The Identity Crisis of Diablo IV: Lessons Not Learned.

Diablo IV attempts to turn the linear ARPG into an MMORPG, but its commitment to the MMO framework hampers the game's chaotic and adrenaline-spiking combat encounters with huge packs of freaky monsters. The game's open-world farming sessions dilute the classic Diablo gameplay loop, and the post-campaign grind is excruciatingly long. Blizzard's insistence on enforcing Diablo IV's MMO rebrand has made players feel like they're fighting against the game's idea of what it wants to be.