Summary
- Diablo 4 players criticize the lack of content and gameplay changes in Season 8, along with "slow" seasonal progression and "aggressive" monetization practices.
- Fans aren't happy about the steep cosmetic prices for items from the Berserk collaboration.
- The Diablo 4 community worries that content, gameplay, and monetization could worsen over time.
Diablo 4 players have criticized the game's "lack of content" and "aggressive" monetization practices in Season 8: Belial's Return. Season 8 has been eventful for Diablo 4 fans, but some members of the community are rethinking their stay.
Diablo 4 Season 8 Belial's Return launched on April 29 with quality of life improvements and new content. For example, Season 8 added Belial to the Lair Boss roster, the chance to unlock a new pet named Iris, Apparition Incursions, boss powers, the Reliquary system, a collaboration event with the Berserk anime and manga series, and more. Although Season 8 has been a busy season in the few weeks since its launch, Diablo 4 moves forward as an evolving live-service game with regular updates and changes. However, some fans are concerned about the future of Diablo 4 due to several factors.
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Reddit user and longtime Diablo fan Digimortal187 isn't pleased with Diablo 4, citing the game's lack of content and aggressive monetization as reasons that pushed the player away from the game. Digimortal187 did enjoy Diablo 4 Season 8's character progression, but the "slow" seasonal progression system and absence of any new gameplay changes also negatively impacted the player's experience. Most notably, Digimortal187 isn't happy with the ethical issues presented by Diablo 4, noting that the game's "greedy business practices" are getting worse over time, and the player doesn't want others to be affected by these practices as well. One example of these practices can be seen with the steep prices for Diablo 4's Berserk skins, which some fans fear could be the beginning of price increases for skins in future collaborations.
Diablo 4 Players Criticize High Cosmetic Prices, Lack of Content and Gameplay Changes, and More in Season 8
Many other players agree with Digimortal187's sentiment on Reddit and shared some of their complaints about Diablo 4 in its current state and the Season 8 Battle Pass. For example, Reddit user TrinityKilla82 believes Diablo 4's bosses in Season 8 are worse compared to past seasons, and dipleddit claims that the game is focusing too heavily on the ideas from Diablo 3, resulting in the lack of compelling gameplay elements. At the very least, some Diablo 4 fans are hopeful that Blizzard will address some issues with Season 8's Battle Pass and other in-game elements in the next Campfire Chat live stream, as suggested by Reddit user KennedyPh.
It's clear that a notable portion of the online Diablo 4 community is upset with the state of the game and its monetization practices, especially with the prices of cosmetics from Diablo 4's Berserk collaboration in recent weeks. Player feedback could be vital leading into future seasons, as Diablo 4 Season 10 is expected to have a major IP collaboration with more skins and content this fall.
Diablo 4
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- Action RPG, Hack and Slash
