Summary
Diablo 4players have criticized the game’s “lack of content” and “aggressive” monetization practices in Season 8: Belial’s Return. Season 8 has been eventful forDiablo 4fans, but some members of the community are rethinking their stay.
Diablo 4Season 8 Belial’s Return launched on April 29with quality of life improvements and new content. For example, Season 8 added Belial to the Lair Boss roster, the chance to unlock a new pet named Iris, Apparition Incursions, boss powers, the Reliquary system, a collaboration event with theBerserkanime and manga series, and more. Although Season 8 has been a busy season in the few weeks since its launch,Diablo 4moves forward as an evolving live-service game with regular updates and changes. However, some fans are concerned about the future ofDiablo 4due to several factors.
Reddit user and longtimeDiablofan Digimortal187 isn’t pleased withDiablo 4, citing the game’s lack of content and aggressive monetization as reasons that pushed the player away from the game. Digimortal187 did enjoyDiablo 4Season 8’s character progression, but the “slow” seasonal progression system and absence of any new gameplay changes also negatively impacted the player’s experience. Most notably, Digimortal187 isn’t happy with the ethical issues presented byDiablo 4, noting that the game’s “greedy business practices” are getting worse over time, and the player doesn’t want others to be affected by these practices as well. One example of these practices can be seen with the steep prices forDiablo 4’sBerserkskins, which some fans fear could be the beginning of price increases for skins in future collaborations.
Diablo 4 Players Criticize High Cosmetic Prices, Lack of Content and Gameplay Changes, and More in Season 8
Many other players agree with Digimortal187’s sentiment on Reddit and shared some of their complaints aboutDiablo 4in its current state and the Season 8 Battle Pass. For example, Reddit user TrinityKilla82 believesDiablo 4’sbosses in Season 8are worse compared to past seasons, and dipleddit claims that the game is focusing too heavily on the ideas fromDiablo 3, resulting in the lack of compelling gameplay elements. At the very least, someDiablo 4fans are hopeful that Blizzard will address some issues with Season 8’s Battle Pass and other in-game elements in the next Campfire Chat live stream, as suggested by Reddit user KennedyPh.
It’s clear that a notable portion of the onlineDiablo 4community is upset with the state of the game and its monetization practices, especially withthe prices of cosmetics fromDiablo 4’sBerserkcollaborationin recent weeks. Player feedback could be vital leading into future seasons, asDiablo 4Season 10 is expected to have a major IP collaboration with more skins and content this fall.
