After the two beta weekends, we wanted to know from you whether you have pre-ordered Diablo 4, will buy it later, or are completely opting out. Here’s what you revealed to us.
This survey is about: In March, two weekends hosted a closed and open beta, where players could get their own impression of the action RPG. Now it’s time for the developers and the community to sprint towards the release on June 6.
On this occasion, we asked you whether you will even buy Diablo 4 or if you have already done so. 2,815 of you provided us with your answer in a survey.
Here are the results:
- “Yes, I have already pre-ordered” – 37.09% (1,044 votes)
- “I will buy it, but will not pre-order” – 13.96% (393 votes)
- “No, I will not buy it” – 13.89% (391 votes)
- “I will only buy it during a sale” – 13.82% (389 votes)
- “I don’t know yet” – 10.8% (304 votes)
- “Yes, I will pre-order it soon” – 10.44% (294 votes)
With 47.58%, almost half of you will pre-order Diablo 4 or have already done so. This part of the community can hardly wait to play the game.
Another 25.78% will buy the game but not pre-order it. They won’t be able to start earlier because Early Access is a pre-order bonus, but they also avoid the teething problems like bugs and server issues. 13.82% also do not want to pay full price for Diablo 4 and will acquire it only during a sale.
About 10.44% of the community are still unsure whether they will buy Diablo 4, while 13.89% have decided against it. This part of our readers has no interest in the game, even if it should be on sale.
Buy, not buy or even farm it?
This is what you said in your comments: In the numerous comments under our surveys about Diablo 4, you shared your buying plans with us. While some pre-ordered long ago and were able to participate in the pre-order beta, others want to wait.
Yes, I have already pre-ordered the PC, XSX, and PS5 versions. This way, I was also able to extensively test cross-play and cross-save/progression during the last two weekends. It worked wonderfully. […]
In terms of control, I must say that I preferred mouse + keyboard much more than the controller control, which I found very imprecise. Especially area-specific dots and attacks can only be vaguely placed in one direction with a controller and not as accurately as on PC.
Mihari
One of the main reasons against pre-ordering mentioned was the price of the game at 70 € in connection with the cash shop and the season model. For some of you, that was just too much money to invest or even need to have fun in Diablo 4.
Moreover, there are still major concerns regarding the contents of the cash shop. Although Blizzard has repeatedly assured in the past that it will only include cosmetic items, fans remain skeptical.
I will only buy it during a sale with a significantly reduced price at most. 70 € is way too expensive for this game, in my opinion. Then there is also the item shop and the battle pass. […]
Lasazarr
However, there is another way to pre-order Diablo 4. You don’t have to pay a cent for the game but need an account with WoW and the Dragonflight addon. By selling gold, you can save up credit in Battle.net.
Our reader “Voice from the Off” (and probably some other readers) has used exactly this “trick”.
I said in a previous article that I find the price completely outrageous (still do). Now, it is quite easy to make millions of gold at the beginning of Dragonflight, and thus I was able to get Diablo 4 by exchanging WoW tokens for Battle.net credit, which I did some time ago. I tested both beta weekends and am now looking forward to the release.
Voice from the Off
Did you expect the results or were you surprised? Only a few months remain until the release of Diablo 4. Have you pre-ordered the game yourself or will you follow the example of the skeptical users and wait?
Let us know in the comments.
