Hello, long time fan of D1,2 a bit 3 and did play D4 (since launch like most) - good bye D4 and Micros :)
Why bye bye -> not because of the gameplay (which is ... chill, candy crush like, wish it was on switch so I can play on commute/toilet/appointment waiting rooms)
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Microsoft thinks that because I bought 1+2 ... I can pay 3 also. But if I would have skipped 2, now with purchase of 3, 2 is free. F that.
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Microsoft broke my existing game. D4.2 was in a "good" place for me, as my characters were cleaning OKish the realm and after having to put the skills back: I suck. My characters suck a lot and I even died on lower torment levels (which never happened to me, usually my minions clean the maps while I eat apples and watch the screen).
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Microsoft broke my experience by reminding me to pay whenever I level up because I am missing on the skill tree
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Also Microsoft, also is reminding me that my current gameplay sucks because legendary are not dropping anymore because there is a Horadric Cuuuuu. Wait there is none because I did not pay... yup! My bad... My game sucks because I did not play.
At this point... thank God (in Heaven) that Microsoft does not Uninstall the game for me because I did not pay for the expansion...
So now I could stop complaining and just pay (I got jobs, I got kids, I got roof and wife is happy so are kids... I can stay up night and play in weekends).
But, if I pay now I will have D4.0 with first expansion that kinda just works. Then I will have this "new" and "improved" game with second expansion, that I am forced to pay... and more people do this, then maybe not third expansion but 4th will be again a bit a forcing of players to upgrade with rain of positive feedback and marketing to make those who ignore, reconsider.... like me now
Posted May 1, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC