Diablo 4 has introduced some new skins that players can purchase with real money in Season 2. The community is now discussing who is to blame for the expensive skins.
What is the discussion? A heated debate has been sparked within the Diablo 4 community focusing on the expensive
skins in the shop. It revolves around the question of who is responsible for the high-priced skins. Skins for real money often cause trouble among players. For example, players are complaining about a new bundle being too expensive for so little content.
The discussion regarding the question of blame
was triggered by a post on reddit that began with the title: Imagine a world where you can get such sets through loot and don’t have to pay with a credit card.
Here you can see the post:
Under the title, he shows images of skin sets available in the shop, including the Bloodholy Circle equipment, Nightmarish Spirit, Bloodred Duelist, and Father’s Complacency – each set priced approximately at 2,500 platinum, roughly 25 euros. The post has received significant attention and already has over 950 comments.
A player named MongooseOne spoke up and emphasized:
Imagine a world where people look for blame where it belongs, instead of blaming Blizzard or another company.
MongooseOne via reddit
He emphasized that the surplus of microtransactions exists because it is so damn profitable
. He held the buyers of such shop items responsible and referred to them as idiots.
He explained that consumers are equally to blame and carry the responsibility. The comment has since garnered over 660 upvotes.
What do other players say? Subsequently, many more players expressed their opinions in the comments on reddit. We’ve summarized a few for you:
- User NoChanceNoProblem responded that he wouldn’t call those who pay for cosmetic items idiots. In his opinion, paying for cosmetics is a legitimate part of human nature.
I praise them because the more stuff they buy, the more content I get.
- WhyAmIToxic believes:
[…] In Diablo 4, you can find most of the free transmogs within a few hours, and the rest is locked in the cash shop. It’s really depressing that in a game that should be about grinding, you have to buy the coolest cosmetics with real money.[…]
- SnowDay111 emphasizes that Blizzard has a greater incentive [in Diablo] to provide resources to continue releasing seasonal content and improve the game as this is tied to financial gain. According to him, in a way, everyone wins. He added:
You can look at other Blizzard games that do not generate ongoing revenue to see how much attention Blizzard pays to those games. I name one game – Starcraft2 – which is currently most carried by the community.
- Unlucky-Solution3899 writes: People will complain about everything. When the paid sets were bad, people complained; now that some are better, they are complaining again. He emphasizes that no one would
force
anyone to buy one of these sets. The stuff in the game wouldmostly look great
orat least usable
.
What do you think of the prices for the cosmetics? Do you think there are enough sets available through loot that also look cool? Who do you think is responsible for the expensive
skins? Feel free to write us in the comments.
The in-game shop of Diablo 4 has been in the spotlight of player criticism for quite some time. Even before the release of the game, players expressed their dissatisfaction that a package is to be offered at a price of 25 euros: Blizzard shows the in-game shop for Diablo 4: Players immediately grumble about absurdly high prices – “25 € for a set?!”
