Diablo Immortal in a Nutshell

Free to play? More like... free to pay??? hahah gottem hhaah
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[@CircleToonsHD]

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[@JSKB-h6n]

Hi

[@astro408]

I'm glad I didn't play Diablo Immortal and that reviewers saved me from playing this game

[@Chrisonix_la_furra]

it's incredible that the easiest boss in Diablo 3 is the final boss xd

[@gibraltar4841]

Ok

[@swaggerdagger8976]

Nah

[@thienji4685]

You gotta admit they made the most immersive Diablo yet. Really makes you feel like you’re in hell.

[@chummthemad]

The graphics are so “hot”

[@ShiningLight]

this comment had me dying

[@yahyathegameenjoyer]

Task failed successfully I guesse

[@sirog7116]

Burn in eternal torment of P2W .

[@Hermanos22]

Damn, nice to see this comment for the 6th time.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

When the game isn’t a just “cash grab”, it’s a whole robbery.

[@ContrastCopy]

It walks up to you conks you on your head and runs your pockets, then charges you for it.

[@r3zaful]

The game just need a back to back events that rewards legendary crests for low spender and f2p catching up, those are mostly useless for whales since they already have more than enough, at least the gap wouldn't be that high. Honestly where tf blizzard took the idea from? There are more than enough successful fair gacha games to be copied like granblue fantasy or genshin, and they l choose to assault my eyes with shop pop up.

[@Manwithabeard-xy7wy]

Sup

[@Amero2323]

You again! It's the guy! Why are you everywhere? How are you everywhere? You're here too? I see you everywhere!

[@siosilvar]

@@r3zaful The game just needs an entire redesign from the ground up. 1 in 2000 for a 5-star that needs 73 dupes? I will stick to my 1 in 10 needs-7-dupes games.

[@GingerPale]

Diablo speed run record holder here. World record maxed out credit card holder too. Guinness loves me.

[@hydranmenace]

Speedrun filing bankruptcy next?

[@Arphila]

So does Blizzard

[@TesterNotJester]

It's banned in The Netherlands where i live due to lootbox rule. This is why living in The Netherlands sucks

[@psilocybicacid7667]

Yeah, is drink a lot of beer too If I was known as the guy who told people he's the Diablo speedrunner openly

[@Bog_Dog]

@@TesterNotJester I'm totally fine with that bullshit "game" being banned here lol

[@Cyranek]

nah dude they just replaced the normal tedious in game grinding with real world grinding - way better

[@amonynous9041]

so immersive

[@Time2Quack]

Yeah, this way it’s so much more in depth

[@the_inquisitive_inquisitor]

I love it when Video Games integrate my actual job 10/10

[@johnstewart1404]

i wanna like your comment but it’s (as of right now) at 777 likes and i don’t want to mess it up

[@mrfhd6227]

@@johnstewart1404 You can like the comment now.

[@rifatbobos]

For a mobile game, the level of immersion is incredible. Really feels like you're being tricked by the devil himself into playing a hellish game

[@quotedotes]

And the Devil works for Blizzard

[@rikk319]

Save your money and get a gaming laptop...with how much people are spending on mobile games, it makes sense.

[@draghicivlad2444]

"My brother, the powerful evil is here and you gave it your credit card info" Amazing line

[@Sonichero151]

And unfortunately we can't kill the powerful evil legally........

[@DarkCT]

this is a good line. no doubt.

[@mihailmilev9909]

IKR

[@hazemain3330]

That's what I hoped you'd type so I can save muahahaha

[@Ronaldo-eu1nz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ24oWV5ZdWGlbs Finally it's here YES.

[@StickMaster500]

The Devil working for Blizzard couldn't be more perfect of a statement

[@darthvaderbutwayshittier7054]

I think that's very rude towards the devil

[@EvilOverlord1662]

The implication that whoever runs Blizzard is more evil than The Devil is hilarious.

[@rahl163]

@@EvilOverlord1662 que the many photoshops of bobby kotick with devil horns.

[@sythrus]

@@EvilOverlord1662 the devil is just an unpaid intern.

[@EvilOverlord1662]

@@sythrus Of course Blizzard doesn't pay their interns, those fiends!

[@fynnex1558]

I remember when Diablo Immoral was announced in 2018. That guy who asked the right question was and is still a legend to this day.

[@stylishmusic4012]

What did he ask?

[@diethylmalonate]

​@@stylishmusic4012 "is this an out of season April fool's joke"

[@Jestrath]

​@@diethylmalonate that shit was savage. I lol'd so hard

[@Openreality]

It's just the pay to win mechanics they removed from Diii. They not only removed the mechanics, but they also made a stand alone game out of it.

[@ProtoMario]

It's a game about fighting the forces of evil in Hell, and somehow people thought Blizzard, employing the literal Devil, would not be doing the most evil possible.

[@gorbulationsmacari2823]

Atleast the Devil would be upfront and honest about being evil unlike Blizzard 🙃

[@Zorander.]

@@gorbulationsmacari2823 Ohh yeah right, because the devil would never lie to you about anything ever, like that never ever happened, that is totally not why we are on this f'ked up mortal plane instead of Eden, nope, the devil would never lie... lol what are you smoking dude? :D

[@VolcomSt0wn]

@@Zorander. have u watched the video? 1:21 - 1:28 obviously he is honest 🙃

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

Just when I thought nobody could top the ridiculousness of NFTs...

[@ianmitchell5979]

Nah. NFTs are still worse. This game doesn't help kill the environment. Just waste your time and money.

[@snesmocha]

@@ianmitchell5979 I mean the movement of data through the server using energy does contribute to global warming still. Also it takes extra time and energy to process transactions as to keep them secure sooooooooooooo. Still a 🖕to everyone

[@philippebekkers3225]

@@ianmitchell5979 I mean a lot of the time things start out inefficient and become more efficient over time. I'm sure blizzard has almost reached peak efficiency in draining your wallet.

[@Terminalsanity]

NFTs are still an even bigger scam they're basically useless digital receipts for the sort crap you could get in a loot box that don't even allow you to trade the loot.

[@Steve-xo5pq]

I agree NFTs are worse. At least microtranactions give you something for your money even if it's just virtual items, at least one can argue they are buying entertainment. An NFT is literally worthless. It's like paying extra to get your reciept at the grocery store.

[@santiagoherrera1853]

2018: Don't you guys have phones? 2022: Don't you guys have wallets? Just like Diablo said: "I'm the devil and I work for Blizzard, what did you expect?"

[@Cotcan]

2024: Don't you guys have information for us to sell?

[@SPAMMAN123456789]

sigh.... 12 years ago they were one of gaming's most beloved companies.

[@santiagoherrera1853]

@@SPAMMAN123456789 yeah, it's honestly truly a shame

[@antoniomigueljimenezmartin4018]

2034: Don't you guys have brains networked by chip implants to lend us your brain processing power for our servers?

[@andrehashimoto8056]

@@SPAMMAN123456789 again.... Follow the PEOPLE who made them great, not the company. Blizz has already lost EVERY SINGLE OG person that made it a Big name, they aren't the Blizz of then anymore, by a Long shot. Abandon them, let it die, kill it if you must.

[@dustbane1388]

Little did they know it was overtwatch 2 in that trapdoor

[@simbadg13]

1:27 "I just wanted to adventure in a dark world and defeat a powerful evil.." Fromsoft: "Why don't you take seat right over there"

[@BeastOrGod]

Remember, if you accidentally buy the *NONE-ETERNAL* Legendary Crests, the loot you get from them aren't tradeable. And the game doesn't tell you that Eternal Legendary Crests and regular Legendary Crests aren't the same.

[@nicholasvogel9783]

even worse if you mix them they are all bound (and it will use the free ones first) which is why it drip feeds you the normal ones so you end up using one in a run and if you use a bound gem to upgarde the main gem becomes bound

[@Aralaas]

It's a testament to how bad this system is when I as an outsider can't even follow the explanation for how bad it is.

[@abnormallynormal8823]

@@nicholasvogel9783 Jesus fucking Christ, what? Remember when you unlocked things by, you know, playing the game?

[@dragonicbladex7574]

non*

[@Ronaldo-eu1nz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ24oWV5ZdWGlbs Finally it's here YES.

[@ComicalRealm]

"I love Diablo lore, art, and gameplay. I remember playing D2 on a dial up internet! However seeing all the backlash and absolutely horrendous monetization in this game, it’s really sad and upsetting how Blizzard is falling even further from grace. At this point I don’t know how Blizzard can even redeem themselves anymore. " - Master Chief

[@ValdVincent]

Well to be fair, it isn't Blizzard, those people have been gone for over 10 years now. It's Activision Blizard. Which much like anything that needs a clarification in front of it, means it's not really the thing. Like Processed Cheese.

[@norkester444]

D4

[@brunoayala5925]

"Master Chief ¿you mind telling me what you're doing in the Blizzard forums?"

[@Sirmrmanningtonthe3rd]

@Mishan 🅥 Shut up you bot

[@nombregenerico7775]

@Mishan 🅥 Based

[@batterypwrlow]

"I'm the devil and i work for Blizzard." Wow. And i thought EA was scary.

[@thesgscout6112]

After those loot box stuff EA has to force fire it devil and hire lazier one for Anthems and Battlefield

[@theliberation9061]

I am pretty convinced the whole EA hate train was part paid for by Activision. I mean, of course they are also a trash corporation, but the fiery hatred for EA that engulfed the entire internet while Activision had been already running multiple legendary titles into the ground and rumours of horrible workplace environment had already long been floating... yeah, kind of odd.

[@josephmoore9706]

EA is worse.

[@Haaalp]

Am I the only one who remembers Dungeon Keeper Mobile? It was even worse.

[@senjusan6359]

@@josephmoore9706 Nah fam, EA lost their throne of most greedy company to Blizzard

[@anthonycolon823]

Imagine paying 25 bucks every time you encounter a wild Pokémon. WHILE SHINY HUNTING! Yeah, that's Diablo Immoral.

[@jbezoarjr5269]

The fact that I got an ad for Diablo Immortal before this just makes it so much better

[@Dazz3rz450]

Same

[@kentlindal5422]

The funniest thing is people trying to justify to themselves paying tons of real world cash on an imaginary item in a game they full on won't be playing in a year.

[@jasoncarto]

NFTs in a nutshell except less idiotic

[@McSaumon]

@@jasoncarto NTF were literally the robbery of the century with idiots legitimately just buying jpeg. The guy who thought of this was hand down a genius.

[@freedustin]

Streaming services in a nutshell. Except they actually remove the content you signed up for after a few month and expect you to just keep paying for the privilege of "keeping up with the Jones'."

[@allekid]

Me when my csgo skin and I haven't played csgo since 2019. I don't actually have a problem with f2p games monetising customisation and cosmetics. However monetising something that can change gameplay and how people play it is a whole nother story

[@AG-ld6rv]

@@allekid I was disgusted by the skin concept when it started entering games, mostly because it came through a gambling scheme targeting children but also because the inevitable result - a bunch of stupid-looking skins that don't match an artist's vision - would clutter up the view, making the game look trashier. It would be less offensive if there were planned, limited skins of a fair fixed cost made with an overall creative design in mind, but sadly, even games with fixed cost skins mutate the creative feeling of the game and charge absurd amounts of money. I think the last Valorant skin pack costed US$400 to unlock completely. I only buy games that give you access to the full game at a fair price. The usual ways are a single upfront cost or a monthly subscription (to pay for server costs and continued development, fixing bugs and possibly adding content) Back in the day, you could download your own skins for free if you wanted your game to look stupid and goofy. These days, you have to spend dozens or hundreds of dollars.

[@ThornEternal]

There was so much potential. I would’ve had a blast with it if it was just a normal Diablo but on the phone for like 15-45$

[@Dtitilator]

Wyatt Cheng* unanimously became the face of micro transactions. * Diablo Immortal director

[@FROchinima]

Kinda seems like the devs had more fun designing a predatory monetary system, than any of the players had when playing this game.

[@rahl163]

I hear tell there were more psychologists involved creating the monetary systems, than there were actual developers.

[@invertebrado]

If they both suffer equally (unless you are a woman working for blizzard, that way you suffer 3 times more than anyone there)

[@lemeres2478]

I assume that they are playing a tower defense game, and we are just the enemies they are trying to keep out. Yeah, it sucks being that guy that gets one shot by the level 1 tower placed directly at the start of the map at the beginning of the game.

[@BlueShellshock]

Right? I mean, Diablo 2 was about their last really good Diablo, and that’s 20 years out of date now, we have dozens of great isometric lootfests now. What’s Diablo even doing anymore that other games don’t?

[@toastbud6870]

If it was anybody I’m sure it was the CEO not the devs , most devs do what they’re told

[@blackfire3744]

We should start calling "games" like these "free-to-download" cause they sure as hell aren't free to play.

[@jamescarbon3853]

Technically it is free to play. Def not free to win or compete

[@makoinfused1114]

The entire game is free to play... the entire story is free to play, every single character is free to play. The end game grind... it's a mobile game grind. You can still do it for free, just takes longer. .-.

[@ferrific]

@@makoinfused1114 10 months vs. 5 minutes if you pay for each boss run is technically 'longer' yes. It took a streamer 1000 tries to get a good item, so step one for a f2p is becoming immortal so you can play the game for 800 years. I guess the game's title was a hint about who it's designed for?

[@makoinfused1114]

@@ferrific yeah, as I said mobile game in a nut shell, but from playing mobile games in the past I can say it's a lot better than the other cash grabs out there. I would say it raised the bar a little in terms of quality.

[@paybuck1237]

@@makoinfused1114 I cant believe that, from all the mobile games i have ever seen this is the most monetized piece of garbage. It raised the bar at being the most unethical of the bunch i suppose.

[@vincentlee7937]

The fact that they used every single psychological warfare tactic existing against their own fans to get them to spend more & even used some of them multiple times is really fitting; they ARE literally evil 😂

[@blueblaze7312]

"I just wanted to venture a dark World and rise against a powerful evil." Don't need a video game to do that. Devil's line hit like a freight train. XD

[@xXYannuschXx]

"I dunno, I just wanted to battle some great powerful evil" "My brother, the powerful evil is here and you gave it your credit card info" This sums up most of the gaming market these days...

[@abnegazher]

Things have gone so bad that the Devil decided to renounce his throne in Hell to work as employee of Blizzard... Dude felt like he was lacking something to be true evil, so he decided to take apprenticeship course in the company... Fuck...

[@origrammar]

You really did a great job animating Bobby Kotick as The Devil, props.

[@Suntas]

i love how the "looking down" animation is just hist face slipping of his head a bit xD love you man.

[@ladnie9454]

My friend wanted me to play Diablo Immortal with him and it literally just made us buy 5 copies of Diablo II so we could play a much better game with our friends.

[@satibel]

Imo diablo 2 is pretty dated, and if you don't have nostalgia for it, it's a pretty bad arpg by today's standards. I'd suggest grim dawn instead.

[@senjusan6359]

@@satibel And I would suggest Path of Exile. Although with recent changes be prepared to die like a bitch because game became at least 2 times harder.

[@satibel]

@@senjusan6359 I would but the constant on death ground effect bs and not being able to stand still and hit for a couple seconds is really annoying. Though I'd still recommend going through the story, it can be fun, but unless you're playing something dot based and/or tanky you're probably going to have some annoyance late game.

[@ladnie9454]

@@satibel But, it does have the secret cow level. That’s why I like it.

[@satibel]

@@ladnie9454 moo.

[@kaelcoates2396]

1:32 the best line bro

[@matodragonespor5000]

-This is not about having fun, this is just blatantly evil! -Ahmm yeah! I'm the devil and I work for Blizzard, what do you expect? Damn, that makes a lot of sense

[@dragonoflocniroth]

Blizzard 1990: let’s make something fun! *creates StarCraft* Activation Blizzard 2022: what is the biggest cash grab we can get away with? *creates Diablo Immortal*

[@travisoutlaw9511]

"This is Blizzard and I am the Devil, what did you expect?"

[@coderaccoon6061]

And yet it'll still be the most profitable game blizzard has ever made. Can't wait to see this all again in Diablo 4: Immortal Boogaloo 2

[@italianspiderman5012]

It’s the most profitable blizzard game,because it wasn’t made by blizzard,hilarious.

[@duckwithabs4537]

Immortal boogaloo 2 💀

[@Mesoz]

While D4 will have mtx, it's going to be limited to cosmetics. Mobile gaming market and pc/console gaming market are designed for two vastly different target audiences

[@italianspiderman5012]

@@Mesoz well,it’s going to be “anchored” around cosmetics,and whatever that means,we’ll see,it’s not that blizzard devs lied before or used intentionally deceptive language like “you can’t buy gear in diablo immortal”,never happened,totally trustworthy developers. And ffs why are paid cosmetics in a fully priced game completely fine?

[@senormarston]

@jackthegamer good lord I hope so! If they go out winning with these kind of crap, soon every company will become a foocking Konami in mobiles shit

[@helizteil2625]

Honestly I feel like there should be a law stating that any game or website or service that has it's own 'currency' must have a way to earn said currency without spending money otherwise they should be forced to just list the offers as a monetary value. I'm really getting tired of all of this misdirection that comes with in-game currencies.

[@Javier_sama]

i agree, i hate those manipulative techniques, you can buy stuff with real but they don't show prices in real money.

[@mkaleborn]

@@Olivia-W Yeah exactly, just label this an Adult only gambling game and let the gambling regulations take over. Including oversight, monitoring of odds (open your code base Blizz), and so forth. Make games like this illegal to sell this to children and you bet your ass they'd change their tune PDQ. Just the optics of selling a 'video game' that is labelled Gambling is bad. It's like Tobacco companies marketing and selling candy-flavoured 'fake' cigarettes. They did it to groom kids in to sucking on something 'not really cancer causing' (ie: F2P), with the express purpose of conditioning and preparing them to smoke real cigarettes (spend real money) when they are old enough. 'Mobile' game companies are hiding behind the misleading term 'video game', when they are 100% trying to breed addicts to spend money they can't afford on their addiction.

[@alex2005z]

Unless the things you buy with said currency are purely cosmetical. That would be a valid exception. But you could also just add a way to get that currency, but its way to slow to be realistic, as a way to bypass this problem

[@Shinobi_Fox]

Agreed

[@Shinobi_Fox]

@@Olivia-W 100% Seriously tired of this predatory gambling sh1t infecting games now. My country already has the biggest issue with gambling losses already and we get bombarded with ads for it too all over youtube as well.

[@sambauman69]

"Man who found a gigantic sack of cash in the woods declares Diablo immortal his game of the year" It was a joke headline on a comedy news site, but I think it's pretty accurate

[@dorky5256]

To be honest. Diablo claiming diablo immortal to be a cash grab because he's an evil demon is both sad and ironic at the same time

[@MyLittlePonyTheater]

"My brother, the powerful evil is here, and you just gave 'em your credit card info." I don't usually quote videos, but I love this line. I'm going to use it every opportunity I get.

[@OkamiToge]

I had to sell all my real life loots to get more Diablo Immortal loots.

[@BelchingBeaver69]

Worth it.

[@thehoneypoet]

"The Great evil is already here and you just gave him your credit card info" never a truer word spoken

[@Lumberjack_king]

0:04 welp I knew the one who runs that dumpster fire company couldn't have been human

[@ivoneo2806]

I guess

[@nadirbaitsaleem7270]

The animation quality is so good in these videos man, that fire pit at the end, the blizzard guy in a tube, random demon guy, all 👌

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

I don't know if Circle still does this, my guess is yes since it's now so much a part of his look, but he works in MS Paint! He draws and moves the characters in the program, points his camera at the screen, and records. It's amazing. That's why you can see the pixels on the drawing surface; that's not a fancy overlay he's using.

[@ninjanoafa8636]

When do we get the everything tier list two? Come on, I want to see more of everything 😂

[@thejumpboy1185]

Diablo indeed, because this game was made by the devil

[@kutaoizumi4189]

The part where he said "I'm the Devil but I work for Blizzard. What did you expect?" killed me...twice 🤣

[@amonynous9041]

The only way to win is to uninstall the game and realize who the final boss is...we're in the endgame now

[@DarthShadow91]

“Free-2-Play is an illusion granted to the weak by the strong, or so I’ve heard...” AN ACTUAL LINE OF DIALOGUE FROM A BLIZZARD GAME

[@loadedexcrement]

I thought that this comment was a joke. It turns out that it isn't, this is the quote verbatim. For reference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX6ahoCph7Olotk (timestamped)

[@nobodyuwu3970]

@@loadedexcrement What the actual fuck....

[@comical_world]

@@loadedexcrement thanks mister

[@invertebrado]

Hey guys, remember when in a blizzard host tournament, the champion of the tournament was asked a few questions and in the middle of their celebratory speech, said:"Free Hong Kong" and got their account suspended and their prise revoked? That sure was fun!

[@legacymse7095]

That's a different issue, they don't want to be blacklisted in china, plus the champion shouldn't randomly bring up politics, which might be against Blizzard TOS. Compared to this and the women scandal, this is nothing

[@dinohunter6450]

@@legacymse7095 that's a xtually a pretty big deal. Thats some censoring type bullshit and one of the many reasons to hate this dead shell of a once great company.

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

@@legacymse7095 people shouldn't bring up human rights because they're "politics"?! Thanks but no. I'd rather people stand for their convictions, especially when those convictions can be life or death for people. This weak sauce ""civility-at-all-costs" isn't going to get us where we need to be as a civilization, or even as a species.

[@auquitaine9201]

@@ChristopherSadlowski It's like when you bring up the chinese concentration camps and people defend them saying "Oh but the uyghur's are terrorists!" Yeah? Says who? The ones keeping them in concentration camps?? Yeah seems real trustworthy to me...

[@genghiskhan6809]

Blizzard be simping hard for West Taiwan.

[@J22_YT]

Made me laugh when the devil said “Yeah I’m the devil and I work for Blizzard”

[@bungusdoogungus7981]

I still will never forget the e3 reveal and the boos that ran through the crowds when the word "mobile" was mentioned

[@TheHuffur]

I am happy that a few years ago I accepted that the Blizzard I knew is long since dead and the current Blizzard is just a mindless zombie shambling along in a horrible mockery of what it once was when alive because if I still had even a sliver of hope and expectations for Blizzard as a game company, shit like this would honestly make me angry. Instead its just a bit sad that no one has put it out of its misery yet. Blizzard does not deserve this perversion of its former self but there are no zombie hunters in the corporate world so onwards it will go until it has completely rotted away... perhaps just a few more years?

[@Gummi2946]

warcraft 3 scenario?

[@sjs9698]

for me it was the panda expansion of wow after kung-fu panda's success. tbh bliz was already a fucking predator before that but it was one i was happy to be screwed by 'till then.

[@kyrolazioko4783]

I dunno. Microsoft bought it for whatever the hell reason. Probably because they know it's going to die off, and are just letting the old team kill themselves off so Microsoft has inheritance to everything and will then pull a Disney-acquiring-Marvel, and gayafye every character and world.

[@joehearts1850]

Blizzard just needs to be put down like an old dog. Like on Of Mice and Men, One of the guys had a bitch, and wouldn't you know it, had some other dude do the dark deed. He wished after hearing that blast of buckshot, he should have killed it himself. We need to be the ones to put down Blizzard. Behind the temple. Be sure to tell them about the farm and the rabbits, George.

[@alanepithet2931]

One of my friends keeps trying to drag me back into WoW classic. I feel bad refusing him, since I miss playing an MMO with him, but I would literally stick my arm in a wood-chipper before ever willingly supporting Blizzard ever again.

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

I'm with you there! Knowing now how garbage the company was basically from day one, I'm sorry I ever gave them money in the first place. My life would have been no different if I never played Diablo or WarCraft as a kid, or their later stuff as a high schooler or college student. My last purchase of a Blizzard game was The Frozen Throne expansion, I dodged the World of WarCraft bullet thank God, and it's going to stay that way until the heat death of the universe.

[@alanepithet2931]

@@ChristopherSadlowski I didn't know they were that garbage during the Diablo 1/ Warcraft 1 days. Elaborate so I can be suitably disgusted?

[@kyrolazioko4783]

Then play a much better online game with him; Final Fantasy XIV.

[@dramaravenger2147]

this is hilarious but quote ever " my brother the evil is here and you just gave them your credit card info" ...its so unironically true..

[@Echo81Rumple83]

The smegal voice screaming "nooooooo" is making me crack up for some reason 😆🤣

[@Smokie1523]

This documentary on immortal was really enlightening. You can really tell, someone did their homework...

[@bluntlyhonest6803]

Unironically, This makes Raid show legends look like breath of the wild.

[@cryora]

I feel like crypto games are going to be like this. Even in Mines of Dalarnia, you have to pay 30 cents (according to current exchange rate) to play a level, depending on who owns the land and sets the price. If you want to go to a different planet to find other land, you have to pay 6 dollars for a 6 month pass. And then you only make like a few cents back per level. Unless you spend a bunch of money to buy minerals to craft better gear with, but they are only marginally better. If you want to own land, you have to participate in a lottery where the more you stake, the greater your chances of getting a plot of land, and the average winner staked probably around $10k. You only have to pay $30 for the plot of land during the lotteries, but over time as demand rises the land will cost a lot more, and so will the mining fees as a result, then what I see happening is people deciding it costs too much for them to mine and they stop playing the game and the bubble bursts, and the land owners can't recoup the cost of purchasing the inflated land. In the end it dies a slow death, because there isn't anything interesting about it anymore, unless the devs come up with new content, but they probably will. But I imagine there will be people who will lose a lot of money playing it. And the only way to prevent yourself from losing money is to be as stingy as you would in real life, and value the in-game features relative to everything else that is bought and sold. Which is not a lot considering you can get older fully featured games on sale on Steam, and the library just keeps growing. And being that stingy would be a boring way to play, and like in real life, it becomes a lot of work to find viable avenues to make money, and it takes all the fun away.

[@OmegaHeroLegacy]

You mean you haven't discovered the even more super secret mode that lets you add 28 more Eternal Legendary Mythic Bullcrap Crests yet? You only get those by signing up for a Diablo Immortal branded Visa card with 129% APR, but it's worth it to unlock the all-new SIX STAR Legendary Gems!!!

[@katondragonrider]

Having played a bit of this game I'll give the game design devs credit. It plays great for a mobile game the voice acting is pretty good and seeing some older characters make a return is nice. But HOLY HELL is the monetization atrocious. I'm fortunate to not be swayed by their shops easily but man it's everywhere. I'm just playing for the story and Uninstalling it immediately after. I dont care for pvp anyways.

[@Artemus973]

The fact that I got a Diablo Immortal ad when this video ended made me laugh my ass off XD

[@ChartreuseDan]

"Do you guys not have phones?" As if they thought we didn't all know they were gonna pull this kind of crap

[@walterwhitecookingchannel8912]

Blizzard try to be a respected company challenge (impossible)

[@AStandardSkrub]

Y’know, i never appreciated how well timed that endsceen is.

[@HippieJoe]

Just don't play it. If you play it, you directly support it. Want them to miserably fail and lose money? Pretend the game doesn't even EXIST.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

1:08 You know it's bad when The Devil said "Oh, Jesus!"

[@SoldierSpiderx]

I am very happy to be a part of older generation that was able to enjoy great games made by enthusiasts in early 2000 with little to no monetization. Young and future generations are so screwed.

[@godferbidd6262]

Facts

[@tacos5718]

It’s all about shitting out the next cash grab that looks just good enough to attract customers

[@SoldierSpiderx]

@@tacos5718 that true like EA and other company who don't care how the game come out along they make money

[@saycap]

Indies still exist, and I’d recommend buying more of them when projects like starfield are either broken, unfinished, unpolished and predatory garbage is released by the AAA market. There are devs who are worth supporting.

[@Sparkz1607]

Stop playing AAA games because they're uniformly becoming shit. Play indie games like Deep Rock Galactic, a pretty recent one. No predatory monetization there. Everything that affects gameplay has to be earned through gameplay.

[@swordbrethrenmordred1230]

Remember the good old days when the only joke about Immortal was the guy at the E3 asking the devs if this an out of seaspn April fools joke.

[@vashe9]

too bad it wasn't actually an out of season April fools joke :(

[@voidishprattles4319]

It feels like Blizzard went from the Cool guy devs who care about their games to literally the worst company on earth literally over night. They dropped the ball, then kicked it into traffic causing a 10 car pileup.

[@Amagys]

It is true rather than just a feeling. Literally all the seniors have left the company to be replaced by fresh blood with not enough agency to push back. I'm sure the old crew held the dam as long as they could but soon as they left it burst and it's sad to see.

[@brusselsprout2959]

I actually got a Diablo Immortal ad when you said it was "the most egregious cash grab ever created."

[@qwefg3]

So spot on it is painful... Also got to love the lines. Really gets the whole backstabbing feel going.

[@CoolKiller28]

just shows how profit is more important to game studios then making games for people to enjoy

[@healsallwounds]

That was always the case, but in the past they weren’t so blatantly obvious about it.

[@RiteshSingh-po7tm]

But they will still get all the profits they want, they care about the 1% whales, thats how gaming would work in 5 years time Only the super rich/super stupids would reign Supreme

[@spider0804]

@@healsallwounds They are a business it should be obvious to everyone. The difference was in the past they understood making a good product means good money. Now it is just the quick cash and let the game burn model.

[@joelhoon1707]

modern popcap

[@sekira4516]

I mean yeah it's how a business works.. it's profit driven. however, in the past as Spider mentioned quality product was equated with profit but now AAA studios are going for cash grab games to maximize profit with minimal actual work.

[@Siinory]

"Im the devil and I work for Blizzard" That made burst into a huge laughter

[@christopherboucher2217]

The irony of a Diablo immortal ad before this video is astounding

[@VoidVoidVoidVoidVi]

I love how being actual Satan is comparable to working at Activision Blizzard, as if Satan would ever stoop to their level.

[@CeHee123]

The title is fitting at least. You'd have to BE immortal to be able to finish the game without paying money because eof unending grind.

[@sanyi9667]

that free 2 play door actually gave access to elden ring - the real fun dark fantasy game that is almost free in comparison

[@saalok]

Let's see - Monetized to hell - Grindy mechanics - Hated by a ton of people The ingredients for yet another modern Blizzard release, good job

[@S0oo]

Server crash party, no Blizzard game without shitty server support

[@ChickenPizza]

But...but...10 million installs! 🤡

[@apollyonnoctis1291]

@@ChickenPizza and 10 million uninstalls, as well.

[@ChickenPizza]

@@apollyonnoctis1291 We can only hope..

[@jiado6893]

I imagine this is how Palpatine was chilling.

[@EliteFireSaint]

Blizzard 2018: Do you guys not have phones? Blizzard 2022: Do you guys not have wallets?

[@abzu96]

“What? don’t you guys all have phones?” should have been “What? don’t you guys all have money?”

[@iberis361]

Y'know, for how much we talk shi- about Blizzard and this game, it's sadly still going to be a success. People are already throwing f tons of money on this game, reportedly, and oh boy, do you think Blizzard would stop with that kind of consumer base?

[@kylepessell1350]

*Sigh* Thus the cycle of abuse continues.

[@rahl163]

can't stop people with more money than sense.

[@BelchingBeaver69]

You can cuss on the internet, it’s ok.

[@Cellmate]

Whales and greedy companies are responsible for the downfall in the quality of games.

[@emblemblade9245]

I don’t know who’s stupid enough to throw money at this game when there’s so many other P2W games out there that probably have even a slightly better input to output reward than this

[@zach11241]

This broke my heart. I grew up on Blizzard games. Warcraft II and Red Alert were my first two forays into the RTS genre. My friends and I had so many fun weekends playing Star Craft, Counter Strike, and Tribes. And I have played Diablo II: LoD for decades now. Literally watching one of my three core favorite video game companies releasing something this predatory is sickening.

[@SPAMMAN123456789]

yeah loved this company, loved warcraft 1 to 3 and starcraft 1 and 2, and now its just part of the swamp like almost everyone else. The only big company that seems to at least giving gamers a good bang for their buck is Microsoft. And I suppose from software with how much everyone loves elden ring among other things they make. Though it is nice to see a return of lower budget middle of the road games that are single player stories.

[@AC1984]

Red alert is Westwood studios but yeah good point mate

[@zach11241]

@@AC1984 I wasn't just listing Blizzard games, just all of the games that defined my childhood. Blizzard happened to have a significant chunk of those games and it is just disheartening to see them fall like this.

[@ajalchem4219]

Circle, don't stare into the void. After all, it stares back.

[@Naeidea]

The whole "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!" line fits Blizzard to a T. How the mighty have fallen. Both humiliating and as a gamer ultimately a loss for the gaming community as a whole, we lost a company who once upon a time cared so much and put effort into their games for the gamers. We should hold a funeral for Blizzard because they are completely dead to us at this point.

[@Darasilverdragon]

yeah... I remember when Blizzard was one of the good ones ...then again I remember when EA was one of the good ones, so maybe I'm just a fossil

[@BlizzardAcolyte]

1:17...you took the time to make sure every screengrab here was actually a different resource, bravo sir... ...and now I'm really sad that Runes, one of the things that made D2 such a blast, have been reduced to "a component in a Blizzard cashgrab scheme"...sometimes, gaming can really, really suck

[@SilverFoxeGames]

I’m gonna be honest, even as someone who is past level 60 in the game and already working on the paragon levels of the game, the game’s message to players is basically “Hey, we are better looking than most mobile games, so we require 3x more in compensation if you want to be worth anything!”

[@legacymse7095]

Genshin Impact is the most ambitious mobile game ever but even them didn't go that far and stayed relatively very f2p friendly

[@KasLynAudio]

I’m currently struggling to max out one character and getting fed up with having to level up 3-4 more times before I can do more story. But I want to like it because the classes feel fun to play (just haven’t tried crusader yet) and the world looks amazing. What’s the best way to actually progress quicker without spending money?

[@SilverFoxeGames]

@@KasLynAudio it’s kinda weird to talk about how to do well in a game that everyone’s slandering, but if you really wanna know, it’s two things that do it: bounty board, and the battle pass. they give you real big EXP, and if you manage to do well enough getting those done, you should be able to get through the game even if you aren’t constantly on

[@kristopherjames2404]

​@@KasLynAudio 100% Eldar rifts. 2-3 minutes nets around 70-100k xp if your significantly below the paragon lvl. next is monster essence through the bestiary, bounties, shadow contract and assembly. honestly the game isn't that bad if your not an absolute sucker. I would argue that the tutorial doesnt end until you reach paragon lvl 30 as that is when it actually becomes a challenge while polishing your style

[@druidodocer5782]

"My brother, the most powerfull evil is here you just gave him you credit card info." This goes to the memory bank.

[@magicrap5243]

free to install, financial insecurity to play

[@deeeeniiiiss]

''well you can buy legendary crests with hil-'' SHUT! THAT'S A PURCHASE YOU CAN MAKE ONCE A MONTH! TWICE IF YOU'RE FAR ENOUGH INTO THE GAME

[@intrigued381]

And they’re also not ETERNAL legendary crests, which means no trading loot for you

[@extramagnus4528]

I'm starting to enjoy companies doing this sometimes. Really causing alot of people to find better outlets and hobbies

[@Heroesflorian]

Yeah, I also love how major water springs are privatized and commercialized by companies. Really causing a lot of people to find other water sources and lower standards of living.

[@extramagnus4528]

@@Heroesflorian needing water and a game are way too different things. Take a shower bruh

[@fimelsin5308]

@@extramagnus4528 You need to take one.... and this proved how blind you are to what you said.

[@satibel]

Personally I'm bringing ps2 games and games with a similar feel. Dark cloud 1&2, dragon quest, FF, rogue Galaxy, rune factory etc... Currently I'm binging atelier firis and having a blast. I didn't know much of the series, but there's 23 different games in the main series, and a bunch of side games.

[@emblemblade9245]

Extra Magnus It’s not about “need”, it’s about recontextualizing the OP’s analogy to show why it doesn’t work.

[@Mandy138Cool]

Lol that Katamari soundbite. 0:56

[@aurumvale9908]

"Dont you guys have Credit cards?" - Activision Blizzard

[@BloodyPlatty]

Such a dope cartoon! Love it❤️❤️

[@bluefxi2603]

I deadass got an add for Diablo immortal before this vid lol 💀

[@azy7576]

When you can find more entertainment in a 2 minute video than a game that was supposed to change mobile gaming ...

[@Ethonra]

Almost had a heart attack. Thought that was my to innocent for this world Blizzardian Guy. Thankfully Circle called him "First Blizzardian". Clearly different characters. Phew! Satan working for Blizzard is the funniest thing I've heard today.

[@lemeres2478]

So this is what it looks like to live under Diablo's rule. I assume that the demon army is always trying to brutally murder us because it might get them another crystal for a run. Their atrocities are just what the free to play experience looks like in this game.

[@Nacho_Sauce]

Wassup my dude

[@blackoutlol2857]

Diablo is a very fitting name for a game that was clearly designed by actual demons.