The Berserk-themed character model was recently released by Blizzard in the storefront of Diablo IV, and the community has not been particularly kind about it. The #Berserk Struggler Rogue set is in the shop while players call it overpriced, low effort, and further evidence of Blizzard focusing on microtransactions over fixing actual problems in the game.
The official Diablo account teased the crossover with “Never give up. Never surrender 🔥,” but the fans weren’t interested in anything it had to offer. Replies came pouring in with complaints about the price, some saying that it costs more than what they’ve ever paid for the game itself. One, good guy xxRambo_21xx, humbled the statement everyone was thinking, “cost more than what I paid for the whole game,” while therealrvpture said it was “overpriced as usual… y’all just trying to kill your own game.”
The price is not the only thing that weighs in here: there is the mass of unresolved issues that are left on the shelves in favor of more cosmetics. @BlackStarASMR just unleashed forth: “Instead of fixing major game flaws like tempering, masterworking, enchanting… you shamelessly market ridiculously overpriced stupid cosmetics for greedy profits.” Oink.
Now, the quality debate shows up. @Itsjustaword69 called the skin “so low quality,” and others agreed with it being not even worth the price. Some had hoped for an actual in-game event for the Berserk collab, but, unfortunately, that did not happen, leaving behind just another shop item. @Vengeance1691 summed it dead-on: “Got an epic crossover and just cash-grab shop items… what a loss for Diablo.”
But it’s not just about this one skin; it is about bigger frustrations propping up Diablo IV monetization. @19AnthonyG89 said that he has not touched the game since Season 3, “Blizzard caring more about the cosmetic shop is why… They do not give a shit about anything except the cosmetic shop and it shows.”
The opposition drowned a meme: @RedOctober2226 Rickrolled the thread with “Never gonna give you up… Game, Set, Match,” but that joke kind of died amidst the backlash. @jkuhlmedia went with an “Ever’day I’m strugglin” reference, which, well, that one hit the mark.
So what is really the price digging into? Some compare it to actual games like @yano69k, who comments: “That’s the price I bought Expedition 33 for btw. Think about that guys.” On the other hand, @BarlowBrandon mocks the skin for being for just one class: “Twenty-eight US dollars for a skin locked to a single class? LOOOOOL.”
Diablo IV’s store has long been a focal point of player frustration. Whether it be high prices, or no serious content updates as of late, or the feeling that Blizzard cares more about dollar bills than gameplay, this Berserk collab is just going to fuel the fire.
Will Blizzard care? Who knows. The message from players, for now, though, is: Fix the game, and maybe we’ll talk about cosmetics. Till then, the #Struggler meme is not necessarily about the Berserk collab but more about the state of Diablo IV itself.
If you know what you want, then the skin is still up for grabs; just know that now, the whole community will put its thumbs down on you if you do buy.
