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Blizzard is a company notorious for inflicting microtransactions on its player base, a hell Diablo 4 players have been enduring for a while now. But the company's latest overpriced aesthetic offering goes so far beyond the pale that we can't help but admire its outright brazen nature. For just $30, the asking price of many better games, you could own the Dark Pathways pack, which changes the colour of a player's portal.
As you'd expect, the announcement went over like a ton of bricks, and we can't imagine how this idea got greenlit. Worse, the portal skins included in the Dark Pathways pack (Tempest Gate Portal, Transit Artery Portal, Netherworld Threshold Portal, Wildroot Way Portal, Warpath Portal, plus 1000 Platinum) are locked to a specific class type, meaning anyone foolish enough to pick it up would be stuck with the associated colour regardless of preference.
Sadly, as pointed out in the comments section, the first paid mount introduced in World of Warcraft made more money for Blizzard than Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty, and that's why microtransactions like this exist. Even our heroic attempts at ridiculing the practice will only draw the attention of more whales and kick off a fresh feeding frenzy; thus, the sorry cycle continues.
Is Diablo 4's Dark Pathways pack the most egregious example of microtransactions becoming macrotransactions? Is there a more ridiculous additional offering you can think of? Throw your money away in the comments section below.
[source us.shop.battle.net, via reddit.com]
Comments 18
Wow these companies monetize anything they want and can get away with that also....... Hats off.......
Let it be known that Helldivers 2 has micros that are less than $5 and it is a $40 game on top of that. Screw these greedy devs.
I believe that anyone who buys this should seriously get checked out.
This is just ridiculous and greedy.
But I thought Xbox was supposed to fix blizzard? 😂
Do yourself a favour and pick another game for that $30 lol. There's plenty in the sales at the moment.
This is probably the most ridiculous microtransaction I've seen in a long while. $30 for something that should be in the game.
I won't be tricked into buying another Diablo game after D4. What an unfortunate letdown.
I love diablo 4 but I loathe the battle pass. I also really dislike the term "predatory practices" but in this instance its truly fit for purpose. Its such a shame this great game is blighted by this.
@MrMagic They could fix Blizzard….or they could sell 2.5 billion Diablo portals and recoup the money they spent on them
@GeeEssEff Well I know which option the Microsoft shareholders would prefer. 😉
It does amuse me how quickly the narrative on this game changed. I can't begin to tell you how many arguments I had with fanboys before it's release telling me that "No! Just because Immortal was a money hungry pos it doesn't mean this will be you hater!!"
Welcome to the real world of pattern recognition, friends.
People who buy this should be get medical check-up.
As much I dislike MTX and in general avoid them. I, playing Diablo 4 every season, don't see big issue in here with those Portals after I have bought every season Pass Tho I will be having to pay only for 2 season passes out of first 4 season passes. I have choice already to swap out 8 town portals? I dont really see issue with this 30$ bucks option for those who want to support devs of Blizzard and prevent their losses of jobs
@REALAIS Don't worry they will still lose their jobs and the suits will get a extra payday thanks for keeping the unsustainable circle going.
There is no Diablo game after Diablo 3. Simple as that
I dipped out when the first season launched, I never even activated my season pass. So much for ever going back, Blizzard sucks.
Ya know just as a coy little thing for the author of this article but for just 10$ more then this pack you could buy Helldivers 2 mwehehe
Got D3 at launch played for a month and then 2 years later tried it again with Reaper of Souls a
Far better game once that came out and I was hooked but I'm not interested in D4 at all
If you still support this...
You know what. Just support it, hopefully the awesome blue for $30 is worth it lol
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