Diablo Immortal and the funding model for Blizzard’s latest title are hot topics in the gaming world. Diablo Immortal uses MMO mechanics and social systems to make gambling attractive to players. That’s why Leya, Maik and Schuhmann talk in this episode of the MeinMMO podcast about the Diablo Immortal shop and how Blizzard even tops Netmarble’s gacha games with it.
Currently there is hardly a bigger topic in gaming than Diablo Immortal. Blizzard’s mobile offshoot is causing negative headlines after negative ones in the gaming press.
Even well-known twitch streamers like Quinn69 have little good to say about the action RPG. The streamer sank 15,000 euros until he got a desired item.
Yes, there’s no question: Diablo Immortal is Pay2Win. That was clear relatively quickly after the release. How deep and perfidious the gambling mechanics really are, however, could only be seen after a few weeks.
The further you progress in the game, the more systems are revealed that only serve to lure you into the in-game shop of Blizzard’s game again and again. Even social systems, which are essential to MMORPGs, are designed to make you feel guilty about not paying for the group.
Blizzard exploits the core mechanics of MMOs to make gambling in Diablo Immortal really appealing to players.
Gacha games have been a household name in the gaming bubble since the insane success of Genshin Impact at the latest. We already know gacha games from Asian studios like Netmarble. They are considered particularly aggressive with the shop. But Diablo Immortal manages to top these video games.
That’s why the MeinMMO editorial team decided to delve deeper into the topic and explain how it all came about.
Because the bitter thing about it is that Diablo Immortal is actually a really good mobile game. The action RPG is fun to play and pushes many buttons of Diablo fans.
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