Infernoblade1010: Idk, I'm just sick of the, 'run fast, kill fast, run faster, kill faster, etc' mindset of modern ARPGs, especially Diablo. I enjoyed the launch where it felt a bit more like a classic dungeon crawler. Now it's a speedrunner's dream...again.
LuckyGhost: Dude, I had the same comment about the voice acting, but i took it out because I thought maybe i was misremembering. I feel vindicated now! Great video brother
thatotherdan9984: The open world being mostly useless is kind of ironic. Huge open world, but everything takes place in a small dungeon
Siphr0dias: This is the video, i've been waiting for today. You are one of the most reasonable persons in content creation i know. Thanks for aaaaalll you did over the years. <3
EmperorGodLeto: "Spirit Born uses animal spirits." Doesn't that just rehash the playstyle of the druid?
woodie232323: Im glad the "not a Raid" Raid can be done with two people only i mostly play D4 with the wife, and she mostly plays with me, or we play solo. We are glad that we dont need to have two random people to play with to enjoy everything the game has to offer for now
bluejaysforever3627: So Diablo 4 now more accurately should be called Diablo 3.5.
dmdiablo4: Speedy boy!
GuiSilva84: To me is sad news. I thought I was paying for a new Diablo game, not a tweaked D3.
rozorahk: I miss the slow classic dungeon crawling with beautiful atmosphere. Diablo is NEVER going to be the best or most hardcore arpg. They had a beautiful atmospheric rpg and have turned it into a flashy casino game chasing their betters.
DesertProductions1: I am playing the expansion just to relax and have fun. OG Dad gamer here with not a lot of time to play anyway. I am looking forward to it without worrying about all the technical stuff.
manjisamura2720: Hi Rhykker, Diablo fan from D1 here. I really like a lot of the changes made and I like the game state (as I liked Diablo 3). But I still regret the D4 slower pace and "difficulty", I would have liked they fixed the game without leaning too much on D3's fast pace. For example the combat pace and strategy in French RogueLite Ravenswatch feels really great and more fullfilling. I'm also still not fully convinced about the new ancestral gear changes but I'll reserve my final comment after fully playing S6. Anyway they improved a lot and Diablo 3 is a good game but fast pace diminish combat strategy and monsters importance.
leederlee: Hey Rhykker, this is Folks!
skachkoveugene: Is it me or is the D4 VFX color palette slowly trying to creep toward more vivid colors?
mortorv2030: Such as shame. Back to D2R and waiting for poe2 i guess. D4 at launch wasn't great, but at least it tried to blend d2 and d3. Brainless character development and erasing everything on screen is not what i hoped d4 would turn into unfortunately
slambitzeslam1744: would have preferred they kept D4 on its own path, this going backwards to D3 isnt fun
WUZLE: Saying "D4 had some issues when it released" was kind. We all know the game was released at least a year before it should have. And after a year of finally turning it into the game it should have been on release, they decided to burn it to the ground and start over. Good thing Diablo games have a lot of loyal fans because this sort of thing normally causes players to leave in droves.
jezebel8551: Idk Spiritborn has ZERO appeal to me. Either Sorceress or Rogue for me.
ChristopherVanDerWesthuizen: The more I hear about how it's like D3 the less I want to play it.
invidious07: The current gameplay loop is terrible and they haven't done anything to demonstrate that they are fixing it or that they even realize its a problem. Diablo is not Dynasty Warriors, I don't want to be running around blowing everything up without breaking stride. Modern ARPGs like D4 feel like instant gratification machines, it is WAY too easy. D4 is the biggest disappointment in my 25 years of PC gaming, i will not be buying the expansion (which I would have assumed was unthinkable before D4 had been released). Maybe I will pick it up if it goes on sale for like $20 at some point so i can play the campaign for the story.
abraxis59: I found your comments on how you felt about the campaign interesting. My expectations for the story are a bit lower not because I expect it to be bad, but current story setup boxes them into a simpler story. In the main game, they made a very hard to replicate story where everything was a compelling shade of gray. When you say Lilith was a great villain, it is a legitimate question to ask "was she really a villain?". The problem with this expansion is now the line between right and wrong/good and evil is MUCH clearer because you are struggling against a daemon. It's really hard to be as sophisticated with a story that does not focus on a fallen angel and a quasi-risen daemon.
anba9499: It DEVOLVED to d3
menamgamg: Im sad that the pace has increased so much. I don't understand why people want such high pace that mechanics don't matter. All the different content and monsters ends up feeling more and more samey because you blast through it. Im curious if this change has made the playerbase more active or not, because i have a hard time seeing how removing depth makes the game more fun for the playerbase at large. I Feel like it's mostly a vocal minority, i.e. the reddit echo chamber, which has driven this change.
AlqantDBlank: They really thought doubling down on the madness and attempting to replicate what POE1 does was the answer. When D4 was first marketed, it gave the players a similar vibe like D2. We expected a game that was gonna be more immersive, methodical, darker and spookier. Instead, we got Diablo 3 remastered. Save your money.
GDub356: I appreciate the work on the video Rhykker, I typically don’t mind DM’s stuff but his review video is him reiterating the same sentence for 20 minutes.
RSHunterElite: The gatekeeping of content behind group play was a bad idea. I feel this is only the beginning and they will try to implement more group content,unfortunately
tylerbancroft4820: If you enjoy the class fantasy of Necromancer DO NOT BUY.
iitzDoom: I loved D3 its entire life, I liked D4 at launch but it lacked meaningful endgame in both chase items, gearing and actual content, I then came back for what I believe was season 4 (the season necro got minions uber buffed) and it felt like a completely different game but it was more enjoyable than launch due to better endgame. Now I feel myself wanting to come back again but it's very hard to justify spending money on an expansion when we have other ARPGs that are just as good if not BETTER than D4 is that are entirely free and don't force you to spend money for content, and are just happy to have you enjoying the game, and if you wish to support then you buy cosmetics. These devs from the other games also seem far more grounded and willing to do what is right for the game rather than what is right for the CEOs bank account, not to mention the CEOs on the other big ARPGs are just more human so you want to support them unlike Blizzard in the last 5 or so years.
gunz300: Answer: No
pedaleou: I enjoyed D3 played a lot but still I wish they kept the pace state of the game at launch regarding item rarity and "darker tone" (Skill FX being too present over the environment with vivid colors)... seems the direction pointed more to what D3 gameplay and visual appeal was after all.
TheEffectOfMass: I am likely in the minority here, but I wasn't a fan of the story in D4. it has it's moments, but i felt let down. Does the expansion improve it or at least make up for it? Thanks!
Tewi7Inaba: Forced multiplayer in the dlc ruined it for me. i play arpg's solo. Now that i cannot do end as it intended by blizzard. 40dollars to downgrace my experience no thank you
OpenWorldAddict0: The faster pace doesn't bother me as long it's not requiring me to 'go' fast, since i am slow and cautious player in all games, once i am forced to 'go' fast, i stop enjoying the experience, cause my brain processes things too slow for me to react quickly.
I enjoyed diablo 3, the problem i had was the lack of variety of enjoyable activities to participate in, where in the end game the only real option other than map activity (which wasn't as good in D3) was to do Rifts, which felt repetitive, and really tense (since you were fighting against a time pressure).
Enkeria: I will get the bundle of expansions when they lower the price of it.
roneon4: I played D4 for maybe 5 months and stop waiting for more content but the new class really put me off to even consider installing again. The fact that blizzard once again did not put a paladin like class is just bad decisions all over again.
TheMartinSan: It looks cool, but I'll wait for a sale, there are soooo many other options to buy with more bang for the buck for 40 dollares.
circaen: Players: We want Paladin!
Blizzard: We want to make something original!
We get a witch doctor monk...tf.
EvilShade82: Hey Rhykker, thanks for being the way you are. I can always coun't on your reviews to be a perfect pitch for me, since i see things nearly exactly as you are. Things you tend to like in games, i find myself also enjoying. Lately i was playing more Last Epoch then D4, but your reviews made me really look forward to Vessel of Hatred and in particular to the Spirit Born. It seems to be the best of both worlds of a monk and a kind of druid/shaman, which i really like.
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