Hey Devs,
i wanted to tell the Marketing Devs to please stick to the ROOTS of the game !!
I know you want to bring new people in But changing what the game is is not the way to go !!!
Diablo 1 and 2 made a huge player base and still Fans after 20 + years.
Don’t forget BECAUSE of the Fans you guys were able to make more Diablo series !! ( if no one liked Diablo 1 there wouldn’t be a diablo 2 or a diablo 3) With that said, you should think about your approach.
Why you should keep the Diablo 2 mecanics ? because they worked and people are still asking for them ! you guys should just STOP trying to make a new “diablo” thing and just Focus on making these mecanics we all loved !!
by making all these changes to the game it doesn’t feel like it’s Diablo anymore, just like Diablo 3 didn’t feel like it was Diablo… ( D3 fans, you should thank Diablo2 fans for making D3 come alive, possible )
As a old fan of diablo ( 1,2 ) i feel like one of my favorite game as been stolen from me. I feel like it’s not diablo anymore but some game that wants to follow the Trend for a quick money grab !!!(for kids to understand : it’s like IRON MAN doesn’t wear an armor anymore, and starts throwing knives, it’s not iron man anymore !! ) stop pleasing casual players that are going to play your game for few hours a week, and think about the people that will dedicate their selves to the game, people that will be anxious to get home to play the game ! They are the ones that will make the game feel alive, and alot of them are happy to help out “noobs”.
If your own fans don’t like your game, and they stop playing who will even join a game that feels dead ?? i don’t play games simply because there’s not enough people playing some of them. people like to gather (not necessairly with friends , but just socialize )!!!
Don’t just follow the “trend” because it will die fast, alot of people will just come and try the game, then leave it and i pretty much feel like D4 is your last chance to get your old fan base back ( if D4 isn’t like i want, i won’t even bother trying D4 expensions or D5, but now FOR SURE ill buy D4 )
I love and played diablo 2 for like 19 years, Because of the complexity and the satisfaction i had from it. don’t make a dumb down version of it, go deeper in the complexity and let us make forums on how to get good builds, make it hard so we help out each other to do great in game. i want to THINK, calculate, and have consequences to my choices !
some things i really would love to :
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Stats / Attributes on characters i think is a MUST !!!
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itemization : make it similar to Diablo 2, where there’s STATS to wear them and small % of stats and attack. ( i don’t want a green or red DOT to tell me if i should wear it or not ) Exemple : a good feature in D2 is , a REALLY high armor needs alot of strength and Dexterity to wear it, well it wouldn’t be good for some classes (sorc) to put alot of Strength or Dex to get that armor since it would be a waste of points. ( it would make people think about spending their points, and items to wear )
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Cooldowns , please remove them. i prefer management ! i don’t want to press buttons when i can, but think about which ones make more sens to my ressources and situation.
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Trades, Trading is a Huge aspect of a game, it makes ALOT of end game content and socializing !! i remember loggin in just to trade with people and it gives a kind of value to the items ( Ex: Enigma is worth 4 Stone of jordans ) in a game that items are the main focus !! And for the people saying there will be 3rd partys, well there is going to be if we can’t trade anyways, people selling accounts instead of a few items. Why do you even think about what people spend their money on anyways ? if you can farm everything that is being sold, i don’t see the problem.
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PVP , pvp is a must, i only play games where i can PVP, i am a PVP maniac ! and i am Very pleased with PVP zones ! you got that right, Pve people will stay out and PVPers will be there. so it’s good for everyone !! PVP zones +1.
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Runewords , please stick to diablo 2 runewords. it even gives utility to the LOW WHITE items. it more complex than just 2 runes in an item that could easily be replaced by gems, or jewel !
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Respec , i think respec should be like once or twice on every character. it;s just too easy to just hit the restart button and make builds. it doesn’t make people think about builds, calculate or learn the game. It’s the easy way. ( let me try that, who cares if it doesn’t work, i can change it anyways )
Or i’d even be happy is you guys SELL respec for money !!! it’s gonna give you an income to maintain the game !!! PERFECT, you make money are we are happy !
if you make mistakes well you have to restart ! ( people complaning about this, but yet they play EVERY SEASONS ) -
paste of the game , i don’t know why i feel like the game is a bit slow. i don’t have much to say on that but i felt like it could be a bit faster paste !
PLEASE FOCUS on making a GOOD QUALITY GAME before trying to be “new” “innovative” . in these times all we get is “the NEW, original game” that everyone just jumps on and talk about it for a few weeks before realizing it’s not good.
don’t make everything EASY, because easy becomes boring fast !! if there’s no consequences to your choices ( stats, respecs, etc…) and you can just hit a button to fix it all it becomes meaningless. I don’t like when a GREEN or a RED Dot tells me if it’s better than what i am wearing, i want to use my head and THINK !!!
I really think Diablo 4 should get the Core mecanics of Diablo 2, and the Action of Diablo 3… Diablo 3 had it right with the monsters and all the big groups and fast paste, but not the mecanics.
once again PLEASE, don’t make a simplified game that will be easy for casual players to just come 1 hour a week slay few monsters and go to sleep !! think about DEDICATED players that will spend alot of time in your game and will make this game feel alive !!
(quick little notes of todays game : i hate it when there’s MENUS to find groups … instead of finding people, socializing and talking to other people and building a little group ( that took you 20 minutes of talking with people, which makes players stay longer in game ) it makes it so much more satisfying when you finaly make your group and do some dungeons or what ever quests ,you don’t even want to leave, ( oh i’ll snooze 3 times more tomorrow, i need to stay here ) instead what we got is MENUS with little timers and we do nothing. <— this is boring !
so yeah, thats the mentality i love !!!
i want to socialize sometimes, talk about trades and stuff like that in town is i don’t feel like killing monsters ! ( current mentality : if you don’t feel like killing monsters, don’t play… comon, people are bored sometimes and i don’t feel like doing monster runs ( rifts ) so let me still enjoy the game ! )
monetize stuff like : changing name, respec , skins, mount skins… so you canmake money and maintain the game !! don’t sell like inventory space and stuff like that !!!
Well, this is long enough… i guess i don’t have much more to say for now, maybe ill edit my post if i can remember stuff i wanted to talk about.
Quick idea i saw, and tought about, CHARMS, imagine putting them on a BELT and potions too, ( consequences of Space ) if i have 4 charms i can have 6 potions, but if i have 3 charms i can i have 9 potions… this kind of mentality ! or else if they put charms like D2, people will fill their inventory.
This is a MUST READ, for Skills in Diablo 4, this is a master piece !!!