At the time of launch, Diablo 4 received countless expectations and was rated as one of the most notable blockbusters in 2023. But surprisingly, after just over two months, the game did not unexpectedly fell into a rather difficult situation when it was met with near-global criticism. The developer Blizzard itself is also miserable when it comes to an apology after the Season 1 update was rated so badly by many people. And in such a difficult time, surprisingly, Diablo 4 received sympathy and support from a direct competitor.
You did not hear wrong. Recently, the developer of Path of Exile 2 – the blockbuster that will be released in 2024 and promises to be a huge competitor of Diablo 4 has made a rather surprising share. Specifically, they sympathize with Blizzard about the current difficulty and think that the policy of serving the game mode directly through the Seasons of Diablo 4 is very difficult to satisfy gamers. In addition, the inadequacies in the increase and decrease of the character’s strength in Diablo 4 are also explained when it is possible that Blizzard’s developers have noticed that the player promotes the game progress too quickly, so they want to reduce the power. characters to balance. Then, it has indirectly created anger for gamers.
At the same time, the developers also think that this is an expensive lesson, and Path of Exile certainly will not go this route. Studio technical director Jonathan Rogers noted that Path of Exile 2 will have a certain richness in its open-world design, while being confident with the cooldown mechanism as well as a complex but very interesting skill system. taste of the game. In addition, Path of Exile was also revealed to develop more like Elden Ring than Diablo 4.
At the present time, although not released yet, Path of Exile 2 has been considered as the biggest competitor for Diablo 4. Even the first part of the game, Path of Exile is considered by many to have properties. The content and difficulty are much higher, although the gameplay has many similarities with Blizzard’s pet.