For fans, it felt like any good news surrounding Diablo IV only followed on from bad news about Immortal.īack then it almost worked. This was just one year after the fallout of Diablo Immortal’s reveal and a few months after the Blitzchung scandal where Blizzard banned a Hearthstone player and took away their prize money all for his Pro Hong Kong statements. It’s a trend that goes right back to both games’ initial reveal at Blizzcon 2019.
Every time they fall under the fire of the public eye, Blizzard tries to shield themselves from controversy under the promise of Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV, the two big-name releases they have left. This has been a trend Activision Blizzard has been following over the past few years since Diablo Immortal was revealed. Netizens have been accusing it of being everything gamers were afraid it was going to be when it was first poorly announced at Blizzcon 2018: a money-grubbing mobile whaling boat.īut it’s ok because we have Diablo IV, and even just yesterday Blizzard promised that it won’t have the same monetization scheme that Immortal does. Hopefully, the end result will be closer to Pokemon GO or Minecraft: Pocket Edition than those worse mobile offerings - but players will have to give the game a chance first.Follow us on Twitter Follow and Tweet us Tweet to I usually don’t pay attention to the easily manipulated user-related scores, but then you realize Diablo Immortal asks you to spend an estimated $110,000 or ten years to get enough in-game currency to fully max out your character. This has in part lead to even greater disappointment that Diablo Immortal is next in line, although Diablo 4 is undoubtedly still on the way. Unfortunately for Diablo Immortal, the clamour for a Diablo 4 announcement has been high, even though Blizzard dismissed the possibility of the sequel being announced at Blizzcon 2018.
Command & Conquer Rivals, too, received a negative reaction on announcement, again based around an attempt to force a classic game into a mobile format without sight of another 'true' entry. One look at some of the worst examples of mobile games based on existing franchises, such as EA's Dungeon Keeper Mobile and Theme Park Mobile, shows that a big name can be used to shovel in terrible pay-to-win tactics.
For a long time, video game fans have been wary of mobile games based on beloved properties, and sometimes this caution has been justified.
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