Those instances of abuse might be the reason why another popular response to the Diablo Immortal debacle is, 'Don't complain.

Meanwhile on Twitter /D03qpzGYEs- Daniel Ahmad NovemTo see this content please enable targeting cookies. Some of the backlash is nutty, and even if you use Poe's Law to discount the more unbelievable responses, gamers have justifiably earned themselves a reputation for losing perspective and abusing developers in the name of 'criticism.' Social media quickly overflowed with hot takes and angry opinions, and at the time of this writing, there's still plenty of outrage to go around. The Diablo Immortal controversy flared for about an hour, then died out quickly. One fan even famously (or infamously, depending on your viewpoint) asked if Blizzard's announcement was an 'out-of-season April Fool's joke.' If Blizzard had locked the auditorium and forced BlizzCon's attendees to listen to the Deckard Cain Rap on repeat for three hours, they probably would've emerged in a better mood than they did after the Diablo Immortal announcement. The announcement went over like a brick thrown on Jupiter. It's being developed and published in part by NetEase, a China-based internet services company that publishes Blizzard games (Hearthstone being a prime example) in its home country. Diablo Immortal, as it's called, is set between Diablo 2 and 3. Fans of the isometric demon-hunting series attended BlizzCon 2018 hoping (and kind of expecting) to hear long-awaited news about Diablo 4-or at least an announcement for a remastered version of Diablo 2.īlizzard packed the Anaheim Convention Center, rolled the drums, and finally raised the curtain on…a Diablo mobile game.

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