Diablo IV Confirmed as Online-Only

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 11/04/2019 09:22 AM | source: gamespot | 50 comment(s)

Blizzard has confirmed that Diablo 4 will not have an offline mode. Speaking during a panel held at BlizzCon 2019, lead designer Angela Del Priore addressed a question about whether the game can be played solo and whether it will support "a full offline mode."

"We are not going to support an offline mode," Del Priore replied. "But as I said before, nothing in DIablo 4 is going to require partying up. You can play solo and dungeons are private. Campain quest areas will [also] remain private."

So although you will need an internet connection for the game to work, you can still play solo if you don’t want to group up with people. Players who are already familiar with the franchise likely won’t be bothered by this, as the exact same structure has been in place in Diablo 3 for seven years. However, newcomers may not be aware of the fact that online play isn’t mutually exclusive from solo play, and may be deterred from playing if that isn’t made explicitly clear.

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#5727199 Posted on: 11/04/2019 09:30 AM

Anyone else thing D4 looks really rushed. Like they took D3 and did a quick mod to it.

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#5727202 Posted on: 11/04/2019 09:32 AM

Anyone else thing D4 looks really rushed. Like they took D3 and did a quick mod to it.

They Fallout76'd the graphics.

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#5727206 Posted on: 11/04/2019 09:47 AM

How is this even news worthy? D3 was online only, and Blizzard hasn't had an offline game since before Starcraft II.

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#5727209 Posted on: 11/04/2019 09:49 AM

Anyone else thing D4 looks really rushed. Like they took D3 and did a quick mod to it.

The game will come out probably by the end of 2020 and that's really wishful thinking,more realistically it'll release mid to end of 2021 or something like that. There's plenty of time to refine it more.

I think it looks really good considering how early it is, i really like the artstyle especially.

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#5727222 Posted on: 11/04/2019 10:25 AM

"You don't have internet?" - bliz
Another cash grab by blizshit. pathetic

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