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Blizzard knows you want to play Diablo 4

From PCGamesN: "The next quarterly Diablo 4 update may be a focused look at environment art, but Blizzard has acknowledged that we’re getting to a point where gathering feedback through player testing might be more valuable than text and video-led blog posts.

Diablo global community lead Adam Fletcher took to Twitter to reveal that we are getting an art-focused Diablo 4 update next week. That’s cool, though one fan chimed in on Reddit to say that they were hoping for some system updates on something like druid mechanics, events, or endgame activities alongside that, which prompted a reply from Fletcher."

jznrpg1185d ago

Eh not really .plenty of those types of games out there .

MadLad1185d ago

Oh no.
I'm well aware of that.

But I think people forget just how much of a revolving door the industry actually is.

They remember a handful of names and think when they leave, the company crumbles.
They forget that those people passively trained the next industry leads coming forward.
The next no name becomes the next Warren Spector and Cory Barlog.

You also see key people start their own companies and fail because they didn't have the resources and talent to actually realize their ideas.

Game development is all over the place. Sometimes key developers leaving have actually resulted in better products going forward.

MadLad1185d ago (Edited 1185d ago )

There's only a small handful that do them very well though.

I'd say the top 3 are Grimdawn, Path of Exile, and, of course, Diablo.

Just don't push the BS shopping house like they tried with the early days of 3.

CaptainHenry9161185d ago

The new Blizzard is different than the new Blizzard. Tbh, a lot of the key people left Blizzard a while ago

CaptainHenry9161185d ago (Edited 1185d ago )

*old Blizzard* typo error

gamer78041184d ago

Really? I haven’t seen any new ones in forever other than PoE which I didn’t really like.

ActualWhiteMan1185d ago

Path of Exile is and always will be better than anything Diablo. Hands Down.

Pretentious1185d ago

Looks like hands aren't the only things that are down, look at your votes.

Bwremjoe1185d ago

I logged in retrieving a 5 year old password, just so I could downvote it too. :D

Syphos1185d ago

While I agree PoE is an interesting take, it's different, I like PoE but also hate it at the same time for a few of the mechanics / the grind every season is pretty rough, you need to invest a lot of time into the game to get a decent build and cannot respec your character at all (besides the orbs of regret) there's just some things PoE does worse then other games in the same genre but unfortunately nowadays a lot of people either love or hate something and there seems to be no in-between.

For the record I strongly disliked Diablo 3, but am still looking forward to see what they manage to do with Diablo 4, aside from that putting any game above an unreleased game is basically just willfully showing how ignorant you actually are since we all don't know if it'll be good or bad yet at all, give it a chance and save yourself the bad look!

Kaozz19791185d ago

I agree that Path of Exile is really good and is giving us new content regularly and you can't beat the price point, but I feel its not something you can casually jump in and out like Diablo. I find Grim Dawn is right in the middle where you can enjoy it casually or you go full blown number crunching elitist nerd.

Crows901185d ago (Edited 1185d ago )

Diablo 3 was the only casual entry so not sure what you're on about with diablo as a whole.

Diablo 2 was littered with bots and very few actual players repeating endgame content. Though it's by far the most incredible arpg of its time.
Diablo 1 was a truly original experience.
Diablo 3 was pretty shit. But very casual oriented.

WillyC0091185d ago

I’d disagree complete and I have played plenty of Path. I’d argue Diablo and Grim Dawn are both better then Path of Exile.

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MeteorPanda1185d ago

l lost interest in the genre so lm unbias. l downvoted cause thats the spirit of n4g

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Kaii1185d ago

(for me personally) I can't enjoy PoE's loot system nor gem/skill alignment to gear, I just want difficult & rewarding loot in arpg type games.

Am I looking forward to D4? Yes
But if that game is made In the same bro culture that wow descended into, they can screw themselves & I'll look elsewhere.

Ron_Danger1185d ago (Edited 1185d ago )

I grew up on Diablo 2. It was the perfect dungeon crawler.

Then Diablo 3 launched and somehow it felt like the team was trying to compete with what others had made since D2 instead of doing what made the series so great. It was like everything that made it fun was either removed or needed. It soured me so bad I couldn’t even play to the first boss fight and I didn’t even buy the D2 remaster that came out recently.

I have zero interest in anything related to Diablo now. Such wasted potential on what was once a great dearies.

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Diablo 4’s Reliquary battle pass is scummy, players are accidentally giving money due to miss-clicks

The new Diablo 4 Reliquary battle pass system is so scummy that players are sending Blizzard more money due to accidental miss-clicks.

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franwex2d ago

Switching the screens and buttons? Nah. Some person wanted to look good to someone higher up. Demonstrating how many people buy the content will demonstrate it. Even if they have to reverse it later. Totally scummy.

It’s like a car dealership selling extended warranty in a scummy way. Even if they have to refund them later, it will technically show somewhere that they sold it and make them look good for something.

OtterX2d ago

I can't believe this game came out 2 years ago already. I uninstalled it 1 year & 10 months ago.

CrimsonWing691d 23h ago

I really enjoyed Diablo 4, but the cost of skins and various content are absurd and kind of insulting. I think like outfits were $20, I heard the Berserk stuff is ways more expensive. It’s just nuts that this is the direction they want to go in. I feel like you’d do better n sales making these like $1-$5, but what do I know?

anast1d 21h ago

It's Immortal: Dark. They ruined this awesome franchise.

DustMan1d 16h ago

Diablo 4 is basically a well produced mobile game. I dropped it after the first battlepass and never played again. Lost Epoch scratches the Arpg itch just as well.

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Diablo 4 Year 2 Anniversary event with free goodies confirmed for Blizzard’s ARPG

Blizzard’s Diablo 4 is almost two years old with the game’s upcoming anniversary taking place on June 5, 2025. While no official announcement has been made from Blizzard about its contents, the ARPG developer is releasing a new event for the game’s second anniversary.

Retroman17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Was interested in purchasing Diablo 4 but after watching 10 hour video on YouTube changed my mind . Too many cut scenes than gameplay actions, I want to play the game Not watch mini movie in a game LoL 🤣🤣🤣

wesnytsfs17d ago

Would be nice if they put the expansion on Game pass.

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Diablo 4's Berserk Crossover DLC Costs an Insane $150

And there's no bundle

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Lionsguard44d ago

Remember Oblivion horse armor everyone? Good times good times.

gigoran843d ago

I remember when they were testing the waters with paid DLC and people were screaming to not buy them so that companies would get the idea that we didn't want to pay for unfinished games. Gamers didn't listen, now the game companies are lapping it up.

Xristo43d ago

The Oblivion horse armor may have been the beginning of cosmetics however, the WoW Celestial Mount takes the cake for setting us up for the present day. That mount made more money for Blizzard than the whole Starcraft 2 franchise. Just sad and crazy.

Michiel198943d ago

horse armor wasn't the first mtx, far from it.

PRIMORDUS43d ago

Nope cause I torrented that game and the horse DLC lol

tombfan43d ago

When did we lost the ability to see COSMETICS on game stores at just $3 DLLs...

anast43d ago (Edited 43d ago )

It's Diablo Immortal: Re-skinned, the Orca edition.

Michiel198943d ago

at least be right for once...diablo immortal is D3 reskinned.....
You are always the most opiniated on games you haven't played and don't know a single thing about.

anast43d ago

Hi Mich. Good to see you are kind of doing okay. You still have this fascination with imaginary omnipotence, but at least we are getting somewhere.

Michiel198943d ago

you recovered from the iceberg?

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