Diablo IV

[BlackAdderBG]

 

[std::namespace]

say it aint so

 

[Arbiter]

LOL, they are already resorting to a free trial:

Pursue Lilith and fight back against the Burning Hells during the Diablo® IV Free Trial—available to all Battle.net® account holders through 30 October.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

I knew you could play up to level 20 in the free weekend, but I thought you just couldn't level anymore. Instead it just disconnects you immediately once you hit 20. Hope you weren't playing on hardcore

 

[motherfucker]

I knew you could play up to level 20 in the free weekend, but I thought you just couldn't level anymore. Instead it just disconnects you immediately once you hit 20.

ikr, I ended up making 3 characters just to try as much content as I wanted. Did Act 1 and 2 on separate chars, which put into perspective how ridiculously easy it is to overlevel just doing the campaign and nothing else, and how easy the game is if you're not underleveled. When I was 2-3 levels underleveled the difficulty felt just right.

 

[Zeriel]

It used to be significantly harder, especially on the 2nd difficulty, but it's all been nerfed into the ground. Not that it was ever super hardcore or anything, but launch 1.0 in Veteran mode leveling up and fighting bosses was designed as more of a "Dark Souls as an ARPG" experience, hence why mob density was relatively low until they patched it.

 

[Cyberarmy]

LOL, they are already resorting to a free trial:

Pursue Lilith and fight back against the Burning Hells during the Diablo® IV Free Trial—available to all Battle.net® account holders through 30 October.

Things are that bad huh?

 

[motherfucker]

Just got a special offer, looks like I'll be buying this shit after all, just gonna wait until after Blizzcon. Am I correct in assuming that I should get standard? Afaik the battlepass that comes with Deluxe is $10 and the rest of the shit you get is worthless anyway

 

[Lacrymas]

Nothing will make me buy or even play this. At the end of the day, even if I get it for free there are much better games out there I'm more willing to spend my time on and that's the last nail in the coffin for nu-Blizz games.

 

[lycanwarrior]

Diablo 4 players enraged by $65 horse armor bundle:​

https://www.dexerto.com/diablo/diablo-4-players-enraged-by-65-horse-armor-bundle-2373415/

That's almost the same price as a brand-new AAA title?#!

 

[Axel_am]

It ain't about making video games anymore. It's about making a product with which you can milk your player base to the fullest. Slaanesh would be proud.

 

[Cyberarmy]

Diablo 4 players enraged by $65 horse armor bundle:​

https://www.dexerto.com/diablo/diablo-4-players-enraged-by-65-horse-armor-bundle-2373415/

That's almost the same price as a brand-new AAA title?#!

I thought this kind of things were obvius from the start? D4 players reap what they sow.

 

[mediocrepoet]

Diablo 4 players enraged by $65 horse armor bundle:​

https://www.dexerto.com/diablo/diablo-4-players-enraged-by-65-horse-armor-bundle-2373415/

That's almost the same price as a brand-new AAA title?#!

I thought this kind of things were obvius from the start? D4 players reap what they sow.

Maybe it's an internal Microsoft thing now. Like, keep pushing the gross monetization in Blizz games so that whatever Bethesda does looks generous and player-friendly.

"Our horse armour pack was only $2!"

 

[Fedora Master]

Diablo 4 players enraged by $65 horse armor bundle:​

https://www.dexerto.com/diablo/diablo-4-players-enraged-by-65-horse-armor-bundle-2373415/

That's almost the same price as a brand-new AAA title?#!

Thanks Todd

 

[abija]

People don't even bother checking clickbaits/fake outrage anymore?
Not that I condone their pricing (or microtransactions in general), but that mount is a free bonus.

They have 1$/€ = 100 coins
Minor bonuses at higher amounts: 25€ = 2500 coins+ 300 free, 50€ = 5000 + 700 free, 100€= 10.000 + 1500 free
The bundle with that mount is: 65€ = 6500 + 1300 free + free mount

The skins are 20-25€ and they are per class. Plenty to complain about, no need to make stuff up.

 

[Lacrymas]

If there's no other way to get this skin, it's 65€ for a mount skin.

 

[Tyrr]

1$/€ = 100 coins

No 1$/€ => 100 coins.
You can't get money for coins. So they are not worth the same. The only thing you get for coins is other worthless crap.
You know there is a reason why they don't sell stuff directly for money, but have you convert it into coins first?

 

[ArchAngel]

1$/€ = 100 coins

No 1$/€ => 100 coins.
You can't get money for coins. So they are not worth the same. The only thing you get for coins is other worthless crap.
You know there is a reason why they don't sell stuff directly for money, but have you convert it into coins first?

Convert to coins is probably so they can have you gamble with coins when it would be forbidden to gamble with real money.

 

[abija]

If there's no other way to get this skin, it's 65€ for a mount skin.

If you don't want anything from the store but you absolutely have to have this skin, sure.

 

[RPK]

1$/€ = 100 coins

No 1$/€ => 100 coins.
You can't get money for coins. So they are not worth the same. The only thing you get for coins is other worthless crap.
You know there is a reason why they don't sell stuff directly for money, but have you convert it into coins first?

Convert to coins is probably so they can have you gamble with coins when it would be forbidden to gamble with real money.

that's probably part of it, but the real reason it remove the direct money connotation from purchases. The further away you get from thinking "this is going to cost me 10 dollars" the better for them.

 

[Lacrymas]

It serves a bunch of purposes, none of them good. One is indeed gambling, another is to distance you from how much money you are actually spending and a third is so they control the exchange value. It's also a way to circumvent certain laws.

 

[abija]

that's probably part of it, but the real reason it remove the direct money connotation from purchases. The further away you get from thinking "this is going to cost me 10 dollars" the better for them.

The way this shop is presented seems to be the exact opposite. Clear and simple $/€ to points conversion. Same with PoE. Maybe instead of nickel and diming they rely on people's need to flaunt shit so the value needs to be clear.

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

that's probably part of it, but the real reason it remove the direct money connotation from purchases. The further away you get from thinking "this is going to cost me 10 dollars" the better for them.

The way this shop is presented seems to be the exact opposite. Clear and simple $/€ to points conversion. Same with PoE. Maybe instead of nickel and diming they rely on people's need to flaunt shit so the value needs to be clear.

Agree with you there, but what boggles the mind is the fact that D4 is not a MMO, where you could stand on the Ironforge bridge and flaunt your raid tier shit.

 

[mediocrepoet]

that's probably part of it, but the real reason it remove the direct money connotation from purchases. The further away you get from thinking "this is going to cost me 10 dollars" the better for them.

The way this shop is presented seems to be the exact opposite. Clear and simple $/€ to points conversion. Same with PoE. Maybe instead of nickel and diming they rely on people's need to flaunt shit so the value needs to be clear.

Agree with you there, but what boggles the mind is the fact that D4 is not a MMO, where you could stand on the Ironforge bridge and flaunt your raid tier shit.

Towns show other players all the time, the instancing stuff happens outside of town, so you could stand around town showing off your blingies. Not that anyone cares, or that you get a good view of anyone's character but your own (in the character screen) since it's still an isometric view even if it's zoomed in way too close.

 

[motherfucker]

One is indeed gambling

another is to distance you from how much money you are actually spending

$1=100 coins, so when you see a 2800 cosmetic you know it's 28 bucks. It's as clear as it possibly could be.

third is so they control the exchange value