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Please, Resist the Urge to Pre-Order Diablo IV

Considering how Activision has conducted itself and handled its games over the past several years, fans shouldn't be so quick put down money for the next Diablo.

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Snookies12460d ago (Edited 460d ago )

No worries there, never touching a Blizzard game again. They used to be one of my favorite gaming companies back in the day too, lol.

Palitera460d ago

Ouch, too bad they keep breaking sales records. :( :( :(
Such boycotz

IanTH460d ago (Edited 460d ago )

I mean, that's pretty much true across the board. Most of us don't have the self-restraint to hold on to our convictions (see: https://tinyurl.com/2hhgjmw... ). People don't buy things for all kinds of reasons, from game quality to company issues. Just because it isn't widespread or might not bring about change has nothing to do with individual action. Not sure if I'm misreading - sorry if I am - but it feels like you're kinda thumbing your nose at Snookies. I'm sure you've not supported a product or person for your own reasons at some point in your life.

That said, I just won't preorder this because I don't preorder games, period. Past successes (or failures) do not predict future outcomes. They can set up expectations, but that's about it. I played like 1,000 hours of Diablo 3, so I'm pumped for 4, but I'm unlikely to buy this for a minimum of a week or two to ensure things aren't borked (and that Diablo Immortal monetization didn't seep on over to the main show).

If people want to preorder, go for it, no skin off my nose even if I personally think waiting is the wiser thing to do. We all care about different stuff to different degrees, and $70 is likely different for me than it is for others.

-Foxtrot460d ago

Wow…what a dickish response

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EvertonFC460d ago

I don't care about others, I care about what I do and that'll be not supporting blizzard.

Crows90460d ago (Edited 460d ago )

Not a boycott silly. Just an individual's choice.

Not doing pre orders is a smart thing to do regardless of the game. You have to be really dumb at this point to continue to pre order. Or you just have enough money to potentially waste on a broken game.

In this game potentially an MTX fest game

sadraiden459d ago

When did Blizzard last break a sales record? Generally, you have to put out games to do that. Considering every single game they publish is F2P these days aside from whatever WoW expansion they cook up, I don't think they care about units shipped anymore.

Truth is, the only reason why Blizzard is in business is because of MTXs, CoD being a flagpole IP for AB, and the vast majority of the gaming community not following game journalism whatsoever. Most people buy a game because "wow shiny graphics and I like the animations". Folks here, being more informed than most gamers, are all mostly in agreement that supporting AB is like being in an abusive relationship.

Palitera459d ago

^ I won't do your homework for you. To be honest, it is also pretty common knowledge, so...

anast459d ago

This is a followers mentality.

Palitera459d ago

Yeah, it’s just a sheep behavior to blindly follow the trend of hating the demonic company of the week.
And these people call themselves smart 😂

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gleepot460d ago

I'll bet you play Blizzard games still.

Crows90460d ago

Why is it so hard to believe?
I don't play blizzard games...it's not like they have tons of games out there currently.

Vengeance1138460d ago

Wouldn't touch a Blizzard game even for free, I have standards.

SullysCigar460d ago

Yeah, those scumbags aren't getting my money at all, let alone via pre-order.

Gamer_Dude460d ago

I'll just wait until it's on PC game pass and play it.

Leeroyw460d ago

Won't do Blizzard. Ever again. Glad to see I'm in good company here.

jznrpg460d ago (Edited 460d ago )

No urge from me at all. I may grab it in the bargain bin someday but if it’s filled with MTs I will skip it for sure

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Diablo 4 Season 4 Turned The Tables on Helltides

Diablo 4's Helltides have undergone one of the best glow-ups in the game in the span of a single season thanks to some balance adjustments.

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Diablo 4: The Argument For and Against Returning to the High Heavens

The High Heavens is an important location to the Diablo franchise, but whether Diablo 4 should return to the location in the future is controversial.

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Tapani11d ago

Is Diablo IV worth it for the Single-Player experience today? I understand it has got many patches and improvements.

Daeloki11d ago

I honestly don't know what they could have changed/patched to make the game enjoyable since last summer. I played the campaign a bit past act 1 with a friend and it just becomes incredibly boring and repetitive. I uninstalled shortly after and haven't looked back. However, with me it may just be a case of that it's not my kind of game. I just didn't enjoy the endless cycle of going into a dungeon, collect loot, teleport to town, sell/dismantle, teleport back to dungeon, collect loot, teleport to town, sell/dismantle... rinse and repeat. That cycle was about 80% of the game back then, completely drowning out the story for me. If there is a demo, or you have a chance to test a friends copy then I'd recommend that before spending any money on it.

Kosic11d ago

I loved D3 and would play a season for weeks.
D4 came out I reached level 60 ish and grew bored, I tried again in S1 and got to the same level and quit. I heard about the loot revamp, and briefly tried season 3 before jumping into the new season.
The game is better because it's easier to feel this progression smoothly increase, without hitting such a large road block, but I am level 61 and in Torment 4, and again I just don't feel the urge to continue.

I found a lack of direction of what to do, the thing that puts me off is the bland world, hell-tides are rather boring. Kill a non stop spawn of demons and summon a boss...

If you can get it for cheap, give it a try, or do a Gamepass trial and play it there.

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Diablo IV is Available on PlayStation Cloud Gaming - Beats Xbox to the Punch

Diablo IV is now available to play via PlayStation Cloud Gaming! Still not available to Play on Xbox Cloud Gaming.

We ran our script again and found 15 other PS5 games (a lot of popular ones!) that got PS5 Cloud Gaming support within the last month as well.

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Hugodastrevas25d ago

Not for me, I'm 100% physical media all of the time.

jwillj2k425d ago

I hate that I have to keep calling this out, but your physical disks mean nothing if the game code attempts to connect to a server prior to playing.

Hugodastrevas25d ago

And that happens when? I'm playing completely offline here, stellar Blade to be more precise.
I'm sorry but I've never run into that imaginary problem you're talking about, I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it has never happened to me.

jwillj2k425d ago

You not running into the problem yet has no bearing on my argument. You’re acting like the medium is the shield for you being able to always play your games when it effectively is not. The game code itself can try to connect to a server or the console you’re playing on may receive an update that requires that game to connect to a server. Just because you haven’t ran into it doesn’t mean anything lol you don’t own your games no matter how you try.

Hugodastrevas25d ago

So I have never run into the problem you're talking about and your answer is an hypothetical? Look I can play any game of my library offline right now without issue.
That issue is in your mouth and alone.

Crows9025d ago

Actually...there's an easy way...don't connect. If it doesn't require a connection and you don't connect...the code can't update...obviously....confused why you don't get what he's saying.

outsider162425d ago

Hold on..lets say i dnt have an online connection, can i atleast play the game offline though. Was thinking of getting this

jwillj2k425d ago

None of you use your brains.

OK, let’s explore this playing offline. not talking about Diablo specifically just gaming in general.

Are you going to buy two PlayStations? One offline one online? If not, moment you want to play something that requires a connection you’re cooked.

Does game experience you love so much stay the same offline?

Is the game even playable offline?

The whole point of my argument is that we don’t hold the keys anymore. The gatekeepers are the developers and console makers regardless of whether it’s digital or physical. You altering your play style for a lesser experience is not a workaround, it doesn’t solve the overall problem.

None of this matters since the move to the cloud is inevitable.

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spicelicka25d ago

So you have to buy the game and can only stream to the PS5 devices using PS plus premium? What is the point of that. Much more useful when you can stream to other devices.

MrNinosan25d ago

Works great on my Portal while at work 👍

spicelicka25d ago

That's streaming off your PS5, not from the cloud. This is specifically referring to cloud gaming.

CrimsonWing6925d ago

Can’t you, uh, do this on your phone?

Tacoboto25d ago

Sony doesn't yet have a web or app-based solution to stream games off their cloud service, the closest you may be able to get would be Remote Play if they allow cloud streaming during a Remote session.

And yes this applies to the Portal too.

Einhander197224d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Tacoboto

Please stop talking about PlayStation Streaming, you don't know what you're talking about.

I just explained this to you the other day where you were telling people that remote play was their only cloud solution, because apparently you didn't understand how PlayStation Premium works even though PS Now was a thing since shortly after the launch PS4..

You can stream to PC and Mac, and they had mobile clients for it in the past but probably for the same reason Microsoft is fighting Apple and Google PS Now wasn't allowed on App stores. Which is why it's not on iPhone and Android still.

And to be honest, I am glad they are trying to keep it on the console, all their moves away from the console seem like a step in the wrong direction, which isn't working so great for Microsoft...

anast25d ago

Blizzard is shoving this game everywhere. Diablo 4 is going to take an even bigger hit soon. Path of exile 2 is coming out and it looks insane.

Crows9025d ago

Well they're about to release the next season...I think that might be way they're pushing the game again.

anast24d ago

I mean I get what you are saying, but D4 isn't doing that well either.

UnbreakableAlex25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

I completed it on gamepass. Thanks God I dint pay it full price. It plays like a lazy mobile game. I am not a pro diablo gamer (Diablo 1 was the only one I completed) but D4 has no atmosphere, no creepy feeling and soundtrack like the first one and its so easy, I managed to not buy any weapon and had 4 Million Credits on level 55. I always used the same 4 attacks from the beginning and died maybe 10-15 times. It's so easy, wtf. I remember D1 to be pretty hard.
WTF happened? Is Diablo 3 also that bad?

jwillj2k425d ago

Diablo 3 was my first Diablo game. I had to use the mailbox cheats to keep it interesting.

Crows9025d ago (Edited 25d ago )

Diablo 3 was really hard at launch....then they made it easy.

They love scaling difficulty though.

anast24d ago

D2 is the pinnacle. I still fire it up from time to time.

GrmpyolGamer 25d ago

Considering that the PS cloud steaming is garbage compared to XCloud and is limited to certain devices this isn't something to brag about. Wake me up when Diablo is on PS plus