Diablo 2 Resurrected gets that right and has a similar
In the book Blood, Sweat, and Pixels the chapter on the calamity that was Diablo 3's launch tells the way a Blizzard producer played through the game literally hundreds of hours until they found one piece legendary loot. The moment that the orange light emerged from the shadow of an adversary, he tried to D2R Items grab the item only to find that his character could not even use it. The loot system was so fundamentally flawed that the excitement in grinding away for an hour followed by the relief of having something to take home, was broken.
This was eventually fixed to which you could only find certain tiers of loot that fit your particular class, and the speed at which early-game famous items would be dropped up. Also, even though the legendary items you were getting didn't break the game but you did occasionally get a small hit of dopamine and keep you hooked.
In the event that Diablo 2 Resurrected gets that right and has a similar loot system to that of Loot2.0 and Loot2.0 in Diablo 3, then we're already concerned about how long we'll be able to devote to the game. The Diablo 3 disaster is the best thing that could happen to the franchise on an ongoing basis. When you combine it with it's Immortal controversy, it seems like Blizzard offers a clear roadmap of potholes to avoid should it want to remain within the ranks of it's best players.
The Diablo community is vocal about what it doesn't like, and has been throughout the lifecycle of Diablo 3, so we're hopeful that Blizzard will take that on board from those fortunate enough to have played large portions of the game pre-release. But we'd also bet Blizzard isn't a fan of the massive leaks of footage that seems to follow on the heels of one of these test results.
A key element in Diablo 3 that is confirmed to return are the short-lived Seasons. They're basically post-game pieces of content that refresh the way legendary items work and remix the contents of the game base and add replayability to a game that's already incredibly replayable. Seasons were included for a significant amount times in Diablo 3, so we're hopeful that they'll become majorly featured in Diablo 2 Resurrected.
This seasonal trend is also setting Diablo 2 Resurrected up to be another irresistible Game Pass game, should the merger end up closing. A game like Diablo with its solid gameplay is the perfect match to be a service that is designed for gamers to return to Live games in a few months. But this game, which is set to release in June and the battle over what the future holds for Activision still well underway, this is one title that's unlikely to get its Game Pass treatment on day one, unless something major alters.
If we had a bet, we'd bet that one of the goals to achieve with Diablo 2 Resurrected , is, when Diablo 2 Resurrected is released, players in the community who were angry and justly so, about Diablo II Resurrected Ladder Items can relax and contemplate "oh yes, that's Diablo."