Yes, there's an MTX shop
Diablo 4 will have a microtransactions shop [1] (or MTX), where players can purchase cosmetic-only items for their characters with real money:
"Diablo 4 will be available as a base game. We're going to have expansions. You'll also be able to acquire cosmetics in the game through microtransactions. It's an opportunity to have more options available than you would otherwise. You build more stuff."Joe Shely · Diablo IV Game Director ·
Can't buy power; only cosmetics
Past games with a "pay-to-win" or "P2W" approach (i.e., you can purchase features or items that make your character more powerful) have alienated players in the past. Much like Path of Exile has done, Diablo 4's microtransactions will stick to cosmetics. This was confirmed in June 2022 [2] by Diablo's Community Manager, Adam Fletcher:
"Paid content is built around optional cosmetic items and eventually full expansions."
Adam Fletcher · Diablo Community Manager · 
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And previously by former Diablo 4 Game Designer, David Kim [3]:
"Are we going to sell power in the game? The answer is no. Potentially cosmetics. We want to try to give players enough so you don't need more, especially the first few months or more of the game."
Purchase with Battle.net balance?
Also from Diablo's Community Manager, Adam "PezRadar" Fletcher, we know that Diablo Immortal players can use Blizzard's Battle.net Balance to pay for microtransactions [4]:
"Yes, the plan is that you can use your Battle.net balance for any Diablo Immortal purchases."
Although not confirmed, we expect this to be true for Diablo 4's in-game cash shop as well. Players of other Blizzard games, like Overwatch and World of Warcraft, likely have existing balances in their account that can conveniently be applied to Diablo 4 items; plus, they already know how to use this form of payment.
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Sources
| Article | Source | Date | |
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| 1. | Streamer Quin69 interviews Blizzard's Joe Shely | Blizzard | |
| 2. | Diablo Community Manager confirms cosmetic-only MTX | Blizzard | |
| 3. | Rhykker interviewing David Kim at 2019 BlizzCon | Rhykker | |
| 4. | Battle.net Balance confirmed for Diablo Immortal microtransactions | Rhykker |
Changelog
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Alpha | Added updated Blizzard confirmation on cosmetic-only MTX | |
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Alpha | Added section on potential Battle.net Balance use | |
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Alpha | Published original |
