That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
The Game Director of Diablo Immortal, Wyatt Cheng, has become known for his quote “Don’t you guys have phones?” Now he is faced with another statement. Months before the release, he promised: In Diablo Immortal (PC, iOS, Android), one cannot obtain items for money. However, in the eyes of many, this is not true. Now he has to justify his statement.
That was the situation before the release:
- In the months leading up to the release of Diablo Immortal, many Blizzard fans had reservations about the game: They believed it could be a mobile game with nasty Pay2Win mechanics for the Asian market.
- Game Director Wyatt Cheng repeatedly contradicted this. He said: The team invested years of blood and sweat into the game. It hurts him that so much “misinformation” is circulating.
- Cheng stated: Many accusations were fabricated. There is no way to obtain or upgrade equipment in Diablo Immortal if you invest money.
Here you can see a new area in Diablo Immortal:
Blizzard says: We only talked about equipment, not about gems
This is what he says now: Cheng is confronted with exactly this statement he made months ago in a Blue post on the Blizzard forum. A streamer asks: What has happened in the past 4 months? Don’t gems count as equipment?
Cheng responds:
I was quite open in many interviews (but apparently not in this post) that when I talked about equipment, I meant the items in the 12 item slots. In many interviews, I made it clear that you can upgrade gems and legendary gems with money. I’m sorry if that wasn’t clear.
Cheng further states: For the team, it remains important that one cannot buy any of the 12 equipment items or XP in Diablo Immortal.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
According to Cheng, there are still “a lot of misinformation” about Diablo Immortal circulating that he needs to refute. He accepts criticism of the game, but not misinformation.
Pay2Win discussion dominates Diablo Immortal – Difference “Free vs Pay2Win”
What is the problem? The statement “You cannot upgrade equipment items with money” is ultimately null and void, when the gems are much more important for the character’s strength and can indeed be upgraded with money.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold has made it clear in a clip how easily one can obtain gems by investing money. Thus, one cannot “directly” buy items, but indirectly significantly increase the chance of good items through financial investment.
This is a particularly harsh representation. As MeinMMO expert Benedict Grothaus says, this is not quite fair because even as a “F2P” player, one has opportunities to increase their drop rates. Asmongold deliberately portrays this harshly:
Did Blizzard lie? Technically, Cheng did not lie when he said, “You cannot upgrade gear with money.” However, he took the question very literally and not figuratively.
The actual meaning of the question was rather: “Can I spend money to become significantly better in Diablo Immortal?”
He should have answered this question from the start with “Yes, you can.” Then the situation would have been clearer.
That Wyatt Cheng has to deal with this now, who already gained notoriety at BlizzCon in gaming history, seems bitter:
Diablo Immortal: 4 years after the embarrassment, Blizzard reverses a decision that hurt them badly
