The Diablo series has come to life once more in the last two years with the release of the remastered Diablo 2: Resurrected, the launch of Diablo Immortal, and the upcoming next mainline installment Diablo 4. While Diablo 2: Resurrected and Diablo 4 follow the more familiar franchise formula of action RPG dungeon crawling with limited elements of multiplayer, Diablo Immortal presented something a little different. Blizzard released the free-to-play, MMORPG in June of this year, and since then it's been at the heart of a number of controversies.
Fans weren't too pleased with the game for a few reasons, but chief among them was the aggressive presence of microtransactions which unfairly balanced the game and created a pay-to-win scenario that hasn't gone down too well with players. Diablo Immortal may still have its fans, but it hasn't managed to shake its negative reputation since its launch. It joins a long list of mobile games with similar setups, but there are many other titles that have much less aggressive microtransactions as well.
Diablo 4 Needs to Break Away From D2: Resurrected and Immortal
Blizzard didn't get off to the best start when it came to Diablo Immortal. When it was first announced at BlizzCon in 2018, fans were disappointed that the next Diablo game wasn't going to be a PC-focused title that forwarded the overarching story. Fans were appeased when Diablo 4 was confirmed to be in development the following year, but the damage had already been done. As well as the inauspicious start for the mobile game, Diablo Immortal also came under heavy fire for its ubiquitous use of microtransactions.
Microtransactions are nothing new, and while they are becoming more and more common in games looking to add new content
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