![]() ![]() That means Blizzard will have to work all the harder if they want to take back the ARPG crown – especially with Path of Exile 2 coming out next year. Path of Exile is a competitor the likes of which didn’t exist when Diablo III launched. ![]() It also helps that they are starting from scratch and can integrate those systems from the get-go if they so choose. Blizzard, though, can fine-tune all such instruments in-house. It’s so complicated - for better or for worse - that you need programs like AutoHotkey and Path of Building to help you stay competitive. One of PoE‘s most frustrating aspects is that to successfully trade and craft in endgame, you must go outside the game. I look forward to seeing Diablo IV replicate and improve on Diablo III’s combat system.īlizzard also does a good job of integrating important mechanics into the game. The movement, pacing, and feedback were top-notch, but that’s really to be expected of Blizzard. ![]() In my opinion, it’s still the best ARPG combat around. In fact, I miss its satisfying, visceral combat. I don’t want it to seem like Diablo III didn’t do anything right. ![]() That’s a tone that Diablo IV lead developer Luis Barriga says that Blizzard is going back to. It boasts a steadily growing player count, it has an integrated economy that replicates (and surpasses) the old days of trading on, and perhaps most importantly, it has successfully created a grim, bleak tone similar to Diablo I and II. It has managed to accomplish what Diablo III could not. There is a current King of the ARPG, and that’s Grinding Gear Games’ Path of Exile ( PoE). If Blizzard wants Diablo IV to be as successful as it can be, it needs to look for ways to improve the game in all aspects.īut a lot has changed since Diablo III released in 2012. Earlier this month, however, Blizzard generated a lot of buzz and excitement with the official reveal of Diablo IV. From last year’s Diablo Immortal debacle, to the shuttering of Heroes of the Storms esports scene, to the recent Hong Kong controversy, Blizzard has found itself suddenly devoid of most of the goodwill it’s garnered as one of gaming’s biggest companies. Let’s face it, Blizzard has had a fairly tough year. ![]()
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