The monetization of Diablo 4 is still a contentious topic in the community. According to the latest information, particularly the paid Battle Pass has exploded once again. Fans seem to be divided on how to feel about it.
This is the Battle Pass:
- Diablo 4 includes several MMO elements, unlike most of its predecessors. A Battle Pass is included.
- The Pass offers you the opportunity to earn rewards about every 3 months. There is both a free and a paid path.
- However, players are (again) arguing about whether the Pass is actually good or not.
Where does the discussion come from? Blizzard explained the Battle Pass in detail during a recent stream. The model roughly follows what some of you might know from Call of Duty:
- the free path offers 27 levels
- in the paid path, there are 90 levels
- the cost is 10 US dollars (presumably also 10 euros)
- level jumps will be available for purchase
In the Pass, there are optional cosmetics as well as a currency, which is available to everyone – whether paid or not. With the currency, you can buy boosts that grant more experience points or gold.
Certain levels are supposed to have a level requirement, meaning that the entire Pass cannot simply be purchased. You gain XP for the Battle Pass through various content in the game, such as classic looting and leveling up, but also through special quests.
The Battle Pass will certainly be a part of the endgame and replayability in the long term. You can see more about the endgame in the video:
“Complaining about how people complain. Very original”
In the community, the Battle Pass is a recurring and highly controversial topic. A few weeks ago, a user already asked why no one had anything against the system and drew a lot of ridicule.
Now another user asked whether “we now hate the Battle Pass” after the new information. Although it received over 900 upvotes, the thread got almost as many downvotes and a whopping 1,600 comments.
The creator criticizes there that the community had initially celebrated the Battle Pass because it was supposed to only contain cosmetics. Now, Blizzard is accused of greed. You just can’t please the players.
The top comment directly criticizes the creator:
I was there, at the beginning, when it was said that the internet would allow us all to be more educated than ever before! Instead, we got this …
MongooseOne
Other responses are mostly cynical or even derogatory. Some say they have always hated Battle Passes in full-price games and that they have ruined games. “FOMO” is a terrible idea anyway.
Is the Battle Pass really that bad? Opinions on the system vary widely. Although in this particular thread, voices for the Battle Pass tend to hold back, there are certainly people who have no issue with the monetization.
Someone argues a bit more differentiated that it would be normal for such a large community to have differing opinions. If everyone were of the same opinion, that would be a cause for concern.
The game itself is hardly criticized. In fact, after the last test, there is so much praise that even the controversial points still receive a bit of love:
Diablo 4 is already received so well that fans are spending more money to play earlier
