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The reveal of Diablo Immortal, a new Diablo title for iOS and Android, immediately caused controversy among fans hoping for a new PC or console release. We enjoyed our time with the demo at Blizzcon, however, and had questions about how the game will compare to previous Diablo releases. To find out, we sat down with Dan Elggren, Production Director for Diablo Immortal and Incubation, and Allen Adham, a Blizzard Co-Founder and Executive Producer of Incubation.

Digital Trends: What made you want to pursue a Diablo game on mobile?

Dan Elggren: The root of this is we’re all passionate about Diablo. We love making games. And we’re also passionate about mobile games. We talk a lot about the office as we continue to sort of grow in the industry, and while our roots come from PC and console games, we also play a lot of mobile games and see more and more what mobile can do. We see the new devices, and how they continue to advance. It seems like a worthy platform for an experience like Diablo, and we think the time is right to try and bring this experience to a new platform.

Allen Adham: And we have a long history of making new game types on new platforms. So for us, if you go back three decades, we started on Amiga, Comodore 64, Apple II, Macs, and you can just roll through history. There’s been many new devices and new platforms. We just love making games. We love playing games. It’s clear that for a large part of the world this [mobile] is now their primary gaming device. Many of us at Blizzard now spend many hours ourselves playing on mobile. It’s just a no-brainer for us to bring our IPs to this device, and Diablo really fits well.

How long has Diablo Immortal been on your minds at Blizzard?

Elggren: How long has it been on our minds? [Laughs] Well, if you think about it, we’ve had not only Diablo, but all of our franchises, we’ve been talking about mobile and what’s the right experience on a mobile platform. We’ve been working on this for awhile. And we’re continuing some broader initiatives that, Allen, if you want to talk about those.

Adham: Yea, so a few years ago with Hearthstone, it was designed originally for desktop, but as a happy sort of coincidence it worked well for mobile. That opened our eyes to a broader opportunity. Then it’s just been a question of surfacing the teams and resources and designs to make this happen.

I can say, without getting overly specific, that we have big plans for the mobile space. It’s a big initiative for us across Blizzard, and you can expect to see more mobile titles from us spanning all of our IPs at some point in the future.

Did you have any initial concerns when jumping into this decision?

Elggren: Well, you know, we know we have passionate fans too. Right? And you’ve seen some of that passion this week. We listen, you know, we hear that passion, but we also knew coming into this sort of platform would be a change for our hardcore PC and console players. So that was definitely top of mind coming into the show.

We knew this would be a challenge for us. But as we get people to play the game, we see the lightbulb go on. This feels right. This is a great game. So constantly hearing that over and over again lets us know we’re on the right path, but we’ll continue to listen to our passionate fans.

Adham: We also had concerns about execution quality. We have very high standards for ourselves at Blizzard about the quality of games we make. We wanted to be certain this game is going to be authentically Blizzard, authentically Diablo. That meant it had to have very tight controls that felt correct to Diablo. We think we’ve dialed that in, that’s the first thing we focused on. Now we focus on the broader systems and content, so we think we’re in a great place there.

Other concerns, you know, on the mobile devices there’s some heavy technology concerns relative to download sizes and install sizes. Can we make a game at the fidelity we want within those constraints? I think we’re concluding that yea, we can, and we can make an excellent game.

How’d you expect your playerbase to react? Were you prepared for the backlash?

Adham: I can take this one. We’ve been talking about this one a lot, more intensely over the past few months as we approached Blizzcon. We knew our audience coming here because we’re very engaged with our community. We knew they were expecting to see something in particular.

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Adham: That’s right. So we tried to get ahead of that expectation a few weeks ago, we put out a blog post a few weeks ago. What we said was we have multiple Diablo teams working on multiple projects. We want them to know this isn’t instead of other things we’re doing, and in fact we’re doing a lot, and this is additive. We hoped that would allay concerns, but we knew despite that our most engaged, most passionate fans and players here at this show would only be satisfied with one thing.

I can say to them, we have not forgotten you. We’ll have more news to share at some point in the future. We’re also hardcore Diablo PC and console fans. Diablo is a tentpole franchise at Blizzard and we continue to work on many things in the Diablo franchise.

We played the demo yesterday, and it felt authentic, but I was concerned the gameplay might be too simplistic. What systems do you have to keep players coming back and keep playing?

Adham: The demo you tried on the show floor is a very tightly controlled Blizzcon experience. It’s more of a sneak peak. In some ways its representative of the moment-to-moment gameplay, but in others its not representative of the scale of the world or the systems the game will have. So when we think of everything we know from 20 years of Diablo and World of Warcraft, and the many systems that go into making a long-lasting lifestyle MMO, we intend to bring all of that knowledge and many of those systems into Diablo, and more.

So, the inventory system you saw yesterday? It’s locked on purpose. We’re still working on what that will look like and we weren’t quite ready to show it yet. Similar with level progression. Similar with itemization. Similar with skill systems. But I can tell you when we do ship the project in good time it will be a true Diablo experience and a true, we hope, Blizzard lifestyle game people will play for many, many years.

Legendaries are hugely important to players in Diablo 3. They’re used to craft end-game builds. Will that still be true in Immortal?

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Elggren: We’re still working on those systems. Which class did you play?

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Elggren: They’re a little different on each. We have drops in the demo, and as Allen was saying, those are tailored for this experience. You’ll see some of the same drops multiple times. But those are systems we’ll continue to iterate and make sure they’re right.

Adham: Yea. And I might go so far as to say legendaries changing the way you play is pretty central to the Diablo experience. So yea, I think it’s a good bet the final product will see that.

I might go so far as to say legendaries changing the way you play is pretty central to the Diablo experience.

In Diablo 3, the end-game is all about doing Bounties and Rifts. Should we expect something similar in Immortal, or should we expect a different kind of end-game tailored to the MMO style?

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Adham: Both. I think you’ll see some of the systems that work well in previous Diablo iterations return. We’ve got some pretty exciting new ideas. And we didn’t show guild play, but we’ve talked about guild play in some of our materials. That’s another interesting area open for exploration of how that works, and how the social systems work to encourage long-term gameplay.

Diablo 3 launched with an auction house. Diablo Immortal is an MMO, and MMOs often have auction houses. Will we see that return in Immortal?

Adham: I don’t think we’ve given details around that, but we’ve done auction houses well. World of Warcraft has an auction house that has stood the test of time. And we’ve done it not well. The real money auction house in Diablo 3 was one of our, I’ll own it, one of our few catastrophes over the last three decades. We’ve learned a lot of lessons positive and negative from both Wow and Diablo 3. And so, I think that as we think about a multiplayer game at MMO scale, with guilds, we’re interested in exploring how to do some of those systems into that space. And we’ve learned a lot of lessons on how to do that correctly.

Elggren: And I think, you know, we’ve listened then. We’re going to listen as we continue to build this out too. We’re always listening to how people react and engage with our systems, and we’ll make modifications based on that feedback.

[…] we’ve talked about guild play in some of our materials.

What do you want to say to players who are skeptical about Diablo Immortal?

Elggren: You know, I know not everybody can be here at Blizzcon, but I want people to get their hands on it and to play it. I hope people are seeing some of the streams of people playing it and some of the material we’ve been able to share. Hopefully as we get further along in development we’ll be able to share with more and more people. We really do think that playing is believing.

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Adham: I’ll plus one that. I think that was very eloquently said.

Is Diablo 4 still on the table and if so, when can players expect to hear about it?

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Adham: Well, we have nothing to say at the show, but I’ll reiterate our message from the blog. Diablo is a key, core franchise for us at Blizzard, it always will be. And we continue to have multiple teams work on multiple unannounced Diablo projects.

Check out our full Blizzcon 2018 coverage for more about Diablo Immortal.

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For the uninitiated, Diablo is the world’s premier action RPG series. It's a game that's effectively spawned many an imitator, but few have managed to come close to the original's addictive dungeon-crawling, gear-gathering grind.

Blizzard, the developers of Diablo, managed to blow away the competition on the PC and finally won over console gamers with Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition. Now they're setting their sights on your smartphone, with plans to bring the demon-slaying franchise to your palm with Diablo for smartphones, which will be called Diablo Immortal.

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But the move from PC to console to smartphone has been a controversial one, and already seems to be dividing the game's hardcore fanbase. We're not sure where we stand yet. But we do think that Diablo Immortal could be a genuine antidote to all the horrible Diablo clones that plague mobile game stores, right?

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Well, here's hoping. BlizzCon 2019 is the most likely time we'll see more about Diablo Immortal, unless Blizzard decides to make an announcement at E3 2019. Until then, read on for everything we know so far about Blizzard’s much-anticipated Diablo Immortal.

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  • What is it? A mobile, touchscreen-controlled take on the classic Diablo ARPG formula.
  • When can I play it? There’s no set release date yet, but we’re hoping late 2019
  • What can I play it on? Android and iOS devices are the platforms announced so far

Diablo Immortal trailers

Two trailers have been revealed for Diablo Immortal – one a relatively extensive look at gameplay, the other a cinematic focussing on the story. Feast your eyes on both below:

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Diablo Immortal doesn’t have an official release date yet beyond a “coming soon” placeholder. We had been expecting a 2019 release, but a statement in February of 2019 from Blizzard CFO Dennis Durkin, aimed at easing investor expectations, stated that the company had no major releases planned for 2019.

It’s possible that as Diablo Immortal is (for the time being at least) only being considered a mobile release, that this is not considered a big mainline title for Blizzard, and could still fall into the 2019 window. But as the first all-new release in one of the company’s most storied franchises, it’s hard to imagine it not being considered a major title.

If we're going to hear any news, it's most likely to be during BlizzCon 2019 at the start of November. That said, E3 2019 is just around the corner and that's another potential time for a Diablo Immortal announcement. Could we see Diablo Immortal at the show? We don't have long to find out.

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Diablo Immortal gameplay and story

It may be a mobile game, but for the most part this is going to be the same Diablo you already know and love, albeit with controls designed to make the most out of a phone touchscreen rather than a mouse or controller.

Developed cooperatively between Blizzard and Chinese devs at NetEase (the company which co-operates Overwatch, Diablo 3 and Warcraft in China), the game will be set 5 years after the events of Diablo 2, and will explore what happened after the Worldstone was destroyed in that game, and the path taken to the dismal world of Diablo 3. The likes of Tyrael, Malthael, and Leah and Deckard Cain will all feature in the story, as will the demon hunters Valla and Josen who appeared in Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm. In terms of foes, expect appearances from Diablo’s buddy Baal and Skarn, the Herald of Terror. Story beats will be dished out via non-playable characters, with additional storylines landing through updates to the game.

Built from the ground-up, Diablo Immortal will introduce new abilities and techniques not yet seen in a Diablo game. While six familiar classes will be present (Barbarian, Demon Hunter, Monk, Necromancer, Crusader and Wizard – with the Witch Doctor notably absent at this stage), they’ll be able to work together in all new ways. Abilities will be able to be combined to make cross class co-operative play more exciting. A Wizard for instance will be able to freeze a foe with ice crystals before firing a beam called the Ray of Frost into the crystal. When used individually, the Ray of Frost and ice crystals can only take down one baddie, but if the ray is fired at the crystal, it fragments the beam so it can hit multiple enemies.

Projectile and melee attacks will also be more clearly directional now – many attacks will include a a directional cone within which to fire them off, which will likely be handy when attempting to trigger the combo moves described earlier.

The other big change for the game will be the amount of players who can team up together. Previously, this has topped out at four for Diablo 3. But footage of Diablo Immortal shows as many as ten players banding together to battle foes. Early reports indicate that these large scale battles will be locked to open world areas, with instanced dungeons (and the boss specific loot they offer) instead tied to four-player maximum parties.

There also seems to be a greater emphasis on environmental and platforming obstacles in Diablo Immortal. The gameplay clip showed levels in which players had to abseil down a chasm while battling the forces of darkness, and another where they travelled along what appeared to be a river in a raft, taking on baddies along for the ride.

Those changes aside, expect Diablo Immortal to be very similar to previous Diablo games. You’ll fight enemies, levelling up to acquire new skills while dearly wishing that the next felled foe will drop a more powerful weapon, armour piece or accessory to make your coming battles easier. It’s one of the most addictive loops in all of gaming, and what has made Diablo one of the most revered franchises in all of gaming.

Reception and controversy

Diablo Immortal’s announcement was met with, at best, a mixed reception. It’s been several years since Blizzard released a mainline Diablo game, and so the trailer seemed a tease for those expecting a full PC or console release. As such, the backlash was immediate, with some accusing Blizzard of cashing in on fans’ goodwill, and that the game was merely a reskin of co-developers NetEase’s previous mobile ARPG titles.

Blizzard has looked to allay fears, saying that it’s taking as much care with Diablo Immortal as any of its titles, and assuring fans that it’s an all-new game worth their time.

In an interview with GamesBeat, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack defended the decision to create a mobile game stating that while Blizzard would like its core fanbase to give the mobile release a chance, it's understood that 'every game is not going to be for every person'.

Brack added that as a mobile title, Immortal will, of course, be 'different' and that it's not trying to replicate the PC experience' but promised 'it’s going to be a good, authentic experience for the Blizzard games we bring to that platform.'

However, so great has been the animosity that Blizzard has had to show its hand for further titles earlier than expected. While it hasn’t explicitly stated that Diablo 4 is in development, it has said that Immortal is not the only Diablo game currently in the works. So expect, sooner or later, another fully fledged Diablo game to be revealed.

In another interview with IGN, Brack said that the fan reaction to Immortal's reveal had taught Blizzard 'a huge number of lessons'. Brack acknowledged concern that Blizzard was moving away from PC releases in favor of mobile but said that this mobile release 'doesn’t mean we’re not going to be continuing to make awesome PC games and awesome console games like we have in the past. '

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Diablo Immortal pricing and in-game purchases

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Just exactly how Blizzard will be selling Diablo Immortal is yet to be revealed. While many fans are hoping for a one-off, single payment, that seems unlikely given how the lucrative mobile gaming market has been established.

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