

This is both in-line with D3’s original decision to include both genders of all classes and with D4’s decision to support even broader character customization with playable heroes.Īs a brief aside, one thing I hope that Immortal is able to answer is about the fates of the heroes who aided Tyrael in Diablo 2 and Lord of Destruction. In keeping with the specific timeframe of Immortal - situated after the events of Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction and before Diablo 3 - these appearances are all distinct from the Diablo 3 classes, though the silhouettes are familiar enough that it should be clear who is who at a glance. One noticeable change since last year’s gameplay demonstration is this: while no other classes have been announced, the new gameplay trailer made very clear the new gender-swapped versions of most of the playable classes are being added. You get a lightning bolt and YOU get a lightning bolt EVERYONE GETS A LIGHTNING BOLT

This was accompanied by a disastrous sequence of events during the Q&A where the project’s head, Wyatt Cheng, was asked point blank if the announcement was an out-of-season April Fools joke. One title conspicuously absent from this year’s opening ceremonies, and indeed from the entire BlizzCon schedule, was Diablo Immortal. Announced as the key new product at BlizzCon 2018, the mobile title attracted a broadly negative reaction from a community that had been first told to get hype but then promptly to rein it in.
