Although it is almost three years old, Diablo IV continues to receive updates that do not focus solely on the implementation of new content. It is true that the Action RPG Blizzard is preparing to welcome the expansion Lord of Hatredwhich will arrive alongside the Warlock class, but has also undergone small modifications to its internal functioning to perfect mechanics and solve balance problems. At the end of the day, Blizzard and players always find details to adjust in the title; which, for developers, justifies going through multiple “transitions“.
Zaven Haroutunian, game director, has addressed the constant changes that are applied to Diablo IV in a recent interview with PC Gamer. Because this is not exclusive to the Blizzard title, but rather a very common feature in the ARPG genre: “At this point, It’s almost a meme about the Action RPG in general, they go through this transformative arc and, well, we can’t escape it. Just like any other Action RPGfor the same reasons,” he begins.
Basically, the director observes as something “normal” that Diablo IV-style video games go through what he calls “transitions.” Ultimately, ARPGs undergo changes based on the needs of the community: “I call them transitions because people who play an ARPG Action RPG from the beginning changes as they play for longer, and they begin to require different things” explains Haroutunian. “There are friction points that we could never have imagined (that the players may not even imagine) that appear suddenly after 10,000 hours Therefore, the Blizzard member assures that teams must be aware of these types of situations to ensure that the experience of an ARPG remains fun for fans who repeatedly return to their world.
Blizzard acknowledges that it is “very difficult” to keep up with Diablo IV
Now, it’s clear that the vast majority of Diablo IV players won’t log 10,000 hours of gameplay and therefore won’t notice the “friction points” that Haroutunian talks about. In fact, the director assures that “we know that it is also very difficult for the players keep up to date [con Diablo IV]particularly for those who do not play with each new update.” Therefore, the Blizzard team must also consider the number of changes that are applied to the ARPG and whether these can overwhelm the user who returns after a good time of rest.
“I’ve said it before, I believe in it: if a part of the game is not working, we have to pay some attention to it” continues Haroutunian. “I don’t think anyone would be excited about an obsolete part of the game sitting there, without fulfilling its function or contributing anything.” In fact, a review of the Paragon system is not ruled out in the coming months, but we will have to wait for news from Blizzard to understand what their plans are in this regard.
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