In Diablo 4, Season 3 started on January 23rd. After the first few days, players now have an opinion, and it is mostly negative. The biggest criticism: The new vault feature is annoying. There is anger towards the developers and a desire to return to Season 2.
This is what Season 3 has:
- With Season 3 came new mechanics and a new Battle Pass for about 3 months to Diablo 4. You can find the most important information about Season 3 in 2 minutes in our overview.
- The main season mechanic is constructs, specifically: the Warden. This is your own, mechanical companion that you can customize and equip with abilities.
- Additionally, there is a new type of dungeons, the vaults. Here you need to not only fight enemies but also avoid traps if you want good loot. Only here can you get new guiding stones for the Warden.
This is how the season is received: The first reactions to Season 3 are largely negative. On Reddit and in the forums, there is significant criticism of the new content. It is not necessarily lacking something new but simply what Season 2 did well.
Season 2 was extremely well received, especially due to the blood harvests. Here, players could continuously defeat enemies and level up and loot excellently. Exactly what Diablo players want.
In Season 3, there is something similar. The best leveling method is the Mechanical Quakes, which are, however, significantly slower. You need to summon bosses in a cumbersome manner, and it takes longer for the action to start. Additionally, traps slow down the gameplay considerably.
However, the biggest criticism is directed at the vaults and the Warden itself. The pet is said to be almost useless and the vaults are just annoying. They feel like nightmare dungeons with more obstacles and less loot.
Especially the last room just before the end frustrates people: There are extremely many traps and waves of enemies with many abilities. However, the foes drop neither loot nor experience (via Reddit). And if you position yourself incorrectly, you can ruin your entire run here, as triggering too many traps results in less loot at the end.
“Does that mean only every other season will be good?”
On Reddit, there are players who say that Diablo 4 has two development teams: one for the current season and one for the upcoming one. This means one team is responsible for the even-numbered seasons, while the other takes care of the odd-numbered seasons.
Season 2 was well received after the setback of Season 1. Season 3 feels bad again. Players now fear that only every second season would be worth it. Currently, one could simply play in the Eternal Realm, as the new uniques are also available there, and apart from the Warden and the “boring” features, you miss nothing (via Reddit).
This Warden is also under criticism:
I’m not mad, just … disappointed. The main feature of this season is a pet. Something that the devs have actively downplayed. Because they want us to be powerful, not our companions. […] After a pretty good Season 2, where players were buffed by season abilities, we are now in Season 3. With a pet that has a fraction of the buffs that
wehad in previous seasons.This pet isn’t even on my screen 90% of the time. It is gone and playing some games in another room.
TheCreamiestYeet on Reddit
Some users are now waiting for the emergency campfire chat that was already held in Season 1. So far, Blizzard has not provided any further information about it.
Others believe that Season 3 should not be written off too soon. There are always people complaining – especially in Diablo 4. Even the retrospectively praised Season 2 had critics at the beginning, including very loud and prominent ones. For example, Asmongold stated: You can’t just repaint NPCs. That the season became so good only became clear after weeks.
