Diablo 4 is having a tough time, as many players have been criticizing the latest installment of the ARPG series since its release. One fan now says: While it’s not as good as Diablo 2, it is an improvement over Diablo 3.
For many fans of the series, Diablo 2 remains the favorite, and with Diablo 4 Blizzard aimed to return more to the tone of parts 1 and 2. The Druid also returned, who was playable for the last time in Diablo 2. Runes made their comeback with the first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. Additionally, Vessel of Hatred brought back an iconic area from Diablo 2.
What does the fan specifically say? On Reddit, a player comments on the criticism of Diablo 4 and states: The game doesn’t seem that bad at all. He says this as an “old Diablo fan” who grew up with Diablo 2. He rejoined with a friend in Season 6 and is looking forward to Season 7.
In his post, he writes specifically: “Am I crazy? There is constant criticism of this game, but honestly, I don’t think it’s that bad right now. It’s not as good as Diablo 2 (what is?), but at least for me, a significant improvement compared to Diablo 3. Am I overlooking something?”
“Good for 100 hours, but not for 1,000”
This is how the community reacts: In the comments, many players pick up on the topic. They emphasize that Diablo 4 has evolved significantly with each new season and now offers a much better gaming experience than at release.
The top comment comes from Doomguy231, who receives agreement from over 450 people through upvotes. He writes that people “just like to complain.” Although Diablo 4 will never be the best game of all time, it is great for simply unwinding and casually grinding, he thinks.
Crazycow88 shares a similar view, writing: “I have been playing since Season 1, and in my opinion, it gets better with each season. The story and the expansion were good. When I get bored with the endgame grind, I just play something else. It’s not the best game of all time, but definitely not the worst.”
In a comment, Bierzgal replies to the post creator that Diablo 4 is by no means a bad game, but rather a “decent” one. However, it lacks that certain something to be “fantastic” – something that one would expect from such a legendary series. Diablo 4 is a great game to enjoy for about 100 hours, but not engaging enough to want to invest 1,000 hours, he writes.
What is criticized about Diablo 4? In the post a user comments that Diablo 4 had a poor start. “The loot system was terrible and there was no endgame, which is simply unacceptable for a launch in 2024 after 10 years of Diablo 3 feedback. The campaign was solid, but everything else was not.”
Overall, Diablo 4 has received much criticism from the community since its release. The main points are:
- Especially the loot system has been repeatedly criticized. It was unclear, there were too many “unnecessary” affixes. And the drop rate of ancestral items was far too low in Season 6.
- The world tiers were not well received, leading Blizzard to eliminate them in Season 6 and introduce new difficulty levels. Here too, there was criticism in between, as especially for hardcore players, the higher levels were simply too easy.
- Crafting is criticized for various reasons with each new season. Sometimes the crafting materials drop so rarely that the developers have to intervene with a hotfix. Currently, the changes to the crafting of mythics are causing discussions in the community.
- The lack of endgame activities has almost always been a topic among players.
On January 21, 2025, the new Season 7 in Diablo 4 will start, bringing fresh content to the game. What to expect specifically, we will learn in the upcoming “Campfire Chat” livestream from the developers on January 16. Here on MeinMMO, we will summarize the most important information from the stream for you afterwards. Everything known so far about the new season can be found here: Diablo 4 Season 7: Start date, PTR and contents
