On a scale of games with predatory microtransactions, IвЂ™d rate Immortal a 4/10. But you can play the game start to finish without difficulty without spending anything. ItвЂ™s a game with a lot of microtransactions and some of those microtransactions make the game much easier. ThatвЂ™s not to say that Diablo Immortal is good,В butВ I think the player impression is a lot worse than the reality. But the result is that public perception of the game is as bad as it can be. Both Matt and I have spent time looking and havenвЂ™t found a single source saying the same. And the вЂњhidden capsвЂќ coverage, which has seen play in publications as big as Forbes, comes from a single video where one person says there are hidden progression caps. It feels to me like the media jumped to a final conclusion quickly here, and went for the grabbiest headlines about the game. ThereвЂ™s widespread media reporting the game is pay to win, that it will cost $50,000 to max out a character, and that there are hidden caps that prevent you from progressing without spending. The perception side of things is pretty bad, to the point where I think itвЂ™s actually worse than the reality. There are two problems here: perception of the situation and reality of the situation. The question is whether Diablo Immortal intends to salvage it. Q4tQ Do you think Diablo ImmortalвЂ™s reputation is salvageable like D3вЂ™s was after the RMAH fiasco, or do you think itвЂ™ll be left to linger as is?

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