For some reason, the Diablo 4 developers are very keen to reiterate to people that the game will not be pay-to-win, and that players will not have to spend real money in order to bolster their characters and make meaningful in-game progress.
In a new quarterly update released last night, Diablo 4‘s director of product, Kegan Clark, noted that any items that can be purchased for real money in the game’s shop will impact gameplay.
“Nothing offered in the Shop grants a direct or indirect gameplay advantage,” says Clark. “So, while many of these may look like powerful pieces of gear, they have no in-game stats.”
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