sobanz t1_j99fg3u wrote on February 20, 2023 at 6:57 AM

Reply to comment by iligal_odin in Diablo IV’s open beta starts next month by Sorin61

honestly, at this point I think they will avoid that for a long time. they've gone from being the most revered western studio(yes, in the wc/sc/diablo era the fanboys were rabid) to losing pretty much all credibility. this needs to be a win for them. they were basically the squaresoft of NA.

iligal_odin t1_j99gctj wrote on February 20, 2023 at 7:08 AM

The thing is, the Microsoft acquisition hasn't happened yet so milking the whales and the krakens has priority!

sobanz t1_j99i8vg wrote on February 20, 2023 at 7:32 AM

yea a few friends think that too but I think they want to get their wow for the lost ark/path of exile market going. box sales for base, expansion etc will likely be the way they go.

going full p2w on mobile is par for the course, if they do it here then I will never trust them again.

iligal_odin t1_j99ii0l wrote on February 20, 2023 at 7:36 AM

Expansions? Hell no, with cod being their shining horse? The route theyll take is:80$ game with 20$ battlepass, or 40$ for the ultimate battlepass. Then trickle updates with updates seasonals to get as much money as possible. Expansions are the way of the past (for the dollar hunting execs)

Edit: I wouldn't br surprised if there will be 2 bps