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How far will Diablo IV monetization go?

Blizzard followers will be keeping a closer eye on Diablo 4 monetization after Immortal.

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THEzRude1440d ago

Diablo IV Better have 0 F*CKING monetization besides The basic purchase price and possible expansions. Otherwise its a no touch for me after that Immortal gluster F.

Lionsguard1440d ago

If they can get away with it in Immortal, you can sure bet that they'll have it on their flagship Diablo game.

SullysCigar1440d ago

I fear the writing's on the wall for this one. They've had a stab at a new model that is raking in loads for them.

Meanwhile, a handful of fools are defending the practice and increasing the liklihood of a repeat performance that will ruin D4 for the rest of us.

Stanjara1440d ago

They will have them in D4, you know it, I know it...

Everybody knows it!

sinspirit1440d ago

B-but.. how can monetization be a problem if its "oPtIoNaL"? *laughs in business exec*

Angyobangyo1440d ago

Deep down, we all know it will have monetization. Different currencies and a battlepass, I can see that happening sadly.

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Noskypeno1440d ago

Can they like make super rare items like a sword or armor that is sold for 1000 bucks but there's only one in the universe, so some rich celebrity can pay me like 100K, thank you

Dudeson1440d ago

They could, but then those items will be behind a gambling system where ultimately for every 100k you make off of rich people, you're down 110k in the black hole of blizzard.

BrainSyphoned1440d ago

I fully renovated my kitchen off of the 90% I got from my Diablo 3 cash shop sales. Only time my wife has ever encouraged me to game.

smashman981440d ago

Considering it's a day 1 game pass, probably pretty far.

Tacoboto1440d ago

Microsoft can't second-class their own titles by releasing certain titles Day One and others full-price only. By the time Diablo 4 comes out Activision will be merged into Xbox.

If they suddenly start to they'll destroy the value proposition of Game Pass. It's not like they can maintain any goodwill with so few titles releasing as it is and then doing something like that.

smashman981440d ago

Confirmation on the gamepass thing? All titles from Xbox and it’s subsidiaries will have their titles come to gamepass on Day 1 this isn’t new info.

If your referring to my speculation on how monetized Diablo 4 will be, I have no confirmation, it’s speculation.

Crows901440d ago

All Xbox 1st party release day 1 on game pass. If blizzard becomes first party....

The math is frankly quite simple.

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Dudeson1440d ago

Hopefully they got it all out of their system with Diaflop Immoral, otherwise Diablo IV will be left untouched.

Lionsguard1440d ago

Diaflop? It's pretty damn successful so I guess people do have phones.

KingofBandits1440d ago

Blizzard went from running like a horny frat house full of jerks to a sackless money grubbing crap hole real fast. I couldn't care less what happens to this company anymore

Lionsguard1440d ago

Well, they're not your best friend, they're a public company who has to make money for investors, it's not a surprise. Rockstar fell to it, Bethesda fell to it, Blizzard fell to it, everyone has fallen to the mighty dollar.

KingofBandits1439d ago

Did I say they were? no. just saying IDGAF about this crap company or its hollow IP anymore.

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