Diablo IV

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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. OmegaChaosZ
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I'm a Diablo 1 onward vet. After playing 3 betas and keeping the presence of mind that is what they were and all that entitles, I assumed that any changes at and after full release would be minor. I was wrong, apparently season 0 was solely to gather data and get buzz worthy clips and reviews to maximize profits. Then as soon as the numbers and the headlines are in "Fastest sellingI'm a Diablo 1 onward vet. After playing 3 betas and keeping the presence of mind that is what they were and all that entitles, I assumed that any changes at and after full release would be minor. I was wrong, apparently season 0 was solely to gather data and get buzz worthy clips and reviews to maximize profits. Then as soon as the numbers and the headlines are in "Fastest selling Blizzard game of all time! " BOOM massive nerfs to every character and build whole sale. Especially as a sorc main I feel bait and switched, the game I paid for feels nothing like the one I have now and I'm stuck with it. After over 40 hours of play the 7 I originally gave this is a 3, AT BEST. I will revise this when and if Blizzard makes any meaningful changes.… Expand
  2. Rwee
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    ive been a fan of diablo series since young, its my child hood, ive played since diablo 1. Diablo 2 was a blast, diablo 3 was alright but its campaign was damn short a lazy work i would say, and here comes diablo 4. The thing is, diablo 4 was fun at first, until the dev team decided to slowly wreck everything up with either their ego or just pure stupidity. Diablo is fun due to itsive been a fan of diablo series since young, its my child hood, ive played since diablo 1. Diablo 2 was a blast, diablo 3 was alright but its campaign was damn short a lazy work i would say, and here comes diablo 4. The thing is, diablo 4 was fun at first, until the dev team decided to slowly wreck everything up with either their ego or just pure stupidity. Diablo is fun due to its versatility on builds and items crafting/ hunting and also its level grind was bearable. Some how they manage to burry the game slowly with each patch, what a joke. What's need to be fix were constantly ignored while implementing nerfs on unneeded segments is pure JOKE, not sure the dev team trying to clown us or themselves at this point. Builds were suppose to be working from every classes are not working correctly ( they dont fix **** on every goddamn patch they impose, all they do is nerfing something else ) , zero quality of life ( even after tons of recommendation from users/ actual players have suggested ) they seems to be blind on this one, and finally it came to its glorious 1.1 patch, downright the most **** if not one of the patch in arpg history in recent years. You strip the fun out of the game you bunch of stubborn mules, why make a patch focusing to slow the entire game down? Nerf on exp gain, damage, affixes, armor, damage reduction and etc, like seriously? We were asking for endgame content, slowing the game down wasnt a content ffs, not at all. You guys dont like seeing people having fun is that it? or is it just a scheme to make the progress of season one direly slow so it would force people to do ingame purchase to level up the seasonal pass level? The list goes on but if you think nerfing the game on every patch is the way to keep the game going, well good luck on that, effing mules.… Expand
  3. Theonetrueduck
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I Have never written a review in my life on a single game I have ever purchased, the original Diablo got me not just into the rpg genre but into gaming in general and not once have a been this disappointed.

    As someone who has both a well geared WW or HOtA lvl100 Barb and Summoner or Boner lvl100 Necro I have had the experience of playing both; Ranged and Melee, AoE and Single Target    I Have never written a review in my life on a single game I have ever purchased, the original Diablo got me not just into the rpg genre but into gaming in general and not once have a been this disappointed.

    As someone who has both a well geared WW or HOtA lvl100 Barb and Summoner or Boner lvl100 Necro I have had the experience of playing both;

    Ranged and Melee,
    AoE and Single Target Dmg,
    High Burst and Consistent Dmg,
    Minions and No Minions builds,
    CC immune or Chain CC'd to death,
    Fast and Slow,
    Nerfed and insanely OP,

    classes simultaneously and the sad truth is I'm not even this disappointed due to the terrible state of balance or the lack of endgame content, the endless grinding of same dungeons, the horrible lack of any QOL that we have been asking for since day 1 in this game, it's knowing they did this not for the health of the game but to kill the eternal realm characters so everyone would be forced to play seasons and buy their overpriced battlepass and farm their new seasonal gems to get back the power they once had before patch 1.1 was released.

    Oh yes and I have receipts for my "conspiracy theory" as a reference here is the article stating and I quote;

    "All I know is that quest designer Madeleine James promised me some wild Diablo 4 Sorcerer builds in Season 1, and I can’t wait to see them. They rely on the new Diablo 4 Malignant Hearts, which will hopefully make up for a few of the latest patch’s rougher nerfs; my Sorceress needs a boost, okay?"

    Source: https://www.pcgamesn.com/diablo-4/limit-builds

    Basically every 3 moths we'll release you a new gimmick in a season to make you feel powerful again. But you better only play seasons because if you don't guess what? back to feeling like an absolute slog to level or grind gear in the eternal realm for you. This is just 1/100 of the problems in this game and 5000 char is not enough to really say what needs to be said in this game.
    End Rant.    … Expand
  4. Poopknife420
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This could be a really good game, but it must be rated as low as possible on moral principal alone. Blizzard's goblin execs have clearly put forth the mission to D4's devs that this game's purpose is not to be fun or entertaining, but rather a tedious time-waster that brute-forces "engagement" in the hopes of selling seasonal content and incredibly overpriced and underwhelming transmogs,This could be a really good game, but it must be rated as low as possible on moral principal alone. Blizzard's goblin execs have clearly put forth the mission to D4's devs that this game's purpose is not to be fun or entertaining, but rather a tedious time-waster that brute-forces "engagement" in the hopes of selling seasonal content and incredibly overpriced and underwhelming transmogs, which could almost be forgiven if not for the $100 entry fee most loyal fans paid to get a taste of this tragicomedic, satirical representation of an ARPG. Everywhere you turn in this game you are faced with an obtrusive obstacle, sometimes literal, that seeks to do nothing other than slow you down and prevent you from getting anywhere or having any fun. If you somehow find a way to play the game at a high level or a fast pace, Blizzard will stop you dead in your tracks and weaken your character with quite possibly the most reviled patching in gaming history. With constant back-tracking in dungeons, horses that forget how to gallop, literal roadblocks, LoL-inspired recall times, and just plain old damage stat reductions, Blizzard has proven nothing since launch other than that they do not understand the ARPG genre or what its fans are seeking. Or worse yet, they do know, but they don't care, because all that matters to a giant, evil corporation is profit (don't believe me? Diablo Immortal).
    If you were fortunate or intelligent enough to not entrust your money to this God-forsaken corporation to play this game, do yourself a favor and keep your credit card in your wallet until D4's absolutely dented team of developers is fired and replaced by people who actually play the game and understand the genre (and can do basic math and not release half-baked and boring itemization systems).    … Expand
  5. Melzago
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Campaign was good, side quest entertaining. Everything was fine until we learn about the pointless loot table, the renown reset, and the preseason 1 patch.
  6. rollei
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The campaign was fun, but the game stagnates terribly after level 50. The developers have made numerous changes to make the game even slower and more of a time sink. The end-game is simply not fun, the loot is uninspiring and dull and upgrades are few and far between. This genre of game is about loot, progress, and fun, none of which are to be found in diablo 4 after the base campaignThe campaign was fun, but the game stagnates terribly after level 50. The developers have made numerous changes to make the game even slower and more of a time sink. The end-game is simply not fun, the loot is uninspiring and dull and upgrades are few and far between. This genre of game is about loot, progress, and fun, none of which are to be found in diablo 4 after the base campaign is completed. There are dozens of better games being released this year which respect your time. This game does not.

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

    This game is worse than diablo 3 in every way. The lessons learned and wonderful progress made over years in that game is found nowhere in diablo 4.    … Expand
  7. camburke
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Rated a 1 for the campaign, which is pretty decent. But that goes quick, and the midgame/endgame is abysmal, with seemingly no improvements on the horizon.

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

    The way Blizzard treats players reminds me of an abusive spouse. They’ll shower you with small “gifts”, then knock you around a little bit to put you in your place, then they’ll say sorry and act like they’ve changed, only to hit you even harder next time. Repeat ad nauseam.    … Expand
  8. edgarwong
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This game has a tons of issues need to be addressed. But Blizzard chose to ignore them, ignore the pains of players. They don't priority the problem solving, and even made some most critical ones worse. That is ridiculous. I never saw any company like Blizzard lacking of customer care.
  9. Diablofan69420
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Game started off lack luster, but fun. Then the first page for the first season came out and they went backwards in every direction possible, even increasing the time it takes to go back to town after finishing a dungeon by two seconds. This game went from being potentially one of the best ARPG games to a steaming pile of dog excrement in a single patch.
  10. Brewskiy
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Had potential, unfortunately the development team does not listen to the community. They have destroyed any possible way to enjoy this game with nerfs.
  11. Nishikado
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Diablo Dev in a nutshell: uodate everything that is fun.
    How do we get players to play more and longer hours?
    Reduce exp gain, add more walls, slow them down, make them wait longer.

    How do we make it challenging for players? Nerf class skills, nerf damage, nerf items, nerf aspects, buff monster.

    Also, delete sorcerer
  12. Sierote23
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Don't waste your time with this game, I bought it for $100 and I really regret it. The developers of this game don't like to see players having fun and being happy. I explain, when you're running after your goal in the game and you're trying to optimize your time in order to make the gameplay less boring and repetitive as possible, for example, a dungeon that contains a lot of mobs, theyDon't waste your time with this game, I bought it for $100 and I really regret it. The developers of this game don't like to see players having fun and being happy. I explain, when you're running after your goal in the game and you're trying to optimize your time in order to make the gameplay less boring and repetitive as possible, for example, a dungeon that contains a lot of mobs, they (Devs) go there and take that possibility away from you even though it’s something in the game. The thing here is that they want you to be in an infinite loop farming xp and mediocre items from monsters and getting next to nothing as a reward. Weakened all classes to try to “balance” things and try to make it challenging but it actually became an unbearable game. This game is currently completely different from what they released a month ago. Spend your time doing something rewarding and fun, something you really feel motivated to do. all the devs of this game do is kill your motivation.

    Everything you try to do in the game to improve your gameplay, be it a dps focused build or an efficient farm it is reason to nerf. forget being happy in this game my friend.    … Expand
  13. MaverickAK
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Game was phenomenal with the original intent and design, but after a recent patch, the intent by the developers is to drive people away from the game to lower server populations with blanket reductions to capabilities, introducing class breaking flaws instead of providing corrections. Just another corporate money grab at this point. What a shame.
  14. bobby_kotick
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    This is, hands down, the best game ever! The classes are novel and unparalleled, and the loot system is fantastic. Everyone should buy this game, along with the Battle Pass - it is such a deal at $19.99. The developers worked so hard on this, and I am so proud of them. Did you see the special thanks in the credits? How thoughtful! They were going to name the Treasure Goblin "BobbyThis is, hands down, the best game ever! The classes are novel and unparalleled, and the loot system is fantastic. Everyone should buy this game, along with the Battle Pass - it is such a deal at $19.99. The developers worked so hard on this, and I am so proud of them. Did you see the special thanks in the credits? How thoughtful! They were going to name the Treasure Goblin "Bobby Kotick". Sometimes they joke that all I care about are gold coins but that is totally not true! I love dollars, euros, and won, too. Look, I gave you people horses! Horses! Did your precious Path of Exile give you horses? Grow up, losers!… Expand
  15. leprosy91
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Bogged down and continuing to get patches to slow it down even more. A lack of content doesn't mean to make it take longer to progress. Abilities were cool for a day till you realize most classes only have one to two options for builds if you are lucky. Most bored I have ever been in the franchise, playing Barbarian and Sorcerer. Being forced into using shouts and defensive for 75% of myBogged down and continuing to get patches to slow it down even more. A lack of content doesn't mean to make it take longer to progress. Abilities were cool for a day till you realize most classes only have one to two options for builds if you are lucky. Most bored I have ever been in the franchise, playing Barbarian and Sorcerer. Being forced into using shouts and defensive for 75% of my abilities was already boring before they decided to rip into defensive ratios and cooldown nerfs. Brainless devs.… Expand
  16. Ghenrich
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Diablo IV started as an unnecessarily grindy version of Diablo 3 with the art style of Diablo 2 and barely anything to do at endgame. In response to player complaints, Blizzard fixed none of the issues raised, made the game even grindier for no reason, and nerfed all the fun stuff players found into the ground. And, in true blizzard fashion, the way the executed the nerfs did nothing toDiablo IV started as an unnecessarily grindy version of Diablo 3 with the art style of Diablo 2 and barely anything to do at endgame. In response to player complaints, Blizzard fixed none of the issues raised, made the game even grindier for no reason, and nerfed all the fun stuff players found into the ground. And, in true blizzard fashion, the way the executed the nerfs did nothing to solve the problem they were trying to solve, and arguably made it significantly worse. This game started mediocre and quickly became a dumpster fire. Avoid,… Expand
  17. Eorl4242
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Lack of a endgame, painfully slow leveling combined with non user friendly systems that actively punish players for innovating or trying a new class all together. Feels like Diablo 4 is ran by a bunch of WoW Devs because anytime fun is detected they shut it down within a hour but general bugs that already make their slug grind of a game even more unbearable takes weeks, possibly even nextLack of a endgame, painfully slow leveling combined with non user friendly systems that actively punish players for innovating or trying a new class all together. Feels like Diablo 4 is ran by a bunch of WoW Devs because anytime fun is detected they shut it down within a hour but general bugs that already make their slug grind of a game even more unbearable takes weeks, possibly even next season. I haven't seen this much of a dumpster fire since the launch of Diablo 3 real world auction house system. Visually this game is stunning but you can only pretty poo to sparkle so much before the stench makes your gut wrench and hurl. Now that we have season 1 patch notes I can safely say if we aren't playing by their standards of how we should play the game they will actively seek out the problems and beat it to death with a baseball bat. Game is extremely buggy, laggy and almost down right unplayable at times. Buy at your own risk.… Expand
  18. smoddox
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    absolute **** company made up of a bunch of breast-milk stealing little cucks
  19. lazeedonut
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Devs are either deaf or are so focused on how they think the game should play they never asked if the user will have fun with the experience. Blizz is trying to make a Loot based ARPG MMO, without rewarding loot system. An ARPG without action. A MMO without a social system. It tries to be everything, and fails on every aspect.
  20. jungjaae
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They forever killed the legendary monster they created with their memories and their myth
  21. Caad
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Well, they took everything that made the game fun and nerfed it to the ground. Blizzard is out of touch. I play games for fun as a way to decompress from my stressful job. It isn’t fun anymore so I’m going to play something else.
  22. Darkened
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Season 1. Where no fun is allowed. One of the worst patches in all of video game history.
  23. figjamsmash
    Jul 19, 2023
    5
    This game could be so much more. I've been a fan of the series since Diablo 1 and find the constant direction changes disappointing this soon after release. Pick a lane and stay in it for awhile. Instead they buff an aspect, only to nerf it beyond its original state next patch. I was initially excited for the 1st season, but it looks like I may go ahead and buy Remnant 2 then wait andThis game could be so much more. I've been a fan of the series since Diablo 1 and find the constant direction changes disappointing this soon after release. Pick a lane and stay in it for awhile. Instead they buff an aspect, only to nerf it beyond its original state next patch. I was initially excited for the 1st season, but it looks like I may go ahead and buy Remnant 2 then wait and see if Blizzard actually fixes anything.… Expand
  24. Knightblade
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    First of all I don’t spend my time leaving game reviews but this became a massive exception. DON’T BUY D4!!! First major patch before season starts gutted everyone’s gear of anything meaningful. Like playing for 100+ hrs to see your gear go from 56% to 22% across multiple damage stats, get 50% or more of your damage taken away, and stripped of your defenses via armor -30% along withFirst of all I don’t spend my time leaving game reviews but this became a massive exception. DON’T BUY D4!!! First major patch before season starts gutted everyone’s gear of anything meaningful. Like playing for 100+ hrs to see your gear go from 56% to 22% across multiple damage stats, get 50% or more of your damage taken away, and stripped of your defenses via armor -30% along with cooldown reduction -30% ALL AT THE SAME TIME IN ONE PATCH!!! I have no reason to play ever again thanks to Blizzard’s idea of making this a live service online only. It got boring really quickly when 99% loot is vendor trash. So much lack of content once you’ve beaten the campaign. I once had faith in this game when they listened and increased EXP gains much higher in nightmare dungeons. YET they release this patch and did a 180, making grinding/leveling that much more difficult!! If they wanted to gut all the fun from the game, why release it with all the stuff they took away from their players, which was subpar to begin with….? Where’s all the cool uniques, aspects, build variety … or anything for that matter? The 1.1 patch clearly demonstrates Blizz does not respect your time or any actual player feedback.… Expand
  25. Synthh_
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    lipstick on a pig, great art team with noob designers save your money instead
  26. Tulenn
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    After patch 1.1 I don’t want play this game. Blizzard kill one of my favorite game. I decided not to donate to any blizzard game. They won't get another cent from me. If there was an opportunity, then a refand would do it.
  27. Ando77
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Was looking forward to season 1. Now after the most recent patch, most likely uninstalling for a while.
  28. 10legan
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Tone-deaf dev team, doesn't even play their game, classic "fun detected" patches
  29. Barrygaming
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I can't even play the game with the memory leak issues. It just constantly crashes. They have acknowledged the issue and said they might have a fix in the future....with no date. They had their first big patch, no news on it and they are taking the game in a horrible direction. Save your money, don't be a fool like me seeing the franchise name Diablo and thinking this is Blizzard North.
  30. leonar5465
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Developers don't understand the Diablo sensibility at all.

    Their patch direction is not very user friendly.

    I will no longer be pre-purchasing Blizzard games.
  31. f_division2
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I'm tired of the management policy. I saw you didn't want to talk to the user.
  32. David099
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Had a blast prior to the patch. Not so much now. Blizzard ruined a fun exciting game.
  33. sidebeef
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I can somewhat deal with an "MMO"ARPG that has barely any social features but patch 1.1 is the worst patch in the history of patches. The devs have no content for us so they nerfed everything to make the game slower, Friday's dumpster fire will just be 40 minutes of diablo immortal updates, and 20 minutes of them telling us they know best. Game uninstalled. Will not spend another $ on D4.
  34. Plutonium_Lord
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Made an account just to leave this review. Not a review bomb, a legitimate take (unless you're one of those that goes "Oh, well, you didn't beat Uber Lilith!"). Made it to level 90, exceptional gear, farmed out PvP stuff. Now to the meat and bones:

    It's absolutely abysmal that they took absolutely no pointers from the history of Diablo 3. They had an absolutely solid formula they    Made an account just to leave this review. Not a review bomb, a legitimate take (unless you're one of those that goes "Oh, well, you didn't beat Uber Lilith!"). Made it to level 90, exceptional gear, farmed out PvP stuff. Now to the meat and bones:

    It's absolutely abysmal that they took absolutely no pointers from the history of Diablo 3. They had an absolutely solid formula they could've went with, and they chose not to. Did it need to be Diablo 3: Enhanced Edition? No. But there's so many bad changes and takes that its baffling. Everything is slow. Everything is a slog. Anything fun is taken away and you're told you shouldn't expect anything else (looking at you, patch 1.1).

    One would think a game that has a cosmetic shop would put more effort in. It should translate, right? Make people love your game so they're willing to spend more money. No, they took the opposite approach. Make people take longer to play the game, make things more tedious. That should make them more likely to purchase, right? Wrong. People are quitting, and people are doing this.

    Every member of the development team deserves to be canned.    … Expand
  35. giomar
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    After this last patch, I just uninstalled the game, and maybe in a year or more I might check YouTube to see what the current status at that time is.

    Devs for this game must be on crack or something. Seriously, their motto is "Fun not allowed".
  36. bewhy88
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game only focuses on preventing users from enjoying themselves. Blizzard is dead.
  37. Darklegend
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Bad endgame.
    Bad updates.
    Bad season 1.
    Really bad balance, a lot of useless skills.
  38. slowwlyrotting
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Used to be a fun game. I was looking forward to the new season. Then the new patch 1.1 came out and killed the game. Good Job!!
  39. GrahamWDiffee
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Game was great then they patched it to be even more of a grind and I was enjoying it just casually, if they wanted to make it more difficult and challenging put all those horrible soft patches onto the Hardcore modes.
  40. Gemswizard
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Stay away from this game, the developer just like to roll out irresponsible patches that ruin everyone game. Imagine spending all the hours grinding your character only to wake up that your character can't even do a proper dungeon now. Focus on the wrong stuff instead of patching QOL stuff like inventory space.
  41. Tribezebulon
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Continues to walk backwards from release. Not listening to the player base in any way shape or form.
  42. Grimsblood
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game had potentially. Then the Blizzard Development Team decided to remove what little fun the players had in an attempt to balance their terrible choices. Now I feel as if I have to wait for the "Reaper of Souls" expansion.
  43. grpatter
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1.0 (Season 1 "pre-patch") is woefully blind to the community and state of the game.

    Take this back to the drawing board and reconsider why you think nerfs and slowing mechanics to every gameplay system/class is something that would ever go over with the playerbase. Games are meant to be fun, not a chore - and you've somehow both realized that (previous patches) and blindly    Patch 1.1.0 (Season 1 "pre-patch") is woefully blind to the community and state of the game.

    Take this back to the drawing board and reconsider why you think nerfs and slowing mechanics to every gameplay system/class is something that would ever go over with the playerbase. Games are meant to be fun, not a chore - and you've somehow both realized that (previous patches) and blindly ignored it (1.1.0). You had a great platform to build on, and 1.1.0 is a regression beyond the issues present at launch.

    I will never again pre-purchase anything from Blizzard knowing there are season/dlc mechanics that they will be "balancing". This is fundamentally a PvE game, with PvP and grouping mechanisms being an afterthought, and you're trying to balance this around competitive gameplay when there simply is none and that is not the point - at all - of an ARPG.

    Your parents would be disappointed in your decisions here.    … Expand
  44. grovie
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Don't waste your time on a game run by developers that do everything they can to extract money from you as a consumer while simultaneously going out of their way to make things unnecessarily tedious, slow, and frustrating for you as the player. I've never seen such a disconnect from developer to playerbase in my entire life.
  45. ixcnxc
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    perma stuns, lack of inventory, stupid patches, stupid fixes. pointless game
  46. windee89
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Trash game, nerf for extending users playing time. instead of create new contents or give some opportunity to user to build different ones. plz dont play this ****
  47. gehtdirnixan
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    0 efforts towards what the community wants while destroying game mechanics values and making the game even worse 10 times than before the update!
    Gj Blizzard you just took a hughe torpedo to your flank and your ship is sinking fast by your last move against the playerbase!
  48. Vailiant
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This is the most evident display of out of touch changes I have ever witnessed in my 25+ years of gaming. I can not wait to hear the excuses for their lack of urgency. 1 hour to hotfix Shako, potential days to fix cinders. God forbid we exit a dungeon with a 3 second cast. I feel like I am taking crazy pills!
  49. erkronell
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    this game is just trash. this game is just trash. this game is just trash. this game is just trash. this game is just trash.
  50. Chupakami
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Interresting at first but quickly repetitive. The main story is fun but short. Anything after that is just taking a lot of time for little rewards. The game design is lacking.. and with the latest patch .. it's going from bad to worse. Instead of making the changes required for a pleasant gameplay, they go in the other direction. Everything seems to be designed to take more time and spendInterresting at first but quickly repetitive. The main story is fun but short. Anything after that is just taking a lot of time for little rewards. The game design is lacking.. and with the latest patch .. it's going from bad to worse. Instead of making the changes required for a pleasant gameplay, they go in the other direction. Everything seems to be designed to take more time and spend more money.. It is truly annoying when a game is so transparently focused on making money and not interrested in the player's experience. A good game make money and keep their players engaged without forcing it. Disappointing. Not interrested in Season 1 anymore.… Expand
  51. bs1gs
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Spent hundreds of hours carefully building a very unique character with hundreds of aspects to consider, only to have the developers reduce and skew tiny data points to the point that my barb is weaker, less of a cohesive build, and basically not fun anymore. Undo this latest patch or this game will remain uninstalled
  52. nrwgn
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Activision Blizzard initially delivered a strong shell of a game, with plenty of room to build out and a lot of potential. They gave us the same lip service they do with all of their games, and we all believed it. As soon as the first patch came around, we realized the obvious: this was a franchise cash grab from developers doing what shareholders want that do not play their own game. TheyActivision Blizzard initially delivered a strong shell of a game, with plenty of room to build out and a lot of potential. They gave us the same lip service they do with all of their games, and we all believed it. As soon as the first patch came around, we realized the obvious: this was a franchise cash grab from developers doing what shareholders want that do not play their own game. They essentially proved they are trying to make a loot based game without a rewarding and complex loot system, An action RPG without action, and an MMO without a strong community or social system. The lack of end game content should have been addressed with the first season update, but instead they've decided to neuter the few things that felt good in their game in favor of increasing the tediousness of basic tasks to encourage future battle pass transactions and other forms of monetization.

    ARPGs generally have depth, with content that can be fun and challenging for everyone from the weekend warrior to the hardcore completionists. instead, they've decided to make the difficulty so artificial that even their most committed core like content creators, the ones who stand to profit off of the mutual success of the game, are pointing and laughing.    … Expand
  53. lherbins
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Best description I've found (source unknown): "Blizz is trying to make and Loot based ARPG MMO, without rewarding loot system. An ARPG without action. A MMO without a social system." Also, the new patch is EPIC GARBAGE. Do you resent your player base Blizzard? Did Baldur's gate pay you to release this patch? I hope that's it... I hope they paid you to release this patch to spike sales andBest description I've found (source unknown): "Blizz is trying to make and Loot based ARPG MMO, without rewarding loot system. An ARPG without action. A MMO without a social system." Also, the new patch is EPIC GARBAGE. Do you resent your player base Blizzard? Did Baldur's gate pay you to release this patch? I hope that's it... I hope they paid you to release this patch to spike sales and then you will revert everything after. At least that would make business sense. I can't find any other sense here...… Expand
  54. konigstein
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 fails to deliver the immersive and unique gameplay I've come to expect from the Diablo series. The campaign feels uninspired and like a really long intro to a story, probably to sell you more content in expansions. The added frustration of the occaisonal server and connectivity problems, their poorly implemented paragon system straight stolen from other franchises, and their clearDiablo 4 fails to deliver the immersive and unique gameplay I've come to expect from the Diablo series. The campaign feels uninspired and like a really long intro to a story, probably to sell you more content in expansions. The added frustration of the occaisonal server and connectivity problems, their poorly implemented paragon system straight stolen from other franchises, and their clear lack of coherent game design for balancing classes make this an easy pass.

    Save your money. Diablo 4, in its current state, does a disservice to the legendary franchise's name, falling far short of this longtime fan's expectations.    … Expand
  55. cyachallenge
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    These companies buy the games we love and ruin them. I wish I never bought this, and I want a refund. The level scaling means your growth doesnt matter. They want to turn every game into something you cannot own and that you pay to win
  56. VFA103
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    If they lack their ability, they should improve it through talking with consumers. They don't want to work, so they just make our characters stupid in an easy way. Brizzard worse than indie games.
  57. brinnx
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    After the latest Patch the game is just not fun the reroll costs way to high just very bad trend this game has taken
  58. gwk0209
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    It's just not fun to play. Only play if you like to grind to deal no damage. Maybe it's worth to buy with 80% off
  59. raziaroc
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard did it again. All you will get buying this game is a waste of your time and very expensive piece of trash
  60. YoRHaNexus
    Jul 19, 2023
    5
    The Season 1 XP nerfs, patch 1.1 balance changes and the overall slow down of gameplay loop make it hard to recommend right now. The various nerfs have made non meta builds unable to compete in higher tier content, which by the developers own words should have been the opposite effect.
  61. grooveline
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    after level 60 there's not much to do: 1 mega easy world boss every 8 hours that doesn't give any loot of sense of achievement, repetitive Legion coop events, and mindless boring dungeons without engagement or loot.
    no trading.
    open world but no tools to socialise: no way to look for groups to play together. after this last patch they've made the XP grind even more tedious and lengthy    after level 60 there's not much to do: 1 mega easy world boss every 8 hours that doesn't give any loot of sense of achievement, repetitive Legion coop events, and mindless boring dungeons without engagement or loot.
    no trading.
    open world but no tools to socialise: no way to look for groups to play together.

    after this last patch they've made the XP grind even more tedious and lengthy just to make you stay in the game longer... the problem is not the time, the problem is that THERE'S NOTHING TO DO.    … Expand
  62. AmIAloneInThis
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Honestly this game lost its appeal. It was ruined by 1.1. It's not the same old game you loved, It is a service meant to manipulate you and exploit you. The end game was lackluster at best, and the finest parts are few and likely nerfed by now.
  63. BoSS_MaC_xx
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Revert the nerfs. Blizzard devs are so out of touch and completely ruined the game.
  64. Jiale90
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I enjoyed at the beginning but between broken resistances and this recent patch kicking my non meta build further into the dirt. It's just dull and fun factor non existent
  65. gxrdian
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    One of the worst patches i've ever seen in all my 20 or so years of gaming, filled with anti-fun bias, overnerf to already weak enough class solely because of populariity and overall player progress being heavily targeted, on an already overpriced game with lackluster endgame. and this is a game where the endgame and seasonal content is SUPPOSED to be the main selling point.
    Not even a    One of the worst patches i've ever seen in all my 20 or so years of gaming, filled with anti-fun bias, overnerf to already weak enough class solely because of populariity and overall player progress being heavily targeted, on an already overpriced game with lackluster endgame. and this is a game where the endgame and seasonal content is SUPPOSED to be the main selling point.
    Not even a mention of any of all the highly player requested quality of life improvements to stash and inventory capacity, no item filtering.
    Congrats to blizzard ! managed to get achieve a gaming experience that's a downgrade from free games like poe, and downgrade from their own previous title that is diablo3. absolutely impressive, astonishing, i've never seen a company that's so utterly so dedicated to failure and insatisfaction of their costumers, i hope the devs all have fun with the game now as it seems that's who they made the game for. Absolute waste of money, don't buy this crap.    … Expand
  66. Demonknight5
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I really enjoyed the campaign. But the developers agenda to turn this game into a full time job, and nerfing the fun in patch 1.1 has made this game unplayable. Don't give blizzard your money, they don't respect your time.
  67. Syliph
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1.1.0 killed the game. The game is not challenging just a long boring grind.
  68. DarkMattr07
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The gall of the developers at Blizzard now is outrageous. Save yourself the time, find something else to play. They way they dishonored their player base by literally destroying several builds and characters after 60-100+ hours, retroactively nerfing items that you farmed for, and completely breaking playstyles that existed. SAVE YOURSELF - HARD PASS.
  69. Zahzah5
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    You grind sporadic groups of mobs to grind out more sporadic groups of mobs.
    They tried to remake diablo 2 with cash shops and boring grinding mechanics.
    Poor itemization and extremely heavy handed nerfs tacked onto an unfinished boring game.
    Steer clear. Much better ARPGs out there.
  70. embersofelder
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game started out fun, but Blizzard quickly pulled a bait and switch after they got everyone’s money. The game was advertised to have such depth, but the reality is there is no real end game to speak of. The most recent patch nerfed all classes, most offensive and defensive abilities and experience gain. They are attempting to slow down everyone’s progress in the game, so that by theThis game started out fun, but Blizzard quickly pulled a bait and switch after they got everyone’s money. The game was advertised to have such depth, but the reality is there is no real end game to speak of. The most recent patch nerfed all classes, most offensive and defensive abilities and experience gain. They are attempting to slow down everyone’s progress in the game, so that by the end of the season people are just wrapping up instead of maxing out in one month, and realizing the game is shallow with no endgame, and nothing else to do.

    Blizzard lost my trust and lost me as a customer because I have deleted the game off my hard drive and don’t intend to play it further.    … Expand
  71. celticfiend
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The initial experience with this game was dark fun and the story was mediocre saved only by the cinematics which is about the only thing blizzard has done right in decades. By level 60 the game has become an endless grind of garbage loot. Every time you find a build and loot you enjoy blizzard decides you cant play the game you paid for unless you play it their way. Grinding nightmareThe initial experience with this game was dark fun and the story was mediocre saved only by the cinematics which is about the only thing blizzard has done right in decades. By level 60 the game has become an endless grind of garbage loot. Every time you find a build and loot you enjoy blizzard decides you cant play the game you paid for unless you play it their way. Grinding nightmare dungeons is mindless and now even more so with the XP nerfs. These guys can never let a game be fun, it has to live up to their micromanaged online dev math that is more akin to sorcery than actual sense and must all fall within their desires to keep you playing an already overpriced game and buying the ridiculously priced skins and customizations that look flung together by children. I had originally told everyone i was not going to preorder but Blizzard being the snake oil salesmen they are made things enjoyable originally to get sales up then pulled the rug out. I will NEVER buy another blizzard game again the way this company micromanages everything to their own end for a game that at the end of the quite frankly is not at all fun but frustrating to everyone but people on the autistic spectrum who use it to stim.… Expand
  72. Twanto
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    thanks for killing the game before season 1, Blizzard. it's been a month and half of fun but now I hate it
  73. Gazellle
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I had to make an account just for this
    great game to start - but this latest patch has destroyed the game - this needs to be reversed, players are leaving in droves
  74. aazxc1
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    遊戲沒料 團隊只會餵你吃屎拖長遊戲節奏
    我們覺得玩家刷太爽 削減怪物數量 削減玩家強度 削減玩家防禦 削減玩家經驗
    玩家被小怪一招打死 我們覺得這樣很酷
  75. Dfarky
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Completely out of touch Devs that seemingly want to intentionally kill this game. The latestest patch is probably this worst patch in the history of games.
  76. jdslider
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    What the dev's did to this game was pretty much nerf all the fun out of it. I keep replaying the scene in Star Wars were Obi-Wan says to Anakin, you were suppose to bring balance, not leave it in darkness. This is what happens when the Dev's do not listen to the community.
  77. DJGetMoneyVIP44
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Game was great until the patch today they ruined the game I'm done. Really sad 150 plus hours into it preseason 1.
  78. Scubastev
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    It is difficult for an average/casual gamer to keep up. Season 1 already penalizing players if you haven't completed the story already. The Sorcerer's class has only female cosmetics, and is also the weakest class.
    On top of all that, Blizzard makes a first Patch that nerfs every class and makes the game more of a grind. The game had serious potential, but as for myself, I feel like I've    It is difficult for an average/casual gamer to keep up. Season 1 already penalizing players if you haven't completed the story already. The Sorcerer's class has only female cosmetics, and is also the weakest class.
    On top of all that, Blizzard makes a first Patch that nerfs every class and makes the game more of a grind. The game had serious potential, but as for myself, I feel like I've just wasted my time playing up to this point to just get punished... I'm out of here.    … Expand
  79. UnleashedCritic
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    I would have rated the game a 6-7 with potential to be a 9 or 10 until this pre-S1 patch. Gutting defenses, nerfing CDR, and failing to address any if the severe QoL issues alongside their stated reasoning for these changes makes it a 3 at best until leadership changes.
  80. Moneyhurts
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Blizzard is dead, thank you Activision. This game suffers from the same issues as every other activision title- looks cool enough to reel you in, but past a few hours the whole goal is to drag you along. The latest 1.1 patch is proof of this. The game was released initially with massive class issues, rather than fix those issues in the month leading up to season one, Blizzard ignored everyone’s suggestions and pushed out a patch to slow down the game. Okay, fine, slow down the game, but fix the balance issues. Sorcerer class is useless, other classes are teetering on obscurity. Tons of quality of life issues. COME ON, this isn’t the first game blizzard has ever made, not even the first Diablo, but it seems like they don’t have 3 previous games to home quality of life (lack of stash space, no stash search). Absolute mess. Already wasted $70, no way I’m spending another $30 on battle pass. Too many other great games to spend time on rather than shill out more cash to these “game developers” who treat their IP’s like money printing machines and not brands that need to be fleshed out and refined. IM OUT.… Expand
  81. kangfucius
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Trash game set up to be a cash grab. Developers are out of reach from the consumer (players in the community). All they do is nerf viable builds and make the game unfun. Told the players to go play other games when there is literally no content in the game to play. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Game isn't even finished and should've been sold at 20-30 bucks. Overpriced!
  82. kjula523
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I have played every major title Blizzard has released. Diablo, Diablo 2, Diablo 3, Warcraft, Warcraft II, Warcraft III, Starcraft I, Starcraft II, and WoW.

    The cracks began to show with Diablo Immortal being a joke of a game. Now, Diablo IV follows in its footsteps. There is no excuse for a company of Blizzard's pedigree and size to release an unfinished game. They should be lauded for    I have played every major title Blizzard has released. Diablo, Diablo 2, Diablo 3, Warcraft, Warcraft II, Warcraft III, Starcraft I, Starcraft II, and WoW.

    The cracks began to show with Diablo Immortal being a joke of a game. Now, Diablo IV follows in its footsteps. There is no excuse for a company of Blizzard's pedigree and size to release an unfinished game. They should be lauded for the scope and breadth of the game world, and that's about it.

    This game is buggy, the mechanics are not well done, and they appear to not understand what an ARPG should be. Truly mind boggling, since the category was invented by Blizzard. I will not be picking up this game again unless they manage to fix it.    … Expand
  83. bethegora
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The problem with Diablo IV is something I should have expected from the beginning, and it's true for a lot of service games. The game you're enjoying can be completely ruined by patches and there's not a thing you can do about it. The most recent patch has forced me to roll back the difficulty and completely rebuild my character, because their damage output dropped by over 50%. ProgressionThe problem with Diablo IV is something I should have expected from the beginning, and it's true for a lot of service games. The game you're enjoying can be completely ruined by patches and there's not a thing you can do about it. The most recent patch has forced me to roll back the difficulty and completely rebuild my character, because their damage output dropped by over 50%. Progression has artificially been slowed right down by way of reducing XP given.
    All games of this nature should have a public test server.    … Expand
  84. skymann13
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I trust the workers at brownies and downies to make better decisions than this company.… Expand
  85. Cata320
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Straight gutted game with nothing to look forward too in S1. All of the actual issues that could have been improved to build a better game have been ignored. Better loot rolls? No, Paragon refresh button? No, Build Loadouts? No. Instead, Blizzard seems to think they need to nerf everything people want to do. Found a loot cave? nerf, Use a skill to much? Nerf, Find a way to level quicker?Straight gutted game with nothing to look forward too in S1. All of the actual issues that could have been improved to build a better game have been ignored. Better loot rolls? No, Paragon refresh button? No, Build Loadouts? No. Instead, Blizzard seems to think they need to nerf everything people want to do. Found a loot cave? nerf, Use a skill to much? Nerf, Find a way to level quicker? Nerf. Wtf is the point... I was already on the fence when I learned about season resets. The grind was grueling and boring. The amounts of crap loot to shift through was unbearable. The storage, non-existent. You needed to have like 10 alts. The challenge that already existed NM 60+, Uber lilith even harder. And the consensus among the devs? lets make everything slower across the board. What were these devs smoking? This game won't get better, the team behind it is trash. Don't bother.… Expand
  86. gauze
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    A series of patches that deceive users.
    What is the reason why the game is made to be closed by turning the item that was made with dozens of hours of effort into garbage?
  87. BlazerBlitz
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Repetitive beyond belief, no group finder for the thousands of dungeons you have to run over and over just to gain xp. Just to have the xp nerfed over and over. Making an already grindy game more grindy and difficult instead of adding more interesting and unique content makes it a very unenjoyable game.
  88. JRMang
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Pros:
    Incredible cinematics, great voice acting, good soundtrack
    Cons: characters really only have 1 or 2 viable builds to be strong, need servers to be online to play solo, clan search/join system is almost non-functional, Blizzard is quick to nerf strong mechanisms without buffing weaker ones, rubberbanding/lag could kill hardcore characters quickly, inventory system too small,    Pros:
    Incredible cinematics, great voice acting, good soundtrack

    Cons: characters really only have 1 or 2 viable builds to be strong, need servers to be online to play solo, clan search/join system is almost non-functional, Blizzard is quick to nerf strong mechanisms without buffing weaker ones, rubberbanding/lag could kill hardcore characters quickly, inventory system too small, DLC/cosmetics too expensive.

    Could have been a great game but the staff keep implementing updates that bring quality of life down.    … Expand
  89. Sinmaster696
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game was good when it first came out but after the patch it just went downhill from there. I don't know who's idea it was to nerf everything (especially sorcerer) and make it basically one dimensional for all the builds. Why not learn from D2 and take the good parts of D3 to make a better game
  90. awaken471
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Good single player campaign. The rest is garbage at the moment.

    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.
  91. BalianOfEarth
    Jul 19, 2023
    5
    I mean, what to say. I dont get a team that can make this game- probably realistically an 8or 9/10- but their patches.. they really just dont really do much but make the game worse. They seen to patch the game according to the small percentage of people who are in endgame with busted builds- but at the same time dont cater to end game players with the “end game” content. Most people areI mean, what to say. I dont get a team that can make this game- probably realistically an 8or 9/10- but their patches.. they really just dont really do much but make the game worse. They seen to patch the game according to the small percentage of people who are in endgame with busted builds- but at the same time dont cater to end game players with the “end game” content. Most people are either hunting high gear score ancestral items or uniques by tier 4. Sacred items are purely for selling at this point. Yet end game content either doesnt drop unique items (whispers) or have an equal chance to drop sacred items… Thats just one example of frustration. Worked hard on a build- dont worry- thanks to some youtuber making a video about something similar- all the gear you just spent 40 hours farming is now useless- patch sorted that for you- What did the patch not sort. Loot tabs, item search, gems bags, quests that still dont let you complete them due to bugs… and so much more. Ugh. You know how many bugs I had on ff16 (cheaper) … non. Yeah I know- smaller scope in general right. But I didn't spend 100s of hours in game to have all my gear become useless, my game to shutdown or stutter every time I dodge or my time essentially being wasted on the same content thats now harder for no more reward. Real shame but I cant see myself jumping into season 1. Maybe see what the game is like when I am bored of Remnant 2 or Baldurs gate 3. Also. Final note. R.I.P barb. Absolutely decimated on the latest patch.… Expand
  92. kail_nz
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I never review games, Blizzard. But I am making an exception for D4. I signed up just for this. Diablo 4 was a good game. I paid you good money and got a good game, not a great game. But I had hope that the fun factor would be improved as time went on. Then you drop this latest patch that really is a tone deaf response to what your players are asking for. What you basically said in that 6KI never review games, Blizzard. But I am making an exception for D4. I signed up just for this. Diablo 4 was a good game. I paid you good money and got a good game, not a great game. But I had hope that the fun factor would be improved as time went on. Then you drop this latest patch that really is a tone deaf response to what your players are asking for. What you basically said in that 6K work patch note was - "We don't like that you figured out how to get so powerful despite how convoluted and vague we made the game already. So we're nuking all of you to the ground." I am not one of those players who no-life the game, and am only level 68. I was enjoying the game despite how needlessly complex the itemisation was, but now? Wow. It's like you want to equate suffering with fun. We're not all masochists. We just want to have fun popping monsters and picking up loot.… Expand
  93. jyun
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    暴雪只知道一在的削弱經驗和傷害根本不考慮玩家的感受只知道要怎麼搶錢然後亂搞一通!然後大家測試出什麼流派傷害高出破億或千萬傷害暴雪就會不爽!看玩家爽他就不爽的概念去下修這些玩家覺得重要的東西非常好暴雪真的棒!這次更新直接打死一堆玩家全砍!謝謝再聯絡~
  94. imperidal
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I had to make an account just for this.

    Patch 1.1 is just one of the worst patch in gaming history. The change for leaving dungeon from 3s to 5s says a lot on their design philosophy. Lets see how much of these change are for "longevity" of the game.
  95. Rfrieden
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This company is a hollow husk of what it once was. All that remains is apathy and greed that produce shallow empty games that utilize nostalgia to coerce players to give them money for unfinished, boring, games loaded with micro transactions. Don’t buy this trash game. It’s nothing more than a mobile game on pc and console.
  96. novares
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    You basically take everything that players are asking for, put it in a nice list, and then throw it all in the trash and do the complete opposite. You just don't listen. Don't care. You have our money and we got a broken, unbalanced, messed up game. I play a sorc too, and you just keep defiling it further.

    Good: -Nice graphics, proper aesthetic. Bad: -Every zone is copy/pasted, and    You basically take everything that players are asking for, put it in a nice list, and then throw it all in the trash and do the complete opposite. You just don't listen. Don't care. You have our money and we got a broken, unbalanced, messed up game. I play a sorc too, and you just keep defiling it further.

    Good:
    -Nice graphics, proper aesthetic.

    Bad:
    -Every zone is copy/pasted, and looks EXACTLY the same. You NEVER feel like you're anywhere different.
    -Every town looks exactly the same.
    -Every town has a 50-mile radius around it, where you cant run with the crap horse until you're outside of said radius.
    -Game is full of bugs. Endless endless bugs.
    -Game has major memory leak that people have reported since the first beta, and is still not fixed.
    -Game has persistent sound-bug issue where the voiceover will become bugged with echos and weird dungeon effects applied to dialog, and then never goes away. Not with a reinstall, or anything. Reporting it for months gets no reponse, either.
    -Characters are unbalanced beyond words. Tuning them results in ruining them, versus improving them.
    -Forced MMO & forced online only play, but then has zero MMO features and nothing of convenience for your forced-experience. You can't even chat with the world, outside of Trade, and they STILL HAVENT ADDED A GLOBAL CHAT. As if this is so unbelievably difficult.
    -QoL and conveniences from past games have been just, completely left out of this one.
    -Zoom on character is so uncomfortably close it makes you feel weird, and you refuse to add option to zoom out further. It's obvious it can be done, because it's done on horse, and for world bosses, or higher peaks in land. Will you ever address it? Nope.
    -What year does it need to be when we are able to party with more than just 4 people like this is a LAN party or pure-console game? I play on PC. In diablo 2, I could have 8 people in a group. This is so utterly annoying and old.
    -No room in stash, and can only buy 4 stash tabs. You know perfectly well adding the ability to purchase more is as easy as your ability to nerf %'s on a spreadsheet that controls the game. Just stop.
    -Can't simply just 1v1 your friend if you want, must go to FoH and then risk others coming in and ruining your dueling and trolling, and since you can't request to duel outside of FoH.... this is just rudimentary.
    -Mount is practically unusable, between having to stop every 10 seconds to climb a cliff, it can barely walk 1 foot forward without hitting every single solitary piece of terrain that there is.
    -Every single dungeon is a copy/paste of another. All of these dungeons, yet I haven't been in a single one that has felt different from the next. They literally took the shell of one, and then made it "icy", then copy/pasted it, and made it not icy, then copy/pasted it, and switched the pathways around. It's pathetic.
    -If you want any actual updates you're forced to follow these clowns personal accounts on Twitter. So if you want game updates you gotta see PezRadar shirtless and pictures/stories about his "gains journey", and whatever else, instead of actually using or communicating on the forums where everybody is, asking for some acknowledgment. If they don't like your comment on twitter, they block you. Rob Ferguson is the worst. He's 80 years old, and takes everything personally. Has no idea what this generation of gamers wants, he's just another slob like Jay Wilson, telling people what they want because "he knows" and we dont.
    -Because they have no end game, or anything else actually fun in the game to do, they made leveling and progression even slower and more miserable, then proceeded to gatekeep the world tiers. Why? No reason, other than to just do the exact opposite of majority-ask and make it more miserable. You know, cause helping friends level up so you can play together is so blasphemous.
    -Did I mention the items/itemization is absolutely and utterly horrendous? It's so bad. It's so stupid. 500 useless dumb buckets of things and then the comparison thing, don't even get me started. It feels like a special-education team came up with some of these concepts.
    -Item drops: they're trash. They're all trash. And, if you're a cold sorc and you want gear for.... a cold sorc... you aren't getting it. You're getting 90% gear for fire/light. So you literally find the opposite of your build, 90% of the time. It's on purpose too. Odds don't work that terribly.

    Games are supposed to bring joy, and fun. The only thing this game does is genuinely infuriate me while playing it, and the experience is miserable. I'm not sure how I even lasted this long. But I feel absolutely zero joy from this game. It feels like a job, not a break *from* my job. Everything's a copy/paste with minor alterations, including the cosmetics. LOL, explain why the sorc has FOUR of the same exact helmets with small differences like a string, or a barely noticeable color change?

    Bravo blizzard.. as usual.    … Expand
  97. BBQRaptor
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game was pretty fun up until patch 1.1. Now it feels brutal and my character doesn't feel powerful, I feel I need to run from mobs, and forget doing things like Helltides, they were already dangerous before, I can only imagine dying repeatedly and loosing cinders every time. Imho they should have buffed enemies instead of nerfing classes.
  98. Diablopatch1p1
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game was really kinda rough from the start, but I was still doing my best to enjoy it. The engine and graphics have such potential to be a fantastic game. HOWEVER, the mechanics are (I feel intentionally) confusing, the item management is awful, the drop rates are even worse, and this is all pre-season one. When I started playing the game sorcerer was the best class, and then theyThis game was really kinda rough from the start, but I was still doing my best to enjoy it. The engine and graphics have such potential to be a fantastic game. HOWEVER, the mechanics are (I feel intentionally) confusing, the item management is awful, the drop rates are even worse, and this is all pre-season one. When I started playing the game sorcerer was the best class, and then they nerfed it to hell making it by far the worst class. Then they released a patch (1.1) and I was hoping this would fix it. NOPE! Not only did they not fix ANY of the issues with the game, but they made everything waaaayy worse. I think I’ll spend my time and money on a different game now.… Expand
  99. bustamanteverde
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    This is an ACTION RPG with slow paced action. It is 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. The dev team had years of established history with D1-D3 to work with and improve the gameplay of Diablo 4....which they did not use at all. The game is missing so many QOLThis is an ACTION RPG with slow paced action. It is 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. The dev team had years of established history with D1-D3 to work with and improve the gameplay of Diablo 4....which they did not use at all. The game is missing so many QOL features. Skills and spells are so bland. Classes feel meh. No way to try out new builds without wiping out all your skill tree. Useless affixes on all loot make checking loot so tedious. Game clearly needed another 2 years of development but was pushed out early by executives.… Expand
  100. Denny_Actual
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Development team and decision making are the downfall of this rancid waste of time. They listen to our issues and fixed nothing while making the loot worse, the grind longer, and any enjoyment we had in play out. This is the worse Development team I've ever come across.
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#22 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2023
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#2 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2023

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86

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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