Around its launch, the game received a lot of severe criticism and fan reaction. Although many reviews said the game as enjoyable and enjoyable D2R ladder items, in keeping as the Diablo series However, gamers were furious about the game's insidious microtransaction economy and even took to the review bombing of Diablo Immortal in protest.

Blizzard Entertainment's president Mike Ybarra, defended the microtransactions, stating that the vast majority of players don't pay anything even. The statement didn't go over well with angry fans however, who are confronted with a system which aggressively demands that they use real money, or have to endure a huge grind.

Diablo 4 is currently undergoing its Closed Beta and, as such, more concrete information is starting to surface about the game's features, classes and game loop, with all of the details coming directly out of Blizzard this time around and focused on Diablo 4's open-world based approach. Like its predecessors Diablo 4 is set in the world of Sanctuary However, in contrast to its predecessors Diablo 4's game world is an interconnected maze for players to explore on their own terms and is more similar to the Adventure Mode introduced in Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls.

The Diablo open world in 4 is designed to accommodate all types of players. There is the presence of featured Player vs. Player zones cheap d2r items, as well as eight-person world bosses scattered throughout the five playable areas, which are of a comparable magnitude to an Act from past Diablo titles. Yet, despite the fluid gameplay of Diablo 4's expansive environment, Blizzard is implementing another system that's been used by Diablo 3 players: World Tiers.