Why is pvp so awful?

[KAIIRU]

You can literally just stack thorns and you not only have godmode but AoE kill everyone instantly. I enjoyed the PvE content and was debating buying the battle pass but I think I'll just save my money since the pvp is a tacked on feature with no balancing.
The only saving grace is I was gifted this game. I would be personally insulted if I dropped $70

[potato]

cause it's a diablo game

[Mr Bull]

I recommend you enjoy the game probably blizz wil add more PvP modes. If you like PvE more just enjoy PvE, for PvP you need to be lvl 100 and have top build

[CZI]

PvP needs to be balanced in certain range.
But D4 is no by the so much different levels and items.
If you look for PvP games, 1-1 game would be good like fighting games.

[samcharles77]

Probably because the game is designed around the PvE content. PvP is just there as an another thing you can do.

[PJthePlayer]

Skill issue.

[Shrike]

A more important question is why are all the pvp cosmetic rewards so bleh.

[Morkonan]

Originally posted by CZI:

PvP needs to be balanced in certain range.
But D4 is no by the so much different levels and items.
If you look for PvP games, 1-1 game would be good like fighting games.

Blizzard will never, ever, not even a little bit, "balance" anything around PVP-focused play. It's in the Diablo Credo... PVP has always been "you gets whats you gets" in the Diablo franchise, requiring very specialized and focused builds to excel at PVP in the IP. The only thing they will ever do with PVP is to ensure that PVP exploits are removed/fixed. Other than that and maybe throwing some content-bones to PVP fans, nobody should ever expect Blizzard to do anything in the way of tuning the game/gameplay/mechanics for PVP players.

There are a good many fantasy setting MMOs that feature decent PVP play. (WoW even has that, or at least back when I played it.) Those are a much better option than many isometric "ARPG" sorts of games like the Diablo series.

[KaosReigns]

Originally posted by Lil Scream:

A more important question is why are all the pvp cosmetic rewards so bleh.

No, the most important question is, why did we take a step backwards and bring PvP back to a game that doesnt need it.

This was a griefing mechanic back during Diablo 2. It was not fun, it was simply annoing. Same people that defend this, are the ones that defend the Invasions for Dark Souls.

[Shrike]

Originally posted by KaosReigns:

No, the most important question is, why did we take a step backwards and bring PvP back to a game that doesnt need it.

This was a griefing mechanic back during Diablo 2. It was not fun, it was simply annoing. Same people that defend this, are the ones that defend the Invasions for Dark Souls.

Imagine crying about a totally optional pvp mechanic that you have to manually flag yourself for while inside a designated pvp zone away from the rest of the map. The capacity that carebears have for whining about people enjoying a type of game play that they personally find triggering is absolutely bottomless. Hilarious.

[KaosReigns]

Originally posted by Lil Scream:

Originally posted by KaosReigns:

No, the most important question is, why did we take a step backwards and bring PvP back to a game that doesnt need it.

This was a griefing mechanic back during Diablo 2. It was not fun, it was simply annoing. Same people that defend this, are the ones that defend the Invasions for Dark Souls.

Imagine crying about a totally optional pvp mechanic that you have to manually flag yourself for while inside a designated pvp zone away from the rest of the map. The capacity that carebears have for whining about people enjoying a type of game play that they personally find triggering is absolutely bottomless. Hilarious.

Nope, just wasnt aware that it was still setup that way. Was my misunderstanding, and I will accept that. I was under the impression it was changed a few seasons back.

Shame you couldnt go about this information in a different way. D4 is still a bad game even if you attack me about it though.