I'm not sorry, Diablo 4 looks like a hot lazy pile of Diablo3.1

[Zeze]

Blizzard is a shell of it's former self. I mean, even that phrase has gotten old.

I'm not a hater, I loved old school titles as well as recent smash hits such as Overwatch.

Watch this latest gameplay. Their release date is June. That's only 3 months. So this clip is basically the look and feel of the finished product.

It's the same Diablo 3! And I liked 3. This is just a rehashed crap.

Look at the art direction of Elden Ring. The similar horror fantasy genre title gives me absolute the creeps.

 

[OlyAR15]

Looks fine to me.

 

[Sulaco]

I'll wait and see what the old timers think after playing it...

 

[daveybrat]

I have to respectfully disagree. I just watched it and it looks fantastic. Can't wait to buy it this June.

 

[KMFJD]

Looks fine to me as well

 

[Thump553]

I was a huge fan of Diablo, Diablo II and LOD. I bought D3 but never even made it through the training tutorial-it generated absolute zero interest in me.

Flashy graphics don't make a good game. Chess and Monopoly are prime examples of A+ board games that-it their cores-have minimal absolutely no visual flash.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I haven’t really followed it kind of lost interest in diablo around diablo 2 time.
There will be a proper open beta for all next month. I’ll check it out.

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[DeathReborn]

I am still waiting on info on character slots, are they like D2 & near infinite or D3 craptastically limited. Kinda hard to be a hoarder if you can't store all the stuff you need.

 

[Borealis7]

i'm already making buckets of popcorn for the D4/PoE2 drama.

 

[JimKiler]

i'm already making buckets of popcorn for the D4/PoE2 drama.

You have to love one and hate the other, correct? no middle grouund?

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Just release Blizz's catalogue on Steam already.

I believe in you Microsoft, you can do it.

 

[Borealis7]

You have to love one and hate the other, correct? no middle grouund?

i have my favorite, but i'm not one for drama. the other fanbois from both sides will provide the entertainment.

 

[Borealis7]

Just release Blizz's catalogue on Steam already.

I believe in you Microsoft, you can do it.

Blizzard hasn't released a new IP that isnt F2P in ages, most of their games are nearing "abandonware" status

 

[Mai72]

Is it pay to play? Will they have new skins and skills locked behind some pay wall?

 

[WhiteNoise]

I'm definitely interested in this. i skipped D3 and played the crap out of PoE. I'd like to dig into something new. PoE2 being too far out.

 

[quikah]

Not sure what you are expecting? Diablo 3 plays the same as Diablo 2 which plays the same as Diablo 1 which plays the same as PoE which plays the same as torchlight, etc. It is a genre, they all look very similar in play style. This will live or die in the skill/build variety (which PoE is king of).

 

[aigomorla]

Is it pay to play? Will they have new skins and skills locked behind some pay wall?

Its pay to play...
And it has no ties with Diablo immortal branch.
They are not going to put stuff behind paywalls, or at least thats what they say.
Also Mobile is not primary like immortal was, its a straight desktop release.

I already preordered the deluxe edition, so im waiting for the paid beta preview.
i'll let you guys know after i get a chance to play it.

 

[bguile]

Thanks OP! That gameplay actually looks pretty good. I loved my Diablo 2 javazon, but never played Diablo 3. Seeing that Druid throw lightning everywhere makes me want to play 4.

 

[OlyAR15]

They are not going to put stuff behind paywalls, or at least thats what they say

There will be cosmetics that you can buy, but supposedly nothing that will affect actual gameplay.

 

[Borealis7]

Not sure what you are expecting? Diablo 3 plays the same as Diablo 2 which plays the same as Diablo 1 which plays the same as PoE which plays the same as torchlight, etc. It is a genre, they all look very similar in play style. This will live or die in the skill/build variety (which PoE is king of).

I wholeheartedly disagree with everything you said apart form the last sentence. each game you listed has its own play style and meta. PoE has been a "zoom zoom" speedmapping game for several years now which is nothing like Diablo 1 and 2 or Torchlight. the artistic style is different, Torchlight is very cartoony and arcade-like, similar to World of Warcraft almost. Diablo and PoE are dark and gritty.
Even though they share the same genre, they are very different games and appeal to different audiences.

 

[Stg-Flame]

Here I am replaying Grim Dawn after 1200+ hours and not caring in the slightest about Diablo 4. I wanted to get D3, but the persistent connection threw me off ever since it was announced and I kinda never looked back. All of their decisions just left a bad taste in my mouth.

I'll probably look into D4 here in a few years just in case they try another auction house style cash-grab.

 

[dainthomas]

D2 and 3 are fun on Switch, don't know why they're not releasing this one on there.

 

[EXCellR8]

I'll probably play D4 at some point this summer. Tried getting into Immortal on PC a little bit recently but idk if I actually like it.

Oh man, long live PoE though... that game's amazing.

 

[Zenoth]

To me the actual game itself seems alright, it's darker than D3 was, very comparable to D2's atmosphere and presentation (and art style) just very modernized with current visual standards. The gameplay seems alright too, nothing I see that really bothers me.

However, with this being said, I do worry about the game's Implementations of whatever it is they'll find to milk to the bones; because yes, they WILL do something out of D4 that will cost money (and will provide shortcuts instead of grinding). I do love the Diablo universe in general, although D3's story was trash I do see the 'value' in D4's. But again, I keep my expectations relatively low. I recall pre-ordering Diablo 3 back then (only to be confronted by the inability to immediately play the game due to server issues... something they would have had 10 years to prepare for). I will not 'risk' it this time, nor do I have actual enough information to really know how they will implement certain 'exploitable' elements of the game to turn into their cash cow.

So yeah this time, no pre-order, no 'Day One' purchase. I'll wait and see if it crash-lands, or if it seems to be relatively smooth from the start. I'll give it a good 2 or 3 months period for the inevitible initial issues, bugs and balance problems to be found and fixed; then I think I'll consider it.

 

[Ranulf]

I picked up D3 again after many years to try the necromancer. Its fun enough but I think my interest in action rpgs is mostly gone as I was getting bored after no more than an hour. I should go actually try Grim Dawn again and the D2 remaster.

D4 is very much in a wait and see stance for me.