While reading this, keep in mind that you had to pay around R1500 to buy Diablo 4. Let’s look at the in-game currency called Platinum first. Turns out I was right and the truth was a very tough pill to swallow – but not all that surprising once you attach Blizzard’s name to the product. On release, my entire undivided attention was focused on the excellent story of Diablo 4, so I paid no mind to everything happening around it at the time.There was a store icon in the menu that I scrolled over faster than the speed of light because I feared it would only bring the game’s core issues to light and ruin my otherwise positive perception of the game.

Initially I understood that Blizzard probably wanted to level the playing field and make all classes viable choices to players before launch, so I let it slide. Sure, the Barbarian and Druid classes were given welcomed buffs but it came at the cost of nerfing the Necromancer and Sorcerer – two of the most played and popular classes in Diablo 4.

READ MORE – Latest Elden Ring Patch Brings PvP Balance Changes and Moreīefore the game was even out, Blizzard was already implementing class tweaks that nobody really asked for after beta “feedback”. Unfortunately, Blizzard can’t seem to let good things last very long. After the betas and even at launch, the game was phenomenally addictive and enjoyable. It presents some of the finest storytelling that the writers have ever done for a Diablo game and the gameplay seemed to be giving fans everything they’ve ever wanted out of a modern, grittier experience in the vein of the first two Diablo games. Nearly two months later and after one truly awful patch, Diablo 4 is a tragic mess and very hard to recommend.Īt its core, Diablo 4 is a good game – great, in fact. I kept my hopes up that Blizzard Entertainment might’ve learned some valuable lessons from the misfire of Diablo Immortal and for a while, it seemed like Diablo 4 was actively steering away from those faults. Diablo is one of my favourite gaming franchises and I’m always drawn to the impeccable world-building and storytelling of its universe. I’ll be the first to admit that I really championed Diablo 4 before launch and on release.

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