Diablo 4 Players Want Diablo Immortal Feature Added to the…

Summary

Diablo 4 players want better social features to facilitate matchmaking for Nightmare Dungeons, as the game currently lacks the socialization options of previous Diablo games.
The omission of a party finder feature in Diablo 4, while present in the free-to-play Diablo Immortal, has left players wondering why a paid game lacks this functionality.
Blizzard has hinted that improvements to social features may come in Season 3 of Diablo 4, along with the introduction of leaderboards and potentially new game modes. The game continues to be popular and is expected to improve in the future.

Though Diablo Immortal has had a controversial reputation in the community, Diablo 4 players are hoping that Blizzard draws inspiration from its social features and carries them over into the franchise's most recent release. With Season of the Malignant in full swing, fans have had a chance to experience the full breadth of Diablo 4's endgame, and though Helltides have been significantly nerfed as a farming option in the latest patch, Nightmare Dungeons have solidified themselves as the premium option of obtaining loot.

Whereas Helltides, World Bosses, and outdoor Events all benefit from random players joining in on the fun, Nightmare Dungeons in Diablo 4 take place in an instance with a pre-built group. Given the importance of Nightmare Dungeons, many fans feel that Diablo 4 could have better social features to help facilitate matchmaking. Compared to the lobbies of Diablo 2, or the global chat channels of Diablo 3, it's much harder to socialize in Diablo 4, and thus many players feel that grouping up for Nightmare Dungeons is passively being discouraged by the game.

The topic was broached by movieguy2828 on the Diablo 4 subreddit, where their suggestion rather sharply pointed out that even Diablo Immortal had a party finder feature in the game, making its omission in Diablo 4 somewhat bizarre. Since launch, players have demanded a plethora of quality-of-life features in Diablo 4, and having a party finder to help tackle Nightmare Dungeons would not only encourage players to push beyond their limit, but also allow them to make friends along the way.

However, in the recent Campfire Chat, Blizzard pointed out that while Nightmare Dungeons are a key part of Diablo 4, they aren't really meant to be "push" content. A possible interpretation of this statement is that the endgame in Diablo 4 will likely look a lot different after Season 2 finishes at the start of 2024, and that if the developers are planning to implement better social features to the game, chances are it will only happen in Season 3.

This would certainly coincide with a separate statement of leaderboards coming to Diablo 4 in Season 3, especially if they happen to include any potential new game mode added to Diablo 4. Ultimately, while players remained disgruntled over the way Blizzard has rolled out the latest Diablo 4 update, the game continues to be popular, and will hopefully continue to improve in the months to come.