farthest ive ever been in hardcore poe today, trying not to die. live now: www.twitch.tv/darthmicrotransaction interview link: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/rod-fergusson-on-the-highs-and-lows-of-working-on-diablo-4-plans-for-the-future-of-ptr-improving-microtransactions-and-unicorns
@shanbannan17
27 күн бұрын
POE do this all the time cba its skins and exactly what poe do skins looks 1000% better then crap that drops
@LocalTennisPro
27 күн бұрын
8:30 They lied or they changed their position. He’s obviously dodging the question because the answer has changed. Not sure why they would ever make that statement to begin with, because if I had to guess, I’m pretty sure you’d make more money in your shop by selling best looking cosmetics there instead of “earning” them. The trouble is they’re still missing the other part of the equation which is a fun and engaging game that players are going to spend extra money on because they like playing it. Why on earth would someone shell out almost $500 on a supporter pack in Path of Exile? Probably because they have an absolute blast playing it. That and 90% of the default armor skins make your character look like they recently escaped a mental institution.
@asd316x
26 күн бұрын
@@shanbannan17 poe is free to play, and each league you can earn a full set of good looking armor cosmetics for free unlike d4 where you pay 90$ cad and have to pay for armor skins
@Burningwoodz
26 күн бұрын
lol d2r is a better game and d2 lod came out in 2001 crazy how they just dont hire the old team
@asd316x
25 күн бұрын
@@Burningwoodz its more that nobody in thier right mind wants to work at activision blizzard
@thepunisherxxx6804
27 күн бұрын
Imagine having to have the community hand hold you and your company re-learn previous lessons over and over because no institutional knowledge or senior devs/proper leadership exist at their company anymore. They figured this all out in Diablo 3 and prior games, lost their good people, didn't knowledge transfer anything, didn't have anyone left who actually plays and enjoys good ARPGs into endgame... Its the same thing with Halo Infinite and many other games. Outsourced overseas devs who don't game or think, just code monkeys.
@Narfmann369
27 күн бұрын
I mean, that's kind of the entirety of the software development industry nowadays, isn't it?
@DoctorStrange01
27 күн бұрын
They've figured out with D3 that making the game simpler i.e. dumber will make them more money, which it did, and D4 made even more, so why would they bother with making it a great ARPG for release ? They knew the hype is so huge that whatever they put out will break sales records anyway :D It's only after release that they've seen so many people leaving the game that they've started treating it seriously.
@soulward6334
27 күн бұрын
@@Narfmann369AAA has been franchises yes. All the og devs are working on new projects. We'll have to see the fruits of these new studios in time to see if this theory is right. Personally waiting for the new sci-fi rpg from old bioware devs.
@BrockleeSwag
27 күн бұрын
@@DoctorStrange01 I disagree with this point in that sure it will make them more money now but just like a car company selling lemon cars it it might make them money now but it will hurt their future sells. Like even if they completly make d4 into a decent game I have already decided I am not going to buy an expansion and dont plan to buy any further of their games at activision blizard.
@MichaelPohoreski
27 күн бұрын
Small indie company. /s The problem is Blizzard has lost a LOT of goodwill. More and more people will NEVER buy another Blizzard game again. *It takes 5 years to build customer trust, and 5 seconds to lose it.*
@thormach
27 күн бұрын
So basically, Blizzard lied to us when they said there would be cosmetics achievable in game without micro-transactions that looked just as good as that which you could buy....
@leonidemelin1131
24 күн бұрын
No they didn’t, i have a multiple good cosmetics sets on barb necro and rogue which i got got in game and i use them all the time. All this real money stuff just looks too expressive with all this shiny effects on them
@Frostylaroo
27 күн бұрын
OMG a personalized discount!!! I know I cant wait for my $85 no wait $69 horse... thank you Rod
@travisdavis3816
27 күн бұрын
Can’t wait for your next video
@lewisgarland1259
27 күн бұрын
WOW, ill be losing money if I don't buy it!
@nicubota3320
27 күн бұрын
i love ur videos :D i hope u roast them rly good next time hahahhahaha keep up the hard work
@anon4844
27 күн бұрын
i seriously bought the horse because it triggers ppl.
@bigdm1234
27 күн бұрын
@@anon4844 And this is one of the reasons they'll keep doing this. Gj.
@eviltim3786
27 күн бұрын
This is why I feel like people miss the mark when they say “I’m ok with micro transactions as long as it’s just cosmetic.” Because the reality is that a pretty massively important aspect to rpg’s IS the visual progression so it’s definitely not “just fine” if the cosmetics on the shop continuously and clearly outclass the things earnable in game then the game as whole begins to feel a lot worse.
@cavemantero
27 күн бұрын
exactly
@Mister_Know_Name
27 күн бұрын
2 skins are a full priced better game
@lolitsajoke77
27 күн бұрын
Agree, 50% of RPG’s for me is playing cool dress up. I cannot stunt on demons if I look stupid.
@vyktorzhuravlev8304
26 күн бұрын
The paid game, by the way.
@aleksadmitrovic940
25 күн бұрын
Exactly, I can understand games that are free to play and they put cosmetics,but what is crazy is that you pay for the game,not small amount and you can't even enjoy that aspect...
@Lucke1370
27 күн бұрын
9:10 bro danced around that question like his life depended on it. "Why is the best looking gear only in the shop?" RE: "Well we're trying to offer deals to make it easier to buy, but you dont have to buy it." Eat a fat one dude
@MichaelPohoreski
27 күн бұрын
_Microtransactions_ have become SO greedy they should be called *macrotransactions.*
@rwvfsu07
27 күн бұрын
Yeah once I got through that part of the video it really cemented me never buying D4. Last Epoch has been fantastic anyway, and at this point I don't even care if they make D4 into a good game.
@teodorcaraba979
27 күн бұрын
@@rwvfsu07 LE is dead already because its been a trash game overhyped by streamers, the game is pure dogshit
@Mont3000
27 күн бұрын
there is no low that these greedy devs, besides a certain few will go. Kept talking about discounts.
@user-vk4gm2qe3c
27 күн бұрын
ngl it does suck but at least its just power creep for cosmetics
@G1ggl3z
27 күн бұрын
For Season 5 I would like to see them make Unique Items look *unique* from one another, not a Boneweave, Archon, Warlord looking Unique. Unique Items should aesthetically look unique compared to your typical gear
@MixMeister5000
27 күн бұрын
Weapons do, so do some Armors.
@greggeiger7532
27 күн бұрын
I know what you mean. Items in older games had so much personality. All had unique art in your inventory.
@jeffreyhill6990
27 күн бұрын
@therotten6152 Exactly. This should be a baseline assumption. All uniques should be exclusive in their look.
@DiablozStyx
27 күн бұрын
Tyyreals looks so cool. Just like the D2 picture.
@marsovac
27 күн бұрын
tbh everything in D4 looks unique, even free transmogs all look very unique and distinct. I bough some cosmetics and in the end ended with free transmogs on the Rogue because they just look amazing after a paint job and a bit of mix and match. Might have saved the money :D Maybe if people just want bling and effects ok... I prefer authentic looks more in line with medieval/fantasy looks than just silly effects that feel out of place like for example the horrid ones that people in PoE use and look like jackasses wearing a chrismas tree. And in D4 between the salvageable once and those farmed in pvp there is a solid selection of these that fit great. It would be cool if they added a few more through season journeys tho.
@Timmah200
27 күн бұрын
"Based on your play." That sounds exactly like casino comps.
@olzard75
27 күн бұрын
For an premium game, there should never be cosmetics locked behind paywalls only. All cosmetics in the shop should altso have an chance to drop when you play the game. But that is my oppinion
@jorbascrumps
27 күн бұрын
That comment about them having their 'authentic moment' especially rubs me the wrong way. Less than a year since launch and they've already abandoned the idea of being grounded in their own world. I don't want to see other people running around in 'fantastic' cosmetics they paid for. I want to have visual progression that I've earned by playing, not paying.
@user-bs6oz9ik4n
27 күн бұрын
Agree. It should be earned not bought
@bryo4321
27 күн бұрын
Can’t wait, another 6 months and I can finally get my cheech and Chong armor skins for Diablo!
@xsaviour755
27 күн бұрын
Not going to happen since it’s probably their highest $$$ generator.
@TheMusicolophile
27 күн бұрын
Huh? There is visual progression that you’ve earned.
@nick.436
27 күн бұрын
This is a sentiment I see a lot lately, gaming as we knew before where "playing to unlock" is MOSTLY over. If you take a wider view at the biggest games today and last few years you can clearly see, consumerism and paying for skins is the money maker and will stay this way as long as the vast majority want their little dopamine shot when they buy their 20$+ skin. People have to get over it. Simple. Good old times are over.
@irelandspacifist6156
27 күн бұрын
it isnt easy to have a lot of mobs because the game has to load all of the monsters' STASH
@Godric5024
27 күн бұрын
Bahahahahahahahaha
@teodorcaraba979
27 күн бұрын
hahah ur so funy care to explain why Last epoch runs at 10fps than since they dont load everyone stashes
@irelandspacifist6156
27 күн бұрын
@@teodorcaraba979 LMAO you assume that i must play one of these other ARPGs, I don't.what a bell end!!
@teodorcaraba979
27 күн бұрын
@@irelandspacifist6156 ur just repeating random buzz words with no understanding of software development buzz words u heared from dm a random bummer
@irelandspacifist6156
27 күн бұрын
@@teodorcaraba979 autism
@alexossan2829
27 күн бұрын
The answer on earning cosmetics is basically silently saying, "no, you won't earn them, we're concerned about turning the dials and squeezing every penny out of every player". Because that's what bundles and "personalized discounts" are about: continue to lower the price for each player separately until the player makes a purchase. The battle pass is basically the same thing. It's just differential pricing aiming to maximize revenue and profit. Diablo IV is a platform for selling cosmetics and that overshadows all game design decisions, this is what I have been feeling and what I think is confirmed again in the interview.
@antoniocastrojimenez8366
26 күн бұрын
Lol this has to be the worst shop with the most unappealing offering son ant game. Nothing in this game is centered around the shop. Who cares? Just don’t open it
@Exmachina126
27 күн бұрын
There's no point in trying to understand Rod and what he says in interviews; There's a reason he has been p much banned from the campfire streams.
@jesperjohnsen5336
25 күн бұрын
He is a joke, imho
@imqqmi
27 күн бұрын
Whenever those commercial guys talk about exciting new monetization features, all I hear/read is 'I want that stuff in your bank account, I want all that juicy money, lots and lots of freshly printed bills of money chaching! Gimme gimme gimme all yo cash!'. Greed is so off putting whatever form it takes.
@Slitheringpeanut
27 күн бұрын
Mob density wouldn't be a memory issue if D4 didn't load everyone's stash into every instance. Also, the problem with D4's monetization is that it's triple dipping. Premium priced game, then a 'seasonal' subscription and a cash shop. That's just scummy.
@Natenaw112
27 күн бұрын
More dipping then that too cause if its not the season pass cosmetics they are class specific only. Crazy
@troydanable
27 күн бұрын
Mob density has a lot higher stress than static items in a stash, for example, each single unit/mob has its own pathfinding and that itself is a CPU hog, and when there is multiple players and multiple players and multiple mobs with it's own pathfinding in the same area that ramps up fast.
@daemoroth_m
27 күн бұрын
@@troydanable StarCraft managed? PoE managed? COD Zombies manage? WH: Vermintide 2 managed? Helldivers 2 managed? Left 4 Dead 1/2 managed? If you think that somehow "pathfinding" is an impossible challenge, look at any other game with AI enemies, since they'd all need to do pathfinding, the genre is irrelevant. And party size is capped at 4, it's not "multiple and multiple" players. Try having a slightly above rock-bottom standard and expectation for a 70-billion-dollar company to have at least the basic level of competence when they charge you full price + battle pass + microtransactions.
@teodorcaraba979
27 күн бұрын
yet LE runs at 10 fps with lower density than d4 and poe does not have higher density than d4 while having 2009 graphics and being more zoomed in than d4
@teodorcaraba979
27 күн бұрын
@@daemoroth_m yet LE runs at 10 fps with lower density than d4 and poe does not have higher density than d4 while having 2009 graphics and being more zoomed in than d4
@MixMeister5000
27 күн бұрын
The shop should only be : 1. Armor dyes 2. Accessoires 3. Emotes 4. Mount accessories 5. Player card emblems Armors and Mounts should only ever be earnable in game. Id love to grind for those cosmetics in game! That or give us the option, have armor tokens that drop in game that allow us to buy certain armor pieces from the shop.
@Adrian-pp6qy
27 күн бұрын
@therotten6152 Exactly why the game will slowly but surely fade into obscurity.
@gemelwalters2942
27 күн бұрын
the shop shouldn't be any of those things. The cost to make these cosmetics are baked into the price that we paid retail. It's in the same balance sheet in their books. He's essentially asking us to pay for these things twice. They should be in the base game, otherwise the game should not cost $80.
@MixMeister5000
26 күн бұрын
I remember when people said that about D3.. This coming from somone who didn't enjoy D3 a whole lot.@Adrian-pp6qy
@leonidemelin1131
24 күн бұрын
When will you stop crying ?
@Boyahda
27 күн бұрын
It's wild to me that D4 had regressed so much that we're praising the devs for adding elements that was in D3, which was already not a very good game. Like we had a fucking PTR every season in D3. The bar really is set in hell.
@Billytheelephant122
27 күн бұрын
What is bad about Diablo 4?
@philipgabriel2450
27 күн бұрын
Welcome to Diablo, playing this game is like being in hell.
@teodorvasilev2195
27 күн бұрын
@@Billytheelephant122 what is anything good about diablo 4 lil bro what are we doing here loool
@networknomad5600
27 күн бұрын
@@teodorvasilev2195 Plenty of things are good about D4. We've just come to expect way more from iterative games in a series.
@ener11454
27 күн бұрын
@@Billytheelephant122 It isn't a reskinned D2. A lot of players wanted a reskinned D2 again and are just pissy that they did something different.
@briancook4862
27 күн бұрын
Yeah earning cosmetics as well as cutting store prices at least in half is a must
@bofygaming9672
27 күн бұрын
So 14 dollar outfit instead of 28 ? Cut it in half again
@StoryoftheYear16
27 күн бұрын
@therotten6152 you and your friends definitely don't sound autistic or anything. Imagine laughing at someone because they spent disposable income on something they thought looked cool. People are already laughing at you daily when you creep out of the basement to make your mcdonalds run in your greasy shirt, basketball shorts that have never seen a minute of basketball played, and flip flops with your crusty toe nails. I can perfectly visualize you just based off your comment.
@jlstruyde
27 күн бұрын
If cosmetics are to be purchased with real money and have no real value but to look cool. Then a bundle of cosmetics should not be more than $20...
@billm9775
27 күн бұрын
funny how I never felt bad buying cosmetics for PoE or LE, but then again they never charged me for seasonal content or $70-$100 for a entry fee to get the game. Oh and the cosmetics are reasonable impulse priced. Blizzard is just going after whales, not gamers.
@TheLobos42
27 күн бұрын
Still dont care about D4, just here to support you with my watch. Keep it up brother
@kenshin11himura
27 күн бұрын
I legit just dont care about blizzard or D4 anymore. i dont think they could do anything to bring me back to pay for any of their games since I just dont trust them
@Tyler-xf9nu
26 күн бұрын
I used to be indifferent too but with the way they consistently fumble and try to milk every last penny from their players, I am actively invested in the downfall of Blizzard as we know it.
@rgjs4537
24 күн бұрын
Dude the gifted and goated devs from golden era WoW, D2 doesn't work there anymore. U really think new people can ever achieve something good in the future? There is something and some people in this s life that can't be replaced just accept this. This company is a mere shadow from the past.
@edwinrodriguez2553
27 күн бұрын
dont tell me that we load all the monsters inventory aswell
@Aaron-jo4vs
27 күн бұрын
Incorrect....the monsters are loading players inventory to be exact
@samuelschwager
27 күн бұрын
it is almost like all the knowledge from the previous diablos has just vanished into thin air...
@Erkekjetter.Vladislav
26 күн бұрын
Well.. the people that created those game sure dont work there anymore.. for a long time now.. Blizzard North devs (D2) left long ago.. then the creators of D3 left.. and the new Blizz does not have anyone that created something except Metzen and the "new" OW lead.
@rgjs4537
24 күн бұрын
The more gifted people left too, the WoW devs.
@PizzaTime727
27 күн бұрын
They should seriously test all season themes. S3 launch is proof enough that it need players to actually try it first. If spoilers are an issue then make it a private test with NDA and with established D4 people like DM, etc.
@danielehartmann2787
27 күн бұрын
Maybe I read too much into his answer but this "nah we fixed it in 3 days everything is fine"-tone was... hilarious missing the mark.
@TheMusicolophile
27 күн бұрын
Season 3 is great. The Seneschal and the Vaults are a lot of fun.
@teodorcaraba979
27 күн бұрын
since when is dm established d4 pro?
@PizzaTime727
27 күн бұрын
@@teodorcaraba979 Where was the word "pro" in my comment?
@healergirl28
26 күн бұрын
The one difference between Blood Harvest and Helltide that I liked the most was that the unspent reward currency (i.e Cinders for Helltide) that you spent all that time farming wasn't deleted when the event changed zone. I wish they would have carried that concept over to Helltide also.
@MrJramirex
27 күн бұрын
Microsoft should take a clue from Rod and cut the medicine (Rod Fergusson) and increase the candy (devs that actually understand ARPGs)
@KiteVtuberDefender
27 күн бұрын
Do you actually think Rod makes the choice to do this. Lol So what arpg has only ever given candy. Because its not PoE or D2.
@jetah50
27 күн бұрын
@@KiteVtuberDefender at least PoE is free to play. imagine PoE with a 60$ box cost too.
@KiteVtuberDefender
26 күн бұрын
@@jetah50 Yep those stash tabs were super free.
@jetah50
26 күн бұрын
@@KiteVtuberDefender and you dont need them to play the game. you want them to be efficient.
@ProtoXoa
27 күн бұрын
I had played a Sorc. So all gear from all other sources looked better than what I got in game.
@Sure0Foot
27 күн бұрын
Call me crazy but I LOVED the D3 earnable pets from season journey.
@alexreiz6128
27 күн бұрын
When interview centered not on gameplay, mechanics and new exciting content to play with but on microtransactions it says to you everything you want to know of future of proejct. But some people already having Stockholm syndrom and convincing themselves it isn't shit and game finally getting somewhat playable near release of expansion makes it good. Not their main competitor, but LE and Torchlight have way more to offer. Giving Blizz chances requires some degree of devotion
@brycedery9596
25 күн бұрын
D4 is almost at an early access state, one more year and it'll be ready to sell.
@byronsanchez1113
27 күн бұрын
The vampire harvest was my favorite thing to do. By the end of the season I had over 700 points. Didn't even use them all. Just farmed alot for gear because of how bad the itemization was. So hopefully with the 2+ lv upscale and density. It's gonna be a good source of xp and gear and hell tide. Now that it's up 24/7
@normannobrot
27 күн бұрын
A simple thing would be just to add more shop currency as you travel through the season gear ladder. Make it worth it for people to work through it to be able to buy some of the most expensive gear through that progression.
@Tubular1845
27 күн бұрын
I think by authentic and fantastic they are talking about the design philosophy behind the armor. I think they're talking about how it looks.
@EdWilliamstech
27 күн бұрын
So they are going to introduce a version of target marketed price tiering to monetization - BULLSHIT.
@brycedery9596
25 күн бұрын
Correct, that's what it says between the lines. They are analyzing your player data and selling it.
@NeoSoulCrew
27 күн бұрын
Rod the Cod Fergusson stinks
@BelialTnTn
26 күн бұрын
My first character was a Barbarian and it took me some time to figure out that there were no "full plated armor" skins available (I don't look at the shop). Then after some time I started seeing those cool armor skins on other people who bought them from the shop. I just wanted to have the possibility of putting one single skin that fully covers the Barb's body with armor, without any "gaps" and whatnot that show a nipple here or a thigh there. But I can't.
@onepieceisist
27 күн бұрын
many greetings from athens greece!--- for the shop-cosmetic stuff... except in-game cool cosmetics via challenges, the cool stuff at shop they could do 1 skin for 1 items like 1 or 2 euros for us to make a set. For example i dont like all the stuff from a pre fixed bundle to spent 25 euro... if i was to buy 1 bundle per season i would like to make a custom bundle with the tattoo i like , with a fiery weapon , and with an item from another bundle etc
@SithLordBishop
27 күн бұрын
did he announce the release date for the gauntlet?
@BobNizzle
27 күн бұрын
Had a flaming sword in beta has that been in the shop yet? I know it's in the game but I've yet to see it since I looted it in beta
@danroberts6933
27 күн бұрын
Appreciate the breakdown DM. I guess all I'll say about authenticity etc is it's basically what I expected. He seems to forget how bad D4 was at launch, after people played far enough. Good bones...but needed a year of 'Beta' to get it right. It was rushed to make a buck. Shouldn't be proud of that...if you really knew the player base. Thankfully the devs do continue to listen and work on the game and I am very hopeful as the game matures. I give all credit to the people working in the trenches and the devs...and of course all the players and streamers who give their feedback.
@iody247
26 күн бұрын
a big issue with saying that performance was behind the mob density problem, is that they caused major performance issues with loading everyones stashes/inventory for everyone else on screen.....
@UltracoreUltraUranium
27 күн бұрын
Just can’t wait to make my Ice Shards actually work 😊…I am missing one Uber..Ring of Starless skies which I’m sure would make my shards A tier.
@ZackForester
27 күн бұрын
They need to make a way to earn premium currency in game.
@jetah50
27 күн бұрын
games value your time at less than $1 per hour for that premium currency.
@jokerledger5400
26 күн бұрын
at how much they charge for cosmetic, how much of a grind do you think it will be?
@MrLove-ty1si
27 күн бұрын
Imagine Hiring mercenaries that can have skills on their own and that you can fully equip like in D3 and get some of their aspects to be linked/shared with you.. Now the choices of builds would expand!!
@mpetrie
26 күн бұрын
The PTR Helltide was an absolute WIN. And opening it up to Tier 1 and Tier 2 is a perfect move. Makes leveling up so much more enjoyable.
@sdgsoul
27 күн бұрын
No link to interview?! 😢
@QQWoLPHie
27 күн бұрын
they are going to do what they do in warcraft rumble. its a dynamic cash shop that gives you bigger discounts if you holdout on purchasing the lower discounted stuff basically items purchased from the store will be what the player thinks its worth.
@hartmannschorsch9358
27 күн бұрын
maybe you load the stash of monsters too, thats why it is so hard to put more on the screen
@thesambongodragon1057
26 күн бұрын
Good news man I don’t miss it in the morning. Gotta have a Druid shake the get going.
@canceljahche2178
27 күн бұрын
Actually Breaking down Ubers and previous season Ubers broken down look a lot better than most store purchases.(particularly weapons) IJS
@LordDagovere
26 күн бұрын
I don't comment much but I wanted to say I appreciate your book of sith and jedi path, and lightsaber displays fam.
@greggeiger7532
27 күн бұрын
I didn’t even play season 3 but I’m curious to try out season 4 with all the QOL changes
@TapiKoks
27 күн бұрын
🤡
@treasonabledoubt7251
27 күн бұрын
Make XP worth something after you reach level 100, please.
@1108chuck
27 күн бұрын
How about if they make the cash shop currency tradeable in game. People that want to buy it can, and those who don't can grind for tradeable items to earn it.
@AnomieDomine
27 күн бұрын
The mob system is easy to understand, an early decision was made that every mob contains all of the items possible for the mob to contain
@kazi6343
27 күн бұрын
I agree. All the best looking gear comes from the cash shop. They need to make at least one elite set for completing the highest end game. Instead of the title.
@recksters54
25 күн бұрын
Cosmetics look nice in the shop cuz it's zoomed in. But once you wear it, nobody can see the details, cuz we are zoomed out when we play.
@dfillio8993
26 күн бұрын
On the subject of cosmetics there definitely needs to be more unlocked through gameplay and ones that are actually good like the butcher mount armor that I still don’t have after more than 2k hours of playtime since launch lol or the avarice mount armor or treasure goblin mount
@damienquick2634
25 күн бұрын
I have to say I agree with DM here. The skins in the shop look way better than the gear you pick up. All skins should be available through hard work.
@r3tri3ution_z3nith_point_z6
27 күн бұрын
Cool cosmetics are the ultimate chase items. Add in a great gameplay loop and you have the formula. Greed is going to end you.
@lolitsajoke77
27 күн бұрын
With all the talk about Diablo 4 lately I’ve come back to the game since September and I’ve actually been having a blast. Waiting for Outlaws and it’s just been fun smashing demons again
@skullkideku5735
27 күн бұрын
it would be great to earn new gear cosmetics from drops instead of buying over priced skins and new armour shaders would be good too in character customizer
@OxyDoesIt
27 күн бұрын
This may sound crazy but my issue with the skins is that all the good stuff IS obtained by gameplay. They have only put out maybe 1-2 skins that I actually like out of the maybe 50 they’ve released. If the pricing is going to be insane at least make it worth it. And like you said, they haven’t really added many new items earned through gameplay worth using as a skim either.
@NicCamp093
27 күн бұрын
I would like to see the open world monsters try and reclaim the strong holds back, or trying to claim new areas/towns that you have to defend.
@Oscotron
27 күн бұрын
Just do what helldivers do. Simple.
@WaltRBuck
27 күн бұрын
This comment is the same except the game name anytime a new game comes out. That being said, it isn't necessarily wrong.
@cpypcy
27 күн бұрын
Like still it's mindblowing why the hell am I loading every other player's inventory?
@james_tiberius_kirk73
27 күн бұрын
I have long forgotten about Diablo IV. Had a ton of fun with Last Epoch after 1.0 (200 hours with it prior). Stella Blade out tomorrow. I couldn't care less about Diablo IV - there's just too many better options. Hell, I might even play Fallout 4 again with the Next Gen Update.
@DavidJWatson16
27 күн бұрын
Unfortunately the may 14 release is right up with cataclysm on May 20. I would imagine there are many like me who have been let down to many times with d4 but are super excited about cata and will be doing that instead
@Erant79
27 күн бұрын
It would be nice for earnable to be clarified, as I want to earn it through in game activities excluding the battle pass, like achievements or chance on boss drop. However, I wonder if earnable to Blizzard, means accessible in the premium battle pass. Since you "earn" it by leveling and have purchased the premium pass.
@PoppaKrunch
27 күн бұрын
This game straight up has a free to play model - they took my money and let me in their online shop...yeah, they can spin on it.
@dwarfcow
27 күн бұрын
I am still holding out hope, as futile as it seems at this point, i still love the franchise, and i cant convince my teenager to play D2 with me
@seriousmike5649
27 күн бұрын
The thing is that the Blizzard you love no longer exists.. all the key people are gone .. now its just garbage activision in a Blizzard disguise and the glory days are never comming back
@dwarfcow
27 күн бұрын
@@seriousmike5649 I'm well aware, but they already got my money for a couple accounts - so, here I am.
@benb9882
27 күн бұрын
The comments about the shop share a lot of DNA with Immortal, Blizzard did a lot of research regarding monetization with that game and it would be naive to believe that it would not bleed over.
@glitchy8429
27 күн бұрын
The thing with cosmetics is that they’ll never be worth while if no ones playing the game, so they can get more sales by increasing the player count alone. As for figuring out what can go in the shop, I don’t really see why most of the weapon and armor skins can’t just be earned in the game, then maybe add a matching horse armor in the shop that completes a matching set. That way you’re not taking away from the feeling of earning those items.
@jjloudermilk24
26 күн бұрын
There is a reason why fortnite sells really well without pushing cosmetics on players like blizzard. They offer a progression for cosmetics and in-game currency while also selling similar if not same cosmetics for a "reasonable" (not $30) price tag.
@ruellerz
27 күн бұрын
Ya I'd appreciate a .01% drop currency for paid cosmetic. That way you have the choice to grind out or pay
@ruellerz
27 күн бұрын
Season skins would be a good achievement drive 4
@bofygaming9672
27 күн бұрын
All in game items are very basic and general we've seen it before...the coolest stuff is behind 28$ payroll that I can never aquire
@AoABlodhgarm
27 күн бұрын
They should just make the plat earnable in game, kinda like helldivers 2. You can just save up for the set you want since they are on rotation.
@x710xTitan
27 күн бұрын
so dont render the mobs until the player hovers near them as actual objects like that kingmaker game does
@DustinHarms
27 күн бұрын
Honestly, the answer to the very clear question about Shop items becoming the most appealing-looking stuff vs. what they said pre-launch about in-game earned items being the best looking stuff....I think that answer is enough for me to finally put the nail in that coffin. I was somewhat excited about the recent changes and the ones coming soon, but that answer....it just says a lot. Where their head is at. "More accessible" being....cheaper to BUY? Bro what's the point of even having the game. It's disgusting, man. I couldn't be more disappointed and I feel completely robbed. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and dropped $100 on the preorder because I thought their head was starting to get in the right place. But then they've just constantly failed to even fulfill my most basic expectations. And this far post-launch....when asked about in-game item appearances falling behind....the answer is about making cash shop items CHEAPER? Yeah, that's it for me. I feel so stupid for even giving them a chance to make a game, not a funnel for a cash shop.
@ArcDragoon
27 күн бұрын
Blizzard: Mob density requires more memory allocation. Also Blizzard: Anyways, you have to mandatorily allocate memory for everyone's equipment and stash tabs.
@chronotrigger2000
27 күн бұрын
I feel like they should go back and look at how Diablo III gave you cosmetics and try and do something similar if people want to "earn" them by playing the game. Simply adding discounts to things to make them cheaper isn't going to get people to buy them, if we don't want to spend the money, we should be able to earn them from gameplay, for example: You unlock an achievement, or you complete a challenge or a feat. I think that's what a lot of people are wanting, and if there are people who simply just want to spend the money and get the thing, then they have that option too, and honestly, the season journey from Diablo III is a really good system, I feel like if people want the cosmetic set, that could be a good way for people to earn them, like Haedrig's Gift.
@ronsijm
27 күн бұрын
2:16 - "Extra monsters = more memory" - Imagine monsters also had stash tabs. That would have been a disaster having to load all those in memory as well...
@jetah50
27 күн бұрын
where do the mobs items drop from? their stash tabs!
@marsovac
27 күн бұрын
there are super cool looks you can unlock in D4 withouth paying a dime. I bought two sets of comestics but I ended up using some free ones on the Rogue because it just looks amazing.
@fernandoberriel2257
27 күн бұрын
If performance wasnt a problem with Blood Harvests, why was a problem with Helltides?
@gearzdesign
27 күн бұрын
Did they actually give a reasonable explanation regarding the stash/inventory thing? I can't see any reason why you'd do that. Edit: Also, what ever happened to blizzards whole "The best looking gear is found in game, not as microtransactions". They need to straight up get rid of Ferguson, and while they're at it, get rid of all the upper management for D4 as they're only concerned with "live service" items.
@adamnowicki1425
26 күн бұрын
How about following: I just want to run forward and kill stuff, in S2 there was very cheap Unstoppable (vampiric power of metamorhosis) so you could run forward and kill monsters, not bothered by CC, in S3 they added traps, aka slow downs (you slow down to avoid it or get hit, very often with CC effect), just let me run forward and kill stuff
@kuksio92
27 күн бұрын
Maybe a system, where you expend season currency to lower the price, up to 99% cost reduction? Id love that. (Ofc its a compromise, but still bettter than paying 20 bucks for a skin xD) You pay some cents for what you really want, like 50 cents? :D, technically you buy, but its cheap af if u just play the season.
@briankay3146
27 күн бұрын
Glad DM is breaking it down because I find it too cringy to listen to Rob put his foot in his mouth over and over again by saying things that demonstrate that doesn't know the fundamentals of what makes a good ARPG. The head of Team Even Seasons should be giving these campfire chats.
@Thump505
27 күн бұрын
It's typical CEO speak...."we want money" is what he's saying.
@Abagail_ari
27 күн бұрын
i always watch through the whole video looking for the kitty XD
@Nightmare-fs4bi
27 күн бұрын
The free outfits are great. People will complain about anything..
@Zutang777
27 күн бұрын
I did NOT like the restrictions on gear to use the powers in season 2. It was intentionally grindy regardless if it actually took long to attain.
@realwilliamreid
27 күн бұрын
Well their "authentic moment" is done. Get ready to see Santa hats on everybody in season 6.
@MrPikehead
25 күн бұрын
what happen whit the nephilim?
@scottfuller3401
27 күн бұрын
Thanks DM. I am not sure why the seasonal theme is top secret. Who cares? Same with PTRs, they should be available right up until the season launches. One of the things I enjoy is finding cool looking stuff. But the free items look terrible when compared to what is in the shop. I did things like complete all of set dungeons to get the green wings to show I was able to accomplish it. This is part of the reason I don't enjoy D4 as much as D3.
@TheDeconstructivist
27 күн бұрын
To be fair, POE's best cosmetic only available to spenders also. They just have a better baseline of loot. I just wish Blizzard was a little less lazy with the non-monetizable stuff (e.g., some uniques being just recolors of legendary items). It's just too much.
@asd316x
26 күн бұрын
difference being that poe is a free to play game, meanwhile diablo4 costs 80$ cad and you can earn pretty good looking cosmetics (full armor sets) for free from challenges
@TheDeconstructivist
26 күн бұрын
@@asd316x I agree it's not *exactly* the same, but POE's cosmetics can be pretty expensive. So, it would be more equivalent if D4 cost $80, *but* you got your first two cosmetic sets for free. I'm not saying the complaints have zero merit, just that it shouldn't be blown out of proportion.
@psyjinx
27 күн бұрын
Pretty sure by fantastic, he meant getting away from the gritty Diablo cosmetics and adding other aesthetics. Swimsuit rogue pls
@johngohchuanheng3417
26 күн бұрын
I just felt tht ... the monster sometimes looks way cooler than players lol.... include monster ability lol
@CrowFuu
26 күн бұрын
Maybe if they add in some sort of Character Progression after Level 100 people will come back. Yes im all for them beefing up Gear Progression, but Character Progression is the most important thing and the reason the majority of Players leave the Game once they hit Cap. Also make it so that Seasons have Access to exclusive Loot, so people can Farm that Loot, and then place it in a Shared Stash for their Characters they've had since Launch. No one likes starting over every 3 months, but that would give even casual players a reason to try it out for a little while at least. As long as all Seasonal Content comes to Eternal Realms like it should, that would bring back Casual Players, who are the VAST majority of Player, and could become Hardcore Players if they start to enjoy the Game.
@lukeyrs7447
27 күн бұрын
I just want StarCraft on Series X like they did recently with age of empires.
@Geek0ftheWeek
27 күн бұрын
Anyone else not picking up new mounts or barding/trophies from helltides, world bosses and legion events? Looks like they turned the spigot off 🤔
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