It’s been three weeks since Diablo Immortal hit phones and PCs, and a dull fear is starting to creep in the community: why isn’t the game getting content updates or temporary events like the tradition requires it on free to play mobile games?
On the game’s official website, no new news has been posted since June 3. The developers seem to be hiding in a disturbing silence, and within the community, we are beginning to fear the worst.
A game left fallow?
In the world of free mobile games, it is customary to publish events and additional content on a weekly (or at least monthly) basis, to bring a touch of novelty to the routines wisely executed by the most assiduous players. . These events can be very simple things, such as occasional bonuses on the rate of obtaining, quizzes, or mini-games: the aim being above all to give other excuses to connect regularly.
On Diablo Immortal, none of that. The game has not changed one iota since its release, and Blizzard has been careful not to add new content through a patch or a bonus event. A hotfix has certainly been deployed since to put an end to the frenzy of the spooningBut that’s about all.
Among the most advanced players, the routines have become downright austere, and we are impatiently awaiting a bit of renewal on the title. The most pessimistic whisper that the game could be abandoned sooner than expected.
But where are the developers?
The most worrying thing about this case is that Blizzard hasn’t unveiled a roadmap for the future of the game. It’s entirely conceivable that creating new content will take time, but in this case publishers present to their community a roadmap global. Again, radio silence from Diablo Immortal.
Given the storm of criticism that the game has received since its release, it is possible that Blizzard has chosen to lay low, lest each announcement will be covered with virulent comments. That said, the lack of new features remains very worrying, since free mobile games rely heavily on integrating fresh content to keep players engagedand pushing them to new limits.