Blizzard Wants to Know if $100 DLC for Diablo 4 Would be a Good Idea
A confidential survey reveals that Diablo IV developers are seriously considering several price thresholds for the Vessel of Hatred expansion.
During the BlizzCon 2023 event, we saw the long-awaited presentation of the first expansion for Diablo IV, titled Vessel of Hatred. The DLC itself will not debut until the end of 2024, but already many gamers are wondering how much we will have to pay for it. As it turns out, it could be a really expensive investment.
Youtuber Bellular News, which takes a broad approach to gaming and has more than 300,000 subscribers, has released a video in which he dwells on Blizzard's potential pricing strategy for the aforementioned Diablo IV expansion. The material was based on a confidential survey sent to the developer by a player.
From the information presented in it, it appears that Blizzard is considering as many as four price thresholds for Vessel of Hatred: $50, $70, $80 and $100 (all four or only some of them could be implemented). In addition to the content of the DLC, each is expected to offer a variety of bonuses. These include, for example, a different amount of in-game currency that can be used to purchase cosmetic items, for example.
One of the pricing options would give the players earlier access to new unique or legendary items, more storage space, or even the ability to hire a helper (Vessel of Hatred will allow for the recruitment of NPCs) even before the release of the DLC.
As expected, the survey was not received positively by the community. Players are outraged not only by the high price of the expansion, but also by the significant pay-to-win aspect.
