I don't get these seasons. What's the selling point? Can't you just create alts without someone telling you to do so?
It's toxic fomo. You're gonna see a lot of people here using sweet words and euphemism to describe toxic fomo. But at the end of the day, it's toxic fomo.
Wait, season mech / content is not available after they end?
For the most part, no. Their seasons don't act as launching platforms for permanent full additions to the base game. A few things inspired by them have trickled in but for the most part seasonal adaptations are limited to their specific season.
There is nothing "toxic" about the seasons. They offer a variety in play that one can freely participate in or not. The purchasable versions give access to more rewards that can be earned through play but the season content itself is freely accessible.
Wow, fuck this, but really. Only rewards etc should be seasonal, mech etc should be a permanent addition.
It's ActiBlizz, what can I say? Toxic dumphole of a company. That is best avoided. Given their toxic levels, it don't surprise me in the slightest that they are gatekeeping actual game mech.
Gods of gaming forbid that any studio goes back to adding real content and allowing you to play the character you have spent ages already "leveling up". Is it any wonder that players are getting cheesed off with this?
I mean, you don't lose your character. It just rolls into the non-season realm when the season ends. You can continue your journey from there....
I'm a bit confused at any outrage though. PoE has been doing this with their leagues for...seemingly forever at this point. These D4 season behave in a similar, familiar manner. There may be fair criticism between where to two differ in implementation, but all I'm seeing so far is "Seasons bad!" and, to that end, they are easy to avoid...
I am not aiming this at D4, its the season system that needs a boot. Or should I say whatever the Battle Pass/Season etc entails. As it is just a label under which players are fed little or no content. Avoiding is all well and good, but content is key.
I hear what KnightFalz said about the expansion, that's great, that's what MMO-like needs to see.
DIV seasons aren't content releases.
There are two basic ways to play DIV, Eternal and Seasonal. Eternal severs are standard DIV play that endures. Seasonal servers are modified DIV play that is temporary.
Content is released through expansions. In the one upcoming this fall a new continent will be added and the main story of the game will be continued. A new class rounds out the package. In a way it is like the expansion of DIII, but on a larger scale.
At that point DIV will have as much content as a Diablo games usually get, but if I recall correctly they intend to have more than one expansion. If that is so it will become the largest Diablo world yet.
I am not sure you understand what I am getting at, its not Seasons etc that I have an issue with (though I note some posters do think there are issues there). Its anything that is not proper new content, wrapped up in everything from Battle Pass to seasons etc. I can understand if you think I am a gaming dinosaur here, but new content makes MO great, not all this other stuff.
Obviously improvements to gameplay systems are a must etc, but anything else is just distracting from how much new content the game is actually getting.
I am so happy I ended up not buy this overpriced crap! lmao
Me too. Let's see how much it is going to cost during the Steam Summer Sale. Given that it has already reduced its place recently. 25$ is likely, but hoping for 20$.
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It's ActiBlizz, what can I say? Toxic dumphole of a company. That is best avoided. Given their toxic levels, it don't surprise me in the slightest that they are gatekeeping actual game mech.
To Hell with them!
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
Obviously improvements to gameplay systems are a must etc, but anything else is just distracting from how much new content the game is actually getting.
70$ omegalul!