When Diablo 4 launched in June 2023, it was met with widely positive reviews across the board. In the months following its successful release, however, opinions on Diablo 4 started to sour among the gaming community due to its lackluster seasonal content updates and its use of aggressive monetization. Lately, though, Diablo 4 has begun to turn its reputation around thanks to the launch of Season 4 in May 2024, which completely overhauled the often-criticized itemization and loot progression in the game. Despite this, the action RPG still has not regained the popularity it had at launch, but Blizzard's upcoming expansion for Diablo 4, titled Vessel of Hatred, could really bring tons of players back to the game.