Diablo 4 Gameplay Trailer Revealed.

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae42e8Flb5o

You now have my attention with this game Blizzard.

I guess this is officially your apology for Diablo Immortal.

EDIT: Cinematic Movie Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynw1MmSRB-s

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

Looks Cool. Pity they're still cowtowing to the Chinese government. Until that's fixed, I'm inclined to stay away from all their products...

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

Looks Cool. Pity they're still cowtowing to the Chinese government. Until that's fixed, I'm inclined to stay away from all their products...

As usual, I'm willing to deny myself what I want for a cause. Epic Game Store, Borderlands, EA games, what have you.

But seriously, Blizzard is looking as us and then looking at the literal Billion Plus Population of China and considers us acceptable losses.

Doesn't mean we should give up. I just know it means very little.

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

Looks Cool. Pity they're still cowtowing to the Chinese government. Until that's fixed, I'm inclined to stay away from all their products...

As usual, I'm willing to deny myself what I want for a cause. Epic Game Store, Borderlands, EA games, what have you.

But seriously, Blizzard is looking as us and then looking at the literal Billion Plus Population of China and considers us acceptable losses.

Doesn't mean we should give up. I just know it means very little.

Ehh... while there's a ton of gamers in China with room to grow, they still make up a small portion of the global audience, and I can't imagine the stock holders are going to be thrilled about being dependent on a market that they can lose in only a few hours if someone says something that is somehow interpreted as offensive to the Communist Party of China. Risk/reward has always been an issue with that market.

 

[Erttheking]

Yeah, I'll be more interested when they stop groveling at the feet of Winnie the Pooh.

https://twitter.com/pcgamer/status/1190423285026164737?s=20

EDIT:...Wait. No offline mode? Ok, forget I said anything, I'll be interested never.

 

[BrawlMan]

Looks Cool. Pity they're still cowtowing to the Chinese government. Until that's fixed, I'm inclined to stay away from all their products...

Agreed. They want to be bitches that suck the dick of bigger bitches. Go right ahead. I stopped buying from Activision years ago. The only exception was Transformers Devastation, and that was more for Platinum than anything else.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Well, Diablo 3 didn't set my world on fire, and I've got Path of Exile if I ever get the dungeon-looter itch again, so I suppose this'll be another $15 sale pickup.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

Looks Cool. Pity they're still cowtowing to the Chinese government. Until that's fixed, I'm inclined to stay away from all their products...

Yup, they're dead to me until they address the actual problem. Fuck their craven behavior

 

[Hawki]

I'm curious as to how many of those protesters actually cared about Hong Kong until the Hearthstone issue came up. But anyway:

I can't fault the cinematic trailer. I mean, I said that the storyline should have ended at D3, but that wasn't going to happen, and RoS and the Adventure Mode lore established that things can go very south, very quickly in Sanctuary. Turns out D4 shows just how south they can go from what I've read. Also, if you were going to bring a villain back, Lilith is a pretty sound choice. But if the person in the cinematic is Rathma...why? He despised her during the Sin War, what's with the about-turn? Also, calling it, the temple they're in is the Temple of the Firstborn. Also turns out all you need is blood to remove Lilith from the Abyss because....I dunno, magic.

As for the gameplay though...ugh. It looks drab. Really drab. Nevermind that we've got three returning classes (because God forbid we make new ones), but the entire thing is just...well, drab. Grey, drab, and boring. Seriously, you could probably put any screenshot of D4 alongside a PoE one and have people struggle to say which is from which game. And I know some smartarse is going to say "that's how Diablo IV should look, haven't you played D1/D2?" To which I say "yes, I have, but now D4 looks like every other ARPG that goes for this aesthetic." I'll be honest, the gameplay trailer for Diablo Immortal looks better from an aesthetic standpoint because it manages to capture the Gothic aesthetic while retaining a distinct look.

Still, from what I've read, the game seems to be going for a middleground for D2 and D3, so, um, yay?

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Yeah, I'll be more interested when they stop groveling at the feet of Winnie the Pooh.

https://twitter.com/pcgamer/status/1190423285026164737?s=20

EDIT:...Wait. No offline mode? Ok, forget I said anything, I'll be interested never.

Looks Cool. Pity they're still cowtowing to the Chinese government. Until that's fixed, I'm inclined to stay away from all their products...

Agreed. They want to be bitches that suck the dick of bigger bitches. Go right ahead. I stopped buying from Activision years ago. The only exception was Transformers Devastation, and that was more for Platinum than anything else.

Looks Cool. Pity they're still cowtowing to the Chinese government. Until that's fixed, I'm inclined to stay away from all their products...

Yup, they're dead to me until they address the actual problem. Fuck their craven behavior

They made this game for you as an apology to Diablo Immortal and you spit in their faces.

Ungrateful.

 

[Casual Shinji]

They made this game for you as an apology to Diablo Immortal and you spit in their faces.

Ungrateful.

Maybe if Blizzard hadn't pulled that little oopsie-daisy a few weeks back this would've been a nice apology. Instead it smacks of desperation after the China bootlicking fall-out.

 

[Erttheking]

Ungrateful.

I'm not a corporate bootlicker, and Activision-Blizzard is making record profits despite feeling the need to fire hundreds of people. They don't need me brainlessly spewing empty platitudes at them.

I'm so fucking sorry, that I didn't show the appropriate amount of hype for a game with a feature that I utterly despise made by a company that's shown itself willing to utterly debase itself to pander to a totalitarian regime. Do you want me to turn my brain off and dishonestly talk about how much I'm hyped for features I hate and how I forgive Blizzard for pandering to Winnie the Pooh? Would that make you fucking happy?

Samtemdo8, not everyone likes what you like and you need to learn how to handle that.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Ungrateful.

I'm not a corporate bootlicker, and Activision-Blizzard is making record profits despite feeling the need to fire hundreds of people. They don't need me brainlessly spewing empty platitudes at them.

I'm so fucking sorry, that I didn't show the appropriate amount of hype for a game with a feature that I utterly despise made by a company that's shown itself willing to utterly debase itself to pander to a totalitarian regime. Do you want me to turn my brain off and dishonestly talk about how much I'm hyped for features I hate and how I forgive Blizzard for pandering to Winnie the Pooh? Would that make you fucking happy?

Samtemdo8, not everyone likes what you like and you need to learn how to handle that.

You didn't care for Blizzard even before Diablo Immortal so don't use recent events as an excuse.

 

[MrCalavera_v1legacy]

They made this game for you as an apology to Diablo Immortal and you spit in their faces.

Ungrateful.

Lmao

 

[Erttheking]

Ungrateful.

I'm not a corporate bootlicker, and Activision-Blizzard is making record profits despite feeling the need to fire hundreds of people. They don't need me brainlessly spewing empty platitudes at them.

I'm so fucking sorry, that I didn't show the appropriate amount of hype for a game with a feature that I utterly despise made by a company that's shown itself willing to utterly debase itself to pander to a totalitarian regime. Do you want me to turn my brain off and dishonestly talk about how much I'm hyped for features I hate and how I forgive Blizzard for pandering to Winnie the Pooh? Would that make you fucking happy?

Samtemdo8, not everyone likes what you like and you need to learn how to handle that.

You didn't care for Blizzard even before Diablo Immortal so don't use recent events as an excuse.

If I didn't care for them then how is this an apology for me that you accuse me of so utterly ungrateful for? Pick a narrative and stick with it, for fuck's sake.

And I repeat myself. Samtemdo8, not everyone likes what you like and you need to learn how to handle that.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

nvm I accidentally clicked post without finishing my post.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Ungrateful.

I'm not a corporate bootlicker, and Activision-Blizzard is making record profits despite feeling the need to fire hundreds of people. They don't need me brainlessly spewing empty platitudes at them.

I'm so fucking sorry, that I didn't show the appropriate amount of hype for a game with a feature that I utterly despise made by a company that's shown itself willing to utterly debase itself to pander to a totalitarian regime. Do you want me to turn my brain off and dishonestly talk about how much I'm hyped for features I hate and how I forgive Blizzard for pandering to Winnie the Pooh? Would that make you fucking happy?

Samtemdo8, not everyone likes what you like and you need to learn how to handle that.

You didn't care for Blizzard even before Diablo Immortal so don't use recent events as an excuse.

If I didn't care for them then how is this an apology for me that you accuse me of so utterly ungrateful for? Pick a narrative and stick with it, for fuck's sake.

And I repeat myself. Samtemdo8, not everyone likes what you like and you need to learn how to handle that.

I have been alone in what I like in this website for years now. I once made Blizzard related posts in this site before the Diablo Immortal fallout. Barely any traction and enthusiasm and often just saying how much Blizzard sucks.

 

[Erttheking]

I have been alone in what I like in this website for years now. I once made Blizzard related posts in this site before the Diablo Immortal fallout. Barely any traction and enthusiasm and often just saying how much Blizzard sucks.

What does that have to do with anything that I've said? Nothing. I'm not impressed with the ball and chain that Diablo 4 comes with and Blizzard's attitude recently has left me wanting. If you don't want to hear that, well, I don't know what to say.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

I have been alone in what I like in this website for years now. I once made Blizzard related posts in this site before the Diablo Immortal fallout. Barely any traction and enthusiasm and often just saying how much Blizzard sucks.

What does that have to do with anything that I've said? Nothing. I'm not impressed with the ball and chain that Diablo 4 comes with and Blizzard's attitude recently has left me wanting. If you don't want to hear that, well, I don't know what to say.

You want me to address what you actually say? Fine.

Your not a corporate Bootlicker for just playing a game.

Blizzard's Buisness with China should not affect your playing of a game. Your not gonna get censored by China right now for playing a game.

When the hell are you not without internet that you absolutely need to play Diablo 4 Offline by yourself? You completely miss the point that games like Diablo and Path of Exile thrive on being Online Co-Op games. And the online is the allow player trading. Do you only play games solo at all times?

 

[CritialGaming]

While the game does look good. I'm not going to bother getting excited for it because they said it isn't even close. Not even Blizzard close. Which means this game is three years away at least so no point in dealing with any sort of hype or speculation.

Especially considering how much Diablo 3 changed from the time it was first revealed to the time it actually came out. So what they showed at blizzcon literally means nothing other than the game exists.