Diablo 4 players urge Blizzard to add QoL map feature before launch Blizzard EntertainmentDiablo 4 players are urging developers to reconsider their decision to not include a map overlay feature at launch. Though Diablo 4\u2019s beta made history with 62 million hours played, it boasted a number of issues that players simply couldn\u2019t ignore. As a result, Blizzard Entertainment plans on implementing changes based on community feedback. The team will optimize dungeon layouts to minimize backtracking, for example. In addition, players can expect each character class to receive balancing adjustments. Issuing regarding the user interface will be tackled ahead of launch as well, Blizzard confirmed. Yet, it seems there\u2019s at least one feature the Diablo studio won\u2019t soon change its mind about \u2013 the map overlay. Diablo 4 players really want Blizzard to add a map overlay The map overlay feature that allows users to simultaneously explore the world and view a transparent map has become a standard for ARPGs \u2013 Diablo included. No such QoL function will exist for Diablo 4 on day one and, according to series GM and SVP Rod Fergusson, there are no plans to implement it anytime soon. The developer divulged as much in the following Twitter exchange: Diablo fans aren\u2019t happy with the news, especially since Fergusson didn\u2019t clarify why the feature\u2019s been abandoned for the upcoming entry. Many users urged the developer to reconsider. \u201cWould strongly reconsider. [The] current map feels very alien and a little clunky,\u201d one player replied. Another person simply wrote, \u201cPlease consider, this is a big deal imo.\u201d One fan ended their response by stating, \u201cYou say D4 is about choice, so give it to us man.\u201d The main concern is that the provided minimap often proves inefficient when exploring. Not to mention the hassle of opening the map in a menu every few minutes doesn\u2019t spark joy, either. It\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess as to whether or not Blizzard will oblige user requests in the end. For now, though, Diablo 4 will hit stores this summer without a map overlay in tow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Diablo 4 players urge Blizzard to add QoL map feature before launch Blizzard EntertainmentDiablo 4 players are urging developers to reconsider their decision to not include a map overlay feature at launch. Though Diablo 4\u2019s beta made history with 62 million hours played, it boasted a number of issues that players simply couldn\u2019t ignore. As […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41386\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}