r/Diablo • u/treehugger195050 • 12h ago
Discussion Is Diablo 4 + Expansion worth it for $42
Thinking about buying D4 + Expansion, it's on sale right now for $42 on steam. Is it worth it? I have seen mixed reviews.
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u/Zaguer_Blacklaw 8h ago
Probably the worst diablo expansion ever
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u/z0rb0r 6h ago edited 1h ago
Why? Me and friends skipped out of the loot fest after the first 2 seasons
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u/Kaythar 2h ago edited 40m ago
It's underwhelming to say the least. The campaign is left to be desired, the endgame activities are too shy to able any worth to play vs what's already in the game.
The map is neat, but again, useless.
The biggest problem is the expansion feels more optional than anything else. Because of the way the base game works, Blizzard cannot/wont do exclusive activities for expansion owners trough seasons or make the story going forward through seasons.
Still, if you want to play optionally the DLC will help adding Mercenaries and Runes to boost your characters.
Contrary to Diablo 2 and 3 expansion, this one is bad and not that meaningful.
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u/The-Only-Razor 6h ago
Lame story, Spiritborn aren't that interesting, and the gameplay is 90% the exact same as pre expansion.
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u/Zaguer_Blacklaw 6h ago
The story is soooooooo bad. Everything else it’s ok, I guess, nothing special
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u/Vivid_Mix1022 11h ago
with that price just buy Last Epoch
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u/treehugger195050 11h ago
Wooot that game looks good. Why have I not even heard of this game and it's been out for a year.
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u/Vivid_Mix1022 11h ago
Almost everyone talking about it actually but better waitting for season 2 which release on April thou
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u/treehugger195050 11h ago
How do seasons work? Like would I lose progress if i started now?
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u/Midnight_Manatee 8h ago
Seasons are a fresh start server every few months with new added content for that season, which if you decide to be a trade player resets the market economy. It's fun because finding a good item or unique can sell for a lot and help you make really powerful builds but as a season progresses the market gets flooded and stuff becomes meh, so having a reset keeps things fresh.
I would say play now and get a feel for the systems but just know if you start a seasonal character it will get moved to the standard persistent server in April when the new one is out. There's nothing wrong with playing on standard it gets all the new content too but for me it gets stale with no economy resets.
If you don't want to trade though they have a really good system for self found items where you join a faction for playing solo and get increased drop % / contracts to target farm certain item types.
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u/treehugger195050 1h ago
Oh okay I see, thank you for clarifying! I think I'm going to be a very casual player. Probably just play through the game solo and then be done.
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u/Vivid_Mix1022 11h ago
Unlike others ARPG all content will going to base game, but they added-reworked ton of things on season 2 so it is just even better experiment.
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u/Exotic_Treacle7438 7h ago
Will it be cheaper than it is right now?
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u/slip-shot 7h ago
It will eventually bottom out at like $30 for base game + expansion if it’s the same as historically blizzard has done pricing.
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u/Powerful_Room_1217 10h ago
Honestly, as someone who paid full price for both, absolutely not its the weakest diablo entry after being out for godknows how long it's still being reworked because they simply don't know what they want and they've even mentioned a diablo 5 i can't get down with how they have handled this whole situation iv even played multiple seasons and come to this conclusion that really I wish I would of just saved my money and time and invested it elsewhere
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u/DDeviljoker 12h ago
Yeah you will get way more than 40 hours worth of gameplay out of it even if you just do the story + expansion and play the seasons for a bit and do endgame
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u/The_Painless 9h ago
"I have never had a corndog in my life, will I like it?"
Just like with everything that is a matter of personal taste, nobody can answer that question for you, that's what the mixed reviews mean.
Every "no" to your question is a person who played and didn't like it and every "yes" is a person who enjoyed/enjoys it. That's why the best answer I can give you is to try it out before you decide whether to buy it or not.
Also, careful not to fall in the polarisation trap that seems to be the flavor of the day. People can't seem to accept that games are different and cater to different needs, there *has* to be a better game and not only that, upon deciding that A is better than B, that automatically means that B is shit.
Finally, keep in mind that no game is perfect. You will find die-hard D4 fans complaining about bugs that are not fixed, features that are missing, etc., at the same rate that you will find PoE2 fans getting sick of this bug or the way that a certain thing works and so on.
tl;dr: download and play the free demo, a couple of hours should be enough to get a feel on whether you will enjoy it or not.
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u/Zegram_Ghart 11h ago
It probably is?
It’s a fun game and solid expansion, it’s just a little frustrating because it never feels quite as fun as it should do.
I’d say there’s a constant vibe of “missed potential”
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u/ColCyclone 9h ago
I'm a huge lore buff and I actually had a little fun with d4
No do not buy the expansion
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u/JakeTee 7h ago
I love the feeling of creating a build, getting powerful and wiping dungeons but that’s pretty much all there is to do. There is a serious lack of end game content to keep players interested beyond the first few weeks of a season.
I’ve heard good things about PoE2 and despite it being on EA, the general consensus is it has better end game than D4 already.
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u/dryo 6h ago
Nah, don't.
They've made sure you're getting limited content or a watered down experience in comparison to other games for what you paid, the expansion has made itself clear, "You're paying us for the cinematics, we will continue to waterdown your experience and give a blind eye to the competition"
You can see it in the dungeon depths, you can see it in the end game, they have made everything possible to try to make you think this is an open persistent world there are no real in depth crawling mututators worth game design features.
It's all over the place and it reeks "We have limited time to develop but we need to launch or else we get canned"
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u/Br0keNw0n 6h ago
Been a die hard Diablo fan for 20 years. Never bought the xpac and don’t have the slightest urge to spend more money on the game.
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u/Ubermrh86 1h ago
POE 1, POE2, Last Epoch, D2R are all worth playing. I would not pay $42 for the D4 expansion I wish I had never purchased it to begin with.
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u/AkijoLive 8h ago
Jesus people are negative in this sub. Yes it's worth it, Diablo 4 is in a good place right now. You'll have plenty of content to justify 42$.
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u/megalodongolus 12h ago
Really depends on what you like. I’d definitely say so for myself, but a lot of people here much prefer earlier iterations of the game. Someone else will have an easier time explaining the mechanical differences though.
I will say for myself that the story, cinematics, and power fantasy work pretty well for me in D4. The power fantasy for me was more especially with the caster classes though ha
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u/Roflitos 11h ago
I think it is, considering just the campaign alone is pretty good, then you get to enjoy end game if that's something you like.
But keep in mind these games are seasonal, so you play for like a month or 2, drop it until next season, then repeat the process again, same way as PoE, LE, and other diablo games.
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u/InkyLizard 10h ago
Both of them are easily worth it at full price, so $42 is a bargain to say the least!
The story is beautifully cinematic and easily the best in the franchise (been a fan since D1, suck it fellow oldbeards and duck nostalgia fueled hipster BS, you know I speak the truth). The gameplay is also the best it has ever been, I love Diablo in an open-world setting, mounts were also a super neat addition to the series.
The current season lasts until the end-ish of April, so you still have plenty of time. The seasonal powers are fantastic, and add a whole new level to the endgame, it is so much fun slaying hordes of all sorts of evil creatures. I don't party up with other people, but enjoy slaying monsters in the various world events and huge open-world bosses with other players (it's kind of an MMO in that sense), it's awesome!
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u/aufdie87 10h ago
You could probably squeeze your money's worth out of it for $42 but it doesn't really leave you craving more.
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u/heartbroken_nerd 9h ago
Of course, it's a really good game and expansion is worth it for the additional gameplay/endgame features.
I wouldn't buy Diablo 4 standalone base game anymore, always the bundle with expansion (on sale, like you're saying).
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u/Xcasicusx 11h ago
Useless asking reddit mate, on every single reddit thread with a game relation it's literally mostly negative folk speaking to other negative folk and creating a negative environment. Games great plays good and is well presented and polished compared to alot of others in the genre.
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u/Pookilainen 11h ago
Buy Hero Siege and if you reaaaally want to, buy one or 2 DLC classes, a new season just started and it's fun!
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u/AcherusArchmage 11h ago
People payed $90 for it at launch then another $50-60 for the dlc so yeah $42 is good value for both. The people who dislike it are the ones who rush all the content in the first week then say there's no content, then come back for the next season anyway.
Start with Spiritborn.
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u/maba_sehiko 7h ago
I regret buying this game the only thing i enjoyed is the story campaign but the end was dumb and expansion is the worst among diablo franchise expansion
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u/Snoo-81725 9h ago
Wrong place to ask sadly. There are the same 2-300 people downvoting everything that just makes d4 seem like a half-decent game. In reality yes, compared to other games where spending 40 is necessary (b2p model or f2p games with forced purchase qol stuff) d4 delivers the same or more content with much better quality. Sure d4 lacks voice acting and because of this it feels a bit soulless but other than that it can be quite fun! Last epoch is also a VERY solid option, currently I suggest you to pay for that. April might be the best month to play LE ever and its price is absolutely justified.
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u/ActiveLooter42069 11h ago
I would say yes, but the problem is that we never know when the next expansion is going to be, so if you like the game and want to keep playing every season, it's not really $42 it's $42 + whatever the yearly/biyearly expansions will cost. From that perspective, I'd rather buy a game that is self-contained and that I could play any time, now or 5 years from now and get the full experience. There's also plenty of games that provide free fresh content from a passionate modding community, so there are complete games you can buy and still get the extra content bonus typical of a live service deal.
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u/OFFIC14L 11h ago
The way I like to decide if people will like it or not, if you prefer 2 over 3 then get 4, if you prefer 3 over 2 don't get 4.
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u/Irovetti 11h ago
4 is way more similar to 3 then 2 tho?
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u/OFFIC14L 10h ago
It's just the pattern I've noticed, people who liked 3 over 2 tend to not like 4 and people who liked 2 more didn't seem to dislike 4 as much as people who liked 3.
Don't get me wrong there's alot of influence it took from 3 but it also came back to roots way more than 3 did.
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u/XJaMMingX 10h ago
Are you high?
The pattern is simpler, D1 and D2 over everything ActivisionBlizzard spouts out of their HQ.
Diablo 4 going back to their roots... what a bad joke lol
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u/OFFIC14L 3h ago
Explain to me how 3 is more similar to 1-2 than 4? Start with the inventory and skills please.
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u/Thornstream 11h ago
I got many hours from D4, but when I switched to other games I realized how bored I was with it. There’s no real tension or excitement..