blizzard reaction to diablo immortal backlash

Regular, free-to-play users apparently can’t simply earn 5-star gems. If you want top-tier gems, you need to pay for them.

Legendary Gems have tiers (up to five stars), and the top-rated ones are doled out as chance drops from Legendary Crests - the game’s version of loot boxes, if you will, and the reason the game is blocked in Belgium and the Netherlands. These are awarded to players as a way to level up their characters’ gear after reaching endgame. Min-maxing in Diablo Immortal can apparently come at a high cost, with some reports saying it can take $100,000 or more to max a character - and the fan backlash has already begun.Īt the center of the issue are in-game items known as Legendary Gems. According to recent reports, it’s looking to be true. Ahead of launch, there was concern that Diablo Immortal would stray deeply into the murky waters of “pay to win,” or P2W.

Developed by Chinese mobile game developer NetEase, Diablo Immortal is free to play with MTX in mind. While users say the game certainly feels like a more streamlined Diablo on mobile and PC, there is a key variable between it and its predecessors: microtransactions. The launch of Diablo Immortal into open beta has not gone smoothly for Blizzard.

Blizzard reaction to diablo immortal backlash