Blizzard has tried to highlight that Immortal's monetization could be ignored until the game's end and Diablo IV Gold it's true and they claim that the vast majority of players enjoy the game without paying even a cent, which is feasible. However, it's a bit naive to claim that the greatest enjoyment in Diablo is playing through the story rather than maxing out your character. It's equally insincere to say that these games have been engineered to engender an eagerness to reach the power level of their players. For people who are inclined toward addiction to gambling, toward the addictive characteristics of Diablo's item game -- or, even worse and both of them -- the crest system of old is highly exploitative and may be damaging.
For everyone else this makes Diablo less fun.
We've been there before or at least, somewhere similar to it. When Diablo 3 came out in 2012, it included a real-money auction house where players could purchase and sell their drops. In theory, this was to prevent cheating and scamming that beset players within Diablo 2. In order to steer players toward that auctionhouse Blizzard dropped the loot rate in the game to such an degree that acquiring a character was a tedious task, and the game as generally felt boring to play. After the unpopular auction house was taken down and drop rates were increased in 2014 Diablo 3 instantly became more enjoyable, and this was even before the changes of The Reaper of Souls expansion elevated it to the status of a classic.
What's the lesson? It could seem sensible for you to think about monetizing Diablo's loot, but once you begin doing you take the fun out of the game. The same is true for Diablo Immortal, and it's evident before you get to the endgame because it's baked deep into the game's design. The drop of loot is less effective the character's progression is artificially controlled and distributed across too many systems, which are too grinding and too fine. The game is more skillfully concealed than it was during the start in Diablo 3, but it's also a tedious grind. The purchase of a battle pass or spending big on legendary crests doesn't help much, because paying for an amazing item drop isn't as exciting than just getting it.
I'm not entirely sure if there is a way to isolate the fundamental elements that make Diablo fun from the mechanics of free-to-play revenue. If it are, Blizzard and NetEase have not found the answer. They've developed a mobile cheap Diablo IV Gold that's smooth pleasant, fun, and generous at first. If you're spending enough time with it you'll realize that the essence of Diablo has been cut off, chopped up and sold back to you piecemeal.
