Diablo 4 is Blizzard’s fastest-selling game of all time, and has fuelled record revenue and profits for the company. Just yesterday, Blizzard promised a fix for a menu issue that is causing some players to accidentally activate the the premium battle pass.ĭespite these various issues, Diablo 4 enjoyed an enormous launch that saw over 10 million people play in June.

The Diablo 4 Season 1 battle pass includes just 666 Platinum.ĭiablo 4 has had a torrid time of it lately, with a disastrous patch forcing a backtrack from Blizzard, Hardcore character deaths continuing to come from disconnects, and criticism of its costly cosmetics.

“The horse at the end is the only even remotely (being overly generous here) cool thing and it's still nowhere near cool enough to justify putting it behind either 90 levels of grind or up to like $170 worth of microtransactions,” they said. Redditor PhoenixHR220 called it the “most mid battle pass I’ve ever seen in my life”. There is not much included, players say, to excite or encourage completion. It’s a loop designed to fuel all-important engagement and encourage spending elsewhere.Īs you’d expect, players have rounded on Diablo 4’s first battle pass, not just highlighting the virtual currency issue but also accusing it of being boring. The idea is players are encouraged to play through the season and into the next season, because they know completing the pass will earn them enough virtual currency to keep going. Those battle passes dish out enough COD Points upon completion for players to pick up the next pass. Games like Call of Duty include a battle pass that essentially pays for itself in virtual currency.

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