Guides on Blizzard's monetization efforts
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Cosmetics Shop
The Cosmetics Shop offers item bundles for each class that can be bought with Palladium currency.
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Free-to-play?
Diablo 4, like past Diablo games, will require players to purchase the base game. It's not free-to-play, like PoE.
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MTX
Players can purchase cosmetic items through an in-game store. These items won't affect power at all.
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NFT items?
Despite the growing trend of NFTs, Blizzard will not include them or other cryptocurrency tech in Diablo 4.
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Palladium currency
Premium Currency is obtained via the Season Pass feature and can be used to buy seasonal cosmetic bundles.
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Buy cosmetics, not power
Blizzard is well aware that Diablo fans don't want Diablo 4 to have pay-to-win mechanics. It's made a vow to have aesthetic-only microtransactions (MTX), as it's done with Overwatch and World of Warcraft. In addition to microtransactions, Blizzard will make money off Diablo 4 with sales of the base game and expansions. Although NFT use is surging in gaming, Blizzard won't use them (yet).
