The community of Diablo 4 has been complaining for some time about the game’s content. Now some critics are bringing up its direct predecessor Diablo Immortal again for comparison. They say: MMO features that the mobile game has are missing in Diablo 4 and wonder how that can be.
This is the discussion:
- Diablo 4 was announced as a multiplayer title with some MMO features. One of the big controversies, then and now, revolved around the shared world and the online requirement.
- You are basically always playing with others, unless you are in dungeons. Still, players are now complaining: Diablo 4 is the loneliest multiplayer game they have ever played.
- Despite MMO approaches, players lack features that make playing together easier or provide incentives to play. Fans see how that would work in Diablo Immortal.
What features are being discussed? On Reddit players discuss which features Diablo Immortal already has that are supposedly missing in Diablo 4. The perhaps most important one: a dungeon finder.
If you want to enter a dungeon in Diablo 4 in a group, for more XP, you have to search painstakingly in chat. There is no automated function as is common in MMOs.
Other features that Diablo Immortal implements better are general gameplay content, especially in the endgame, which primarily disappoints hardcore players in Diablo 4. Things like the battle for Castle Cyrangar are a good example of replayability.
Season 2 is supposed to bring new content to Diablo 4:
“I’m not saying Diablo Immortal is a good game”
In the discussion, the creator makes it clear that he does not want to praise Diablo Immortal. The game has received a lot of criticism, especially for its aggressive monetization. Nevertheless, one cannot deny that the content and gameplay are quite good.
Players wonder why Diablo Immortal and Diablo 3 apparently show how good features can work that are simply missing in Diablo 4. One possible answer: Immortal was made by the Chinese developer NetEase, not by Blizzard itself.
Another user believes that neither malice nor a conspiracy is behind it. It is simply a “screw-up.” Some fans think Diablo 4 could have used a bit more time and polish.
The discussion is particularly heated because fans apparently want Diablo 4 to become a good game. More content might not be the right way, but at least improvements to core mechanics like loot would be a step in the right direction.
Blizzard already has plans for features that were well received in earlier installments and that fans would have expected earlier, such as a real ladder. This will come with Season 3. The studio wants to support Diablo 4 for years to come and is currently working on Season 2:
Diablo 4 Season 2 starts on October 17 – Everything about the launch, content, and trailer
