Diablo IV preview – online

Like Diablo III and Diablo Immortal, Diablo IV will also rely heavily on online connectivity. So you are always logged in. Thus, the outside world is a big hub around which everyone runs. You can easily approach each other and ask people to help you with a specific mission or dungeon. Dungeons are still randomly generated states where you roam on your own. If you want to plow a dungeon with others, you’ll have to tackle them outside the dungeon. There are also various events in the game world in the form of side competitions or challenges. If you get into the circle where the event is, it will run and you can start. Others in the neighborhood see it and can join in. All loot distributed after the completion of the event is distributed evenly among the players. You can’t see what others got and they can’t see or pick up your stuff either.

In addition to these events, you also have world bosses. These gigantic bosses roam around specific places on the world map and are so powerful that you cannot defeat them alone. If you encounter such a monster and other players are plotting the same thing, you will automatically be grouped together so you can fight together. This is the only time in the game that people are automatically matched. All other parts of the game, except for the PvP part, can also be played completely alone. Diablo IV has several options for connecting users over the Internet. You can easily form clans via the game menus or simply ask a random passerby to help you via chat.

The online aspect of the game is so intertwined that stores are also connected in this way. For example, the range of all goods will change after a certain time, so you can come back at different times to see what new things are on offer. This is displayed with a counter so you know how many hours you can revisit.

Diablo IV is the first Diablo game to be released simultaneously on PC and consoles. Blizzard said that the previous Diablo game was very successful on console which is why they are working hard to make the game available for all platforms at the same time. In addition, there is cross support that allows you to play with PC users as a console player. In addition, your account is also interchangeable. If you are playing the game on a console, you can play the game in pairs on one device at the same time. This does not require the second player to have their own Battle.net account.

Initial conclusion

Diablo IV promises to be a worthy successor to Diablo II and III. Blizzard seems to have listened carefully to the community and a lot of additions have been made. The game looks beautiful too, with Blizzard staying true to Diablo II’s dark horror style. The new engine makes everything look more detailed and it plays really well. You can move around a little more freely and the big open world you plow through really works well. We only got to see a small part of the world of the big games, but there was really a lot for you to experience and we’re not worried you’ll get bored quickly. As it stands, the game will release in Spring 2023 for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series S and X, and Xbox One consoles.