Game News Diablo Immortal: Release date, free to play, PC and mobile… We take stock of the Lost Ark competitor
Published on 04/30/2022 at 12:05
No pun intended, Diablo Immortal is a game that really comes back from the dead. Hated by the public at BlizzCon 2018 – then by Internet users around the world -, Blizzard’s free-to-play has managed to convince players slowly but surely, thanks to its increasingly convincing test phases. Even its economic model no longer seems to overshadow it. Want to know everything regarding the new hack’n’slash game? Follow the leader ! Here is the info regarding it.
WHAT IS DIABLO IMMORTAL? WHAT IS ITS RELEASE DATE?
We start with the most important: Diablo Immortal will be available on June 2, 2022 on iOS, Android and PC (initially in open beta for this last support). A rather surprising piece of information in itself. Announced in 2018, the new installment of the famous hack’n’slash series was originally only intended for a mobile release, before announcing its arrival on PC a few days ago. And we understand Blizzard’s decision. The smartphone as a support and the free-to-play model had angered players when the game was presented in 2018. A choice that does not seem to lower the publisher’s ambitions, however. Wyatt Cheng, creative director on the project, calls Immortal the “largest, most ambitious Diablo game developed to date.”
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PC AND MOBILE VERSION?
So, concretely, there is no real difference between the PC and mobile version of Diablo Immortal. Even on your computer, it will therefore be a game intended for mobile support, created to deliver short but intense gaming sessions with an interface designed for iOS and Android. You will find the same content and the same graphics. However, on PC, it is possible to use the keyboard / mouse combo as well as, in a second step, the controller, as on smartphones for that matter. Finally, a major detail: the game is cross-progression and cross-play. In other words, you can play quietly on your computer at home before going on the move and picking up your mobile game where you left off.
WHAT IS CHANGED COMPARED TO A CLASSIC DIABLO?
With the choice of mobile and free-to-play, Diablo Immortal of course makes some adjustments to the basic formula. Particularly with regard to gameplay, ici “arcade”which brings the game closer to a Diablo III what Devil II. The touch screen now allows for more directional attacks than before, with the arrival of a cone for aiming. No worries though. Many previews evoke technical action phases. The loot (profusion of objects that we pick up in a video game) is obviously part of the game, offering the possibility of customizing your character as you wish. All in all, you will have to take care of your approach in the Immortal universe, where only a good level will allow you to progress in the main story. Not to mention everything related to free-to-play, which we will cover later in this article.
WHAT IS THE CONTENT? IS THERE A MAIN ADVENTURE?
Beyond the presence of rifts (which come from Diablo III), dungeons, side quests and a whole bunch of events, the main adventure remains the backbone of Diablo Immortal. This contains eight areas, each of which will take regarding “30 minutes” to complete the first time around, according to Wyatt Cheng and game designer Joe Grubb. level” they explain. In fact, as soon as you have completed the main missions of an area, new activities will appear, such as faults or dungeons. The idea is to explore these new places to improve your level and reach the rest of the story. What to give things to peck. Ideal for mobile.
WHAT IS THE SCENARIO OF DIABLO IMMORTAL?
On the storyline side, Diablo Immortal takes place between the events of Diablo II and Diablo III. Players will also be accompanied by Deckard Cain, a character known to fans. Help that is welcome: following the death of the Diablo entity and its minions, the Stone World is destroyed in a thousand pieces. And of course, this event triggers old but also new threats. The player will therefore need to find these fragments before the Sanctuary world is mocked from the map. Enough to face iconic enemies, like the Skeleton King, and new faces, like Skarn, on his way. A very nice program!
HOW MANY CLASSES ARE THERE IN THE GAME?
For its launch on June 2 on PC and mobile, Diablo Immortal will initially feature six classes, namely: the Witch, the Monk, the Barbarian, the Crusader – a warrior capable of wielding magic -, the Demon Hunter and the Necromancer. Blizzard plans to add more over time. Above all, big news in this episode, it is now possible to change class along the way, without losing your progress. What to start in the guise of a Witch before becoming, for example, a Crusader. Good news to allow experimentation. Note: each class has its own skill tree.
A FREE-TO-PLAY OR PAY-TO-WIN GAME?
Obviously, with the free-to-play model, Diablo Immortal includes a store where the player can spend real money and access various bonuses. According to different previews, this aspect will not overly impact your progress, at least not if you only want to enjoy the main adventure and its side activities. For those who want to go further, like unlocking the most powerful builds, it will probably be another matter. Because the shop allows in particular to buy keys to open the faults that we mentioned earlier. Of course, this is where the most powerful items are. And the same in the paid version of the Battle Pass. The game thus has a little air of pay-to-win in the PvP phases.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO PLAY MULTIPLAYER IN DIABLO IMMORTAL?
We were talking regarding it just now: Diablo Immortal will give pride of place to PvP thanks to the Sanctuary, a sacred place where the Shadow Faction must ensure that Immortal status does not fall into the wrong hands. Beyond getting on the face, there is also a raid system, called The Infernal Reliquary, which will accommodate up to eight players in cooperation, at least for now. Because let’s not forget, Blizzard often presents its game as an MMO and it must be said that Westmarch, Diablo Immortal’s central hub where it is possible to meet other users, clearly suggests this. Fans will have the choice to exchange items, including gems that can grant various bonuses, but not pieces of equipment. A healthier way to acquire in-game currency, on the sidelines of the shop where you have to spend real money.
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