I went to lunch immediately after the HS announcement (my main focus), but holy shit, this got downhill just as I left, I feel kinda bad for them, but they should have known what they went into when showing this at the end of the presentation and also the timing of the announcement (after people waiting for year on a new diablo game)
Here is a clip about no PC version and I think the response is really bad.
I'm waiting on this tooFor those of you at Blizzcon - was there any word on the new exclusive merch and when it'll be hitting the Blink store? Been wanting to put an order in but haven't seen anything pop up.
It is comforting in a way that even a corporate juggernaut like Blizzard can so fundamentally misjudge a product launch.
To be fair, they (probably unknowingly) fed them to the wolves.YIKES that quip at the end about not having phones way to insult your most hardcore fans... a lot of Blizzard are so out of touch
I'm just laughing at how fucking sad Diablo Immortal was as the final announcement. A spot that previously had Overwatch was this year dedicated to a mobile game not even developed by Blizzard and clearly a re-skin of the developers previous game.
My god.
i have zero sympathy for the people booing
""where's the pc version of the mobile only spinoff of the diablo series that is developed externally?"
where the fuck do you think?
Blizzcon is still a fairly PC centric show, and the people there may not realize this isn't really a blizzard game.i have zero sympathy for the people booing
""where's the pc version of the mobile only spinoff of the diablo series that is developed externally?"
where the fuck do you think?
And it will still just be a mobile game littered with mtx
Welp LAO is safe for the PC ARPG this year.
5 MORE DAYS!
WC3 and Classic for me
Welp LAO is safe for the PC ARPG this year.
5 MORE DAYS!
WC3 and Classic for me
I actually found her pretty underwhelming also. Looks very much like a cliche anime girl, not the best first impression of their original characters especially when there is still such a long list of wanted inclusions from the fans. Didn't help that it was the only new character they announced for HotS...
Nothing bad about it. Just bad as the final announcement of the conference. It shows how out of touch Blizzard has become to their own marketI don't play phone games at all, but what's so bad about a mobile Diablo Game?.
Isn't it supposed to be similar to destiny in design.Bah, I'm done bickering.
This is the world we live in now. I'm just hoping they don't fuck D4. They won't? Right? Right?
Lord Fluffy asking that question. Bet that dude is as gutted as anyone. Ugh
I don't play phone games at all, but what's so bad about a mobile Diablo Game?.
Which people think plays like Diablo but really doesn't.
Nothing bad about it. Just bad as the final announcement of the conference. It shows how out of touch Blizzard has become to their own market
You don't think that the mobile game is going to make insane ammounts of money?. Of course people there wanted D4 or D2 remastered. And they will eventually exist, an outsourced phone game doesn't impact that. I can understand some dissapointment but not such a huge overeaction.
Nintendo announced and released an Animal Crossing mobile game before even announing a new entry for Switch and people didn't lose their shit.
Like I said, it was just bad as the final announcement of the keynote. It will make money sure.You don't think that the mobile game is going to make insane ammounts of money?. Of course people there wanted D4 or D2 remastered. And they will eventually exist, an outsourced phone game doesn't impact that. I can understand some dissapointment but not such a huge overeaction.
Nintendo announced and released an Animal Crossing mobile game before even announing a new entry for Switch and people didn't lose their shit.
No one is denying that it will make money but why announce it to their hardcore fanbase as the major announcement at the end of the opening ceremony?
Animal Crossing mobile was announced not as the major announcement at a yearly event for hardcore fans. Again it's not the fact that Diablo mobile exists, it's how they have handled the announcement that has led to these reactions and I can see in years to come this will be an example taught to students studying bad PR.
No one is denying that it will make money but why announce it to their hardcore fanbase as the major announcement at the end of the opening ceremony?
Animal Crossing mobile was announced not as the major announcement at a yearly event for hardcore fans. Again it's not the fact that Diablo mobile exists, it's how they have handled the announcement that has led to these reactions and I can see in years to come this will be an example taught to students studying bad PR.
Like I said, it was just bad as the final announcement of the keynote. It will make money sure.
But you don't end your yearly conference with somthing that gets booed off the stage unless you're out of touch with your fan base.
It's horrible PR, I don't think anybody can deny that. But I still think people are overeacting. I barely consider phone games real games and I played a lot of D1 and D2 back in the day. I understand the dissapointment and the lack of appeal of the announcement but this is too much.
Yeah, why on earth would a live audience of hardcore PC gamers who have spent hundreds if not thousands of dollars to be at that event be frustrated and feel let down by the show's big tease and finale being revealed as a mobile only spin-off?I'm not sure as well. I played Diablo when I was a kid on PC and Diablo 3 on launch as well, and seriously, I don't know what's wrong with having games on mobile...
I'm interested in playing Diablo Immortal, even though I would prefer Diablo 4. It will come someday.
Same here, which is why I'm more than happy with sticking to Diablo 3 and Grim Dawn for now.
i have zero sympathy for the people booing
""where's the pc version of the mobile only spinoff of the diablo series that is developed externally?"
where the fuck do you think?
They aren't even working on it....it's being outsourced. So that doesn't apply either.im super unhappy about this being the only diablo announcement also but seeing things like this gives me a gross feeling in the pit of my stomach :/ just standing in front of a group of people who worked really hard on something (something nobody wanted, granted) and saying "this is bad and you should feel bad"
would hate for someone to do that to me.
Very cool to use that word about a trading card game!Not going to download that mobile crap. I would play Hearthstone if it wasnt designed to rape your wallet.