If you think for a second that they won't try this in Diablo 4 too, I have some bridges for sale.
Were you not around for Diablo 3's launch and shitty monetization? Expect worse.
iirc in japan they legally have to since it falls under gambling (since companies couldn't be trusted).
In CN you have to disclose the odds and if you ever decide to reprint a gacha that was known to be limited you can be sued for reprinting it.
Nope, I'll be going into it in its better state sometime this Summer. The Diablo 4 gameplay trailer intrigued me, but seeing the shit they're pulling with Immortal has made me wary about what sort of "funny plans" they'll have with 4 (for now they're talking about cosmetics, but I think we all know how much "plans change").
And here's why Diablo Immortal is so insidious; it's technically not gambling or gacha pulls. It's the reward for completing a section of gameplay. Current laws don't mandate that random quest reward odds be published. Blizzard just added an extra step between everything, and suddenly it's legal. Hope that this pisses off anti-gambling lawmakers, and Blizzard eats shit.
wouldn't be surprised, the reason it's that regulated in japan is because gatcha companies tried to pull all kinds of shit in the past. and that's just japan. trying to go "NU-UH YOUR LAW DOESN'T APPLY" is probably the easiest way to get vanned in china.
That one extra step wouldn't work if anyone actually challenges it at court. It's like allowing gambling using the same loophole Pachinko parlours use.
I'm sure Blizzard is willing to test that
Elder Rifts take ~5 minutes or so to clear, and they scale with your gear, so you can go in to one without wearing any gear, and clear it at almost at the same speed, as if you had all of your gear on.
