Hello everyone!
I would like to write down my thoughts and opinions about Diablo IV.
There are things i liked and things i didn’t. I’ll try to be as honest as possible.
Art Direction
Cinematic - I loved it. It’s very good, i couldn’t not notice the similarities in the beginning with the original Diablo 1 cinematic, the abandoned village scene. Also i liked a lot the final scene with Lilith’s summoning\birth.
What still didn’t convinced me enough was the music… i didn’t find it very good or appropriate to the whole scene, too much noise.
Game - Generally i find it a step in the right direction. I like the potential, and i want to think also it’s still and a very early stage so there is still a lot to be done. I like that it’s darker, more mature in tone. The world seems a little more frightening. But i find it still too… Diablo 3 like, i mean, it just seems like D3 with a different color scheme, or also, like a remake in HD of D2. I like the character design and customization, even though i think the Druid shouldn’t be so buff, he seems bigger than the Barbarian which should be the most physically buff class.
I like the minimalistic UI, and the effect on the skill icons when they reset like a mosaic from the gothic churches. Make the life bars appear only on the monster we attack, not on everyone.
Gameplay
I like how the game plays, the effects of the magics are nice, not too much flash and color, but enough. Also the physical attacks are very good, brutal and make you really feel the power of your damage. What i really like and hope it stays the same is the speed of combat. I would like it to be like this, or even a little slower. Something i kind of dislike now in D3 is how fast paced the combat became… sometimes it’s hard to keep track with what’s happening or i feel i can’t completely control my character because of how fast everything is happening, not enough time to react. I would love the combat to be a little more tactic, and to have always enough time to react to any situation if possible.
Skills and Character Growth
I find the new system a step in the right direction, but either i didn’t see well enough how the skill points affect the skill, or i find it not quite enough for a more complex or detailed customization of your abilities. I think you could combine the runes (or modifiers) from Diablo 3 with the skill points too. Anyway i hope the system will get some kind of upgrade, or that more elements will be introduced during development, patches and expansions.
Item types
I find cool that we can have a ultimate item with 4 legendary powers… BUT, can you change its “Mythic” name please? I don’t know why but i would distance myself as much as possible from World of Warcraft terminology, also because of how the association between D3 and WOW is still today seen as a bad one. I would return to the old favorite “Unique” name, also because the word implies “only one of that kind” item, as it will be in the game, or another cool name, even Primal i think would be better.
Runes
I am glad to see them back, but i want to understand better… is it possible to combine strings of more than 2 runes? Or only pairs of 2? Will we have items with more than 2 sockets? Like 4? 6? The condition rune, activates more than one effect rune in an item with more than 2 sockets? I would like to see longer strings than 2, for a greater and more complex customization. Either make some special runes that can activate more than one effect rune, or make them upgradable in order to activate more than one effect rune.
Stash
I would like to see more of the stash, and i really hope it will be an upgraded version from what we have in D3. I would really like a smart stash, or one that can offer some sorting and organizing utilities that will make lose us less time by it.
Classes
I like the classes so far, and i would really like to see for the next two an archer archetype and also a summoner or holy knight.
If it were to be from the old classes of Diablo, i would say the Ranger from D1 or Amazon from D2 would be very welcome as ranged warriors.
As for the summoners, Necromancer would be my first choice
As for holy warriors, Paladin would be my first pick, or else the Crusader
But i would also like to see something totally new in D4, like every Diablo brought in the past. I have some ideas about some new classes i will just mention here shortly.
- Clerik - a new holy warrior, but more focused on healing and buff magics than other holy warriors, and also doing a lot more holy damage than other classes.
- Ninja - like the dark\shadow version of the Monk but also with magic in the mix. A fast fighter, based on speed and evasion, with a good amount of elemental spells also.
- Warlock - even though i would also like a different name for it, like Black\Dark Mage, or Demon Mage, a mage specialized only in summoning demons, using hell powers and spells, demonic curses, and so on. I think it would be perfect as a new summoner\spellcaster class, especially with the new story and theme direction.
I would also like to see some class based on some middle east folklore, some arabian warrior\mage…
Last but not least, will there be some mercenary\follower system for the solo players? I would really like it to be there… or even better, to choose our mercenaries from the other classes.
I had some ideas about what i would like to see in D4 so i will just leave the link here for who wants to read it, be it Blizzard or community 
Cancel the spaces for the link… it doesn’t let me to post it
https:// docs .google. com/document/d/1iMbfDHBi_GywZTnX9fXLBzIihYA1B5kKRn2ptn1C4Xg/edit?usp=sharing
