pretty much gone from the sales pitch of "Play your way" to "Play our way", generally nerfing any fun that is found into    I think I was duped a little with the early beta access and the server slam. Really enjoyed myself during those, but realise now it was because I had yet to see the rest of the game.
    Turns out, It is a boring slog to a pointless and limited endgame. The dev's have pretty much gone from the sales pitch of "Play your way" to "Play our way", generally nerfing any fun that is found into oblivion.
    This is not even close to the level of greatness we had with the first two games and I will even go as far as to say Diablo 3 (current ver.) is better than Diablo 4.    … Expand
  98. Mattmeyer
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They took what could've been an amazing game and made it a chore to play. Cant even design your character because they keep changing balancing. Why was all this stuff not done before release?
  99. T3hdon
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Blizzard is out of touch with the player base and what actually makes this game fun.
  100. fade2345
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    game was super fun at lunch but no theres to point to play they force you to play on a new character pretty much unless you want to be super weak no end game either and i very much doubt Blizzard will listen to us
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
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  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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