Diablo IV german survey leaks - game is going to be monetized to hell

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s0nicfan
08/17/2022
04:19 PM
#1
tl;dr: Diablo IV will likely have a battlepass, premium cosmetics, mounts, horse armor, premium (real money) currency, and early access at higher tiers

Sorry Diablo fans, but the game is fucked.

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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa8Dno8H0sM
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Giant_Aspirin
08/17/2022
04:20 PM
#2
Blizzard died the moment they were bought by Activision
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Big_Nabendu
08/17/2022
04:20 PM
#3
Why are they adding horses?
;(
This sucks
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OzoneNeon
08/17/2022
04:20 PM
#4
lmao that really sucks
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DarkRoast
08/17/2022
04:21 PM
#5
What did you expect from Activision
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MasterVading
08/17/2022
04:21 PM
#6
This surprises no one.
Wat.
VampireCoyote
08/17/2022
04:21 PM
#7
Who wanted mounts in diablo seriously
She/her
s0nicfan
08/17/2022
04:23 PM
#8
DarkRoast posted...
What did you expect from Activision

I think a few people (myself included) were hoping that the extreme monetization in Diablo Immortal was that way so that Diablo IV could just be a videogame that you buy and then play.
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Hayame_Zero
08/17/2022
04:24 PM
#9
I'm more disappointed in there being horses instead of there being horse armor cosmetics
...I think I'm done here...
VeggetaX
08/17/2022
04:27 PM
#10
Not surprised.
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DipDipDiver
08/17/2022
04:28 PM
#11
The solution is to just keep playing Diablo 2 forever
COVxy
08/17/2022
04:30 PM
#12
s0nicfan posted...
I think a few people (myself included) were hoping that the extreme monetization in Diablo Immortal was that way so that Diablo IV could just be a videogame that you buy and then play.

Probably is. Unless you decide it's somehow necessary to have your horse look like a cow, or whatever.
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--Zero-
08/17/2022
04:30 PM
#13
So like World of Warcraft.
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Eramir
08/17/2022
04:30 PM
#14
Its not just German I got the same survey a week ago, I voted for a cash shop because theyre just only going to sell cosmetic upgrades and mounts
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eggcorn
08/17/2022
04:31 PM
#15
VampireCoyote posted...
Who wanted mounts in diablo seriously
Crusaders
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Relinquished
08/17/2022
04:32 PM
#16
Why wouldn't it be? This is Activision. You saw Diablo Immortal.
Jagr_68
08/17/2022
04:33 PM
#17
Relinquished posted...
Why wouldn't it be? This is Activision. You saw Diablo Immortal.


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Foppe
08/17/2022
04:34 PM
#18
Do you guys not have wallets?
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Kloe_Rinz
08/17/2022
04:35 PM
#19
Everybody knew this game was DOA from the moment we learned about Diablo immortal. Blizzard has no interest in releasing good games anymore
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CelestialVoices
08/17/2022
04:37 PM
#21
VeggetaX posted...
Not surprised.
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Giant_Aspirin
08/17/2022
04:38 PM
#22
Foppe posted...
Do you guys not have wallets?

yes, i use my own money instead of being handed cash from mommy and daddy, so i am careful about how i spend it
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Ruvan22
08/17/2022
04:45 PM
#23
s0nicfan posted...
I think a few people (myself included) were hoping that the extreme monetization in Diablo Immortal was that way so that Diablo IV could just be a videogame that you buy and then play.

Same here...
Axiom
08/17/2022
04:46 PM
#24
Foppe posted...
Do you guys not have wallets?
Shut the fuck up Wyatt
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Etna
08/17/2022
04:47 PM
#26
I cant wait until 6 years after the release when the full game is out
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Smashingpmkns
08/17/2022
04:53 PM
#27
Shit better be on Gamepass
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Alucard188
08/17/2022
05:05 PM
#28
Diablo II and post auction house Diablo 3 remain the best way to play Diablo.
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Alucard188
08/17/2022
05:06 PM
#29
Eramir posted...
Its not just German I got the same survey a week ago, I voted for a cash shop because theyre just only going to sell cosmetic upgrades and mounts

Which we know is going to be factual bullshit because Battlefront 2 said the same thing, and then shat their britches in front of everyone.
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David1988
08/17/2022
05:07 PM
#30
Finally a game with the luxury class clientele in mind, love it
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Allanon23
08/17/2022
05:08 PM
#31
So far everything has been cosmetic. Diablo fans are perfectly fine with that.
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pegusus123456
08/17/2022
05:12 PM
#32
For what it's worth, WoW has a cosmetic cash shop. The consequence is that any unique or amazing-looking mounts go in the cash-shop while the game itself gets a lot of recolors.

The Warlords of Draenor expansion was the worst with this. All of the store shops released in that time correlated to factions on Draenor. Any other expansion, they'd have been rewards for maxing your reputation with those factions. So instead you have a situation where the collector's edition mount is a dread raven while the bird people that ride dread ravens reward you with the 13th recolor of a goat.
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Dingydang166
08/18/2022
08:48 PM
#35
I am pretty sure Diablo Immortal, the most monetized game to ever exist, made a shit ton. So this isn't really that surprising. I doubt it will just stick to cosmetics.
UnholyMudcrab
08/18/2022
08:57 PM
#36
Microtransactions should be entirely illegal
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Back_Stabbath
08/18/2022
09:00 PM
#37
Probably looking at Path of Exiles MTX shop + hundred dollar upwards supporter packs and drooling.
But Path of Exile is a good free game.
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ChocoboMogALT
08/18/2022
09:06 PM
#38
pegusus123456 posted...
For what it's worth, WoW has a cosmetic cash shop. The consequence is that any unique or amazing-looking mounts go in the cash-shop while the game itself gets a lot of recolors.

The Warlords of Draenor expansion was the worst with this. All of the store shops released in that time correlated to factions on Draenor. Any other expansion, they'd have been rewards for maxing your reputation with those factions. So instead you have a situation where the collector's edition mount is a dread raven while the bird people that ride dread ravens reward you with the 13th recolor of a goat.
There's also WoW tokens which effectively allow you to buy almost anything.
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s0nicfan
08/18/2022
09:09 PM
#39
ChocoboMogALT posted...
There's also WoW tokens which effectively allow you to buy almost anything.

And since you can sell the wow token to get blizzard cash which you can spend on another game, Activision Blizzard has created the most horrifying new type of monetization system I heard a YouTuber describe as "play to earn to pay to win."
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COVxy
08/18/2022
09:11 PM
#40
s0nicfan posted...
And since you can sell the wow token to get blizzard cash which you can spend on another game, Activision Blizzard has created the most horrifying new type of monetization system I heard a YouTuber describe as "play to earn to pay to win."

This is functionally identical to complaining that WoW required 100 gold to get your mount.

Play to earn to pay to win.
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chrono625
08/18/2022
09:21 PM
#41
Diablo Immortal is making them bank.

Im completely ok with companies do cosmetic cash shops. I dont normally spend money there anyway. But many people do and it generates a rather large amount of passive income.

I really hope they dont fuck up diablo 4. It looks amazing so far.
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s0nicfan
08/18/2022
09:22 PM
#42
COVxy posted...
This is functionally identical to complaining that WoW required 100 gold to get your mount.

Play to earn to pay to win.

Except wow tokens can be bought with real money and the market value fluctuates based on a real market, so it's really not the same as a closed economy consisting entirely of a digital currency.
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008Zulu
08/18/2022
09:26 PM
#43
They don't want some of the money, they want all of the money.
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Robot2600
08/18/2022
09:29 PM
#44
u guys even have cellphone?
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ChocoboMogALT
08/18/2022
09:39 PM
#45
s0nicfan posted...
Except wow tokens can be bought with real money and the market value fluctuates based on a real market, so it's really not the same as a closed economy consisting entirely of a digital currency.
There's not much difference between using gold to buy tokens to buy gold to buy gladiator, versus just using gold to buy glad. But the existence of the WoW token makes gold all the more valuable since you pay your sub fee with it.

There was the guy who made gold in WoW and converted it into $100k or so worth of Diablo Immortal currency.
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