Blizzard has done something really nice for Diablo gamers by releasing new wallpapers for their phones without making them pay, and honestly? They are absolutely stunning. The game’s official Twitter account posted two wallpapers to choose from: One shows the Lord of Hatred, Mephisto, in his horrible and blasting form and the other represents a holy Paladin ready to deliver the light. They call it ‘bringing Sanctuary to your mobile devices,’ which is a fun way of saying it, ‘hey, make your phone look like a portal to hell… or heaven, I guess.’ The wallpapers are available via website link. It’s a simple marketing ploy but the response of the players? Quite the opposite. It’s a whole ambiance.

The community reacted with an amusing mixture of thrill, bitterness, and the accustomed gamers’ pain. Some were very hype. User greenEye replied with heart-eyed emojis and wrote “great artworks 😍 Congrats to the artists ♥ You’re the best.” Even less certain was a user by the name of GAM3S.GG who couldn’t make up his mind and commented “I don’t know which one to pick! 😬”. It is indeed a dilemma—should one go for the dark aura or the holy warrior’s appearance? Glitchy 🪄 made a statement, commenting “Mephisto’s fiery aura opposing the Paladin’s holy light – a very dramatic contrast indeed for a phone background. Two sides of Sanctuary in your palm!” That… is actually quite poetic for a tweet reply.

Nonetheless, judging by Blizzard’s and Diablo‘s past, it seems like a double-edged sword. Do I have to say the mobile history has come back to haunt? You can’t possibly link phones and Diablo without the looming mention of that infamous announcement. User AnubisPatron put it very clearly: “Listen, guys…. never mention Mobile and Diablo together, ever for any reason…. never learn.” It is the ghost of BlizzCon past, always passing by every nice mobile-related post with negativity. User Pavel Nosek echoed the quote when he said “We don’t have phones. Btw: How much for it and its RNG?” which is great two-for-one punch referencing the old controversy and also questioning if there is a hidden cost or random drop chance for the wallpapers. Spoiler: they are free. But the mistrust has become part of the experience by now.

Ultimately, the argument got broader, and the topic of Diablo IV and Blizzard chaos came up, which is the usual thing. One user, ML, that couldn’t stop telling about Mythic Unique drops in Diablo IV, was crying about getting “tyraels might 3 TIMES IN A ROW!” and getting no Shroud of False Death. They finished with, “AND TRADE CHAT DOESN’T WORK SO I CAN’T GET BAC RUNES.” That is like a whole different game’s worth of frustration spilling into a wallpaper thread. It’s just the way it is. Another user, rose, had a technical issue, saying “I’m being game-shared the expansion but can’t buy cosmetics from the shop.” And that’s how the post accidentally turned into a small customer service portal.

The thread also included some unrelated but very funny tangents. A user posted a much goofier Azmodan wallpaper and choosed that as his favorite. Someone, TheStebe, asked very humorously: “Why does azmodanlook like he has a Boston terrier mouth. Look at those chops!” and he even provided a picture. And, to be honest? He’s right. It’s a Diablo 3 reference that mostly died but still has some people laughing. Void🍉 was very committed to their current wallpaper and shared an image of Lilith along with the words “No one is worth replacing our Blessed Mother😒”. Impressive is the loyalty.

Amongst the chaos, there were also some requests of a more practical nature. AJ asked, “Some 4K resolutions would be nice for these wallpapers.” A really good point! If you are going to decorate your top-notch PlayStation phone with the wallpapers, then it has to be of the highest quality. And, per usual, there is always one person who is negative, like indfiniableification, who mockedly stated Blizzard “the most buggiest in the world goes to for the 25th year running.” Hard words but it is obvious a lot of passion is felt; can’t it be?

So what is the major takeaway from all of this? Blizzard has treated the public with a simple but very good piece of free fan service, that is, official high-quality wallpapers. And the Diablo community supposes thanks by a very wild, crazy, and beautiful mix of appreciation, memes, old wounds, current game grievances, and random Azmodan observations. This is much more than just changing your lock screen background.