Diablo IV - Page 45

On February 22 2023 19:46 Simberto wrote:


Yeah, but it is really hard to sell skins and boosts in a singleplayer game. Sometimes it works, but it works a lot better in multiplayer games.

On February 22 2023 20:23 studaos wrote:

Quick reminder of what Path of Exile looks like

On February 23 2023 04:01 Manit0u wrote:
LA has much brighter tone but probably the best looking and feeling combat, some amazing boss fights and cool map traversal..

On February 23 2023 19:54 ZeroByte13 wrote:
What is LA?

On February 23 2023 20:45 Manit0u wrote:


Lost Ark. I didn't play too much of it because of incredible grind/paywall at the end but up to this point it was everything I wanted Diablo to be gameplay-wise. If only the setting were darker...

On February 23 2023 21:10 studaos wrote:

Shouldnt you then constantly bitch about Losk Ark in its thread? I only see you bitching in here. Why?

On February 24 2023 00:09 Manit0u wrote:


I'm not interested in LA that much. This is a thread about D4 and the discussion was that it looks like discount version of PoE or LA, which will be its primary competitors.

On February 24 2023 07:24 studaos wrote:

That wasnt a discussion, just something you were bitching about

On February 24 2023 07:26 Manit0u wrote:


Can you please specify what exactly is your problem? I was merely pointing out issues I see with D4 and judging from the responses I'm not the only one voicing them.

On February 24 2023 18:12 Simberto wrote:
Looks like D2 sorc with slightly more colours.

On February 25 2023 20:45 Archeon wrote:

The problem with PoE imo is that every somewhat competitive char ends up like that. You just keep facerolling over your keyboard while enemy hordes keep exploding in a hundred pretty colors.

On February 25 2023 20:45 Archeon wrote:

The problem with PoE imo is that every somewhat competitive char ends up like that. You just keep facerolling over your keyboard while enemy hordes keep exploding in a hundred pretty colors.

And from experience yes, it's not a selective clip, it's just how PoE is long before you even reach lategame.

On February 25 2023 20:46 Gorsameth wrote:
For some that is a flaw but many people enjoy it. Not every game needs to be Dark Souls.

On February 25 2023 21:05 Miragee wrote:


I mean, visual clarity is definitely one of the main criticisms of the game that comes from within the community. Most of the "pretty colours" (very subjective, I dislike most of those) come from microtransactions so if you don't like them you save the money and have a prettier game, which is how I play. Although I admit that quite a few of the basic effects are still too much.
So it's not like people don't criticise PoE for this. However, the game has so many strong points which easily outweigh the weak points. D4 has yet to prove itself in that regard and judging by recent history, people are rightfully reserved.
I would also argue that PoE used to be much darker, had less effects etc. when it came out. It was a 10 year process to come to this point. This slow transition help people who don't necessarily like this stuff to adjust and keep playing if they are invested enough in the base game. For a Diablo game, people expect it to be dark. If it initially comes out looking like a cartoon, people will upset, just like with D3.
However, I actually think Blizzard is doing a really good job here atm. It's not quite as good as it could be because I often feel like they just turn down brightness and mute the colours, so it doesn't feel gritty but rather pale, but it is still a huge improvement over D3. I'm more concerned about the skins and visual effects they bring into the game via microtransactions. They will almost certainly be very immersion-breaking and without instanced play you can't avoid to run into it, even if you don't buy microtransactions yourself.