Quote Originally Posted by Vahlnir View Post
The only positive thing at the moment is that Diablo Immortal put that practice right into the spotlight and the criticism on full blast. It probably won't amount to much, but at least a few more people are aware of this sort of thing now and can see how predatory it can really be if left unchecked. Blizzard did this shamelessly, though I was not surprised. Very little that they do surprises me anymore. But even this was a new low for them. It forced them to come out and say "GUYS, CHILL. Diablo 4 will only have cosmetic items on its cash shop!" I don't believe them at all, but you can tell they are being hammered when they have to come out and make a statement. Their usual reaction is to hide until the problem goes away.
They didn't say that actually. They said it would be "anchored around" cosmetic items. I don't keep super up to date with Blizzard news, but I did see a bit of Asmongold going over this. Like he said, "anchored around" isn't an exclusionary statement. The backlash from Diablo Immortal has put Blizzard on blast, but people are still playing it, and still paying large amounts of money for it. From what I've heard, it is quite highly rated on mobile as well.