It seems like Blizzard is taking hit after hit these past few weeks. Not only is the company plagued with sexual harassment lawsuits, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack recently stepped down due to all the ongoing negative publicity. The company has also lost another game designer, which may lead to workforce shortage. This could possibly explain why the Diablo Immortal development team just announced that the mobile title's release date has been delayed.
Blizzard's Diablo Immortal was set to release this 2021. With the title already going through a Closed Alpha testing phase in select regions, the development team is likely in the process of refining the different features of the game. With some fans already given a taste of Diablo Immortal, many have come forth with positive reviews of the title, raising hope that it will succeed in the mobile gaming space. One Blizzard developer has even mentioned that Diablo Immortal has a richer end game experience than its predecessor, Diablo 3, indicating that the development team is working to keep the title playable for as long as possible.
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On the Blizzard website, the team recently posted a development update that covered several topics. After conducting the Diablo Immortal Closed Alpha testing, the team reported that they learned a lot about the game's community, and more about what players want to see within the game. This feedback is the reason the game's release date has been moved from 2021 to the first half of 2022 instead. Claiming to focus on fine tuning core and endgame features, the team will tackle issues in PVE, PVP, character progression, and controller support.
The post also went into detail on each of the features the developers will be focusing on. This includes adding more PVE-centered Raids, and adjustments for the Bounty system, one of Diablo's key gameplay features. For those interested in PVP, Diablo Immortal introduced the Battleground system where players can go head-to-head with each other. The team will also focus on tweaking this feature's elements to provide an enjoyable and fair experience. For those more curious about Diablo Immortal's different playable classes, the devs stated they are finding ways to make gear more premium, especially for those who have already surpassed the max level.
Though half of 2021 is already gone, with all the different Diablo Immortal features the development team is eyeing to tweak, another six to eight months seems like a short timeframe to complete all the mentioned revisions. However, with a lot riding on this title, fans are hoping that Blizzard will pull through, and at least have a good win in the game development department.
Diablo Immortal will be released on the first half of 2022.
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Source: Blizzard