But unfortunately, as for Diablo 4, the mobile spin-off Diablo Immortal spoiled that momentum. Since the announcement, and through development until the launch in the end Diablo IV Gold, Diablo Immortal was criticised for its absurd microtransactions prompting the community to protest. This is the same community that forced Blizzard off their auction house that was based on real money the same group that called for the refreshed loot system Loot2.0 which made Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls the first action-based loot game in the last decade.
They were, and in many ways still feel abandoned by Blizzard. Diablo 4 will begin to correct the situation. Blizzard is a firm in transition. Still in the middle of the impending Microsoft merging, Diablo 4 could prove to be the final game produced by "Old Blizzard," and there's a lot of pressure to provide the fans with the game they desire, especially considering that it's been a while since Diablo 3, other games within the same genre, such as Path of Exile, have been able to challenge Blizzard's looted crown.
There's a core loop in Diablo which is the underlying factor that makes making the game work or disappointing. Are you satisfied to walk into the dungeon, mindlessly fight mobs, and then collect loot? If so it is, it means that Diablo 4 is halfway to being beloved by the community of fans. If the team has once mismanaged the loot system as it did in the initial version of Diablo 3, then we're in trouble.
in the book Blood, Sweat, and Pixels the chapter that deals with the horror of Diablo 3's launch tells the tale of how a Blizzard Developer played Diablo 3 for hundreds of hours before they found a single piece legendary loot. The moment that the orange light came out of an enemy, he approached the treasure only to realize that his class could not even use it buy Diablo 4 Gold. The system of loot was so inherently broken that the thrill of grinding for hours after which relief of finding something that was truly special was disintegrated.
