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From: Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: FREE 5 day trial of Diablo IV Steam
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 12:08:37 -0700
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On 8/23/2024 8:45 AM, Justisaur wrote:
> On 8/22/2024 10:09 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:20:40 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/22/2024 8:17 AM, Justisaur wrote:
>>>> Diablo 4 is Free to try for 5 days!  Like a free weekend but longer.
>>>> Also 40% off if you buy when it ends.
>>>>
>>>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/2344520/Diablo_IV/
>>>>
>>>> Possibly long enough to finish the game?
>>>>
>>>> DLing now myself.
>>
>>
>>> Dog Gamit!  They got me.  It's just the demo to level 20 that's always
>>> been available.  What a bunch of BS.
>  >
>> The combination of it being all-at-once an Activision game, a
>> Microsoft game, a 'live-service' game, a Diablo game AND a
>> time-limited trial were already enough to keep me from playing it.
> 
> 
> Sadly I started the demo as I'd already downloaded it.  Unfortunately 
> I'm also enjoying it so far.
> 
> It doesn't seem to save except at points it doesn't tell you when, I 
> think you keep all your stuff, but it doesn't seem to keep all quest 
> progress, which I find annoying.  Being live online only I can't just 
> leave it open either as it force logs you out.
> 
> The other thing that's bugging me a little is the 'events' that are 
> trials that only exist for a short amount of time, which I know is to 
> prey upon FoMO.
> 
> I tried Druid up to 13th, because I wanted to see a new class.  I just 
> started Necromancer because that was my favorite from 2, which I like a 
> lot better so far.  It occurs to me I could just go play 2 again for 
> Necromancer though.  The visuals and story great, and the character 
> customization is nice though.

Update

I got a necromancer up to 20th, and it rudely popped up and said it was 
going to kick me out in 10 seconds, right in the middle of a battle.  I 
could make another character, but really the others didn't appeal to me 
much.

I still kind of want to buy it, but I was starting to feel the slightest 
tinge of boredom, and the start of the part I don't really like since 
diablo 2 with weapon and armor sockets, and enchantments, and different 
resources for all of that and other things.

It is 40% off right now, for $30, which seems a pretty decent price 
point considering it's other factors.

The MTX seems to be only cosmetics from what I'm reading, which doesn't 
bother me.

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-Justisaur

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