Reports from players on the subreddit and on YouTube suggest that was definitely the case in the beta. Those concepts are still intact in the new game, but the rate at which you normally receive upgrades and upgrade materials could be skewed toward getting you to pay up. 'When it came to looking at making a new Diablo game, and this opportunity to partner with NetEase to make this-the technology is there, where our mobile phones are more powerful than ever, and they’re capable of top tier gaming experiences,' he said.All of Diablo Immortal's microtransactions (expertly explained here) touch on the aspects of the series that used to be all about how you use your time and the risk/reward of attempting higher level dungeons. The environments, the characters, the skills, the story.”Ĭheng also addressed more general criticism of the reveal, saying: “I don’t think mobile should be a dirty word.'

We have artists on our side, they have artists on their side, and we work together as a team, as a partnership to create everything about Diablo Immortal. Speaking to IGN, Cheng said: “We’ve been working with NetEase Games from the beginning as a partnership to create everything in Diablo Immortal. You can see some similarities between the interfaces in the clip below.īlizzard has responded to this accusation. This game should be cancelled and Blizzard should be ashamed of it.'įans have also claimed the game is a reskin of Crusaders of Light, another game by NetEase, which is partnering with Blizzard on the development of Diablo Immortal. I was just so incredibly disappointed by the way Diablo fans have been treated on all fronts. I'm a hardcore Blizzard fan for over 20 years. 'I don't want to humiliate any individual developers.

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