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Diablo 4 is Getting Review Bombed (gamerant.com)

submitted 2 years ago by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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"Diablo 4 has a user score of 4.8 on Metacritic at the time of this writing, a steep drop from its critic score of 87. The negative reviews outnumber the positive ones for now, with a small number of gamers leaving mixed reviews for Diablo 4. Some of these reviews are pretty extensive, as a few fans take this opportunity to share their opinion of the game in great detail, while others mainly complain about server issues in Diablo 4 and its monetization practices. Some also call the game boring, before stating that it’s not worth the $70 price tag."

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[–] rubricae@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How bad is the pay to win situation on this one ?

[–] jord@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've been playing for a week or so now and can happily report there are no pay-to-win features. There's a season pass coming soon which they've promised to be cosmetic-only, as well as an in-game shop which features cosmetic skin sets. The store is *very *overpriced, especially for cosmetics.

Neither I'm particularly thrilled about being in a $70 game, but I'm happy there's no pay-to-win (for now, anyway).

[–] rubricae@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Good to know, thanks for the info

[–] itzpea@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My issue is the level scaling. Feels like every fight has been the same difficulty the entire game and I never get stronger.

[–] jord@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same here! I'm only level 34 at the moment, so hoping the end-game provides a bit of variety. I don't want to be stomping every mob into oblivion, but it'd be nice to notice a difference when I equip better gear/level up.

[–] itzpea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What class are you playing?

[–] jord@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Currently playing a Rogue - it's what I played in the beta, but haven't got around to using something new yet. I'm following the 'Shadow Twisting Blades Leveling Rogue' build from d4builds.gg which is good fun.

[–] TendieMaster69@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's forced always online is absolutely ridiculous and I've already read multiple negative effects of the system. Not to mention the cash shop and the $70 base price tag.

[–] TheYang@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

always online is a never buy for me, and has been for a long while.

[–] Bronzie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I'm glad I waited for reviews on this one, even though I've been looking forward to it for a long time.

I just don't want to support this sort of practice any more.