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Diablo 4’s Hellish Microtransactions Go From Bad to Worse With $65 Horse Bundle That Costs More Than the Game Itself (www.ign.com)
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[–] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They're winding the game down and trying to milk the whales as much as possible before they stop supporting it

[–] imecth@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

There's like at least one xpac coming down that will somewhat revitalize the game, support won't end tomorrow.
This is just blizz squeezing for more money, like every other game with an MTX shop.

[–] Strobelt@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Wait. D4 is already winding down? Didn't it launch last year?

[–] mister_newbie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

It'll get an influx of players next month with the GamePass release. How long that lasts is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Well, it's hard to say. Player count still exists, but appears to be trending down. This is likely due to the season model they're going for. Blizzard isn't very forthcoming with numbers, so everyone's looking towards this 3rd party for numbers https://activeplayer.io/diablo-4/