If this were an MMO, we’d say that Diablo 3 is in full-on user retention mode.ĭiablo 3 isn’t the only Diablo game we know about, but… With the game now on the Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in addition to PC, there is literally nowhere else for the franchise to go until a new game is released. To me, that says that they’re fully aware that Diablo 3 is the only Diablo in town for most players for the immediate future. Blizzard made sure to point out that Season 16 had high engagement and return and that Season 17 followed suit, and went out of their way to mention that every class was going to get a new set, opening up a new angle for gameplay. The Diablo team is focused on taking care of the presentĭiablo 3 has been around since 2012, and it likely won’t be replaced until 2022 at the earliest. Why do we need it? What isn’t being said here, and what does that mean for the franchise and Diablo 3 itself? And considering the timing - we’re three months away from BlizzCon, and if the rumors are true, a Diablo 4 announcement - I find myself very curious about this post. Blizzard also wants to to encourage players to try new approaches to the game, which we saw in the Season 16 and 17 Themes - which makes sense with Season 18’s Season of the Triune theme.īut overall, this is a post that tells us we’re going to keep doing what we’ve already said we’re doing. This isn’t to say there isn’t anything interesting or worthwhile in this post: the news that there will be a new set for every class in Diablo 3 interests me greatly, since we haven’t seen new sets in a long time. Aside from a few tidbits, it’s mostly just reaffirming that the game is going in the direction Blizzard has already said (and we’ve already seen). This recent blog post from Blizzard about Diablo 3is a master class in saying just enough. Sometimes, when you’re dealing with Blizzard, it’s as much about what they don’t say as what they do say.
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