Diablo Immortal has been through a rollercoaster of public perception. When Diablo Immortal was first announced at BlizzCon in 2018, the game was heavily criticized by disappointed fans who wanted a new main series Diablo game, not a mobile spin-off. Then when fans actually got their hands on the game, public perception of it started to shift, with many hailing it as a solid Diablo experience for mobile. But then Diablo Immortal launched and lost all that goodwill with egregious microtransactions that some have argued are pay-to-win.
Right now, Diablo Immortal is one of the most controversial games in the industry. Diablo Immortal is being review bombed on Metacritic and its user score continues to drop, with it now being the lowest-rated Blizzard game on the review aggregate site according to user reviews. Despite the controversies surrounding Diablo Immortal, it's still proven to be popular with some fans, including Twitch streamer Michael «shroud» Grzesiek.
Diablo Immortal Player Points Out Big Problem With Game's Pity System
Shroud is one of the world's top Twitch streamers, and like other top streamers, he has been streaming some of his experiences with Diablo Immortal. However, shroud has found himself in the center of controversy for some of his takes on the game, like when he said he liked that Diablo Immortal had uncapped microtransactions, comparing the game to Lost Ark, which has some restrictions.
In a more recent stream, titled «I WON'T OPEN IMMORTAL,» shroud addressed some of the controversies surrounding Diablo Immortal and its microtransactions. During the stream, shroud said that he agrees that Diablo Immortal's microtransactions are «f***ing ridiculous» and that he is «on everyone else's side» when it comes
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