There are numerous activities to compete in and perks to earn as part of this system, but again, with so few players in the early access period I was only able to dip a toe in. The basic idea is that one group of players on a server hold power as Immortals, and the Shadows - a much larger group that’s broken up into subguilds called Dark Clans - attempt to gain enough momentum to overthrow them.
It will also be interesting to see how the Immortals vs Shadows conceit plays out, too. As you’d expect, many of these foes tower over the player, but the clear signposting ensures you can see attacks coming. Some bosses have bullet hell-like projectile attacks to evade, others transform or multiply. Similarly, I’ve only had a small sample of what the boss fights might be like once the difficulty cranks up, but there are some encouraging signs. Not only were all microtransactions disabled on the version I’ve been playing, 20 hours of gameplay is really only enough to scratch the surface. After all, why wouldn’t I stick with Strafe for my AOE attack if I have an inscription that boosts its damage and another one that extends its channel time? That said, I do like the ability to extract inscriptions and imbue them to stronger items of the same type.Īs for how all these character-progression and itemisation systems tie into endgame gameplay, and also into monetisation, remains to be seen. Discovering a new inscription is meant to encourage you to shift up your combat strategy, but in practice so far, I’ve actually found that it can feel like more of a restriction, as I want to stick with any strong inscriptions, even if I unlock a new skill that could serve a similar purpose. Smoke Screen, for instance, may go from being a defensive manoeuvre to letting you toss grenades.
Legendary items themselves come with an “inscription” that modifies a single skill, sometimes drastically. This system means that not only is all loot useful, no matter how apparently use less, but alongside levelling up and gem socketing, it feels like I’m always making progress on my character. And you never lose that rank, because you can simply transfer it across when you swap a new item in. Salvaging unwanted gear has a very direct benefit in Immortal, too, as the scrap materials and enchanted dust you get is used to rank up your items, strengthening their core attributes, as well as adding random bonus attributes at certain levels. Longer-term you may want to pay more attention to what’s dropping, particularly when you have a specific build you’re aiming for, but in the early going this streamlined system puts the focus on the action, which I like. Immortal boils down every item’s power level to a single number, making it a gratifyingly simple matter to equip stronger items and get back to the killing. This is going to sound contradictory, but while character progression in Diablo Immortal is more multifaceted than any previous game in the series, I’ve never actually spent less time in my inventory in a Diablo game.
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Mouse and keyboard is also supported on the PC but I didn’t have access to that version ahead of launch, so haven’t tested this yet. Navigating menus is a little clunkier with a controller as you might expect, though, so overall the touch controls are seamless enough that they are currently my preferred control method - particularly on iPad, where the screen is large enough that having my thumbs on the sides isn’t much of an issue.
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Immortal also supports controllers, and it feels good this way, with the right thumbstick used for aiming alongside the shoulder buttons for skills. Another nice inclusion is that the primary attack auto-targets, meaning I can back away or strafe while still holding the attack button.
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With the primary attack and assigned skills, plus health potions, all within easy reach via the touch interface, it was simple to dominate most combat encounters on normal difficulty. The flow of combat for my Demon Hunter was all about utilising a combination of AOE, targeted damage, crowd control and evasive moves, and juggling the cooldowns and recharges on each. It’s certainly not as pixel-perfect as using a mouse and keyboard, but suits the initial PVE gameplay really well, where the macro strategy is more important than the micro. What Diablo Immortal’s virtual buttons lack in tactility they make up for in versatility, with the ability to easily move your character and aim skills separately, twin stick shooter-style. Somewhat to my surprise, I’m a big fan of the touch controls.
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