There have been many feelings through the Roller coaster events through Diablo; Rage, Joy, Frustration, and all those great loot dopamine hits. Even the loathsome blood splashes have people three shades of red.
This tweet is most likely a playful nod towards a hazardous in-game situation and quotes Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble”: “I knew you were trouble when you walked in… so I’m staying right here on this side of the door.” Unfortunately, things went down the wrong chute, with people ranting about just about everything in the replies; PVP mechanics to story-telling decisions.
One of the biggest complaints came from VikingMB, who ranted about the Hardcore: “Its absolutely ridiculous that I joined a party to do hordes in hardcore and get teleported to a PVP zone to get insta killed. All that time and effort searching for gear is gone, stupidest thing ever that’s allowed to happen.” Imagine grinding hours for that perfect gear roll, getting yeeted into a PVP zone, and losing everything in a matter of seconds. That’s not even a skill issue; that’s a design issue.
And VikingMB wasn’t alone. More began to join in with their own complaining. SexyStockSlayer said: “Nobody who plays your game likes Taylor Swift… you are so out of touch it’s insane.” Harsh? Maybe. But when your player base cares more about game mechanics than pop culture references, maybe it’s time to check the pulse.
Helvetica cut through the noise: “Are you posting this to remind ppl of your terrible writing? You built this char up just to have him killed by a random tree.” Ouch. Time to do a do-over if your storytelling options are being roasted harder than a Hellforge rare drop.
However, not all replies were straight antagonistic; some others seized the opportunity to get their requests in: MorganLfei_XIV: “Can we get an option to pick the Druid body type in Diablo Immortal for Diablo 4? How about skins for the Werebear/wolf?” Anton kept it short: “Create more content for Diablo 2.”
The tweet triggered a bit of debate regarding the future of Diablo 4. Going full-on doom-and-gloom, Creativityisded said Blizzard is like Disney: “You pump your audience full of garbage for so long that when you finally release something decent, you think ur audience will jump for joy and forget the past.” Vanishing Point quickly replied: “You underestimate D4 audience,” implying that not everyone is willing to just throw away the franchise yet.
So, what do we gather from this? Players want better mechanics, less forced PVP in Hardcore, and compelling storytelling. And, perhaps less Taylor Swift. Blizzard, if you’re listening, the community is speaking loud and clear. So will you finally do something about it? Well, that’s the real endgame boss fight.
Meanwhile, players are left hanging atop some weird mixture of hope, insults, and pitchforks-and never-stop grinding. The memes, at least, make for good entertainment. goat scream genuinely.
