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The live-service-ness of Diablo 4 has been a point of contention since even before release. While the game’s continued season updates are becoming more well received, the buggy nature of updates has been highly criticised.
With Diablo 4 Patch 2.1.4, an old bug is rearing its head again as players keep being reminded of the game’s premium store via constant notifications.
Diablo 4 Store notification won’t go away
Since the release of the latest D4 patch, players have complained about the game’s buggy store notification that keeps drawing attention during play.
When you open the Diablo 4 menu, the great glowing red “SHOP” button often has a glowing exclamation mark to tell you there’s a new item to nab. After crawling through the store to check every single item, that notification icon is supposed to disappear, but it never does.
This has been an area of complaint for a long while now, but its continued presence in the ARPG is becoming increasingly annoying as time goes on.
“I’m convinced this ‘bug’ is a marketing feature to get you to do exactly what you’re doing,” one player said on the game’s subreddit.
“I tried this same thing in earlier seasons and it never goes away and it pi**es me off to no end,” said another. “I know some people don’t care, but this is currently the most annoying thing to me in this game. Never had this bug in earlier seasons though.”
These small quality of life issues are just one way in which the live-service nature of Diablo 4 simply hampers the experience. Instead of focusing on slaying mobs and nabbing loot, the eye is constantly drawn to the paid store.
It might be an incredibly minor issue for some, but for players who get annoyed at constant notifications, or players who are bad at not spending money on games, this small bug can be a massive issue.
For more Diablo coverage, read about how Conan O’Brien wants to star in the next official game, or read about the reason annual expansions won’t be happening anymore.
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Diablo 4
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
- Genre(s): Action, Action RPG, RPG
