The beta of Diablo 4 has been a few weeks back now. Blizzard has released a lot of new information during this time, but not all of it has been well received. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus talked with GameStar podcast head Michael Graf and Twitch streamer Maurice Weber at CAGGTUS 2023 about whether the anticipation has become greater or smaller and what the biggest concerns about Diablo 4 are.
I was absolutely thrilled by the beta of Diablo 4 and Blizzard really showed me that Diablo 4 will be exactly the game I wish for. It certainly won’t be perfect, but it has everything I expect from it.
With this opinion, I am not alone. Thousands say they enjoyed Diablo 4 so much that everything else has become boring. It’s not quite as extreme for me, but I am greatly looking forward to the release in June.
Since the end of the beta, Blizzard has finally been supplying us with new bits of information and at least partial answers to some of the burning questions, such as the big question about the endgame content of Diablo 4.
Together with Michael Graf and Maurice Weber, I discussed live for an hour what new information has actually come to light, how this changes our view on Diablo 4, and what we expect from the game.
We have recorded our impressions for you. You can find the video on the new channel of GameStar Talk on YouTube or embedded right here. I apologize for the guy with the circular saw, he annoyed us all:
“Diablo should avoid being like Path of Exile”
In our talk, we discussed among other things what new information we know about Diablo 4, what we still wish for, and what Diablo 4 needs to achieve to be good.
By now, many of the endgame mechanics are known, some of which are received very well, while others are more disappointing, but which have not yet been explained in detail. The character development after level 50 is also rather hard to categorize.
One of the major criticisms is the still unknown shop. Maurice has at least expressed skepticism regarding Diablo Immortal. Blizzard promised back then that no advantages would be sold, only to have upgrades and gems available directly in the shop.
Blizzard stated that Diablo 4 would definitely not be pay-to-win, but Maurice can no longer believe that unreservedly. The trust had been squandered.
Here you can find some of our posts about the new insights:
Overall, we all agree that Diablo 4 is absolutely sufficient for its current state. Despite the expensive price, I am sure that there are enough hours of gameplay to justify the money.
Of course, the conversation also led to a comparison with Diablo’s biggest competitor. Path of Exile has apparently inspired some of the ideas and the discussion around the two titles has occupied fans for years – particularly in the recent past:
By the way, the title image was created by our social media manager Mira Minks
