Despite the game already providing an incredibly large amount of content, Diablo 4 fans wonder if the game will carry on the trend of titles within the Diablo franchise to offer expansion packs and DLC in its lifespan. It has already been announced that there are going to be regular season updates with additional cosmetic rewards which are tied to the game’s free and paid battle pass services. Even with that, however, there is much more that developers could do to expand upon the story of the world and events that have transpired, or even offer new features and updates on a larger scale such as introducing new classes to the game.
The classic feel of Diablo 4’s dungeon-crawling experience is a darker tone than its successor but is fitting to the nature of the story developments which take place. Over the past nearly three decades, the Diablo franchise has composed an expansive narrative with highly detailed lore and progression throughout the ages. The story in Diablo 4 ties much of the past tales together, but it also leaves unanswered questions that give room for expansions or DLC to come. Additionally, the lack of some classes and wanted features from previous titles provides options for developers to add things over the lifespan of the game.
The story of Diablo 4 isn’t finished, at least according to the General Manager of the Diablo franchise, Rod Fergusson, who, with a tweet last year, confirmed that the game will be featuring “full story driven expansions” for years to come. These expansions are in addition to the quarterly seasons which will be a massive proponent of the endgame content and battle pass for the game. Due to how the ending of Diablo 4 is currently left, there is certainly much room for additional story to be added, and many fans will be eagerly awaiting the next chapter in the tale once they have reached the endgame.
The overarching story of the Diablo franchise is one that has many facets and details which have not fully been resolved at this point. Diablo 4 has a large amount of lore and history that it weaves together within its narrative, but simply due to the scope of the world Blizzard has crafted, there is a lot of room for more, and fleshing out the story in greater detail with new expansions may help players to feel a bit more of a conclusion to the game. Right now, two expansions have been confirmed in development, but more seem likely in the future.
Seasonal journeys will be extra endgame-style content for Diablo 4 that change about every three months. They will include separate quests and objectives which are disconnected from the mainline narrative of the game and offer unique rewards, focused heavily on cosmetics. The micro-stories which take place in the Season events will neither add nor subtract to the lore of the game, while the upcoming expansions and Diablo 4 DLC will.
2023-06-05 17:30:04
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