No less than 6 times in one stream, Diablo 4 lead devs assure players they won't add pay-to-win junk: "We've been very clear about this"

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Blizzard really, really wants you to know Diablo 4 isn't going to add any pay-to-win elements. In fact, the ARPG's lead developers are so keen on making that point clear that they repeated it no less than six times during a recent livestream.

Blizzard has been saying Diablo 4 won't let people "pay to win" since well before the game launched earlier this year, and now, in the middle of the game's second season, they're saying it again. And again. And again.

In the latest Diablo 4 Campfire Chat video (timestamped), director of community Adam Fletcher, game director Joe Shely, and associate game director Joseph Piepiora each responded to a recent influx of questions about whether the game could go pay-to-win with a decisive, "yeah, no." (That was Shely, verbatim.)

"We do want to confirm that we did talk about and address the questions we've been seeing a lot in the community related to pay for power that have been swirling around; people talking about 'are you guys planning on adding pay for power in Diablo 4,' and I know that, we talked about it in the beginning, we are not planning on adding pay for power in Diablo 4," said Fletcher.

For some context, the YouTube channel Bellular News recently shared a video titled 'Blizzard's latest survey is VERY concerning.' The crux of the video is a reportedly leaked, although as yet unverified, Blizzard survey asking for feedback on potential new features coming in Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion. The survey reportedly detailed four paid tiers priced at $50, $70, $80, and $100, respectively, as well as benefits for players buying into the higher tiers, including a bigger stash and early access to new Uniques and Legendary powers.

However, the developers addressed these and