Diablo Immortal has had it rough ever since it was announced. The game was mired in controversy from its first reveal, with fans accusing Diablo Immortal of being an off-season April Fool’s joke. Over time, the public perception of Diablo Immortal seemed to change a bit for the better, especially after Blizzard confirmed that another game in the main series was on the way, Diablo 4.
But now that Devil Immortal has been officially released on mobile and PC, the game is being trashed by fans who are upset about its egregious microtransactions.
The consensus seems to be that Devil Immortal it’s quite fun to play and works well as a mobile version of Diablo, but the game’s microtransactions, especially when it comes to leveling up and PvP content, haven’t been well received, to say the least. Diablo Immortal has been accused of being a “pay to win”, with some estimates claiming that it would take over $110,000 to fully upgrade a character.
The microtransactions of Devil Immortal have provoked an intense reaction from the community. Users are bombarding Diablo Immortal with negative reviews on Metacritic, lowering its score on the platform to one of the lowest possible.
At this time, the score of Devil Immortal on Metacritic it is 76 when it comes to professional reviews, and a deplorable 0.6 when it comes to user reviews. This makes it one of the lowest rated games of all time when it comes to user ratings, and with 1,702 users submitting reviews at the time of writing, it’s unlikely to get any better.
It seems like the only way to improve the public perception of Diablo Immortal would be to completely change the game’s economy and microtransactions, but it’s unclear if Blizzard is willing to put in the time and resources to do so.
Reviewing the reviews for Diablo Immortal, it’s clear that the microtransactions and free-to-play model are the main sticking points for fans. Some of the critics even ask the government to do something about games like Diablo Immortal, and in fact, some countries have already done so. Diablo Immortal is not available in Belgium or the Netherlands due to their laws against loot boxes.