Pay to win or free to play, everyone is free to progress at their own pace in their adventure. The trouble begins when, via the game's pvp mode, the two types of players can come face to face on the battlefield. Honorable fights then turn into bloodbaths...
Diablo Immortal continues its descent into hell, in the depths of the worst ratings ever known on Metacritic. This weekend, Blizzard's game earned the disastrous title of "the most poorly rated game in the history of the site".
Blizzard's mobile game has reached the symbolic threshold of 10 million downloads worldwide in just one week. The publisher therefore paid for its round of in-game rewards from the community. And only received in return mockery and jeers.
As Diablo Immortal continues to take a storm of criticism over its monetization, Blizzard is proudly displaying "the biggest launch in the Diablo franchise." The mobile game this morning passed the milestone of 10 million downloads, all platforms combined.
The gameplay of Diablo Immortal delights the community, but the monetization of the title remains across the throat of most players. A very assiduous fan recently made a dark discovery about the free to play aspect of mobile gaming.
Blizzard's mobile game is splashed with a new scandal, a week after its release. This time it's the pity system that's overwhelmed on reddit. Its in-game description is confusing for anyone who doesn't read the small lines...
Despite a very large number of downloads for its launch week, Diablo Immortal will not have escaped a massive reviewbombing on Metacritic. A real massacre, which places the title of Blizzard among the most poorly rated video games in history.
The pay2win aspects of Diablo Immortal are starting to be pointed out by the community and streamers. American YouTuber Asmongold recently made a shocking comparison between "pay to win" and "free to play" accounts. And the result is dizzying.
Since this weekend, Diablo Immortal has suffered an avalanche of very critical opinions. While the monetization of the game is singled out, a YouTuber claims that it would take around $110,000 to afford a character at maximum capacity and with the best possible equipment.
While digging through Diablo Immortal's files, dataminers have come across some suspicious terms, which would suggest that the game would use a facial detector and geolocation. Blizzard immediately reassured fans on this point.
It's the big day for Diablo Immortal, which will land on our phones and then our PCs in the next few hours. And for optimal progress, you will very often have to play on both platforms! Fortunately, crossplay is simple to deploy. Wyatt Cheng himself says so!
Overall, the launch of Diablo Immortal in our lands went off without a hitch. The servers held up well, and there were no delays. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy users had some graphic surprises on this release day...
Blizzard details the different features available to make its F2P MMO as accessible as possible on mobile and PC. Along with the visual tweaks, this includes the ability to play with the controller rather than the touchscreen. Here are the default buttons.
A smooth launch for Diablo Immortal? Blizzard's mobile game is not far from the exploit, but Samsung Galaxy S10 + users are experiencing major incompatibility issues...
With a joint release on Android, IOS and PC, Diablo Immortal has taken some distance from purely mobile gaming status. But does the game have a chance of ever arriving on the consoles on the market?
Criticized during its very first announcement at Blizzcon 2018, Diablo Immortal made a very good launch on PC, IOS and Android, four years later. The mobile game is at the top of downloads in many countries, whether on Google play store or App store.
The character customization module is quite advanced on Diablo Immortal. Many players have therefore had a field day recreating star faces! Johnny Depp, William Dafoe or even JK Simmons were thus able to become combat-ready avatars!
Somewhat discreet during BlizzCon 2019, those waiting for Diablo Immortal will be content with a gameplay trailer and a Q&A session with the developers — who revealed mechanics and the equipment system.
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