Diablo 4 players displeased with multiplayer aspect; want global chat, Skill Tree, increased guild limit & more improvements

Recent reports suggest that several Diablo 4 players are dissatisfied with the multiplayer aspect of the game and are calling for improvements.

A range of grievances have emerged from the gaming community, highlighting the areas where the game mode falls short of their expectations.

Notably, these concerns touch upon accessibility features, communication, and much more.

According to reports (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10), multiple Diablo 4 players are unhappy as they cannot connect better with players across the globe due to the lack of a ‘Global Chats’ feature.

The absence of such a feature prevents them from discussing various topics, including affix rerolls and build strategies. They are also saddened, as the vendors don’t want to talk about the affix-reroll as well.

In addition to this, gamers claim that they do not get access to abilities or talent points upon character inspection. As a result, they have to exit the game and explore and experiment with new builds.

Understandably, they are disheartened as they cannot brainstorm new ideas and strategies with other players. And these aspects collectively lead to a sense of isolation among them.

Players also allege that the excessive restrictions and limitations imposed in the game’s ‘trade option’ make it completely pointless.

And what is more disappointing is that one can seldom interact with more than a dozen players in a guild due to the player count limit.

The fact that many online games releasing past 2015 dont have basic functionalities like text chat is crazy. Fallout 76 has no text chat, Diablo 4 has no global chat. Games in 1996 had those.
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The process of setting up a multiplayer match has also been criticized because of its complexity. As per the claims, one needs to either join a game or accept invites, making the overall experience less intuitive.

Along with this, the lack of the option to directly teleport to their friend’s location is frustrating some as well.

Anyone join a clan? I feel like the multiplayer aspect is really lacking. I’ve only joined two groups since I got this game on release.
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Players (1,2,3,4,5) have come up with a plethora of suggestions to enhance the multiplayer experience in Diablo 4.

Gamers argue that the developers should increase engagement and player retention as well as focus on enhancing player-versus-player (PvP) elements.

They also believe that the game can be improved by introducing better enchanting, Codex Powers, new item power ranges, an improved Paragon and Skill Tree, and much more.

Some even advocate for the use of the ‘Bind on Equip’ (BOE) itemization system in the game. They think that this system can benefit the game’s economy as well as the loot drop frequency.

As per the claims, the alteration would also ensure that all classes can find unique items and encourage trading, ultimately fostering a better multiplayer experience.

I think that the highest quality gear should be bind on pick up. It gives you something to grind for instead of being able to buy everything. Maybe have one item per legendary set that is bind on pick up, but that has a higher drop rate than the other parts of the set.
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Remove a lot of the absolutely junk affixes on gear, makes it more consistent to find better loot. Could even decrease loot quantity in the process. And remove objectives from NMD.
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Notably, players have been complaining about a lack of content and the endgame not being enjoyable for a while.

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