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Diablo Immortal – new mobile game was announced on the second of November by Blizzard Entertainment, but the response was probably different than the expected.
Blizzard Entertainment is an American video game
developer and publisher which was founded on February 8, 1991. Games that were developed
or published by them (Warcraft series, Diablo series, StarCraft series, World
of Warcraft) have achieved a huge success and they have gained a lot of fans.
You can say quite safely that they have the biggest, the most loyal fan base in
video game industry.
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Diablo is an action role-playing hack and slash video
game series and the first game in the series was released on December 31, 1996
and the sequel was released on June 29,
2000. At that time they were considered as the best games in their genre by the
vast majority of people and they are certainly iconic in the history of video
games. After 12 years since the sequel came out, Diablo 3 premiered on May 15,
2012 and had some technical and design problems. In 2018 the
biggest problem of Diablo 3 is the lack
of a new content which would keep veterans interested in playing the game. Fans
have hoped to hear announcement of new game in the series, remaster of the
older one or an new expansion pack for Diablo 3 on this year’s BlizzCon.
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BlizzCon is an annual gaming convention organised by
Blizzard to promote its franchises. To attend this event you have to travel to
Anaheim Convention Center in California and buy a ticket for 199$. During this
year’s Diablo panel Blizzard has announced Diablo Immortal as a new mobile game
that is co-developed by a Chinese company, Netease. And nothing more. And
nobody was satisfied. During their own convention in which the most devoted
fans participate, hosts who run the show got booed and laughed at. During
Q&A a guy in the red shirt asked if this is an out of season April fool’s
joke. The trailer of Diablo Immortal has more than 600,000
dislikes on YouTube and on many game’s forums people are expressing their
dissatisfaction. The presentation was a PR disaster and it shown how the company is out of touch with its community. Activision Blizzard stock’s value has
dropped by noticeable 7%.
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Apart from this affair, Diablo Immortal might generate
quite big income for the company as the game could conquer Chinese mobile
gaming market with domestic revenue $16 bilion. The only question is why
someone in the company decided it is a good idea to present a purely mobile
game in front of mostly hardcore pc gamers and give nothing extra to them,
something they can wait for.
Questions
- Have you heard about Diablo Immortal announcement before? What are your thoughts on the subject?
- Did you have any contact with Diablo franchise before?
- Do you play on your mobile phone? If so, in what kind of games?
Comments
First of all, I'm a PC player. I don't play mobile games, I'd rather just read on mobile instead and I play games when I have a designated time slot for it on the machine that is dedicated for computer games. So I'm definitely not the target client for this product.
But I was also disappointed about lack of any information about Diablo franchise on PC. And I was not happy with what Blizzard is preparing for us, their fans, in the coming year. They are refurbishing old title, not really preparing anything I could look forward to and the only new game is a mobile product which is actually a reskin of an existing Chinese mobile game. So it's not even their original product.
I think Blizzard as a company is losing my trust in them and I'm not really impatiently waiting for any of their announcement - most likely I will just get disappointed again. I think Blizzard is making very bad market decisions right now and they are losing their fans - their most loyal customer base. And that is very bad for their business. That's why they not only lost 7% of their market share just after Blizzcon but over 20% up until now.
Yes, I have heard about it. I am disappointed with the game they presented, it is completely not a thing that everyone was expecting. I hope next year they will announce one hell good game which will be continuation or at least somehow associated with Diablo II / Diablo III story.
Did you have any contact with Diablo franchise before?
I think Diablo universe is one of my favorite. I love playing Diablo II, Diablo III and I enjoy reading books which refer to whole diablo world. If I sum up the number of hours I spent playing games mentioned above, I think it would be approximately half a year of my life :D
Do you play on your mobile phone? If so, in what kind of games?
No I don't play on my mobile phone, for playing games I use my PC or laptop.
I have no idea what their business analysts are doing, but I certainly cannot keep up with them. The decision to take place in a mobile gaming market is quite reasonable. As was already noticed -- mobile platforms are one of the most popular gaming platforms worldwide. Really, check it. I was shocked too. However, they are popular only in China, Korea, India, and some southern american countries. In China in particular they hold about 2/3 of the whole gaming market, so the profit from their fanbase could be quite big. But is it worth the loyalty of the old western fans? Guess, Blizzard thought it is.
About Diablo Immortal not heard, although the series of games know. I noticed a lot of negative reviews in the direction of Diablo Immortal but it's more likely not because of the plot and due to the fact that it is on a mobile platform
Did you have any contact with Diablo franchise before?
There are games that you want to learn and study, come back and open again with Diablo III, unfortunately, this didn't happen.
The game is fun to pass first time: the plot, the characters, extra characters, but to beat the game with another character or on another level of complexity isn't wanted.
I would like more darkness, Gothic.
Do you play on your mobile phone? If so, in what kind of games?
I very rarely play on the phone, a couple of times a year and only MOBA.
Personally, I've never played Diablo. I know some characters from HotS that was taken from Diablo. So my connection with this franchise is not that strong, but I still can understand the reaction of the audience.
I have a couple of games on my phone, but it's mostly card games, like preference or spider and chess. I've played Reigns a lot. there is not so many quality mobile games nowadays to spend hours with your phone.
And no I don't play on mobiles and probably never will. When I play anything I want to feel full immersion. For me games ought to be something that grabs you and squeezes your heart like a fantastic book or movie. Mobile games can't rely do it in my opinion as they are mostly made to be played in 15 minutes intervals when you are for example in the bus.
I have played Diablo 3 with my friends a couple weeks ago. I really enjoy it and I hope that I will finish the campaign.
I don't play on my phone. I was considering playing Don't Starve on my mobile phone but I rebuffed that idea.
Personally, for me, it's a good idea to present Diablo as a mobile game, probably in such type of game, I will play. For now, I'm playing only mobile games because you can do it everywhere when you have a time, instead of playing on your PC. I used to play before in a Hearthstone on my mobile, and it was great, I believe it is Blizzard product, also.
Yes, I have. My opinion is same as most gamers in the world - it sucks. Don't know why but most gaming companies (those the most popular ones) has completely lost interest in pleasing their fanbase. Let's look at betshda - first, they were launching new skyrim every year and now they have launch some kind of joke called Fallout 76. Valve? Realising Half life 3 in a meme now. Konami has killed their own great series Metal Gear Solid. List is still really long, I could think of a ton of others examples as that. When it comes to Diablo on mobile phones my opinion is - we do not need (or even want) it ;)
>Did you have any contact with Diablo franchise before?
Yeah, of course. I've played diablo 2 and diablo 3.
>Do you play on your mobile phone? If so, in what kind of games?
Not much, I consider them as "toilet time" games. Now I have just one game, called Super Mario Run. It's quite fun, but not cheap one.
Of course im mostly pc gamer but i've played some mobiles but only when i was away. In home i do never play on my mobile as it never makes me satisfied, its only time killer so im not bored while using public transport. But even then, i prefer to read book or watch some movie.
I play mobile games only when I really have nothing to do. I prefer playing board games over other genres.
I played all previous Diablo series and I really liked them. First game was awesome because of scary, horror like climate. Diablo 2 had extremely intense tension, player had to watch every step while breaking through dark, complex underground tombs filled with dreadful creatures.
Yes, I have played Diablo 3 a couple times, but I am not a fan to be fair.
I play mobile games but not very often and I prefer card or "time-killer" games. Also , I was very impressed by mobile version of PUBG - super "time-killer" and in my opinion - mobile game of the year.
That's how I play games on my phone. I often love simple, fast games that I can fire for a few minutes. But at the moment I'm also playing a great clicker game, Tap Titans 2. I've been playing for over a year and I'm not bored all the time, I think I'll be playing it for a long time.
Do I wanna play new Diablo? Unfortunately yes, only because I love this game I want to try, but I don't believe it will be good.
I play on my mobile a bit. I'm not a fan of mobile games, but there are a few quite interesting games that you can enjoy during a long way from work.
I used to play Diablo I, Hellfire, Diablo II and Diablo II add-don. For me the best is Diablo II add-on because I spent a big chunk of time playing this with my friends. I've never played Diablo III because when it was released that was a period of time when I didn't play online games at all. And still don't play.
I have only one game on my phone that called Music Racer. The name says everything. I played it two or three times. I'm not a fan of mobile games or mobile phones in general.
2. Not really.
3. As a proud owner of iPhone 4S I do not play any mobile games, since most of them won't work anyway. But when I first got my phone, I played a lot of games. Literally anything that piqued my interest. The only condition was that it had to be available for free.
I have played Diablo 2 and i have been anticipation Diablo 3 when it was coming out but i have not pulled the trigger on D3. I cant say i was in market for Diablo 4 unfortunately.
I dont play on my mobile phone, thats what my PC is for.
But as we know things didn’t go so well for Diablo fans. For years there was no new content and all you could do was wait. And then, finally, Blizzard announced that they are going to present something new on BlizzCon. Of course everyone was exited. The most optimistic ones hoped there will be Diablo 4 announcement, but majority of fans were expecting some DLC or Diablo 2 Remastered. No wonder everybody got outrageous at the little pocket Diablo game for mobiles.
Mobile gameplay just completely differs from console or PC gaming. Mostly because of a hardware. Smartphones don’t possess such capabilities as PC or a console. The final nail in the coffin of Diablo Immortal became the fact that the game is being developed by some Chinese company which is known for producing same type, boring mobile games.
In a conclusion, I think, Blizzard have created a problem for them themselves. They knew how fast the hype is growing and how loyal fans are to the franchise. Nevertheless, they’ve decided that Diablo Immortal was a good idea and now, they have to deal with consequences.
I didn’t have such contact before so it’s not easy for me yo say anything about it.
Yeaaaas of course. I play very often on my smartphone but not in such games. If I have to play in good game I prefer to play on computer. I play mobile games only when I have to wait on something eg. when I am waiting in a queue to the doctor then I play in short arcade games.
Blizzard’s initial response was dumb - I agree with that, but not as dumb as the crybabies moaning that Blizzard is destroying theirs dreams etc.
Personally, I'm not interested in this game, 'cause if I wan't to play game in trains, buses etc. I have handheld console.
I didn't play Diablo yet, but I want to try Diablo 3.
Unfortunately I didn’t have much contact with Diablo franchise. I’ve only played Diablo 3. If I play on my phone is usually simple game. Sometimes it’s 5 sometimes it’s 10 minutes but I don’t spend much time on my phone
I only play on my phone when I using toilet so... nah, I don't rally play on my mobile phone much. I'd rather checking social media and watching stupid, viral videos only to waste my time.
I do not support games so extensive on the phone, because it's hard to move and the graphics will not be the same.
I played the most in diablo2 LoD and this is my favorite game, I praise myself that I was top 16europe and so far I have had a very strong account built for years.
I do not play because it is not convenient anyway now the phones quickly eat the battery, which is not practical, I would have to powerbank everywhere
A few days before day 0 I came back to Diablo III with friends and we had a lot of fun farming GR, doing bounties and so on.
I wasn't expecting much, I realized that Blizzard has forgotten Sanctuary, but even a new patch with some end-game content would make me happy.
But I wasn't expecting... a mobile game.
I hate playing games on smartphone so I'm not going to play Diablo Immortal.
But I believe that Activision-Blizzard made a wise decision- mobile games in Asia are very popular and the game is going to make them a lot of money.
- I've heard about Diablo Immortal infamous announcement from my college while we were exercising in a gym. I did not trust him so I have checked this on the Internet and I had to admit it was hilarious to see the faces of developers after the red t-shirt guy asked his question.
2. Did you have any contact with the Diablo franchise before?
- I've played Diablo 2 together with my friends back in a day when internet cafes were popular.
3. Do you play on your mobile phone? If so, in what kind of games?
- I do not play any mobile games. I prefer to listen to music on my phone or check the pictures of dogs on it rather than play games. But I will give a shot Diablo Immortal maybe it will a good solution to kill some time before the classes.
2. I had but I haven’t put so much time into Diablo as in other Blizzard franchises. But I know how much effort they put into creating big, consistent worlds.
3. For most cases no. Probably only in planes to unload the stress
No I haven't played Diablo but I've heard that it was a very good game then. Nowadays we have a lot of better titles to play.
Yes, sometimes when I commute to work, generally everytime I am in public transport or in bathroom :) I usually play some RPG games or tower defence.
1. Have you heard about Diablo Immortal announcement before? What are your thoughts on the subject?
Yes, I have heard about it, and I have a mixed feelings. I can imagine that fans are dissapointed, but actual crowd reaction was surprising for me. I think that it's a good step for Blizzard.
2. Did you have any contact with Diablo franchise before?
Yes, I was a fan of Diablo 2 when I was a kid. I've played Diablo 3 a little, but it didn't attracted me.
3. Do you play on your mobile phone? If so, in what kind of games?
Not anymore - I have been playing too much in my opinion, so I deleted all games from my phone
I've been very disapointed. I'm a big fan of Diablo series and I expected something bigger. I do not enjoy playing such a games on smartphone, so I won't be interested in it probably. I've expected something like the HD remaster of old Diablo, but not this :(
Did you have any contact with Diablo franchise before?
Yes, I've played a lot of Diablo 2 on Battle.net. I've enjoyed this game so much, and I know it too well I think. The times when I was playing it were very good
Do you play on your mobile phone? If so, in what kind of games?
Sometimes yes, but not quite often - it's not comfortable for me to play on touch screen. I do prefer physical controllers in playing video games, so I can handle it better. I do enjoy simple games, with simple and creative gameplay, not that fancy super hd graphics shooters or similar.
Yes, i play on my mobile phone in Clash of clans but I think that games didn't have to take a lot of my free time. Usually I play in it up to 10 min and not more because I have own things to do except playing in games.
I'm a huge Diablo series fan since day one. I spent countless hours on playing Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 RoS. When Diablo 3 came out, I was kinda disappointed because of its linearity.
Fortunately The Reaper of Souls brought it back to life and I spent about 1000 hours playing it.
No, I'm not playing games on my mobile device. Maybe that's because I'm not playing games anymore. I'm just bored with it, but I'm thinking about getting myself PS4 to be able to play the Red Dead Redemption 2 ;).
I have not heard about Diablo Immortal announcement, but I have found it very interesting that the only platform which will be available is mobile. I would never guess that this type of game would be comfortable to play on small screens, but there we go.
Did you have any contact with Diablo franchise before?
No I didn't, I don't specially like this kind of games. I may be open to try this game out, but I guess I would need to have a lot of spare time to do it.
Do you play on your mobile phone? If so, in what kind of games?
No I do not play games in general, except FIFA from time to time. It happens to me that I download some mobile game just to try it out, but I rather uninstall it pretty quick afterwards.
2. I have never played Diablo in my life. I don't like this type of games.
3. I don't play any games on my phone. It's caused by the fact that I play a lot on my PC. I just don't enjoy games on mobile phones because those on PC and consoles are so much better.
It's hard to find hard player who did not have contact with Diablo on a pc. This game is a classic among games of this type. I am curious about the way of this game on the phone, but I doubt that it would win my heart.
I play games on the phone, different types. My games that I play: Clash of Clans, Candy Crush Saga, Hempire and Plants vs Zombie 2. As you can see, I will not get bored in the subway or on the toilet.
I've had the pleasure to play diablo 2 in its prime, as well as diablo 3 up until they've decided to get rid of the "real-money auction house". But that would summarize my experience with the franchise as well as whole genre of hack-and-slash'es.
Mobile games are not my cup of tea, when it comes to gaming experience PC is my go-to machine, I tend to use my phone for reading articles or communicating with my peers.