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@jokkepokke95

2 жыл бұрын

hi

@gremlinTL

2 жыл бұрын

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@muhammadammarhaziq2998

2 жыл бұрын

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@UUN4

2 жыл бұрын

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@NoTaMu

2 жыл бұрын

On point

This game is so authentic, you’ll actually feel like you’re dealing with the Devil while playing it!

@noangles1564

2 жыл бұрын

The Canadian Devil

@bernkastel7438

2 жыл бұрын

This game is too evil, even for the Devil lmao

@danialyousaf6456

2 жыл бұрын

@@noangles1564 trudolph ?

@pagannova3621

2 жыл бұрын

no reason to blame the devil for what man does.

@noangles1564

2 жыл бұрын

@@danialyousaf6456 South Park, but sure why not

It's time to let Blizzard die as a company. This game is so unethical even compared to the worst gacha games I've seen. Don't reward this behavior by buying Diablo 4 or any other Blizzard game. Support companies who don't psychologically assail their users and trick them into a 100k+ gambling addiction.

@Tyranzor64

2 жыл бұрын

Most of the major talent that made blizzard what it was in the 1990s and early 2000s have moved on anyway

@kevingame3198

2 жыл бұрын

But how come Apple succeeded in reaching $3 trillion with these kind of montiaztion scheme

@Mattznick

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's possible to pull the ones still playing WOW off the game. Hard copium

@kevingame3198

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tyranzor64 they started their own studio dreamhaven

@Preetzole

2 жыл бұрын

Overwatch 2 is also a disappointment. Too bad and they spent their time harassing female colleagues rather than making good games.

I swear, when they promote execs or if anyone reaches a certain tier in the company they're immediately given an Orange Lantern ring. That's the only thing that can explain this level of greed.

@2049571

2 жыл бұрын

That actually makes sense

@du4lstrik3

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there's definitely a certain level within the company where if you go any higher, you are submitting to the devil on your shoulder. Blizzard is no longer what it was from it's D2/Starcraft 1 days. This is a company of millennials now. They're more concerned with keeping the gravy train rolling, rather than staying true to the original vision of quality and entertaining games.

I love how Wyatt Cheng even resembles Azmodan, Lord of Sin, yet speaks with the tongue of Belial, Lord of Lies. Seems like after Diablo's fall they had plenty of room for a new prime evil.

@stardustcell

2 жыл бұрын

they should name a boss after him

the saddest part of this is that Blizzard knows they will be roasted for the monetization. But they do not even care because they also know it will probably make them more money than any of their other games regardless because too many people will spend money over time and not realize/care what they are doing.

@themangastand8475

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair many of these people are in China were this type of game isn't as looked down upon

@oldschoolman9878

2 жыл бұрын

@@themangastand8475 to be honest, Blizzard should have made this an exclusive for China.

@DisDatK9

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldschoolman9878 but we all know it wouldn’t be the first time an American company threw its reputation in the garbage and lit it on fire to get sales in China.

@linusgustafsson2629

2 жыл бұрын

Always that way. I told Aeria Games that expecting people to spend 200 dollars a week on their gacha boxes to get cosmetics was a bad design, and they just replied "So far we are making enough money that we are fine with it.". Total disregard to having regular customers and just want to get the addicts who spend all their money until they are thrown out on the street and the company shuts the game down to start a new game.

@TheGothGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@linusgustafsson2629 western goverments should do like Belgium and ban loot boxes. you want to implement mtxs in your game? ok cool, but do it without the gambling mechanics. so people at least can buy exactly what they want.

Blizzard went from "Do you guys not have phones?" To "Can you guys not get loans?"

@Rucktarn

2 жыл бұрын

Underrated post.

@rengarw3035

2 жыл бұрын

This the best one I've heard 😂

@goguma2008

2 жыл бұрын

ahahahahaha bro thats some funny shit right there

@ernjdasdd

2 жыл бұрын

Its the same thing. When they said "Do you guys not have phones?" They were basically saying, "Do you guys really not want to be poluted with microtransactions? It's totally acceptable on phones!"

@RsKnDR0991

2 жыл бұрын

Bro fucking LOL! That's a clever joke😂

Let me guess: they went way over the top on monetization in part to make Diablo four's monetization look reasonable in comparison. It's called normalization.

I appreciate your honesty. Regardless of your profession and rising status in the industry, you don't let it cloud the fact that you're a gamer, a consumer and (most importantly) a human. It's not every day you see someone actively working in the entertainment/gaming industry voice disapproval over clear and utter BS. Gracias señor.

Always remember: Good games do not try to inconvenient you, they try to ease access to the game and the fun parts. Bad games sell you solutions to the problems they put into the game on purpose.

@Suksass

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much every Ubisoft game in recent years comes to mind. Especially when you remember they banned quests in odyssey that gave you plenty of free exp. What was the reason they made? It ruined fun. Yet their exp boosts that people pay money for doesn't?

@ricardohoang8452

2 жыл бұрын

@@Suksass They did it to get owned by a huge company 🤣

@retrohanska4441

2 жыл бұрын

Example of how pay to skip or paying for convenience can be done right: MMORPG has leveling campaign that's entertaining but also not too time consuming. It's generally accepted that there's nothing wrong with it and that it's beneficial for the player to go through it at least once. However, it's not for everybody and some people are just so busy that what would few evenings for average player will be weeks for them. In that case I don't think it's bad to sell character boost because it's not solution to problem within game, just a problem on the other side of the screen. If the monetization can be kept at that kind of level I'm fine with it. But sadly all kinds of mtx encourage bad game design to indeed sell the solution to a problem that didn't have to exist and usually it's only matter of time before the company needs to prop up their next quarterly earnings a bit and suddenly the games take turn for the worse.

@thejazzvandal3379

2 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@Gears2Game

2 жыл бұрын

When the game gave players the access for remote npc buy/sell then remove it unless you pay says it all.

This is the first time I have actively wanted to see Blizzard go out of business. I loved them in their prime, but greed has absolutely destroyed them as a company and killed their reputation with consumers. I just hope now that they disappear into painful obsoletion.

@AegixDrakan

2 жыл бұрын

When Starcraft 2 shat on the lore of the first game, I stopped trusting in Blizzard. When the blitzchung incident happenned, I stopped supporting Blizzard. When the horrible sex abuse and all that other shit came to light, I began to actively dislike the company, and hoped for it to get a comeuppance. And now with THIS shit? And how they're trying to lie their way around what they did? Raze the company and start over, the rot is incurable with these execs.

@Roxor128

2 жыл бұрын

@@AegixDrakan "Innocent until proven guilty" does not apply to corporate executives. As a profession they have demonstrated time and time again that the standard when dealing with them should be "guilty until proven mega-guilty" and the lot of them belong in prison.

@terrypennington2519

2 жыл бұрын

@@AegixDrakan When Warcraft 3 Reforged was a massive scam, I lost all faith in the old Blizzard ever coming back to life.

@derekhettinger451

2 жыл бұрын

Diablo 4, for me, is the fence. If D4 isn't spectacular, I'll be gone. Only giving them a grace period through the controversy because D2R was a good effort.

@cheesemongering109

2 жыл бұрын

i mean when you constantly disappoint your fan base over 10 years that will do it, no wonder why we hate on blizz and its warranted

I miss when gaming was just about enjoying a game that you paid for 1 time and could play it through and everyone had the same advantage...gaming is becoming too corporate, too greedy, too uninspired, too non risk taking, too investor aimed rather than gamer aimed. Thank god for VR..it has not yet been molested by this corpo BS

My. Lord. I thought nothing would beat "Star Trek: Trexels" when it came to micro transaction hell, but BOY this game has proved me wrong. It's not even just that it costs $100K to max out your character. It's *ALSO* behind this Kafkaesque insane asylum of various currencies, payout systems, and specific items you have to buy and NPCs you have to interact with. And these geniuses at Activision-Blizzard who developed this game thought that a monetization system like this would be "fun"? Even if I was a multi-billionaire and could throw away money like this I wouldn't do it. Because this is about as entertaining as doing my taxes or going to the f*cking DMV. Actual slot machines are less scammy than this because at the very least there's only one currency to convert to when you put your cash in (credits based on whatever monetary denomination the slot is), plus there's regulation for payout odds. I mean why anyone would even play an Activision-Blizzard game at this point I will never understand, but even beyond that I really don't have the highest opinion of the video game industry at this point. Sure you can have an Elden Ring or Resident Evil: Village every once in a blue moon, plus Indies, but the majority of gaming is some of the worst anti-consumer nonsense I've ever seen. Games like Diablo Immortal are no better than a payday loan joint or a seedy pawn shop exploiting the desperate or those with addictive tendencies. Activision-Bilzzard should've been shutdown after the lawsuit and hopefully MS will just strip mine the IPs and put this organization out of its misery.

@hom-sha-bom

2 жыл бұрын

No, they didn't think a monetization system like this would be "fun". They thought it would be "profitable". Stop putting words in their mouth.

God damn, I've seen Gacha games with less predatory monetization tactics. Activision is just like "Hey, we're gonna just go ahead and ruin everything you've ever stood for. Is that cool? Awesome."

@Suksass

2 жыл бұрын

@Urazz With all the bs Kotick done over the years, this really shouldn't surprise anyone. Frankly, I hope MS purchases the company, keeps ip and just closes it down.

@Armann_

2 жыл бұрын

@Urazz Probably true. If that guy is self destructing the company and intentionally trying to derail it; it would just probably motivate Microsoft to say to the developers _just quit and join us_ instead of throwing money at schemers.

@hunter5285

2 жыл бұрын

at this point, im blaming developers along with the company.

@weareharbinger914

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, you say that like Blizzard isn't complicit, which they are. If they weren't, they'd go on strike or quit.

@Armann_

2 жыл бұрын

@@hunter5285 -interjection here. I’m very sure the developers want their jobs guaranteed at Microsoft rather being dumped. So even if these developers are under-qualified, M$ would keep them to have the original studio intact. (Probably renamed)

People fail to realize, this game wasn't designed for you. It was designed for addicts. This isn't the Diablo you know and love it's the name you know and love being used to abuse people who have gambling issues and addictive personalities. You have a long history with Diablo and it has a special place in your heart, I get it, but this isn't a Diablo game. It's a slot machine. Move on and go buy a game that you pay for once. A game that deserves it.

@Spotastic9

2 жыл бұрын

Like Torchlight 2, which I've long thought is better than Diablo in every regard.

@carlycrays2831

2 жыл бұрын

Rich addicts

@DannyExistence18

2 жыл бұрын

Much like Elden Ring. Best $60 I ever spent on a game that you buy once, and never have to spend another penny. Everything you can achieve is right there in the game.

@Concerned502

2 жыл бұрын

Like "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015" A game with a solid Metacritic score of 6.5, No fancy monetization scheme, and no P2W A game that deserves your money more BY FAR. Far more worth at $0.99 than the fancy slot machine that is this Diablo game. You can probably get it at a xmas sale for less than 50 cents

@CMONCMON007

2 жыл бұрын

Theres no difference now between Blizzard and Konami...they both practically making pachinko gambling machine but at least Konami doesnt hide the fact they making a gambling device while Blizzard hides it behind a video game

FYI, they nerfed f2p crests to only drop 1 star capped legendary gems now, so no more 2 star gems for f2p.

@johnsmith-de3tl

2 жыл бұрын

so thats why i almost only get blue trash when i run 3 rare crests

The monetization is exactly why the game got the reaction it did when it was announced. I’ve played Diablo like games on mobile from before IAPs were standard and they were great. There’s really no reason a Diablo spinoff couldn’t work on mobile, but these companies have long shown they don’t care about making good games, just profits.

This game is so realistic, the cost to get a gem in-game is as same as irl. Blizzard once again win this case for making such a realistic game.

@cheesesniper473

2 жыл бұрын

You can get a AAA quality pink sapphire for a few hundred bucks (several carats too). So no, its way more expensive.

@songohan3321

2 жыл бұрын

And Blizzard didn't just make loot boxes. They made loot boxes with extra steps.

@linusgustafsson2629

2 жыл бұрын

About time. Clothes in games have cost same as in real life for years.

@TheMelonFarmers123

2 жыл бұрын

10/10 most real

@mduardo

2 жыл бұрын

@@linusgustafsson2629 Not true, I can get a t-shirt for $5 USD and in a costs no less than $10 USD WE NEED MORE EXPENSIVE T-SHIRTS

Somebody spent 4k on the game and didn't get one legendary gem, so some unlucky people will be paying more! 💀

@moldykyle5815

2 жыл бұрын

I spent 500$ on it and stopped playing because i was so utterly disgusted by myself and had to stop before it got worse. Unfortnately people with gambling addictions like me fund crappy shit like this. I have done you all a disservice

@Peanutfiendsblog

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the 110k is like assuming a pretty high level of luck. The actual cost to get fully maxed out is more than a lake front 2 story house.

@Doomcharger

2 жыл бұрын

Good thing I have a PC, a Steam account, and enjoy having a bank account.

@marangoni097

2 жыл бұрын

7k actually

@Lenariet

2 жыл бұрын

@@moldykyle5815 Not everyone would be that honest. :-)

A good friend mentioned how this will just make NFT in gaming more valuable since with this you don’t OWN anything you buy, more like just renting gear for over $100,000!! 🤯🤯insane

I always love YongYea because he has the respect and the balls to put every single source in the whole video in the description. I've gone to some YY videos and only read the cited work, and in cases like Diablo Immortal I'm blessed he discusses all the important bits of the several dozen sources. Godspeed, my friend.

Let's give a round of applause to both Activision and EA for always being brave, innovative, and on the vanguards of being the sh-t stain of the videogame industry. With honorable mention for Ubisoft

@martincpt204

2 жыл бұрын

EA games, ChargeForEverything -shpsssss-

@TailsClock

2 жыл бұрын

It's incredible how the likes of Bethesda got pushed off this list by Blizzard.

@DanielVazquez-zn6hy

2 жыл бұрын

It's called "Surprise Mechanics" ok? :v

@theelordpyro

2 жыл бұрын

bethesda feels left out...

@sirazazeloflowkey6424

2 жыл бұрын

​@@DanielVazquez-zn6hy 'Surprise Mechanics' was possibly the most inventive and funny phrase of that entire year. 😂 Because you can use that sort of excuse for almost anything.

The funniest part about this is when power creep inevitably happens and all the whales who spent tens of thousands of dollars are basically reset to a F2P level of power when they add expansions/new gear/increase the level cap.

@furiousdestroyah9999

2 жыл бұрын

Bold of you to assume the game will last until then

@Pa1ad1no

2 жыл бұрын

@@furiousdestroyah9999 Bold of you to assume that it wont. Its a mobile game driven on nostalgia, some people will drop either hard earned or criminally earned money there. Lots of it.

@Mic_Glow

2 жыл бұрын

@@furiousdestroyah9999 Asian market is 1.5-2.5b people and they are not only more numerous but also more p2w. In extreme case like Korea it's expected to pay on microtransactions... they show they have money irl this way (or something).

@alkorkrus5152

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mic_Glow Agreed, in the words of Bo Burnham, "We'll stop beating this dead horse when it stops spitting out money!"

@primusro

2 жыл бұрын

@@furiousdestroyah9999 check it's reviews on Android and AppStore. 4.5/5 from hundreds of thousands of votes. It will most likely make loads of money for Blizzard. The truth is that PC gamers and especially hardcore PC gamers are a very small market share compared to mobile. We are trashing the game, while the Blizzard execs are congratulating each-other with champaign for a tremendous success.

Watching people with no experience of gacha games learning about all this nonsense through Diablo Immortal is pretty entertaining. Though admittedly even for the gacha game model, the rates in this game are pretty obscene. Leave it to Activision-Blizzard to 'out-gacha' the gacha games

You know they're doing this just to shock us and then walk it back to a lesser degree in Diablo 4 to say "we learned" or "we listened to you"

@Sines314

2 жыл бұрын

If people could just not buy Diablo 4, that'd be great. I'm sure there are much better games in the genre. Alternatively, if there aren't, don't buy shitty games in the genre. Just stop buying the genre. There are plenty of good games that don't rip you off.

@TheScrubmuffin69

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sines314 yeah the thing is diablo is the best game in the genre. And saying "then don't buy the genre at all" is a fucking retarded thing to say. That's like being mad at call of duty and saying "just don't buy any first person shooter ever." Like what?

When Activision bought Blizzard, I knew it would be bad. Where they are today is far beyond the worst fate I could have even imagined. A company once known for its obsessive focus on quality gaming is now obsessed with releasing masterclass gatcha games and monetization. Can we just let Blizzard RIP?

@xibalbagrim

2 жыл бұрын

Not only Blizzard, but all Activision games as well

@6thface

2 жыл бұрын

I pray Microsoft changes things soon.

@Fuckyoutubecensorship1

2 жыл бұрын

@@6thface Microsoft is ass and they're gonna continue with the same bullshit too.

@herbalterrorist420

2 жыл бұрын

@@6thface you really think shit will change? You not seen how Microsoft has been on that monetisation train lately? Things won’t get better with ms. Chances are they will just double down an get worse.

@kevingame3198

2 жыл бұрын

@@herbalterrorist420 and worse make em xbox exclusive while its competor riot games are gonna be multi platform

I've played lost ark, I've played 5 different gacha games over the course of nearly a decade, and none of them even come close to this level of insanity, evil, deception, manipulation, or greed. Other games are consciously trying to not cross the line into exploiting gambling, addiction and other mental fallacies, because they know the shit they can get into if the line is crossed. Blizz are literally hiring psychologists to figure out how to maximally exploit every gambling, addiction, mental fallacy, as if they were operating an unregulated underground casino. It's actually bananas the evil and cynicism this company has embraced.

@JH-zs6vh

2 жыл бұрын

It’s become common practice for Microsoft to hire psychologists to help design their game’s cash shop and microtransactions as well. Microsoft, who created and owns 343 industries, hired psychologists to help rip out free character customization and put it in the store for Halo Infinite. They even went as far as replacing the entire progression system that existed in previous games with a battlepass and “challenge system” that was made purposely frustrating to get players to outright purchase levels and “challenge swaps”. I can see Microsoft doing the same with more Blizzard products, as they’ve already ruined Halo

@antibullyhamster7983

2 жыл бұрын

@@JH-zs6vh Rofl. Seems like avoiding most "AAA" games in recent times was the right call. There is just no bottom to the race-to-the-bottom these corporations wouldn't stoop to. The robber barons are in full force again after decades of gaslighting about how unlimited consolidation and deregulation would make the world better.

@GaryGlass1

2 жыл бұрын

I bet you didn’t even play it lol

@justacat472

2 жыл бұрын

lost ark is way worse the diablo immortal stop being a parrot and barking what youtubers say lol.

@JohrnyReport

2 жыл бұрын

@@GaryGlass1 and your point? Do you actually play? You absolute sucker.

If there’s one thing I can appreciate about this system, it’s that the dungeon itself is the loot box. Perhaps with a fair system, this would be better than the normal type. No casino-like flashing lights and sound effects.

Personally I would say that gems ARE gear. Now given this is just my opinion but, if gear is able to be socketted, then gems are gear since you need them to maximize your gear or customize your gear to the way you would like. If your gear could be enhanced by a scroll, then a scroll would still be part of the gear. Sure it is not required, but by that logic, you do nothave to grind to get gear to begin with. Yes, you buy gear in Diablo Immortal in my eyes

@Sines314

2 жыл бұрын

Saying gems aren't gear is like saying batteries aren't light. If you sell me a 'ready to take on your camping trip' lantern, but it has no batteries in it, then you've scammed me.

So here it is , they can’t abuse their staff anymore so they’ve switched to abusing the customer base.

Something that I think isn't getting any attention is the fact that these near universally panned games always have decent scores from review outlets. Really just points out how little their reviews actually reflect the product imo

@oldschooloverlord

2 жыл бұрын

Reviewers are generally assessing the game without information on price, especially for microtransactions and add-ons. That's not to say many aren't unduly influenced.

@Lenariet

2 жыл бұрын

Or... are we wrong...? 🥺

@NoCommie

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldschooloverlord I think thses reviewers should start asking about MTX prices since they are such a massive part of modern gaming.

@FewNewReasonss

2 жыл бұрын

I bet their half paid anyway

@Kinzokugia

2 жыл бұрын

Reviewers don't tend to stick around for the end game. Not a judgement on them, It's the nature of the job.

Gaming is still a new media with regard to the lack of institutional oversight, meaning it's still like the wild west. Clearly, these thinly veiled casino games are becoming increasingly common. Even though the tragic stories about ruined lives and bankruptcies are piling on, legislation is slow to catch up. It's long overdue that we get some form of effective prohibition for how (and to whom) they can be marketed and sold. Until then, consumer information like this is still the most important way to do this.

@dianaburn2474

2 жыл бұрын

As you may know, there are some countries with decently strict regulation of these sorts of tactics, but in most countries, you are correct. Normally, I'm not one for increased regulation specifically for video games, but this is one thing I wish they'd crack down on.

@kukuhimanputraraharja8084

2 жыл бұрын

if some video games are going to imitate casino slot machines, then they should state clearly that their video games heavily involve gambling elements.

@Bonko78

2 жыл бұрын

@@dianaburn2474 I think regulation should mainly be used to prevent abuse (not to stifle creativity or liberty). In this case, abuse is evidently so common, involving so much money and so many victims, that preventing it is arguably morally necessary.

@Sines314

2 жыл бұрын

@@dianaburn2474 Stuff like this is the difference between "The government that governs least, governs best" and "anarchy". At least cigarettes are reasonably priced for what you get, and offer a form of enjoyment you can't get without the nicotine. I'm always wary of using government power (especially in my precious games, I REALLY don't trust the government to not declare my hobby immoral. I'm old enough to have gone through both the 'devil-worshipping' and 'misogynist' claims.), but something should be done to stop practices that simply abuse mentally unwell people.

@Bonko78

2 жыл бұрын

​@@kukuhimanputraraharja8084 Exactly. They probably wouldn't make a fraction of the money they do from these games if they were properly labeled. At least parents would know which titles to avoid for their kids.

I wish these reviewers would stop suggesting ppl to "play until the pay wall" No. Deny these greedy devs a download. Do not give them numbers. If you wish to protest their practices do not consume their product. Simple as.

@LazyJesse

2 жыл бұрын

People believe that if they on their own decide not to open up their wallet companies will really feel that difference. But that won't just work, there are enough little Timmy's with their mom's credit card to fill the upper management bank accounts. As long as that goes on, it won't change. Not playing it won't change it. It can't and won't change. Companies don't care about image, they care about if the fat stacks are coming in. And with ignorant players, this will go on.

We already expected this all the way back when they announced this as a mobile game. We all knew what a mobile game meant for it. We expected insane, unethical monetization. We expected awful, anti-consumer behavior from them the moment they told us the game was mobile. There is a reason everyone booed them. Because this is what we knew would happen.

@carlycrays2831

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, we expected it to be bad but this is on another level. I completely expect some whale to spend a million dollars on this game. Mark my words, in a few months we are gonna hear about someone mortgaging their house, their business, their kids' savings on this game.

Blizzard: "Do you guys not have phones?" Gamers: "Do you guys not have good Metacritic scores?"

@RsKnDR0991

2 жыл бұрын

Blizzard: *surprised_pikachu_face.jpeg*

@benjaminmattson4663

2 жыл бұрын

@@RsKnDR0991 What you don't have Blizzard is my money.

@Picknikker1

2 жыл бұрын

So what is better bad metacritics score and making tons of money. Or good score and less monkey? What did the share holders want? This is not for the players it's for the share holders who always wants more no matter the cost.

@ofearghailthefearless6481

2 жыл бұрын

More like "Do you guys not have brains?"

@viperswhip

2 жыл бұрын

Worse than that, they also released it on the PC so everyone can lose money together, even if you don't use your phone.

I actually like the idea of gear being incredibly rare, like 1 in 10000. But when you allow players to spend money and increase the probability to 1 in 10, then those playing by default are actually punished by default. The reason I like D2 far more than any other Diablo game is because the gear was harder to find, although far easier than I'd like, but at least it's not ridiculously easy to find like in D3.

@autobotstarscream765

2 жыл бұрын

This feels like an attempt at making D2 with P2W mechanics. :/

The most infuriating about this whole drama is, there's people out there that said "this is mobile game", "you don't have to pay to play game", they absolutely brainwashed, they overpaid the game than it's worth and if it's not stop now the whole game industry will be like that. There's conference about how to monetize the game, how to trick people into this system, how to manipulate them. We need to wake up

@NaturalEntertainer85

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, well said

According to the AAA gaming industry, what we're seeing here is the future of video-games: playgrounds for the rich and debt traps for the vulnerable, while a small and loud minority of neither group keeps screaming that "this is OK because it doesn't affect me"

@JT-xq2hv

2 жыл бұрын

Well at some point I needed to start playing through all the games on my list that I keep meaning to get to. Wake me up when FromSoftware releases their next game.

@frikabg

2 жыл бұрын

which is why they hate games like elden ring and spit on them at every chance because 'single players are dead' and they are ruining their chances of scamming you out of your money. If these comapnies want money from me they will come to come and get them out of my dead fingers!!!!!!

@TurKlack

2 жыл бұрын

Really I don't care. Never played Diablo never will. The days in which i bought Triple A games only are long over and I buy more Indie games instead.

@extreme123dz

2 жыл бұрын

The real problem is the people, the consumer who buys and dont care of this, and is by far the 99%

@Slavic_Slavage

2 жыл бұрын

@@extreme123dz it has to be, this is obviously more profitable for them or else they wouldn't do it and be so shameless at the same time.

The "pity system" is the most predatory of all because it gives you a win when you're about to give up on putting in more money.

@roxndroid

2 жыл бұрын

It's really common in gatcha games though. It can gives you an idea about how to plan your spending and it avoids improbable but possible consecutive non winning streaks. What matters is how much tries it allows and where it is in the currency ecosystem.

@dojiz7242

2 жыл бұрын

The pity system exist because of earlier other games' no-pity causing backlashes. Look up Granblue Fantasy's Monkeygate. That case is responsible for Japanese gacha games implementing pity since then. It can still be predatory, depending on rates and how much you need to pull.

@pingus9934

2 жыл бұрын

Not only does it have a pity system. It's a super shitty scummy pity system. It promises you a 5star after 50 tries...but here's the catch...5 star gem doesn't exactly mean 5 star gem, you can STILL get for example a 3/5 star gem or a 2/5 star gem, it just has 5 stars but can get less then that. Essentially even if you spend so much you don't get jack shit.

When seeing the face of the game director, I finally realize it. Wow.. I have beaten Diablo avatars many times before since Diablo 1 to 3. This is the first time i finally see the real face of the Diablo himself.

a) Save 110.000$ to eventually buy a house b) Spend 110.000$ to get a few lines of code and numbers in your favor to something you do not own yourself

From what I understand, the "pity" you get after 50 gems is NOT a 5 star gem, it's a gem that has a CHANCE to roll 5 stars (?/5) and I believe the chance is 1% (the odds shown at 11:42). The 0.05% is the chance of getting a 5 star gem RAW (without the pity)

@vladimirlestrad3120

2 жыл бұрын

Shit, not even Genshin Impact was this scummy…

@xxdarkzon3xx

2 жыл бұрын

@@vladimirlestrad3120 even gachas have some limits

@johnsmith-de3tl

2 жыл бұрын

yeah i got a 3 out of 5. its just bs. they say 5 star but it can be 1/5, 2/5,4/5 etc

@andothersuchnonsense2685

2 жыл бұрын

@@vladimirlestrad3120 idk about anyone else, but I got a gang of 5 star characters in Genshin really early and I never spent shit on that game. Gatchas are still shitty, but I feel like i got over on Genshin lol

@GholaTleilaxu

2 жыл бұрын

Who the fuq cares about those P2W mekanix?

I used to feel bad for Wyatt Chang, I thought they knew nobody would like the diablo immortal mobile announcement at blizzcon that year, so they threw him out there as a sacrificial sheep of sorts. But nope, here he is defending the game. Defending the micro transactions, being real sneaky with his wording on what can and can’t be done in the game without spending money. He’s just as much of a snake oil salesman as the rest of Blizzard/Activision.

@NorseGraphic

2 жыл бұрын

He's the worst.

@ricardohoang8452

2 жыл бұрын

If Immortals and "Overwatch 2" are already shit, just imagine that upcoming Warcraft Clash Royale! 🤡

@HowdyHowdy_

2 жыл бұрын

He's a straight up corpo bootlicker, was when selling his morals while he was on that stage not making an out of season april fools joke, and now selling his soul to lie and promote for this mtx manipulation machine in the name of corporate profits and putting players into life crippling debt and addiction.

@JimRaynor2001

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricardohoang8452 It looks shit already. Another ripoff cartoony clash of clan… so innovative, isn’t it lmao

@Raito73

2 жыл бұрын

You have a good heart of pitying the bad guy thinking that might have salvation for him. But the sad fact is, there's really no more good people in that company, all of those who love games are kicked out (even the founder himself) and now every single person inside it is the real maggots that only have $$ in their mind.

coming from somebody's been playing eastern gacha games for over 10 years. Generally the rates for the rarest unit or items usually doesn't go below 1% so when I see a 0.05%, that's really just messed up. It's also worth noting that there's generally no paywall to clear the PvE content as well. They're literally trying to copy Genshin here with how successful their gacha is since they made $1 billion within the first 6 months of launch despite being a free game, but they just don't get gacha games at all.

@feelsgoodman2171

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you dont ever see below 1% drop rates in Eastern gachas games but this is beyond outrageous

Blizzard: don't you have phones? Me: yes... but I don't have a credit card with no limits...

When people say, “I’m going to fully gear my character” that includes gems slots. Heck, that includes continued grinding because a roll gave 2 of the 3 possible gem slots. Saying that gems are not gear is intentionally missing the point and being sly with word choice. At best, it’s obfuscation. At worst it is intentionally lying to players.

@powerhouse884

2 жыл бұрын

For IMMORTAL that includes renouncing your humanity and becoming Immortal to acquire all of this in the next 20yr. It includes a divorce, a detachment from reality and social life. Abandonment of your children…. Being fed by a tube on your gaming chair. Etc…

Sad fact is that we KNOW that Blizzard will lower the costs of the game (in some parts but they will introduce other ways to spend money in the near future) and gamers will fall for it and rejoice and will see this as evidence that the company “cares/listens”. They are also capitalizing on the hype/newness of the game to take as much profit as possible so the prices are purposely ballooned. They’re also trying to acclimitize their players with the ridiculously high prices so that they can create “goodwill” when they do lower it eventually. They’ve done their analytics, they know what they are doing. The pricing is intentional. They know they will get away with it. They will milk whatever money they can get from this IP and when the game eventually dies, they can just release another game and do the cycle all over again.

@purpledragon2442

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing will change if people don’t stop playing these games. Unfortunately, games like Halo Infinite show that they won’t.

@Alistair_7609

2 жыл бұрын

@@purpledragon2442 theres nobody playing infinite, the game has lost around 98% of its players on steam

@ximec.r.2643

2 жыл бұрын

Let's hope another game company gives them enough competition to make them worry.

@kennyhouser3467

2 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!! It's obvious what is happening here. They're trying to recoup as much dev spending as they can on initial release from the FOMO hardcores, big time streamer/influencers, and trust fund players. They KNOW that some whales will pay whatever it takes to get to the top and they wanted to exploit that first. Except game devs know whales don't float games long term. They will squeeze every cent they can out of those previously mentioned groups and take the PR hits from f2p or "dolphin" players until they hit a predetermined drop in player activity. Once that benchmark is met they will back off on this ridiculously greedy and predatory monetization and make it slightly less ridiculous with a gaming journo sweep of "we heard you, the fans, and we are listening" bullshit. I will never play this game, or any other Blizzard product for that matter. This was the last straw for me...

What ever happened to the old tactic of saying "We just want to help people have fun". and keeping the greed more subtle and hidden?

you know a game is bad when its banned in Netherlands because its considered a "gambling game" we need more countries to implement such laws. i personaly spend maybe an hour a day on this game, casualy playing through the story, and i dont even care about endgame. just killing some time, and they will never see any of my money ever.

Hot damn and I thought Genshin's wish system could be a pain in the ass at times. Think I would rather spend 100K on a house for my family instead of a mobile game from a scummy company.

@TheBikeOnTheMoon

2 жыл бұрын

I think even spending 1 penny on your family worth more than spending on any scummy company

@mrthou

2 жыл бұрын

You can get a pretty good camper vehicle with that much money and live freeeeee.

@johnsmith-de3tl

2 жыл бұрын

lol so, new house? or a rank 10 5 star gem? lol

@Solus749

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith-de3tl one streamer made a oath of sort to keep doing those 20 dollar rifts until he found a 5 star gem....he have spent 7500 or so by this point and haven't seen one yet...and that is with the high tier rift chest which garantee 6-7+ legendary gems.

@justinreid2947

2 жыл бұрын

Genshin Impact isn't a real video game, it's a knockoff gacha version of "Breath of the Wild". Any game that has those kind of micro transaction or loot box elements in it isn't a real video game, it's a fraud.

I didn't really have much faith from the start. Wyatt's "don't you all have phones" response to an angry crowd was tone deaf. Not a surprise that he continues to be inept. People "felt bad" for him having to defend an announcement that was doomed to disappoint. Now I hope people see him for the miserable person he actually is defending this absolute dumpster fire. He didn't just HAVE to defend the game. He's personally committed the charade.

@yorkshirelad3133

2 жыл бұрын

then he will die on that hill

@halofreak1990

2 жыл бұрын

The entire team working on that game should be fired without compensation. They're all just as guilty as the leadership demanding the monetization for working on it.

Probably one of the most unpopular opinions yet: They should remove ALL of the pay to win mechanics in the game and make the rare and legendary crests as loot drops and basically, just transform the game to be similar to what Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 are. Make it a full fledged game, and just crowd the in game store with cosmetics. The currencies that are in the game can be acquired through playing through the acts and regular elder rifts and greater elder rifts. Just a thought/idea, and I think it would probably be better received and not the same formula a lot of mobile games are these days, cash cows. Also, the legendary gems should drop in greater elder rifts and they should also remove the upgrade system and just make the legendary items kind of how they are in Diablo 3, with some being able to be crafted at the blacksmith. I get what they are trying to do with the game, have it be another source of income, but the way they have done it and made it is just so predatory and unfair. I mean, that's quite a bit of work that they would have to do to the game, but I just think that the gaming industry has enough of these types of games that there doesn't need to be another one following the same exact formula but skinned with a Diablo franchise paintjob. I don't know if it's just me or not, but this beta just seems like a huge scheme just to get people to spend their money on it and then by the time it's fully released, make it even worse. I don't know how much worse it can get but, I love Blizzard, always have, always will, I don't agree with all of their business practices and all of the scrutiny that they have garnered over the years, but the games that I do own from them(Diablo 2 Resurrected, Diablo 3, Starcraft and Starcraft 2) I will always enjoy and keep playing as long as I live.

It has the word "Immortal" in its title, because that's what you have to be to grind this game successfully. Regardless if you're Paying or F2P.

Heres the even sadder thing no one is bringing up. The game is confirmed to have seasons so all of this money that people would pay to max out their characters will just be reset/made irrelevent every season essentially making an infinite treadmill ontop of it.

@samholdsworth420

2 жыл бұрын

No one's going to play this game except the Chinese they can have it

@damnumonkeyballs

2 жыл бұрын

...wow for real? Lol thats tragic

@azraelswrd

2 жыл бұрын

They're using battle passes but not seasons, unlike D3 where that seasonal event resets all progress within the time limit (which is why it asks you to confirm whether you actually want to enter the SEASON mode first then reminds you all progress is lost afterwards). For right now, you keep what you kill..... or whale out. LOL

@mygamechannel2300

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't the character also tied to server? so if you play on another server then you start with new fresh character.

I love that the hardcore gaming community keeps it real and doesn’t just accept the diarrhea that greedy businesses put out sometimes.

@Krysnha

2 жыл бұрын

If you ask me, that comunity, the hardcore comunity is the problem with games today, i remember when street fghter 5 come, the hardcore games complain with the costume of Mikabeing revealng the same in the tournament and e sports, and i think these guy dont care the character becase she always have that costume, she always do her butt slap, so they dont care the character the story or the game i could replace her with a t pose dummy and woundt matter, is when yu understand what man said with games like elden ring or suppose hardocre games, they dont care gaming or the state of the industry is like they care the status, or saying i am a gamer, wiouth realizing that is damaging the industry. Personaly, i have play games for quite a while and honestly i dont care a lot modern game, eventually is like games no longer know how to create intresting loops or dont know how to entertein anymore, mayority modern games i see are copys or rehash or re imagining

@authenticinari-fox8164

2 жыл бұрын

@@Krysnha hardcore gamers are the only people keeping gaming alive. Look at the most popular games like League of Legends, Elden Ring, CSGO, etc. They are the most popular or have knockoffs because they appeal to hardcore gamers. Gamers know what gamers and even what casuals want. It's no coincidence casual games never gain traction, name me one game that isn't Minecraft or roleplay that isn't aimed towards gamers that is actually successful

@hatredhyde

2 жыл бұрын

@@authenticinari-fox8164 you should try rimworld. Its fun and relaxing(lie)😂

@Suksass

2 жыл бұрын

@@authenticinari-fox8164 and yet Elden Ring hardcore community complained they made game to easy for noobs to be able to play, despite this being one of the best from software games. Hardcore communities don't keep games alive, they keep them niche and gated from other to enjoy it. Ultimately it's irrelevant. Hardcore community will forget this outrage just like they forgotten many others.

@captainhindsight6994

2 жыл бұрын

@@authenticinari-fox8164 fallout new Vegas and some other fallout titles, GTA series, saints row series, elder scrolls, baldurs gate series (not the shitty platformers), sports games, fighting games, pokemon, various star wars titles, Lego series, total war games, civ games, battlefield and cod, halo...... There's so many

Blizzard tried to screw me out of money over 15 years ago (and still sends me emails claiming I owe them money). This is not surprising, glad I havent given them a penny in ages.

@FitemeUrlnotIrl

2 жыл бұрын

happened to me too, they charged my card all at once for over a year of membership and i hadnt even logged on in over 3 .

The most hilarious part is that in the Asmondgold Clip most of those "legendaries" were 1 star legendary gems which basically makes them useless 🤣

The literal worst in this whole story, and Yong mentionned it in his video, is that the game is actually fucking good. It's when you get off the honeymoon phase then it becomes garbage. This is even worst than something like Anthem where you knew the whole game was fucked.

@mesothelimoa341

2 жыл бұрын

So many mobile games could be fantastic if they weren't so god damned greedy.

@kevingame3198

2 жыл бұрын

@@mesothelimoa341 well not all of em genshin impact and league of legends wild rift are consumer friendly

@mesothelimoa341

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevingame3198 then there are games like HAWK: Freedom Squadron which would be great if it wasn't hamstringed by horrendous pay to win mechanics and tedious grinding.

@shadowkhan422

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevingame3198 Debatable . As someone who playes Genshin , it has a lot of issues from it being a Gacha . That said , nothing close to Blizzard (can we even call them Blizzard at that stage ? Its obvious they aren't anymore)

@PancakemonsterFO4

2 жыл бұрын

Pachinko is fun too, and cheaper as well. Yes i do have stocks in konami why do you ask?

The sad part is that Blizzard wouldn’t put such predatory micro transactions in the game if people didn’t buy them. I don’t even make a 100,000 dollars a year working. It’s ludicrous to me that people buy this crap.

@CZpersi

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! You could buy a house for one hundred thousand dollars in some places.

@neiabaraja2044

2 жыл бұрын

I would need to pour almost all my money in this game for 10 years to actually finish gearing one character. And guess what: by that time it is either not relevant anymore/dead or there is new stuff which outclasses mine. Blizzard/Activision really outdone themselves with this one.

@Reds-Retros

2 жыл бұрын

Why people don't just buy a good 60 dollar single player game instead is beyond me. I've lost faith in the human race for not only letting shit like this fly, but actually bothering to put their time in to playing it.

@Dragonrealms245

2 жыл бұрын

Your numbers are outdated, it’s actually closer to 1 million

@PasserMontanus

2 жыл бұрын

There are people who make (or have) more money than you not working. They will buy this crap.

I remember how people were rightly critical and suspicious on this game's annoucement, but got drowned out because they were being "too negative" and "not giving the game a chance". Unsurprisingly, the game is everything we expected it to be.

@Sines314

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, nothing wrong with giving them a chance. But now that they've squandered that chance, I'd appreciate it if even more people could start boycotting the zombie husk of Blizzard. Your friend is dead, keeping around its rotting remains is just depressing.

The level of evil that this Diablo Immortal reaches...is truly Legendary it seems the 9th circle of gaming hell HAS been discovered! The level of predatory and other tactics in this game even surpasses that of Raid Shadow Legends and goes on to be what is possibly the MOST sinister version of a pay to win game I've ever seen!

I have played four different gacha games during my online time: Another Eden, Genshin Impact, Fire Emblem: Heroes and Rockman X Dive (the Taiwan version, hence the Japanese name). Now, all of them suffer from power creep and gacha practices. NONE of them come even REMOTELY close to this, not even close! All of the games here reward your time and effort for grinding out materials, and even the more egregious examples of gacha practices, X Dive and Impact, still let you beat the majority of its content, even the endgame, without having to shell out your wallet (though you still need to engage with the gacha). You might as well play the lottery -- no, it's BETTER to play the lottery than to play Diablo Immortal, with how much money you're spending. This is a shining example of the just how unfathomably greedy the people at Blizzard are. I hope this is the final wake-up call for people to abandon Blizzard for good, and let it rot in the mire it has created. To me, there is no "constructive criticism" to be offered, as they will not listen to it (read: I am not saying to harass them, but know when words are wasted). Simply boycott it and spread the word to treat this, and all of Blizzard's games, like the plague.

@dblczx6819

2 жыл бұрын

@@RdTrler How do you stop what can only be called a compulsion to SPEND? That sounds like a person-by-person case... I hope that there's an outreach effort that looks into the psychology of that "need", that drive to just spend so much... is it addiction to progress? I wish I knew...

@NorseGraphic

2 жыл бұрын

@@dblczx6819 Blizzard-games should be forced to be labeled as online casinos, and subjected to those rules.

This game makes you FEEL like you're being ripped off

@regeditxregeditx9790

2 жыл бұрын

feel... you are being ripped off

@alvinderama3196

2 жыл бұрын

Ripped off? Hardly, more like Blizzard breaking down your door, rush you and demand for your money and bank account.

i hope all the people promoting this game saying "its a good game, you can play it for free" really are going to waste a lot of hours and money for nothing

Oh! High the mighty has fallen! I still remember when critics said all developers should make a bracelet with letters "WWBD-What would Blizzard Do". A sad day for the gaming industry ☹

Idk how to feel about this when Genshin, literally a Gacha game offers more value for a f2p player than a Diablo game. The worst of all this is Genshin in a chill game where there is no pvp, and even the hardest of content can be cleared regularly and easily by f2p players.

@Mystra

2 жыл бұрын

In fact most Gacha games do. Counterside, Epic Seven and 7DS to name 3 popular ones with less heavy monetization than Diablo Immortal by far. Yikes.

@SyperDT

2 жыл бұрын

Not easily. You have to grind for months if not years to be able to clear the content.

@Mystra

2 жыл бұрын

@@SyperDT After enough time it is pretty easy, doesn't take 10 years though I'll tell you that 🤣

@zrolyn6367

2 жыл бұрын

@@SyperDT If you think genshin is hard you're probably just bad at video game.

@kenshi7563

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah well, Yong didn't cover this part in the video before this one and chose to slander it regardless of the article saying that as well... just Yong being Yong.

Isn't it amazing how for years studios were releasing outstanding games again and again? Then the monetization started and it fell down a cliff.

I have heard this game has been made illegal in some countries because of gambling rules and I do hope more does the same. I think it was the Netherlands and Belgium? Not quite sure.

@littletyke76

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and spain recently. Hopefully the rest of the world will be heading the same way and very soon, this has clearly just got out of hand. It needs more than just banning though, it needs actually governing because if you just ban loot boxes they will just move onto another tactic with another name

…From the reddit post, it _sounds_ like the ?/5 Legendary Gems _all_ count as 5 star for purposes of "duplicates" you need to spend upgrading. Thus, you're looking at a 1 in 2000 chance of getting the 5 star starter you need, then a 5% chance each for all of the 100 copies you need to rank it up to rank 10.

Something that took me while to understand was this, and the reality is , it could have -10 at metacritic ,but if theres is money flowing ,it doesnt matter the cost. The only way to combat this its not giving our money away.

@neiabaraja2044

2 жыл бұрын

As Asmongold said: Do you think that these games are made for you? No. They're made for the whales. And its true. Who cares about 10 million people if you have 10 thousand people giving them 100k minimum every month or week or even day?

@Amokhunter

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah... that'll never happen. There have been people preaching this for years and every year we get another badly "updated" Sports game by EA, another Battlefield, another Call of Duty by Actiblizz. another Assasins's Creed by Ubisoft, another predatory "Surprise Mechanic", another premium currency in a game, etc. and so on and so forth... I've lost hope by now and I can only see this whole thing imploding in on itself (meaning the whole industry), die off and birth multiple small studios to start the cycle all over again, but with microsoft jumping in, even that is denied. And if you think microsoft can go bankrupt, I think you're sorely mistaken, that'll lead to a 2008 Style Taxpayer-Bailout, because microsoft is "too big to fail".

@PotluckB

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, yeah. At this point it seems like review bombing in and of itself is sort of a pointless tactic, because people keep pushing those numbers lower and lower and it's done nothing to stem the tide of predatory business practices. It was a half-decent form of protest a couple years ago, but at this point I doubt the companies even care. They're just looking forward to all the people who are pissed right now forgetting all about it when Diablo 4 comes out and throwing more of their money at a hungry pack of ghouls still coasting off the goodwill they earned in the 90's and 2000's.

@carlycrays2831

2 жыл бұрын

Look at the numbers here. This game just needs a few hundred whales and it is set. And there is no talking to these people.

Look at how much thought and effort went into this monetization scheme and implementing it. If only the developers could put that time and effort more into making a good game. Tsk tsk blizzard

@neiabaraja2044

2 жыл бұрын

As many tell it: it is actually genuinly a good game which makes all this that much more tragic. They made a good game and than pissed it all away.

@akmal94ibrahim

2 жыл бұрын

They try to bury the gambling mechanics in even more layers. Now, you have to finish a mission to get to the lootbox. And I'm 100% confident that they do not sell in Belgium and Netherlands because they don't want to risk their lootbox being deemed as gambling.

@lukycharms9970

2 жыл бұрын

You all cried about this game the second it was announced. Are you all gonna sit here and pretend that never happened and that you were all expecting a free AAA mobile game….? what sort of fuckin fantasy land do you all live in? The amount of tears shed over a free mobile game with p2w mechanics is absolutely pathetic

I was drinking water and when I heard the comment at 22:13 I almost sprayed the content of my mouth onto my monitor and keyboard lol

I got about 10 mins into the video, or whenever you started breaking down the layers of crests and gems before I started to wonder if I too would get a headache. Holy shit man.

"Do you guys not have phones?" no, but we have metacritic accounts

Ok, let's be very clear: that type of monetization, and micro-transactions in video games in general, MUST BE OUTLAWED, this is the EXACT logical end result of not having regulations for businesses. It is more that time it changes, currently, the European Union is seemingly starting to seriously look into these issues, and hopefully, one of the heavy countries like France or Germany will outlaw them, and it will cause a ripple effect and a union-wide ban on this predatory practice; and hopefully, the US will follow. But don't wait for this: write to your representatives, order them to do their job, OUTLAW these practices !

@TheHamsterfist

2 жыл бұрын

Almost certainly will never be outlawed in the US, but otherwise I do agree. Europe as a whole is going to do something about it.

@Sinn0100

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHamsterfist We're going to have to agree to disagree here. As of right now Blizzard is giving minors the ability to gamble which is illegal in all 50 states. As I type this the Federal Trade Commission is holding a workshop on creating legislation to stop loot boxes in the US. There are over 20 advocacy groups that met in Washington two days ago over this very subject. You have to look at this from all sides of the equation. If the FTC goes off halfcocked they either run the risk of infringing on first amendment rights or they leave loopholes so large we end up in a sea of bad legislation that does nothing but waste money. No, this has to be a precise blow that stops all of this from ever happening again. The wheels of justice grind slowly and when it comes to regulating the tech industry even slower. However, looking at what Activision/Blizzard has done here and how overt they're breaking the law...they see the writing on the wall. While the companies likely won't see any real punishment (all involved should be imprisoned) the predatory nature in which they operate will end...not just in Europe but across the US as well.

@user-cr4cj1fl8z

2 жыл бұрын

This is why i stayed away from games like this. I prefer a full released game that i pay once and have the full content.

Blizzard is led by Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra. J. Allen Brack was the prior CEO and was responsible for WC3 reforged. The longtime CEO of Blizzard was Mike Morhaime, who resigned in 2018. Hearthstone is heavily monetized but did ok with critics and much better with users.

9:40 but this is a scuffed example. You would never do an elder rift without the shadow buff and without any (blue) emblems. Only way is if you're simping and the hottest girl in town is asking you if you wanna do an elder rift together.

It’s so damn odd going from this then going to steam indie games like Rise to Ruin where you get a fantastic game for like 5 bucks, Or terraria, Or the 1500 others

@TheSoapThatCan

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Indies are the future. Anyone still clammering for AAA titles just invites this bullshit. I've been saying indies are the future for years now. One day I hope people will realize.

@purpledragon2442

2 жыл бұрын

Oh hell yeah. Gunfire Reborn is another great indie game.

@emina15

2 жыл бұрын

I have 50+ hours in Vampire Survivors and I paid $1.00 for it (because of regional pricing) and yet it's not even out of Early Access and I can easily see myself playing for another 100+ hours because I haven't unlocked everything yet.

@mkaleborn

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, Indie games are the true 'games by gamers for gamers' now. All the AAA stuff is just cynical player-hostile money-grabbing big business now.

It really hurts to write this one. Blizzard and Diablo 2 in particular, was such a huge part of my life in the early 2000s . I still get goosebumps thinking of the Tristram Village Theme while playing at 2 am with my friends having a blast. While Diablo 3 had its issues at launch, this is the most disgusting thing I could ever expect to come from a Blizzard game. While 98% of my friends switched to POE I was the last hold out. I couldnt get away from the Diablo Lore and the game that made me a gamer....Well they finally did it..Im done with Blizzard..they have massacred my boy. This is not a just a battlepass for cosmetics or extra xp..this is a slap in the face to gamers that supported this BS company thick and thin for 25 years plus.

@Sinn0100

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more and while I was a gamer long before even the first Diablo...never in a million years did I think something like this would ever happen. I don't understand how anyone can play this game. I don't care if I was a ducking billionaire and I burned 100 dollars bills in my fire place for fun I would not support this. Activision/Blizzard needs to fall for this.

@CMONCMON007

2 жыл бұрын

I feel you bro. Diablo 1 made my gaming into a passion and i still have clear memories of seeing the game for the first time on my pc then...and how intruiged I was at the gameplay coming from playing only fps like Heretic and Doom, platformers like the Sega and Nintendo titles and fighting games like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. When I saw Diablo the hack n slash blew me away and then came Diablo 2 which I still think is one of the greatest sequels ever made. The lore I got so into it. I still love it..sigh this is one of my favourite series..all these years later....what the Hell happened.....truly now "the Heavens shall tremble"

@lukycharms9970

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a mobile game bro. Omg… these reviews are fucking painful to read. Wake up. If you or anyone else has already calculated out the dollars required to max out a character then I really don’t know what else to say cause you probably have a lot more issues going on in your life if the culmination of all your life decisions have brought you to the point where you’re min maxing characters in a Diablo mobile game……

@Buttington_Headerson

2 жыл бұрын

I love Diablo 2 and 3

@Stalker950-l3x

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukycharms9970 The calculation that has been done is just a prove to underline all that. I love diablo but i´ll pass at this one just because of the way the things have become. Simple as that. Peace.

That Lex Luthor joke at 16:27 was quite funny.

The sanctity of this place has been fouled. Diablo Immortal Hidden Items Caps, Share this with others -After 6 legendary or Set drops a day, your drop rate severely decreases for future drops. -Elder Rifts rewards drop rate severely decreases after a FEW tries each day, will likely not see gems higher than 3 stars likely even if you use Eternal Legendary Crest Or Regular Legendary Crests. -There are 2 TYPES of LEGENDARY CREST. Eternal Legendary Crest that you BUY which allows LG to be sold in the market and Legendary Crests, that you get from bundles, Rewards, etc... which makes all your LG Bound to your Character. Both are almost the same with the exception of the LC being slightly different color and text Descriptions. -After a group bonus of 6 normal/tradeable gems a day, your drop rate severely decreases. -Sidequests STOP giving rewards after 5 per day. -You cannot get more than 120 Fading Embers per week. The ones you use to buy runes, to make Legendary Gems. -You can only Craft Random Legendary Gems about 3 to 4 per month if you try hard enough, and your chance of crafting a 5 out 5 LG is 1 out of 23. This means you MAY craft a 5 out 5 LG once every 7 months if you do nothing in life then play this cursed game every day, for a regular player it may take YEARS to get a 5 out of 5 legendary gem. -There is a limit on how much EXP per week, the exp rate severely decreases for the rest of the week after a certain point. -To further improve your gear rank, you MUST reach the required paragon level. -Items rarity severely drops at the gambling station for gear after 20 buyouts every day. -The paragon level is capped per server, which goes up by 2 every day, if you go further, your exp Is severely lowered and it goes lower the further you are from the cap. -Raiding the Vault gold reward is LIMITED to 4 times per week, afterwards, you don't get ANY gold at all. -Purple BOSSES STOP giving rewards after 5 per day. -Random MAP events STOP giving rewards after 5 per day. -Zolten Kule Treasure Rooms are LIMITED to 5 per day. -Hidden Lairs dungeons STOP giving gems rewards 5 per day. -More are found every day

I miss Diablo. I used to love doing Nephalim Rifts in Diablo 3 and getting a little stronger each time, but I uninstalled the Blizzard app when the Hong Kong thing happened. I considered reinstalling it recently just for D3 but after this I am never installing it again. I have recently started playing Warhammer 40k Inquisitor: Martyr and that seems to be hitting the spot that other ARPGs couldn't for me

@Nemcoification

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much the same for me, I played D3 and ROS like a crazy person. Capped out around paragon 700 when I didn't see the point anymore. After Hong Kong, and all the other shit that Activision-Blizzard either pulled or that came out, I will never play their games again.

@TheMelonFarmers123

2 жыл бұрын

Being a Diablo fan is such an abusive experience. Waiting a decade for d3 after d2 (my intro), which I do think people were too hard on in retrospect. And after reaper of souls, really nothing unless you count necromancer I guess. And Diablo 2 remake which for some reason didn’t really do it for me. It just seemed lazy, not Warcraft reforged lazy but still, when companies like Microsoft do something like halo 2 anniversary, or square with final fantasy 7 remake, or even the Spyro remakes, idk it just didn’t have charm. Even though it was pretty, it seemed really low effort, and small things like friendly AI and some bs of games from the late 90s-00s wasn’t fixed (off screen lightning snipe anyone?) And 8 years later we get this… I really want d4 to be good. It was gonna be the reason I either upgrade my computer or buy an Xbox series or ps5, depending on what the landscapes for those platforms look like around release. But now…my faith is shaken.

@cheetoortiz2361

2 жыл бұрын

It's like they spit in my mouth 😐

@ralfsstuff

2 жыл бұрын

I really didn't want to support Activision so I went for Torchlight II instead

@--___--d

2 жыл бұрын

ty for warhammer recommendation will check

Who could've guessed that a game, that at it's first mention was already panned by the audience, would end up upsetting people on release. Nobody could have seen this coming, least of all the managers who had four years to intricately study the gaming landscape, see the competition in games like Path of Exile (as an ARPG comparison; see also:), Warframe (as a MTX-supported game comparison in general) or Fortnite (as a AAA mobile game comparison). Really, an absolutely shocking and unprecedented situation.

@SAOS451316

2 жыл бұрын

imagine how good the game could be if it had a reasonable monetization scheme like warframe. abk would make a huge amount of money and make a popular game that lasts like diablo 3, but no, they're just pathologically greedy.

This right here is why I can never trust "Critic" scores. Can't trust 'em on games, movies, tv shows, or anything else.

"Don't you guys have phones?!" I love, that this shitty mobile game finally got what it deserved from the users. ^^

The definition of gear is "equipment that is used for a particular purpose" so Wyatt Cheng is absolutely lying, manipulating, and deceiving Blizz consumers. Sad.

16:07 The worst part about this monetary tactic of not selling enough in-game currency in bundles is that it is very. very, *VERY* common in games - from mobile to PC to console So much so that I am highly convinced that there is some seminar out there for shareholders and executives going for positions in gaming that condition them to keep pushing such tactics

@kevingame3198

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t be surprised if blizzard announced they would be investing into (NFTs) nonfungible tokens

@budderk1305

2 жыл бұрын

there are, they are on youtube for you to watch even

@ShaimingLong

2 жыл бұрын

There definitely have been, as Bud Derk said. There's generally 2 methods used, sell just enough premium currency to allow players to spend it on the most commonly bought stuff with a tiny bit left over to promote a further purchase to top up and get something again, maybe a more expensive thing at that. The second is to sell just a little too low to get what the player wants, so they have a mindset of getting the rest by playing but that goads impatience from many players so they'll end up buying a second pack to skip the in-game grind. People are employed by companies all the time to study psychology and how to best exploit people without them feeling exploited.

@dragonslayermasterornstein83

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevingame3198 that's already too late at this rate.

@dobbsmerc

2 жыл бұрын

I mean its the same reason they sell hot dogs 10 per pack but buns only 8

I watched Asmogold's video on Diablo Immortal "Asmogold spends his life savings". The truely sad thing, it's that there are people in the comments actively DEFENDING Blizzard's monetization, and calling Diablo 2 a bad game for not having the drop rates that Immortal has after you spend $20 for a SINGLE CHANCE to get legendary gear.

The "End-game" is a *HUGE* part of any and all live service games (similar to mobile gacha games that are very popular today).

Many estimates have conservatively put it at $250k, while some models believe a fully completed character would cost close to a cool Million. Worst part is the game is exactly the same as D3. Complete the story, grind rifts forever for gear. Pointless.

In before Blizzard walks back on some of the egregious monetization and tries to look like the good guy by saying they're "listening to player feedback." I am also cynical enough to believe that predicting the overall response to the monetization and then deciding to walk back on some of it is 100% planned by higher-ups during the development of this game. Either way, it's a shame to think that we can't even have nice things in new video games without either some ridiculous monetization scheme or having to deal with a lack of quality control.

@QuasarEE

2 жыл бұрын

They probably have it pre-planned; once the whales have bought in for a certain dollar cap, the percentages will rise (negligibly) and the level caps before monetization hits will decrease a bit. But not before whatever that amount is that puts a gleam in that devil Bobby Kotick's eyes.

@HasekuraIsuna

2 жыл бұрын

Problem is walking back now will infuriate all those who already spent 1000s of dollars... I don't really see it being done in any significant way.

@PopTheMan

2 жыл бұрын

@@HasekuraIsuna I 100% agree. I was just thinking that Blizzard could implement smaller changes like giving F2P players more legendary crests or reducing the requirements of awakening gear rather than walking back the monetization outright. Basically whatever small thing they could do to look "good" to their wider audience while keeping the existing monetization. But at the end of the day this is all just my theory based on how video game companies (especially Blizzard) seem to handle bad PR nowadays.

@lukycharms9970

2 жыл бұрын

You all cried from the second this game was announced so stop pretending like you’re all just blown away that blizzard took this AAA free mobile you were all expecting and out in p2w mechanics. Are you people actually serious? Do you not remember crying about this game when it was announced? Were you expecting a free AAA mobile game with no p2w mechanics? Dude what have you been smoking for the last year that put you and all of these other toddlers under the impression that the game wouldn’t be like this? It’s a mobile game. It’s made 99% for regular casual players and 1% for the whales who will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a mobile game. To expect anything other than that is not blizzards fault, that’s your fault.

@richardbrooks9603

2 жыл бұрын

They doubled down after the "April fool's day joke", I doubt they change their current model.

The thing with Gacha games to be considered "decent" enough and "player-friendly" enough is it has to have some sort of more generous trickle rewards. As a trend, if you look at how the trickle rewards of the top gacha games go, they basically give between 10-20 free rolls a month that would normally cost premium currency. They will give you that much, so atleast you're not too far behind, and that's just being completely F2P. This ecludes trickle rewards from other sources, say the "free" portion of the pass if the game has it, and double to triple the F2P rewards if premium. This pass typically costs around 5-10 USD where I am, and generally has an allowance of around 10-20 days. In DI, it's so atrocious that being full F2P gives you ONE ROLL worth of premium currency every month. If you have the premium pass, I heard you get up to 3. And the rates is extremely greedy as well, where the "stingiest" gachas are at around ~1% (Genshin Impact, for example), DI has a retardedly low 0.05%. Imagine how bad and shamelessly greedy this is. The very disappointing thing is the game is actually nice. The developers themselves did a great job. But the marketing, finance and executives relating to "making money" is just so bad I sincerely hope bad karma hits them 100x as bad.

@dokutahhanze5319

2 жыл бұрын

My Fate Grand Order account looking better than my account in DI literally quit after a day

Your Crests ONLY affect YOUR game. People think having one player with 7-10 legendary crests mean everyone gets the good loot. WRONG we're talking about Lizzards folks.. Lizzard knows how to make a buck, think about it, you can't even drop an item to gift a player.. you can't even share items BETWEEN characters...

Is anyone surprised at this point. The gaming market structure is all about short term sales, so its no wonder most games nowadays are extremely predatory and have short lifespans

@dubnubgtd8538

2 жыл бұрын

Very true! Such a shame what’s going on. This is why I don’t buy or pre order games on release.

@haitang6062

2 жыл бұрын

Nowsday triple A game for me is even worse than genshin impact. Sure genshin gacha is rough but you still can be f2p and enjoy, clear all content of the game. I drop some buck just because i want support the game not because the game force me. And they actually "live support" the game.

@therealrakuster

2 жыл бұрын

At this point if you're buying a AAA game you only have yourself to blame.

@ParodyAccount_

2 жыл бұрын

It's just $110,000 per character. I don't see the problem. couldn't type that without laughing lol

@luxie8097

2 жыл бұрын

and consumers have short memories too. there will be people complaining here that will probably pre-order the next Diablo

Worst game on metacritic is starting to get competitive

@18:00 - 20,000 legendary crests at 1 free a month = 1,666 years to (maybe) finally get your character maxed out.

honestly, these games should start with a message " thank you for purchasing/downloading this game, it will be $3 for the first minute, $ o.99 for each additional minute of game play... we already have your credit card number from when you purchased/downloaded the game please note if you are under 10, please inform your parents , unless you can get access to their bank account information" then they should have a repeating bar at the bottom as you play saying things like... "having trouble with this level/boss/grindy bit, don't fret, just join our online temporary loan site, where we loan you what you need to pass that level, and you pay us back, at 40% interest" i can just see an advertising mascot who would show up mid game...It's E.A. 's Sharky the Loan Shark (cause games were always about money, right? and fun is an unintended result)

When Blizzard announced that they wouldn't even bother to release Diablo Immortal in Belgium where they expected their game to go against child protection laws this should have already told me everything about what we have to expect.

The sad thing is that they don't care. They know they will get backlash, but this doesn't affect them. The game still sells and makes them money. They will never change because they know they are not in any danger of losing business. Keep buying their games.

@christiangonzalez6945

2 жыл бұрын

This affect them last game I bought from them was overwatch. Loot boxes in that game made me d9nt want to do anything with them.

@pabrodi

2 жыл бұрын

I stopped caring about Blizzard games 10 years ago and it seems they only double down on shitty practices every new launch. I'm surprised to see that people still care.

@javsld568

2 жыл бұрын

lol i hear ya the same people on here complaining are already paying well over $60 and dont realize they just lost, complain all you guys want but at the end of the day the business is cash, and you guys are doing the thing they want, is you giving them money, this is the new meta, make a game that guarantees the worst ratings and but maximizes profits. i mean at the end of the day thats business lol if you really wanna hit them where it hurts then STOP spending anything on blizzard!

@MassiveSwordAndCards

2 жыл бұрын

I might be totally wrong here, but my understanding is that investors pay for a game to be made. It's those investors who are probably hammering down on this whaling stuff. If a games company wants to remain noble, they should just reduce the scope of their games so as to keep costs down and greedy investors off their backs.

@frankwest5388

2 жыл бұрын

I 100% believe in the conspiracy theory, that says: That they put in such unplayable bad odds in from the start, just so that they can "lower" them to more reasonable (but still unacceptable) levels that the game was always meant to have. The new monetization will still be unacceptable but now they can leave them way too high but pretend to have fixed the issue for the news and so that players feel like it's now "fair". Way less people will complain, once they pretended to fix it once. It's like launching a product already on sale, when the always intended price is the discount. It's fakes the feeling of a good deal and can trap consumers.

I play Star Trek Fleet Command on mobile and PC and much of what you're describing here is also standard for that game. To max out a character would cost way more than £120,000 in that game. It's absolutely disgusting what gaming has become, I started gaming when you could go and buy a Spectrum or C64 game for £3 and you got the entire game.