Using real example that i have. I created a alt after patch and got to max level end game and crafted bunch gears and tempers so on so forth so my build can be functional to begin the grind
I am now low on gold because of this alt - however, i no longer feel depressed and less inclined to grind for more because i know this patch made so much QoL changes that would eventually help me being able to get to where i am and happy with.
RNG in process will determine how fast i get there. But even if RNG isn’t fully on my side i still don’t feel down and still want to play because the game rewards my time and respect my time now. Before this patch i would never wanted to create another alt to grind because getting to a power level im happy with is just taking way too long and unrewarding grind makes me want to never log in.
This is the psychology that represents the majority of current generation arpg players and causal to semi casual players which is clearly the massive majority of the player base
Blizzard needs to provide a sense and reason to grind but keep the rewards attractive with healthy doses of rng baked in while simultaneously making players see that achieving them isn’t a pipe dream or die hard hardcore sweating grind
Yes you’ve had many posts about being able to get everything without effort or friction.
This was an aweful patch that cheapened the overall experience. But it does look like they doubled down on making D4 into D3. It will be nothing but zoomer game for those who dont want to play an arpg.
Looks like they finally came out of there identity crisis. D4 will be nothing more then a mobile game.
Haha that is only your opinion of the game and you are in minority so , either find a new game to play i cam suggest maybe poe 2 or if that too complex and punishing for you , then I don’t know man …
Sorry the patch went the way to cater to majority of players and now more people can have fun how they want to not just 5 of you that finished the season anyway in 3 days and log off
The praise happened shortly after patch already and everyone is busy playing the game after patch release in days now filled with the actual minority of salty tears
Oh im not crying. Blizz already has my money and God knows I spent a metic sh*t ton buying every sorc skin.
People will likely vote with there wallets and blizz will flip flop again. It has nothing to do with what you want, it has everything to do with revenue and metrics.
The last patch is the WoW cata moment.
The praises are short lived with the 10 loud entitled I didn’t get what I wanted is significantly overshadowed.
Sorry even if you spent 10,000 in shop , 500 thousand causal players and players like minded as me will throw 1 dollar each person and will drown your sorry butt out if the ocean in money your spending as minority doesn’t mean jack squat
Oh it’s just disposable money so I don’t really care but they won’t get another dime. I will buy xpac for campaign because the only thing left that blizz does well is story telling.
Shame they couldn’t wait to destroy the game until GTA or darkhaven came out.
Oh please go play darkhaven that game looks as janky and clunky as my windows 2000 pc did from 30 years ago …
Oh didn’t you claim how bl4 was gonna kill d4 ? Why you here now ? Let me guess it didn’t kill d4 ? And devs catering to majority just like blizzard did from gearbox made you quit too ? Haha
Lol. Guess you don’t know what alpha is. Do you have any idea how junky D4 was in alpha?
Lol I did no such thing, but at this point bl4 is a better game.
It’s true it was marketed like it tho. They had a good sales strategy before the game came out. Think about how much money they would have made not alienating its D2 playerbase.
I’m sure they will enjoy there 15-30 hour 3 month seasons. The people with 12 jobs, 50 wives and 200 kids will be able to complete a season playing less than 15 min a day.
Not much at all, in fact might not be enough even to keep the D4 devs afloat might have to shut servers down if they did indeed went down this path for the game.
You fail to realize why games like League, Marvels, Apex, Valorant have massive players that fit into the category for instant gratifications and dopamine injections. These are the games that have millions of players and makes the most $$$…
I am not saying D4 should be like that because it is different genre of game. But the mentality of gamers is there and that proves my point.
The long haul D2 cult that lives over nostalgia and grind in parent basement until the sun doesn’t shine type of game makes penny compare to those other games , and D4 for that matter
HAHA, again, keep blowing crap outta proportion like you always claim how you would get hundreds of mythics in a given season and complete the season in 2 days …
Well, maybe you are like that, but sorry, again even if you did not exaggerate, a game can not and should never be balanced around players like you
you are welcome to your opinion but I respectfully disagree
I’ve set it before and i’ll say it again, just look at PoE 2 or PoE 1 , those games are designed for more of a niche player base than D4 but ultimately the end goal is the same. Screen clearing dopamine injected power fantasy where people enjoy blasting and complete check lists of goals which rewards progression weather it is vertical or horizontal …
If you don’t like this then maybe ARPG isn’t for you
They are sad mobile games not deserving of the diablo name. Blizzard is to blame but what can you expect when you have corporate decisions based on GM/revenue/ebita.
