Recording summary · June 2023
Why i HATE Diablo 4 - Disappointing...
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Overview
Daniel gave Diablo 4 a preliminary score of 6.2 out of 10 and hesitated to recommend it, having opted to purchase the standard edition upon release rather than paying extra fees for early access, which Daniel viewed as devious.
Daniel found character creation bland and irrelevant given the top-down perspective, disliked default mouse-click movement and attack controls over WASD, and criticized combat and boss encounters as repetitive and easy even on World Tier 2 difficulty.
Daniel experienced stuttering, frame rate drops, and rubber banding near towns and enemy spawns on an RTX 3060 Razer Blade Pro laptop, attributing it potentially to network congestion rather than hardware capability.
Daniel appreciated occasional player encounters but thought Diablo 4 missed a chance to become a fuller MMO like Guild Wars, expressed annoyance at having to manually activate town waypoints for fast travel, and rejected criticisms over English pronunciation of the word Diablo.
Themes
Diablo 4 monetization and early access pricing.
Diablo 4 character customization and camera perspective.
Diablo 4 movement controls and combat mechanics.
Technical performance, lag, and rubber banding in Diablo 4.
Multiplayer design, waypoint mechanics, and MMO elements in Diablo 4.
Pronunciation of the word Diablo.
Developments
Diablo 4 released on the day of the recording.
Daniel purchased the standard edition of Diablo 4.
Daniel started playing Diablo 4 on World Tier 2 difficulty.
Daniel ran between towns without activating the first town's waypoint and had to run back.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether Diablo 4 allows rebinding movement controls from mouse clicks to WASD.
The precise cause of the stuttering, frame rate drops, and rubber banding encountered in Diablo 4.