Diablo IV Officially Launched; Is The Fastest Selling Blizzard Game Ever | MMORPG.com

System · June 2023

Diablo IV Officially Launched; Is The Fastest Selling Blizzard Game Ever | MMORPG.com

The official release of Diablo IV has come, with players descending into Sanctuary to take on the denizens of Hell. Blizzard is celebrating not jus the launch of the game itself, but its new record-setting pace as the fastest selling game in the company's history.

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Tiller · June 2023

Why do you all gotta make me feel bad for not purchasing? xD

maskedweasel · June 2023

Tiller said:

Why do you all gotta make me feel bad for not purchasing? xD

Well if YOU buy it then it will be the even fasterest.

Kyleran · June 2023

As expected, all corporate sins are forgiven.

Gamers be like ...

Tiller · June 2023

Kyleran said:

As expected, all corporate sins are forgiven.

Gamers be like ...

It would be nice if they are just going back to making good games without all the drama. Maybe everyone is giving them the benefit of the doubt.

Aeander · June 2023

Kyleran said:

As expected, all corporate sins are forgiven.

Gamers be like ...

Gamers just want great games, and it's really just as/more important to reward the good as it is to punish the bad.

Avanah · June 2023

I must say that over 20 years this has got to be the smoothest Launch I have seen Blizzard do.
Sure there are a few kinks but not even noticeable. They will make it even better.

Good job Blizzard.

...back to my Druid.

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Iselin · June 2023

Kyleran said:

As expected, all corporate sins are forgiven.

Gamers be like ...

It's called compartmentalization. We can hate Bobby Kotik and his upper management clowns and still love the crap out of D4.

You just posted about this very thing yourself on Jensyn's thread. Or did you forget already, old man?

slowz2secret · June 2023

no queue, I haven;t found any bug yet, super fun gameplay, yes this game is amazing^^

Kyleran · June 2023

Iselin said:

Kyleran said:

As expected, all corporate sins are forgiven.

Gamers be like ...

It's called compartmentalization. We can hate Bobby Kotik and his upper management clowns and still love the crap out of D4.

You just posted about this very thing yourself on Jensyn's thread. Or did you forget already, old man?

Shh... people aren't supposed to notice I play both sides of an argument.

eoloe · June 2023

Kyleran said:

As expected, all corporate sins are forgiven.

Gamers be like ...

I didn't buy it...

... yet.

Valdheim · June 2023

Never before, even at WoWs launch, have I seen so many people in my Blizz friendlist play the same game. Everyone is having a blast and loves it. Quite a surprise but there's still hope for Blizz

Gorwe · June 2023

Tiller said:

Why do you all gotta make me feel bad for not purchasing? xD

Why do you care about social pressuring? Go at your own pace.

Scot · June 2023

Gorwe said:

Tiller said:

Why do you all gotta make me feel bad for not purchasing? xD

Why do you care about social pressuring? Go at your own pace.

I don't think he was being serious, but yes who cares how much a game sells? That would require the gaming populace to know what it is doing.

I have seen concerns about class balance and battle passes, that's about it. So I think we have a MMO winner here and you have to have some optimism for the genre because of that.

KnightFalz · June 2023

Scot said:

I don't think he was being serious, but yes who cares how much a game sells? That would require the gaming populace to know what it is doing.

I have seen concerns about class balance and battle passes, that's about it. So I think we have a MMO winner here and you have to have some optimism for the genre because of that.

Those that pre-ordered early on didn't know what they were getting into. Those that waited until trials open to all had at least some idea and many of their impressions were quite good. That probably led to a good number of sales by those previously uncertain due to either distaste of DIII or Blizzard's general output as of late.

There are always concerns about balance in games where players have differing abilities. Their battle pass will have two tiers, one of them free. All the play relevant rewards are in the free tier. The paid one includes elements that don't affect play, such as cosmetics. It should be no more of a bother than optionally purchased cosmetics that don't affect play that nobody needs to buy.

Scot · June 2023

KnightFalz said:

Scot said:

I don't think he was being serious, but yes who cares how much a game sells? That would require the gaming populace to know what it is doing.

I have seen concerns about class balance and battle passes, that's about it. So I think we have a MMO winner here and you have to have some optimism for the genre because of that.

Those that pre-ordered early on didn't know what they were getting into. Those that waited until trials open to all had at least some idea and many of their impressions were quite good. That probably led to a good number of sales by those previously uncertain due to either distaste of DIII or Blizzard's general output as of late.

There are always concerns about balance in games where players have differing abilities. Their battle pass will have two tiers, one of them free. All the play relevant rewards are in the free tier. The paid one includes elements that don't affect play, such as cosmetics. It should be no more of a bother than optionally purchased cosmetics that don't affect play that nobody needs to buy.

I think what we are seeing there are concerns that come from revenue methods in gaming generally, D Immortal and other past Blizzard titles where they moved the goal posts after launch like Crash Team Racing. I will not pretend I did not have a "there must be something P2W" knee jerk reaction when I saw the Passes.

The Platinum is just for cosmetics so far, I can't evaluate the 20 tier skips and blessings of gold and Obols; though the leveling does not seem hard. It really depends on what you can use gold and Obols for and I haven't found any details on that.

BrotherMaynard · June 2023

eoloe said:

Kyleran said:

As expected, all corporate sins are forgiven.

Gamers be like ...

I didn't buy it...

... yet.

I bought a squirrel.

KnightFalz · June 2023

Scot said:

KnightFalz said:

Scot said:

I don't think he was being serious, but yes who cares how much a game sells? That would require the gaming populace to know what it is doing.

I have seen concerns about class balance and battle passes, that's about it. So I think we have a MMO winner here and you have to have some optimism for the genre because of that.

Those that pre-ordered early on didn't know what they were getting into. Those that waited until trials open to all had at least some idea and many of their impressions were quite good. That probably led to a good number of sales by those previously uncertain due to either distaste of DIII or Blizzard's general output as of late.

There are always concerns about balance in games where players have differing abilities. Their battle pass will have two tiers, one of them free. All the play relevant rewards are in the free tier. The paid one includes elements that don't affect play, such as cosmetics. It should be no more of a bother than optionally purchased cosmetics that don't affect play that nobody needs to buy.

I think what we are seeing there are concerns that come from revenue methods in gaming generally, D Immortal and other past Blizzard titles where they moved the goal posts after launch like Crash Team Racing. I will not pretend I did not have a "there must be something P2W" knee jerk reaction when I saw the Passes.

The Platinum is just for cosmetics so far, I can't evaluate the 20 tier skips and blessings of gold and Obols; though the leveling does not seem hard. It really depends on what you can use gold and Obols for and I haven't found any details on that.

Diablo Immortal was a F2P mobile title that happened to get a computer client, like many now seem to. The monetization in such typically isn't that great and in it's particular case they carried that to the extreme. It's no wonder that some view the battle passes of DIV with at least initial trepidation.

Hopefully how they actually are will ease such concerns, provided they actually stick to the plan as presented. I think they will as Blizzard is in dire need of a game widely and wildly well received right now. Introducing P2W elements with the purchased battle pass would at this point plunge player perception so far down into the Burning Hells that even Diablo himself wouldn't dare so descend.

Spiider · June 2023

Waiting for 10$ sale. Never coming? Never buying. Even then I might not get it if the reviews are crap.

Slapshot1188 · June 2023

Spiider said:

Waiting for 10$ sale. Never coming? Never buying. Even then I might not get it if the reviews are crap.

$10 for a B2P game with hundreds of hours of content?

I don’t think you were the target audience.

Jakobmiller · June 2023

Well worth my money so far.

KnightFalz · June 2023

Spiider said:

Waiting for 10$ sale. Never coming? Never buying. Even then I might not get it if the reviews are crap.

I rather doubt your $10 will be overly missed in light of the excellent reception in both terms of sales and expressed player enjoyment by so many.

Aeander · June 2023

Usually my mark is around 50-75% off. I think I'm looking for $45-50 here. Or $60 just to be petty about the new price point.

Slapshot1188 · June 2023

Aeander said:

Usually my mark is around 50-75% off. I think I'm looking for $45-50 here. Or $60 just to be petty about the new price point.

My guess is that they keep the price for awhile but through in some things like "Demonic Mount Skin"

ValdemarJ · June 2023

Scot said:

KnightFalz said:

Scot said:

I don't think he was being serious, but yes who cares how much a game sells? That would require the gaming populace to know what it is doing.

I have seen concerns about class balance and battle passes, that's about it. So I think we have a MMO winner here and you have to have some optimism for the genre because of that.

Those that pre-ordered early on didn't know what they were getting into. Those that waited until trials open to all had at least some idea and many of their impressions were quite good. That probably led to a good number of sales by those previously uncertain due to either distaste of DIII or Blizzard's general output as of late.

There are always concerns about balance in games where players have differing abilities. Their battle pass will have two tiers, one of them free. All the play relevant rewards are in the free tier. The paid one includes elements that don't affect play, such as cosmetics. It should be no more of a bother than optionally purchased cosmetics that don't affect play that nobody needs to buy.

I think what we are seeing there are concerns that come from revenue methods in gaming generally, D Immortal and other past Blizzard titles where they moved the goal posts after launch like Crash Team Racing. I will not pretend I did not have a "there must be something P2W" knee jerk reaction when I saw the Passes.

The Platinum is just for cosmetics so far, I can't evaluate the 20 tier skips and blessings of gold and Obols; though the leveling does not seem hard. It really depends on what you can use gold and Obols for and I haven't found any details on that.

Gold is for repairing gear costs when defeated, buying gear, crafting/upgrade fees, and all the things you'd expect in a Diablo or MMO game.

Obols are a Diablo style premium currency that you can spend on the purveyor for random gear items. If you're familiar with the blind-box gear vendor in Diablo 3, this currency is used at that vendor in D4. Obols are also used to buy Whisper Keys for Silent Chests. So, basically Obols are a gambling currency, except for the keys.

Obols have a cap that can be increased through some in game activities.

My one experience with buying a random item at the purveyor was not impressive. I bought a neck piece as part of the tutorial about the vendor and it was a blue piece of junk. Obols don't rain from heaven, in the early to mid game at least, so it was an expensive tutorial quest.

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